French Open Men’s Final 2010: Robin Soderling Vs. Rafael Nadal

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Published: June 5, 2010

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Their names have coherent phonetic qualities which are opposite. The first name and second name in each of the names almost rhyme with each other and have a very nice ring:

Rob-in Soderl-ing and Raf-ael Nad-al .

In the context, the "ing " sounds almost like a phonetic antonym of "al ."

Maybe this is even a better final than Federer-Nadal final, least of all due to the phonetics. We know how a Federer-Nadal final goes, on Philippe Chatrier. We also know how a Federer-and-anybody-not-named-Nadal-final goes.

What we really don't know is how a Nadal-and-a-bad-matchup final would go, especially when the bad matchup is playing good tennis.

Maybe this is the first time in a long time that people are not really able to nail down their predictions with the customary confidence that a normal Grand Slam final would allow them. And its a very good thing for the fans.

There is a lot in the head in this finals—it's not just the racquets and the balls. Well, balls yes, but in a more figurative way.

Soderling seems to have a curious kind of attitude on court—a kind of aggressive calmness. And not just the way he hits the ball. The way he walks on court sure footed, and the way he looks at stuff—like you or the tennis balls. He just seems to be a man on a mission—to kill, to murder knowingly and not feel any guilt for it.

Against Federer, just about any other guy would have thought for a moment about "reality" after taking a set off him or even a break. That reality being that the man on the other side is supposedly a tennis God. A few would have grinned ear to ear on thinking that thought. And the rest would have simply melted away after the next Federer forehand winner.

Simply because most people cannot put themselves in the shoes of the best. Being there strikes fear in their heart. It of course starts with excitement, which then moves on to self-do...
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