Hail the emperor!!! hail Rafa!!!

The sight of Roger totally breaking down in front of all fans was a little hard to take. I really don’t know nor can I gauge the feelings he was going through at that moment. However once things cooled down I kind of felt bad for the guy whose moment it actually was. Rafa Nadal had just won his first hard court Grand Slam and he didn’t get the ovation he deserved.

But this is why I like the guy so much. He didn’t seem to care. He seemed genuinely sorry for what his opponent was going through that moment.

I’ve always liked the way Rafa approaches the game. I’ve seen him lose many a times; but the best part is I’ve seen him pick himself up, improve and come back a better player the next time.

He was always one of the best player on clay; but then he keeps improving himself and now few will argue that he is the best player ever on clay; proof that not only does defeat spurs him on, but he doesn’t rest on his laurels either.

For the last three years, the final of the two most prestigious grand slams; French and Wimbledon has been played out between Rafa and Roger. If you see the score line progression, you can kind of make few conclusions. Every year, Rafa is pulling away from Roger in French Open, while he is getting closer to Roger in Wimbledon.

Then 2008 happened. Still critics were adamant in not giving Rafa credit, “Roger is not at his best! He’s still suffering from illness”. That was the chant throughout 2008.

No body was shouting when Roger was winning all he played in. No one was questioning the quality of Roger’s competition. They just were pointing out Roger’s brilliance. So why this difference when it comes to Rafa? Why are people so reluctant in giving him credit? On the contrary I feel if Roger is truly that great, what Rafa has achieved makes it even more praiseworthy.

I really don’t know how much longer Rafa will continue in this steam. How much more of 2008’s he’ll have? I do know however that we’ll have the occasional loose canon’s like Tsonga and Gonzalez producing that little extra and beating Rafa; but I also know that Rafa will brush off the dirt and sort out a few things and come back a better player and annihilate the same players the next time they meet.
That’s why I love Rafa; that’s why he’s destined for glory.

Hail the emperor!!!Hail Rafa!!!
2009 may just turn out to be special. Calendar slam? Hell yeah!!!