If you've watched Nadal's matches, you know he often loses the first point of his service games; it's almost as if he's trying to dig a hole for himself as a way of extracting total concentration. With the match very much in play, though, Nadal contrived to lose the first three points. A sweet stab volley by Federer and a tentative forehand into the net left Rafa staring at love-40.
A break by Federer here? Considering the emotion he was feeling and the momentum Federer was building, it might have changed the match.
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