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**goctorsurger** · 09-13-2009, 07:16 AM

I don't know if Kohlschreiber/Djokovic should be there, particularly in the context of Novak's confidence at the time. Also, he was unfairly getting zero press as a favorite or even contender, so it seems like an upset was expected there.

I think we are viewing things skewed because of hindsight. I distinctly remember people saying that even though Roger won Madrid, Rafa and Novak were the favorites for Roland Garros, because of their performance during the entire clay season and because the Madrid surface was much different from Paris. How could anybody predict that Novak would be in a slump just after having played one of his best ever matches on clay? I mean it's true that Novak didn't play with much energy against PEHK, but why would that not be a surprise at that time?

09-13-2009, 07:16 AM	#18
goctorsurger Join Date Nov 2005 Posts 425 Senior Member	I don't know if Kohlschreiber/Djokovic should be there, particularly in the context of Novak's confidence at the time. Also, he was unfairly getting zero press as a favorite or even contender, so it seems like an upset was expected there. I think we are viewing things skewed because of hindsight. I distinctly remember people saying that even though Roger won Madrid, Rafa and Novak were the favorites for Roland Garros, because of their performance during the entire clay season and because the Madrid surface was much different from Paris. How could anybody predict that Novak would be in a slump just after having played one of his best ever matches on clay? I mean it's true that Novak didn't play with much energy against PEHK, but why would that not be a surprise at that time?
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