Shades of Roland Garros
Rafael Nadal lost to Robin Soderling for the second straight time, falling 6-4, 6-4 Monday in their opening round-robin match at the ATP World Tour Finals. Soderling, who handed the Spaniard his first loss on clay at the French Open this year, powered his way through the Group B match by keeping Nadal on the move on the hard court at O2 Arena. “I didn’t play really bad,” Nadal said. “But in the important moments, I didn’t have this calm, this necessary calm, to win these matches against the best players of the world.”
Novak Djokovic plays Nikolay Davydenko later in the day in the other Group B match. The second-ranked Nadal can still reach the semifinals of the season-ending tournament for the top eight players. He can also capture the year-end No. 1 ranking from Roger Federer, but Monday’s loss hasn’t helped his chances. “My level right now I think is not to be No. 1,” Nadal said. “My level is to be still fighting and practicing hard to be ready as soon as possible to compete another time with equal conditions with everybody.”
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