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Roger, You are still the best. Janovic, and Pair were tough then Nadal with a totally different style.
My advice is to watch how McEnroe neutralized Borg's topspin. He took it early but just met it playing off the speed of Borg's ball generally returning a low flat ball. This tactic will also work against Nadal.
Nadal does not disguise the big topspin ball and you can move in on it an place it just like McEnroe did. You did not mix it up enough in Rome. Do not play Nadal's game.

I'm sure Nadal has evil power!! I never mis-calculate the time until tonight. I couldn't make myself awake!! I hate this guy!!

u have to change ur coach try to have effective service i think ur aces are lower than before u cant read nadal as joko does why ??????????? i think u ll not win any thing if u stay at same system u need a coach like andre aggasi to teach return service and u need goran coach to get ur service power and need to concentrate u have no soul power like joko and nadal i think u ll be out of 10 rank if u insist in that coach and that low fitness if u ll not do that so u ll retire this year u ll not

Roger, please dont overdo!! Please dont come in to the net or go for the lines every shot! Players in 20s and 30s are troubling Rafa, just be confident and be willing to hit as many shots as it takes, like Novak. All the best!

Roger, it is painful to see you go down to your old Nemesis but you really have to up your game if you want to stay at no.2/3. Sadly world no.1 is out of your grasp unless you play more consistantly. Still think you are the best player ever'

Dear Roger,
Hard luck today. Never mind. Take lessons from it and prepare for RG.In 2006, you had this match against Nadal when you had 2 match points which unfortunately you could not capitalise then.Please recollect and devise a new plan to take on Nadal. Cheer up and move ahead.God bless you.

Unbelievable, but yet again. You could have at least kept it competitive. Nadal has mastered you inside out. It's all in the mind. He's beating you too often to have any fear of you. Likewise, you have been losing to him more than you should, so you are not confident against him. If Gulbis and Rosol can shake Nadal's armory, what's about him that you still can't figure out? Anyway, what's important is that you are still playing. I guess this is what counts.