No. 1 Roger Federer defeated Rafael Nadal 2-6, 6-2, 6-0 on Sunday in the final of the Hamburg Masters, ending the second-ranked Spaniard's record run of 81 consecutive victories on clay.

Today, though, I think Federer will have his best chance of beating Rafa on the clay, a feat he has never accomplished. Hamburg is a slower surface than Rome or Monte Carlo, and much less slippery, which should give Federer