Speaking on Eurosport, the 1987 Wimbledon champion praised win over in the Australian Open final. Cash was impressed with the way the Serb dominated the Spaniard in a straight-set match.
We all wanted a five-set match or a good grind, but in my opinion that was great value for money, said Cash. Ive run in to a few tennis players today, and theyve all said theyve never seen a tennis ball hit like that in their lives.
Novak can do that, it was just absolutely mind blowing tennis. He never let Rafa settle, he hit it harder and crisper than ever, he pretty much did what he wanted to on the court, at some points he was toying with Rafa, which is a pretty dangerous thing to do.
On the differences between the Belgrade native and the Mallorcan, Cash added: Theres no doubt that Rafa was off today, whether that was forced by Novak or not, he was missing a lot of shots today. He will have to look at the stats after this match and face the facts, we know he will because hes a great champion and always wants to get better.
He did nothing on Novaks serve, the first serve ok because he can hit a big first serve, but the second serve, he didnt capitalise on it well at all today. I dont think anybody can challenge Novak right now, the way hes playing, hes favourite for the French Open, I was thinking during the match, how Rafa could even beat him on clay.
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