So Nadal beat Kiefer. No surprise, although I thought Kiefer acquitted himself admirably.
The main thing I took away from the final is that Nike needs to rethink Nadal’s signature look, which consists of a headband, long-ish white shorts and a sleeveless shirt in an eye-catching colour (purple for this tournament). The problem is that he has to retrieve his shorts out of his bum before every serve. It’s unnerving to observe and I can’t imagine the semi-permanent wedgie is doing his game any good. He’d probably be number one already if he had looser shorts.
Then again, it’s possible Federer has been messing with Nadal’s kit when he’s off running victory windsprints and leaping into the stands to kiss royalty.
