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Federer faced down Nadal to even the second set a 2-all. The question is: will Roger loosen up and just play tennis and forget about all the "best ever" hype? Nadal has actually played rather poorly, but Federer has done nothing to pressure Nadal.After winning an amazing point, Federer sprays a short forehand and instead of being up 15-40, he's down 40-30 with Nadal serving. McEnroe pointed out aptly that Federer has hit no drop shots, no slices off his backhand. Nor has he used it to lure Nadal to the net where Raffa's game is weakest. If Fed continues on this path, the match will be over within an hour.
What is interesting about Federer's performance is that he is nearly emotionless; the only expression he is showing is one of quiet angst.
Finally! Federer breaks through.... he breaks Nadal's serve on a nice inside-out forehand and Nadal dumps the reply into the net. And Roger ---- gives a fist pump! Maybe this will get him into the match. Will he now be able to hold?
No sooner than I write this, it's 0-30, but Nadal misses an easy forehand return, 15-30.... Federer misses an easy forehand and it's double-break point. Fed squeezes out of one break as Nadal misses a return. And a beautiful kick second serve wins Fed the next breaker: it's deuce. At deuce Federer hit an incredible dipping forehand for a winner, and then misses almost the same shot: deuce again.
Roger then mishits a backhand and Nadal makes him pay with a forehand winner up the line.... break point again. WHAT! Another missed call, by the replay or the line judge? Nadal's lob appeared to be on the line... But Federer saves the break point anyway. On ad-Federer, Roger serves out wide and finally slices a backhand into the open court for a 5-3 lead.Federer squanders a 15-40 lead at 5-3, mysteriously backing up on a Nadal second serve at 30-40. But then Roger comes back and hits an amazing cross-court slices that clips the net and hits the sideline for a winner. Just as quickly, though, Nadal wins the next point, only to blow an easy backhand, bringing the game to deuce.
Another set point - the third.... Nadal gets completely lucky with a cross-court backhand that barely clips the outrside of the sideline to save yet another break point, this one a set point.
Federer is still missing - something. He's not thinking out there. He's still not hitting slices and forcing Nadal to hit low forehands with his exaggerated Western grip and he's still not forcing Nadal to come to net.... Nadal hits more lines - actually missed shots for a tennis player - and wins the game; 5-4 Federer.
Serving for the set, Federer gets aggressive and gets himself to 40-15, double-set point. Nadal sprays yet another shot and with the set score 6-4 Federer, we're even at one set apiece
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