"Federer will be lucky to reach the later stages of this year's French Open campaign - don't be suprised if a youngster gets the better of him in the early rounds"

The Swiss master has lost his form - and Paris is the last place he's going to find it. Opponents are unfazed by the world number one on clay, where Nadal is at his very best.

Day three of the Masters Series event in Monte Carlo and the usual big guns are out in force playing their second-round matches.

Roger Federer, the world number one, is up against Spanish qualifier Ruben Ramirez Hidalgo, a player ranked a lowly 137 in the world and, at the age of 30, hardly likely to improve his game....more

(via sportingo.com)

Roger Federer is no match for Rafael Nadal's perfect clay model