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Fatigue finally sets in for Nadal

By Greg Garber
ESPN.com

Thursday, April 2, 2009

KEY BISCAYNE, Fla. -- The final forehand was a world-weary stroke that landed, probably inevitably, in the net. As the raucous crowd at the Sony Ericsson Open jumped to its feet and roared for the victor, Juan Martin del Potro, vanquished Rafael Nadal pulled off his sodden bandanna and shook his head. Del Potro, who has known Nadal since he was 12, had never taken even a single set from him at the professional level, much less beaten him. Usually, the world No. 1 doesn't fade ...

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