It is an advantage to be a lefty, though.

Well, I hope things work out well for Nadal in the long-run. He's fun> to watch, and maybe in the near-future he'll take his game to great> heights on all surfaces. He has great movement and shot-making> ability, but it's just seems rather difficult for someone to do> exceptionally well w/o a consistent, big first serve.>

As McEnroe states in his book, big serves have taken over men's tennis,> which has hurt the beauty of the game. Thankfully, Federer has shown> you can win w/o having the biggest of serves. Maybe Nadal will be able> to do the same.>

Nadal's 2005 has similarities to Coria's 2004 (finalist in Miami,> winner at Monte Carlo) and like Coria should have Nadal will probably> win the FO.>

But it's too soon to be talking him up for Wimbledon or even the US HC> scene.>

One thing in his favour though is his apparent "dream" to win> Wimbledon. If you turn up at SW19 all sulky determined not to like the> surface (like Lendl, Safin and most Latino baseliners) you're not going> to win. If instead he turns up like Hewitt (in love with the place even> without a big s and v game) he could have a chance.>

The bumrooters have taken over the game big time.....