Australian Open Tennis: Ten Reasons Why It’ll Be Federer Vs. Nadal in the Final

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Published: January 19, 2011

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And the Australian Open Final is… Raphael Nadal vs. Roger Federer! No, there is not going to be a changing of the guard. No, Murray is not going to finally man up and win one. No, Djokovic is not going get over his string of illnesses and play the inspired tennis that he can play for more than one match. And no, Del Potro isn’t going have a come from behind win. 

The only way anyone is going to upset Rafa/Rog cart is by hiring Tanya Harding to take out Rafa’s knees or Roger’s back. I guess there is a possibility that they’ll go out for dinner and get food poisoning or something, but if they’re healthy it’s going to the Rafa/Roger show once again. 

Let’s start down the list, first, the long shots. Is there a possibility of a loooong shot winning the AO? No. All the long shots have been around for a while, guys like Jo-Willie, Monfils, and Ferrer, and at best they’ve had marginal success in Majors. The Majors are an entirely different beast, and some players seem to thrive at them while others wilt. The only guy that you could call a long shot with any kind of potential is Del Potro, but he’s not ready yet. Maybe by the US Open, but not here, not now. 

How about a re-surging Nalbandian? Of all the players out there, other than top eight, he’s got a pretty good Slam track record. He’s only half a year older than Federer and if anyone, outside of the top eight, could pull a surprise upset it’d be David-he is an undeniably brilliant tennis player. But does anyone see that happening? He seems to love five set matches as no one seems to have more of them than Nalbandian. But that wears on you, so by the time he gets to the second week he’s already had some long matches. 

What about Jo-Willie - one of my favorites to watch. But Jo-Willie is like an out of control bobsled going faster and faster doing some crazy moves until ...
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