Tennis Bytes: Barcelona, Julia Goerges and 2-Year Rankings

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Published: April 25, 2011

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You think that maybe he’s vulnerable, that maybe, just maybe, the challenge of Djokovic and the younger brigade is too much to push back; it’s just too much pressure to hold on, but along comes clay season, and Rafael Nadal rises to the occasion, undulating effortlessly to the top.

“You can’t touch me here, I float like a butterfly and sting like a bee” is what the Majorcan sings out, scything through the field like a knife through melted butter.

This Sunday, it was the Barcelona Open making it two out of two for the Spaniard on his favourite surface this year.

Once again, it was his compatriot David Ferrer who succumbed to the No. 1’s might.

Is David Ferrer kicking himself for being the player unfortunate enough to unsettle the Rafa Slam? Even though Rafa knows it wasn’t Ferrer’s fault, Ferrer cannot expect any easy points against the clay-court despot.

Hot unbeaten streak or not, Novak Djokovic is no longer the man to beat.

Should Rafa, as expected, win the French Open, the momentum gathered can easily propel him to his third Wimbledon crown.

Grass is not for cows; it’s for Nadal to shake off the clay encrusted on his feet.

If one No.1 is intent on reprising his exploits, the other No. 1 (in women’s tennis) shows herself to be on unsure ground.

Caroline Wozniacki keeps finding the earth shifting underneath her feet when it comes to Grand Slam tournaments and WTA finals.

Gregory Lanzenberg recently wrote about Germany’s return to prominence in tennis. Julia Goerges believes she can lead that charge. 

Gorgeous Goerges shunted the Dane out in front of her home crowd at Stuttgart to win only her second WTA title. She’s now 2-1 in WTA finals. Both victories have come on clay.

Goerges knocked out No. 5 seed Samantha Stosur in the semis.
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Article Source: Bleacher Report - Tennis

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