1. Federer is playing his best tennis right now... hasn't looked this good since he was #1 in the country and pretty much unbeatable.
2. Federer is well rested. Nadal played a 5+ hour match less than 48 hours ago. I've never seen Nadal have to run around as much as Verdasco had him running... something tells me Nadal loses his legs midway through the match.
3. Nadal hasn't looked all that sharp in his matchups the past two matches (Simon and Verdasco)... He showed tons of weaknesses against Simon and Verdasco, such as his inability to cover the wide serve and Federer has some of the best ball control that I've ever seen. He will most certainly use that weakness to his advantage.
Ultimately, I think the biggest disadvantge for Nadal is going to be his condition on such short rest. I don't think he'll be 100%... The Verdasco match was one fo the most physical matches that I've ever seen. Verdasco controlled Nadal most of the game and had him running all over the court for 5 hours, something I've never seen anyone do to Nadal before... Federer is well rested and ready for this match.. he'll have a lot of motivation.
2. Federer is well rested. Nadal played a 5+ hour match less than 48 hours ago. I've never seen Nadal have to run around as much as Verdasco had him running... something tells me Nadal loses his legs midway through the match.
3. Nadal hasn't looked all that sharp in his matchups the past two matches (Simon and Verdasco)... He showed tons of weaknesses against Simon and Verdasco, such as his inability to cover the wide serve and Federer has some of the best ball control that I've ever seen. He will most certainly use that weakness to his advantage.
Ultimately, I think the biggest disadvantge for Nadal is going to be his condition on such short rest. I don't think he'll be 100%... The Verdasco match was one fo the most physical matches that I've ever seen. Verdasco controlled Nadal most of the game and had him running all over the court for 5 hours, something I've never seen anyone do to Nadal before... Federer is well rested and ready for this match.. he'll have a lot of motivation.