re: Federer put a beat down on Nadal today

That was a nice arse kick'in. And the announcers had it right...the history of the rivalry between the two isn't very truthful as tennis is a game where surface nowadays almost means everything. If Fed played Nadal indoors as many times as they have played on clay, Fed would own Nadal.

All that being said, Nadal is playing some of his worst tennis ever of late. When Federer was in his "prime" as Nadal currently is, I don't remember Federer being in the funk that Nadal currently is.