Rafael Nadal Will Come Back to Dethrone Novak Djokovic Next Year

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Published: July 7, 2011

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Rafael Nadal, winner of four of the last six Grand Slam titles, is World No. 2 today.

Strange though it might seem, this player who is known for his warrior-like qualities and near-invincibility in finals, has been losing to one man in the finals.

When he lost at Indian Wells and Miami Masters to Serbian Novak Djokovic, we said, oh well wait til the clay season starts.

The clay season came and the Spaniard lost again in the finals of the Madrid and Rome Masters to the same Serb.

Rafael Nadal, the king of clay, seemed in danger of losing his crown. For the first time since 2005, the Spaniard entered Roland Garros not as the overwhelming favorite.

His struggles in the early rounds seemed to indicate that he had indeed become vulnerable. Was it because his confidence had been dented by Djokovic or was it because he was carrying some secret injury?

All were eagerly waiting to see whether Djokovic could beard the lion in his den.

But Djokovic was knocked out in the semifinal by Roger Federer, who in turn was vanquished by Nadal in the final.

The Spaniard won the Roland Garros crown for a record-tying sixth time and order seemed to be restored in the clay Universe.

Suddenly Djokovic dropped out of the conversation entirely.

Wimbledon was all about Nadal and Federer.

Nadal seemed more relaxed, was playing very well and despite a foot injury reached the final in ominous form after a masterlful display against Andy Murray in the semifinal.

Federer was knocked out in the quarterfinals by Jo-Wilfried Tsonga.

Djokovic went on to win his semifinal match against Tsonga to reach the Wimbledon final for the first time.

Once again people remembered how good Nadal was in finals especially in grand slam finals. It was one thing to beat Nadal in best of three. Could Djokovic beat him in best of five and at Wimbledon, which wasn'...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Tennis

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