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Should Nadal use his forehand crosscourt more to Djoko's backhand or his forehand?

The Spaniard disputed the contention of Boris Becker and other analysts who said that one of the reasons for his losses to Djokovic was that he went cross-court too much to the Serb's backhand, his stronger side.

"That’s too simple," Nadal said. "I don’t believe that. At times this year when I played him I have not been at the level [that I was in the past], and that’s the reality. That my forehand is not harmful to his backhand ... well it hurt him in the past, at Indian Wells, at Miami [where Nadal lost tight three-setters]. I see it more a mental issue. Maybe I hit three shots from the baseline and have been able to last to the fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh ... With just three maybe I [wasn’t effective enough], but with more maybe I will be. That's what I have to do next year, not just against him, but also against the whole world."

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Well, it depends on what you think is Djoko's more consistent and dangerous side. I think his backhand is devastating to Nadal. Perhaps Becker is right about this one. What do you think?

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