Come on Roger...

Sometime back during the peak of coldwar Sir.Winston Churchill made a chilling statement about Russia.He said "its an enigma,wrapped in a puzzle.But, there is a key to solve this riddle".The same can be said of Rafael Nadal.Seldom has the history seen one man blocking the definite path to greatness of a champion.This fellow owns a piece of land called Rolland Garros court no 1 in paris.He refuses to part with it without a fight.He fears no reputation, doesn't allow the past to dictate his future.He resembles a masai warrior, angry on being woken up from a deep slumber.The fast improving Novak Djokovic, after his semifinal loss to Nadal at French open said "This guy plays every point like the match point".
Roger Federer needs two more grand slams to tie Pete Sampras for the all time record.One French open would give him the label"The greatest".What should Federer do to grab a single French open?.Frankly he had done everything he could.He hired a clay court specialist as coach,improved his clay court volleying,perfected his drop shots.Still the result is the same...Nadal...Simply this man stands between Federer and greatness.
Federer would remember the fact that he played in three consecutive French open finals, won at Hamburg last year, lost in the finals this year.Every single time its Nadal.Federer has won a total of seven clay court titles,which is good even when bench marked against the best clay court player.
Federer can draw some pointers from our own Milkha Singh.Before the start of the 1960 Rome olympics,'the flying sikh' was considered a hot favourite to win a medal in the 400m category.When asked,rather sadly, after the finals, why he could not win a medal.He said,"When the race started i lead the pack.Then i realised i'm running too fast,i slowed down.When i was down two positions , i thought may be i'm slow and picked up my pace and to be frank i did not run it like a race".He came fourth in 45.6 sec.The man who won the bronze medal came in 45.5 sec.This 0.1 sec,mere blinking of your eyelid,was for self doubt.Everybody is prone to self-doubt.Even Nadal...So, Roger has a chance may be next year, may be the year after.Right now all he has to do is focus on the present, push his tally of Grand slams up.Also he needs to forget Ivan Lendyl's statement"Grass is for cows", tell him "Grass is for champions".
Come on Roger,the lush green lawns of Wimbledon is waiting for your magic and so are we with bated breath.