El Rey de Clay

Rafael Nadal remained undefeated in Roland Garros, defeating Roger Federer in 4 sets. It's really amazing how this 21 year old has mastered the clay surface. It's almost as if the court was part of his body. Many of his winners today were hit to perfect spots, just skimming the inside of the boundaries.

From the other point of view, Federer just can't seem to get over this one hill. He's mastered everything else and is just stuck on French clay. He'll likely get his revenge on the grass of Wimbledon, but will have to wait another year to attempt to overthrow the King of the French Open.

As for the Americans who dropped like flies... why not get their rich butts together and build a practice clay court so they can at least go a few rounds deeper in the coming years?

Related Sites: Rafael Nadal's Official Site, Roger Federer' Official Site, Roland-Garros