Yes, they all say that when they face a slam champ and top 10 players. For Aussie bad boy Bernard Tomic, world no.1 Rafael Nadal will be a mighty test.
This time, he has a lot to lose because the country is watching him. It will be a tall task but someone has to do it.
“I’ve got nothing to lose,” said Tomic, admitting to some nerves at playing the Spanish superstar for the first time. “So win or lose, I’m going to take this opportunity to play at night against the world No. 1, playing not to lose, playing to win.”
Having watched Tomic played the other day, his game is really similar to Andy Murray. One thing I have to say is how strange his game is.
It seems he doesn’t have a lot of power on his shots, and he rolls them back in slow speed against his opponents, but nevertheless, his game could give Nadal some trouble.
Not all off-speed shots give your opponents a chance to pound on it; especially, if you hit it deep enough like Tomic.