Nadal: Indoor tennis is not real tennis

[mistik]

Originally Posted by kalyan4fedever

Karma will bite him back, may be the translation is wrong but if it is correct that was annoying comment.

İf it is correct.He indeed becomes more and more stupid every passing day.

[Down_the_line]

While I very much respect Nadal and his career accomplishments, I can't believe how many stupid - apparently well thought out - excuses he constantly spews.

Just take the loss like a man, Rafa, and move on. For God's sakes...

[sdont]

Originally Posted by merwy

Can't believe I'm the first one to ask this but, source?

Also, just like someone else pointed out, how did the interviewer know he was referring to the indoor conditions instead of his own bad play (perhaps caused by knee problems)?

Wouldn't make sense either. You don't change sport just because you're injured.

Now that I think about it, it might refer to the fact that the points were short and not long rallies (not sure, I didn't watch the match). Would make sense considering his previous comments about Sampras and co. Kind of like Verdasco saying Milos is not playing *real* tennis.

[fuzzyball]

Originally Posted by sureshs

Tennis should only be played on clay and grass.

Yes, Blue clay and slightly wet very slippery grass.

[The Bawss]

Originally Posted by fuzzyball

Yes, Blue clay and slightly wet very slippery grass.

Epic burn.

[Mike Sams]

Tennis is a simple game. You hit the ball over the net. Court conditions apply to all parties. No advantage for anybody.

[Rocky89]

Nadal never said indoor tennis isn't real tennis. The indoor tennis part in brackets was added by the paper, not Nadal.

C'mon now, use your heads people.

[Clarky21]

Originally Posted by Rocky89

Nadal never said indoor tennis isn't real tennis. The indoor tennis part in brackets was added by the paper, not Nadal.

C'mon now, use your heads people.

I was about to say the same thing. I read the entire interview and he did NOT say that indoor tennis isn't real tennis. Some of you people will pounce on anything when it comes to Nadal,no matter if it's true or not.


And even if he had said that indoor tennis isn't real tennis,it's no different from a lot of the *******s and *********s here who say clay tennis isn't real tennis,and that it's for peasants. What's the difference?

[Sid_Vicious]

[RF20Lennon]

LOL nadal.... Should've chosen football as a kid. Hardcourts isn't real tennis please man!! And to think this guy is a tennis icon.. Wow no one asked him slide and run around like a rabbit and hurt himself he has only himself to blame

[Clarky21]

Originally Posted by RF20Lennon

LOL nadal.... Should've chosen football as a kid. Hardcourts isn't real tennis please man!! And to think this guy is a tennis icon.. Wow no one asked him slide and run around like a rabbit and hurt himself he has only himself to blame

This I agree with,but the rest is just

[Rocky89]

Originally Posted by Clarky21

I was about to say the same thing. I read the entire interview and he did NOT say that indoor tennis isn't real tennis. Some of you people will pounce on anything when it comes to Nadal,no matter if it's true or not.

Yep, common sense flies out the window in this place, some people will look for ridiculous reasons to hate on the guy.

[rafan]

If you put the US open court surface under a roof then what is the difference between that and a squash court.

[RF20Lennon]

Originally Posted by rafan

If you put the US open court surface under a roof then what is the difference between that and a squash court.

Squash court is made of polished wood plus In a squash court you hit the sides there are walls. Hence they are two completely different sports. Are you telling me decoturf is the same as polished wood???

[r2473]

Rafa is clearly suffering during his double-secret probation / drug suspension.

[merwy]

Originally Posted by rafan

If you put the US open court surface under a roof then what is the difference between that and a squash court.

A squash court has a wooden surface, the US Open is hard court. The US Open court is a lot larger and has a net in the middle of the court. There also lines on the tennis court, the squash court doesn't have any lines on the floor. The tennis court is open on the sides. The squash court is surrounded by walls and a glass wall on one side. If you think about it, there are very few similarities between the US Open court and a squash court.

[NDFM]

Did nadal actually say indoor tennis isn't real tennis? Not sure about that. When he said (referring to Rosol) they didnt play real tennis maybe he was talking about the power in which rosol was playing with, it was just out of this world (in the fifth set). Well that's what i'm getting from that statement not what the title of this thread suggests

[Mike Sams]

So the consensus is that Nadal has been banned for doping and both Nadal and the ATP are keeping it quiet.

[NDFM]

Originally Posted by Mike Sams

So the consensus is that Nadal has been banned for doping and both Nadal and the ATP are keeping it quiet.

It's a conspiracy I say

[The Bawss]

Originally Posted by Mike Sams

So the consensus is that Nadal has been banned for doping and both Nadal and the ATP are keeping it quiet.

The consensus? You mean THE TRUTH!