Did Nadal lose so he wouldn't have to face Federer?
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Terenigma
G.O.A.T.
Legend of Borg
G.O.A.T.
Rafa tanked RG 2009 so he didn't have to face Davydenko in quarters.
Boom-Boom
Legend
counterloop
Professional
Lol.....Nadal is so great, there has to be a conspiracy to each loss.
heftylefty
Hall of Fame
Nadal doesn't duck anyone.
It's very clear that he's hurt. Just like at Aus Open. Does anyone believe that a healthly Rafa is beatable?
Just ask Andy Roddrick.
It's very clear that he's hurt. Just like at Aus Open. Does anyone believe that a healthly Rafa is beatable?
Just ask Andy Roddrick.
Boom-Boom
Legend
Swiss powwaaa :twisted:
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monfed
Guest
Yes this quick court scared him so he tanked to Dolgopolov to avoid embarrassment at the hands of the maestro.
furryballs
Banned
nadal is bricking it playing anyone in the top 50 at the moment.
skygrinder45
New User
I think he just wanted to see what kind of match Dolgo and Fognini would make
sbengte
G.O.A.T.
I don't think Nadal tanked but this is what has defined their rivalry.
Fed, even when injured or not playing his best , makes it to Nadal to get spanked ( RG 2008, Wimby 2008, AO 2009, IW 2013). Nadal on the other hand bombs out before making it to Fed when he is likely to be vulnerable.
Hence their H2H , which would otherwise maybe marginally favor Nadal, now overwhelmingly is in his favor.
Fed, even when injured or not playing his best , makes it to Nadal to get spanked ( RG 2008, Wimby 2008, AO 2009, IW 2013). Nadal on the other hand bombs out before making it to Fed when he is likely to be vulnerable.
Hence their H2H , which would otherwise maybe marginally favor Nadal, now overwhelmingly is in his favor.
counterloop
Professional
Rafa is scared of Federer.....lol....so scared of the GOAT that he has played him 33 times on tour.
veroniquem
Bionic Poster
Rafa had a very tough draw, he was never gonna get through it with a so-so back. He's better off losing early and saving his energy for Miami (or the always long and grueling clay season) ...
Djokovic2011
Bionic Poster
Of course he only lost because of his back, he can never EVER lose when fully fit. And where's the credit for Dolgo's performance? Seriously it's comments like yours that turn so many people off Nadal and his fans. I swear if I hear one more time about his "injury" I'm gonna fckn scream. Grrrrrrrr
tennisfan87
Rookie
Of course he only lost because of his back, he can never EVER lose when fully fit. And where's the credit for Dolgo's performance? Seriously it's comments like yours that turn so many people off Nadal and his fans. I swear if I hear one more time about his "injury" I'm gonna fckn scream. Grrrrrrrr
You need to calm down, seriously. I've had enough of your constant Rafa fans bashing :roll: Every thread I enter and start reading the posts, all I see is you attacking Rafa's fanbase. Seriously, it needs to stop
Better look at the fanbase you're part of. It's not exactly perfect either.
And if the fans of one player are enough to turn you off him and blame him for the excuses they're making, you need to grow up and deal with it. I mean, what the heck?
I will make it clear for you: Rafa is not responsible for his fans actions, he doesn't even know we exist. Stop blaming him and whether he's injured or not, it's not your damn business to judge. You know nothing about his injuries, pain or problems.
Did it ever occur to you that maybe, just maybe, we fans, are worried about him and wish him well, that we're not making excuses?
I'm worried he might face what was happening to Federer last season, playing with an injured back, losing to lower ranked opponents and entering a serious decline.
So what, we're not even allowed to mention his problems and express concern just because you say so? :shock:
Dolgopolov played very well and absolutely deserved the victory. Rafa was not making any excuses. If you had bothered to read his presser, you would've known that.
Now stop your irrational and hysterical behavior.
You might as well give up, since Rafa said flat out in his exit interview that the back was not an issue against Dolgopolov. Or don't you believe him.
veroniquem
Bionic Poster
I believe what I see on the court. Dolgo played some brilliant rallies but Rafa was serving like crap most of the time. The commentators seemed to think it had to do with his back and that sounds like a reasonable explanation.
Murrayfan31
Hall of Fame
Obviously, Nadal needs to get more training in first. The back forced him not to train. He should've waited until Miami to play his first tournament back from injury.
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monfed
Guest
There was no problem with the back in Rio. Yes we get it, hes injured if he loses. :roll:
TheMusicLover
G.O.A.T.
Of course he only lost because of his back, he can never EVER lose when fully fit. And where's the credit for Dolgo's performance? Seriously it's comments like yours that turn so many people off Nadal and his fans. I swear if I hear one more time about his "injury" I'm gonna fckn scream. Grrrrrrrr
Spot on, sir.
Also, I think a lot (if not 90%) of the so-called 'hatred' (I'd rather denounce it as 'dislike') directed at Nadal happening on tennis forums finds its cause rather in the completely outragious claims of his fanboys/girls, than actually caused by Nadal himself. (I'm leaving Tio Toni out of this discussion for now
)After his defeat against Dolgopolov, Rafa himself commented that he would now opt for 'training harder' in order to be able to perform well at Miami.
If he truly were 'injured', that would be the most stupid thing ever thinkable to do.
In other words, if there is any 'injury', it's not that serious. At least not as serious as certain fans claim it is. And certainly no reason for an excuse for this loss.
Tennis players lose at times. All of them.
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Murrayfan31
Hall of Fame
He almost lost though. Got lucky.
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monfed
Guest
So you're essentially saying that Nadal can't lose unless he's injured. Ok whatever makes you happy bud.
Murrayfan31
Hall of Fame
I'm saying that the injury hurt his training routine. He was struggling from rust. Especially the serve which he probably fears caused it. So yeah he needs to work on his serve on his downtime. He got away with it on clay because he can break back so easily.
Boom-Boom
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