it's not like someone can say, well, he didn't have any competition in Paris. He's won it for nearly a decade and seen clay court specialist after specialist and dusted them all off:
names- Carlos Moya, Coria, Juan Carlos Ferrero, T Robredo, Ferrer, Almagro......then throw in all courters- Federer, Nole (both accomplished clay courters!!).
it's just wow....
his one loss? fitting, to a loonie. Soderling. -- a big hitter who GOES for shots.
could any of Lendl, Borg, Wilander ,Muster knock him at RG?