The Hitch said:Its notable who Nadal is playing.
Klizan.
The player who a few years ago hinted he thought Nadal was doping
http://isport.blesk.cz/clanek/tenis...enskeho-tenisty-klizana-nadal-bere-drogy.html
Its a very valid excuse though.
Grass is totally different, even today when there isn't such a big difference.
Its not just at wimbledon. 2 weeks ago he lost his opening game in Halle. This was 2 days after he wont he French.Its not like he lost all his power in those 2 days.
I really doubt the reasons Nadal plays crap in early rounds is because he's not doping. The players there are so much worse than what he beats later in the competition.
It would also fail to explain why at the French he finds early rounds so easy.
it's not enough to explain losses to guys who aren;t ranked in the top 100. There's more going on here than a difficulty adapting to grass.