I got inspired to write this after watching a re-run of Rafa's match making minced meat of The Joker in the Queen's Club Final in London a few days ago.
That was a real warning to Fedexpress and the rest of the field that The Bull is very close, very willing and very able to end Roger's Nr.1 reign as Wimbledon king. I mean we all know how good Rafa is on mud, but honestly he looked so so bloody comfortable on grass too! Crikey - I was shocked to be honest! To me it looked as though he's made up his mind and wants to prove to Roger and the whole of the tennis world, past and present, that he isn't a one trick pony. He just won his first grasscourt title, leaving everyone thinking that there's alot more to come...
We all know how brilliant Rafa is on the red dirt, just like we all do agree how awesome Federer is on grass. Winning the Halle Open in Germany was his 59th consecutive grass victory for Fedex. However, receving the news that the Bull had just won In London must not have been the best news Federer had received either!
Nadal said "For sure Roger will have noticed my success here at Queens. For sure I think he's happy for me and I am happy for him" You can almost audibly hear Nadal saying these words with his strong Spanish accent! But do you think Federer is rapt with Nadal getting so close to him, especially on Fedex favourite surface?!
"You never know what's going on in Wimbledon", Rafa said, "I think I'm playing well and if I continue like this I have good chances for a good result there".
"Right now is very easy for everyone to say I am one of the favourites. But the second Sunday of Wimbledon we'll all know who's going to be the favourite" Rafa continued.
Federer had only nice words to say about Rafa's victory "I don't think he has to prove himself much more to show that he's a good grass court player", Federer said in his press conference.
Rafa became the first player ever to win RG and Queen's in the same year.
Do you think he should be that much of a dog on grass next week? I guess this is following from my last write-up about Fedex, and whether he's days as the king of the castle are being numbered. Awesome as he is and has been for many years now, this latest Nadal display at Queen's Club tormenting the Joker, showed to me that Nadal has Roger's number in sight ...very closely...
Should be a great tournament next week, game wise as well as from a wagering perspective.
Cheers everyone, AUSSIE