re: Official French Open Discussion Thread

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If Rafa can get past the mental part he should beat Djok in 4. I don't know if he can, however, and I still have an awful feeling Djok wins it all. He's in Rafa's head the way Rafa used to be in Fed's. That Aussie Open loss for Rafa reminded me of the 5 set epic Fed lost to Rafa in Australia, just brutal.

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I don't think Djoker's in Rafa's head at all. I mean Rafa has won the last two matches on clay pretty convincingly. Also, the Aussie Open has always been Rafa's weakest slam while the plexicushion surface suits Nole's game perfectly and Rafa pushed him to five there. I remember Djoker completely dominating him in the fourth set in Australia yet Rafa was able to win that set by saving a ton of break points which showed his mental toughness. Nole will have to elevate his game to beat Rafa because I don't see Rafa lowering his level on clay anytime soon. He's a buzzsaw right now.