Djokovic

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Originally Posted by Bigsmc

But it doesn't hurt.

Well, as far as the French Open goes, what doesn't hurt is:

1) Federer's serve is not nearly as much of a weapon as it used to be. I guess a little of that is due to Nadal getting better at returning his serve. Most of it is because Federer is just not as consistent with his service game.

2) His return of serve (against Nadal) is also not as good as it was.

In this tournament, once they get into rallies, Federer is actually holding his own. I do not think Nadal is quite as dominant in that area of the clay court game as he was 3-4 years ago.