watched the live match between Rafa and Soderling at the forth round of the French Open 2009. it was definitely excrutiating from the start. after Rafa loosing the first set, am a bit like hey, what happen here??? what happen here to the King of clay when he is playing on his own favourite court of the season due to 4 times winning the grand slam?
anyways, that is true, i really hate the French for booing Rafa and not giving him the support that he deserves as 4 times champion. i mean, the game isnt even between a french and a spaniard for crying out loud. you wont see this kind of attitude at wimbledon for sure!
but Rafa, you are still the king of sportsmans in my heart, VAMOS Rafa!!!! looking forward for Wimbledon. and yes i agree that Federer should win the French Open this season as he has been playing very well indeed!
therefore below, i insert the excerpt from Rafa's official website.
May 31, 2009
“It wasn’t a great day” for Rafa and his fans around the world…Sadly, things didn’t quite work out for our champ today, and as he said it himself a few days ago, “you can’t always win [everything].”
Robin Soderling was a man on a mission today, as he defeated Rafa in 4 sets, 6-2, 6-7, 6-4 y 7-6, after more than 3 hours of play.
"I have to accept with the same calm when I win than when I lose. After four years, I lose here, and the season continues," a gracious Rafa told a news conference.
"Sure, he did well. He did very well but I didn't play my best tennis. I didn't play my tennis, and for that reason I lost. That's it," he said.
"I was not calm enough to face the important points, so I had to fight. But sometimes fighting is not enough. You have to play a good level of tennis.”
"Sometimes people think I win because I'm physically fit, but, no. When I win, it's because I play well, and that wasn't the case today."
Aside from the match itself, one of his biggest disappointments for Rafa was to see the lack of support from the Roland Garros crowd, who sadly, have never been too kind to the champion, “It’s a pity to see that in a tournament as especial as [Roland Garros] is to me, the crowd has never had a nice gesture towards me."
Moving on to the start of the grass season and his preparation for it, Rafa joked that the only preparation he will be worrying about any time soon, will be, “[the time he will spend] at the pool of his house.”
Before leaving to Mallorca, where he will be spending his birthday in the company of friends and family for the first time in many years, Rafa told the press that he would like to see Roger Federer win the title because, “It would be great [to see him win it], so that he can complete the Grand Slam. If anybody deserves it, it’s him,” concluded Rafa.
Vamos Rafa!
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