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PARIS (AP) - Maybe Roger Federer needs to allow the pain of coming up short at the French Open to last a little longer. Maybe he needs to be a tad more concerned about whether he ever will pull off what he's come so close to — and yet, in a way, remains so far from accomplishing: a "Roger Slam" of four consecutive major titles, a career Grand Slam, a true Grand Slam.
Maybe Federer needs to feel absolutely gutted by the prospect of once again having a 27-match Grand Slam winning streak end at the hands of Rafael Nadal at Roland Garros. Then again, maybe Federer is right to move on so quickly, as he insists he does. Because given the way Nadal plays on clay — and, more to the point, the way No. 2 Nadal plays against No. 1 Federer on clay — a French Open title might never get any closer to the Swiss star's grasp.
"Oh, I don't know how I felt last year, but I think I was disappointed, you know, for five minutes. Same today," a straight-faced Federer said Sunday after losing the championship match at Roland Garros to his nemesis, Nadal, in four sets, the same result as in 2006.
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