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Publish 02 July 2008 in The Player - 173669 views

Rafa Nadal faces a tough test of maturity on the grass of the All England Club, where you expect Andy Murray and 15,000 fans, who dream in the aspirations of Scots. Feliciano Lopez, meanwhile, examines the revival of Marat Safin.

Also at the plant, Swiss Roger Federer on Wednesday will give another chance in the quarterfinals to Croatian Mario Ancic, the last player who could Vence lawn six years ago. In Track 1, Russian Marat Safin undergo a new test its recovery as a player before Feliciano Lopez.

Murray, próximo rival de Nadal Federer, the world number one, leads won 63 consecutive matches on grass, including five Wimbledon titles and five of Halle. The last player who could defeat on grass was precisely Ancic, but six years after his victory in first round, the Croatian is aware that things have changed a lot.

"I could sit here and tell stories about a great victory and how Yankee Stadium for baseball, Madison Square Garden for basketball, "he said.

Federer and Ancic to beat this year, and did so with ease, in the third round of Roland Garros, however, knows that the Swiss are different worlds. "Maybe not moving very well from the bottom, but is a player strike, with the potential to remove and volea," he said. "We'll see what happens with Mario." Roger Bate, but in reality was not the Federer we know today, "admitted Croatian, who fell to the Swiss in the same round in 2006.

The ghosts are more than appalling, since Federer defeated his opponent five times clashed since that game, but the Swiss granted a new opportunity to Ancic in a victory sign from which it could boast.

"Playing in the Pista Central Wimbledon is like a footballer to play at Wembley. It is


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Wilmer: Te apoyamos Rafa..
Tomas: Nadal no tienes que demostrarle nada a ellos. como tu dices no pueden ni quieren dejar hacer las cosas bien.
Pepe: Paso a paso pero seguro, a ganar el Conde Godó
Amelia: Vamos mi Rafa ya es hora.
nadalek: me gustaria saber cual es la POCIMA DE DJOKOVIC..PARA AGUANTAR TODO FISICAMENTE desde hace 1 año.. cosa que antes NO.
nadalek: el problema de NADAL con DJOKOVIC .. es cuando juega corto.. o ESPECULA.. NADAL DEBE BASARSE EN SU REVÉS CRUZADO; SU DRIVE PARALELO..más continui ...
Sandro: Nadie le gana a Novak, es casi invencible se necesitaría otro Djokovic je je
Raul: Ya falta poco Rafa, seguro que Djokovic ya lo piensa mas..
Omar: Las distancias son mas cortas, Novak Justo Campeón pero cuando Rafa llegue a su nivel máximo, será otra historia...
Erick: Rafa de a poco le está encontrando la forma de enfrentar a Djokovic, lo tenia asustado..


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