tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1055932257464975902.post4738002748209954068..comments2024-03-10T23:01:51.493-05:00Comments on Stupid Motivational Tricks / Bemsha Swing: Tennis vs. BaseballJonathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09371893596402673898noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1055932257464975902.post-9180122330484046352013-09-04T02:31:48.964-05:002013-09-04T02:31:48.964-05:00It's also that the indoor tournaments are larg...It's also that the indoor tournaments are largely in the fall, and Rafa has so often been quite burned out in the fall, so he has made few indoor finals.<br /><br />Here's a piece on the indoors issue from 2011:<br /><br />http://bleacherreport.com/articles/955621-roger-federer-and-rafael-nadal-why-indoors-is-an-altogether-different-ball-gameAndrew Shieldshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02804655739574694901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1055932257464975902.post-17475618175183907482013-09-02T08:46:23.872-05:002013-09-02T08:46:23.872-05:00RF's victories over Rafa are
2 on clay
2 on g...RF's victories over Rafa are<br /><br />2 on clay<br />2 on grass (Wimbledon finals)<br />4 on indoor hard courts<br />2 on outdoor hard courtsJonathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09371893596402673898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1055932257464975902.post-84987205838368276032013-09-02T08:41:49.214-05:002013-09-02T08:41:49.214-05:00Right. And without Nadal, Federer would maybe have...Right. And without Nadal, Federer would maybe have won the French Open several times, and had 20-22 majors rather than 17. The only time he did was when someone else knocked out Nadal. That's assuming that Fed has been 2nd best on clay during his prime years, and would have won in Nadal's absence. <br /><br />I hadn't realized that about the indoor tournaments. I'd have to look Jonathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09371893596402673898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1055932257464975902.post-42396092638163800952013-09-02T03:57:52.496-05:002013-09-02T03:57:52.496-05:00I recently noticed that Federer has a perfect reco...I recently noticed that Federer has a perfect record against Nadal in indoor tournaments. But they've only played four times in indoor tournaments. <br /><br />Since they were 1-2 for so long, that's a sign that Nadal was not making finals in the indoor part of the season (so Nadal couldn't challenge Federer in indoor matches), while Federer was making finals in the clay part of the Andrew Shieldshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02804655739574694901noreply@blogger.com