Tactics weren't too bad. Andy was certainly trying to make things happen most of the time but his execution was shocking, especially on the easiest of shots, and against Nadal he just couldn't afford to smash simple put aways into the net, fire straightforward forehands wide with the court open, volley straight back to his opponent and so on.

There was enough penetration on view to suggest that Andy could become a good player on clay but his concentration is abysmal and he must have gifted Nadal 15 points with careless errors. Also worth noting that the forehand was shocking in the first set, something like 10 unforced errors and no winners in that set, though he did finally start to hit some forehand winners in the second. Double handed backhand crosscourt looked like a decent weapon and even the serve had its moments though far too many were hit at medium pace rather than flat out.

For all his talent, Andy is a very careless tennis player, he gives away so many points with ridiculous shot selection and a failure to execute relatively simple shots. Ask him to hit a low percentage passing shot on the run and he can do it more often than not. But a straightforward volley into the open space, an aggressive forehand off a weak reply, and the chances are that it will sail wide or crash into the net.

Anyway, I'm glad he did at least try to attack some of the time. In future against Nadal he'll have to take the initiative even more if he is to have any chance of beating Rafa as Nadal rarely gives you anything for free.