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**fuesquemill** · 09-21-2012, 08:56 PM

I believe he double-faulted three times on break point during this match.

Amazing to think that this is the third time Rafa has stopped a rival (Fed twice, Nole once) from completing a non-calendar slam. How different would tennis history be if the game did not have Rafa.

Was thinking similar thoughts yesterday about how many more slams Federer would have. Then naturally I was thinking about the rise of Novak and how that slowed down Rafa.

I guess the sports world is littered with such stories.

Novak is maybe going to need some external assistance to get the career slam. With the way the form was last year, that might turn out to have been his best opportunity.

09-21-2012, 08:56 PM	#13
fuesquemill Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 716 Senior Member	I believe he double-faulted three times on break point during this match. Amazing to think that this is the third time Rafa has stopped a rival (Fed twice, Nole once) from completing a non-calendar slam. How different would tennis history be if the game did not have Rafa. Was thinking similar thoughts yesterday about how many more slams Federer would have. Then naturally I was thinking about the rise of Novak and how that slowed down Rafa. I guess the sports world is littered with such stories. Novak is maybe going to need some external assistance to get the career slam. With the way the form was last year, that might turn out to have been his best opportunity.
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