Decisive moment in this season? Rome final!

[beast of mallorca]

Originally Posted by Sabratha

He will win every clay title next year.

Originally Posted by Prisoner of Birth

I think so, too.

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[Clarky21]

Originally Posted by Prisoner of Birth

I think so, too.

Hilarious. How can you say someone who has not played one single match in nearly 6 months is going to sweep the clay season next year? Especially with Djesus still kicking around on the tour? It's far more likely that Nadal never wins another thing than it is he will do the clay sweep next year.

[Prisoner of Birth]

Originally Posted by Clarky21

Hilarious. How can you say someone who has not played one single match in nearly 6 months is going to sweep the clay season next year? Especially with Djesus still kicking around on the tour? It's far more likely that Nadal never wins another thing than it is he will do the clay sweep next year.

Simple. Because no one on any surface has even remotely come close to Nadal's dominance on Clay. Ever.

[Sabratha]

Originally Posted by dr325i

4 months, 1200 posts...
You would think a person would have some understanding about tennis...

So you're saying he wouldn't try to come back for Roland Garros?

[dudeski]

Originally Posted by beast of mallorca

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Originally Posted by Clarky21

Hilarious. How can you say someone who has not played one single match in nearly 6 months is going to sweep the clay season next year? Especially with Djesus still kicking around on the tour? It's far more likely that Nadal never wins another thing than it is he will do the clay sweep next year.

MUAHAHA!!!! You win beast!

[beast of mallorca]

Originally Posted by dudeski

MUAHAHA!!!! You win beast!

It was right on cue mann. Clarky is a hoot. Like a cougar, ready to pounce on anything with a post about Nadal winning. Never fails..........

[Gonzo_style]

Originally Posted by Sabratha

He will win every clay title next year.

That is impossible.

[sbengte]

Disagree with the OP. When Djoker decided to continue playing MC and face Nadal in the final despite his personal tragedy, that was when he ceded whatever mental edge he had gained over him in the past year. It was like an open invitation for Ralph to destroy the man who was already down and probably didn't want to be there playing. This definitely gave Nadal the belief to beat him later and perhaps put a little bit of doubt in Djoker's head the next time they faced each other.
Contrast this with Ralph who smartly avoids playing when he thinks 'he is not at his best' rather than accumulate losses or cede the mental edge he has over players.

[namelessone]

Originally Posted by sbengte

Disagree with the OP. When Djoker decided to continue playing MC and face Nadal in the final despite his personal tragedy, that was when he ceded whatever mental edge he had gained over him in the past year. It was like an open invitation for Ralph to destroy the man who was already down and probably didn't want to be there playing. This definitely gave Nadal the belief to beat him later and perhaps put a little bit of doubt in Djoker's head the next time they faced each other.
Contrast this with Ralph who smartly avoids playing when he thinks 'he is not at his best' rather than accumulate losses or cede the mental edge he has over players.

This isn't true. If it were, why did Nadal line up in 2011 for beatings nr.4,5,6 against Djokovic after the serb beat him 3 consecutive times in finals? Or nr.7 in AO 2012?

Why didn't Nadal avoid Soderling at RG after losing in 2009 to him? He beat him 2 times there after, the very next year in the final and in 2011 QF.

Blake,Berdych circa 2006, Soderling at one point, Djokovic 2011 and beyond, all had the mental drop on Nadal yet Nadal never shied away from taking the battle to them, if his health allowed him to.
For example, do you think Nadal avoids Davydenko, who has a positive h2h with him?

[sbengte]

Originally Posted by namelessone

This isn't true. If it were, why did Nadal line up in 2011 for beatings nr.4,5,6 against Djokovic after the serb beat him 3 consecutive times in finals? Or nr.7 in AO 2012?
Blake,Berdych circa 2006, Soderling at one point, Djokovic 2011 and beyond, all had the mental drop on Nadal yet Nadal never shied away from taking the battle to them, if his health allowed him to.
For example, do you think Nadal avoids Davydenko, who has a positive h2h with him?

I never said Nadal shies away from facing opponents who are likely to beat him or have a mental edge over him. In 2011, Nadal was in perfect health and there was nothing bothering him, he was simply being outplayed. So why would he shy away from facing Djokovic ? All I said is if he thinks he cannot win because of something bothering him physically or otherwise, he simply won't play most of the time.

[Gonzo_style]

Originally Posted by namelessone

This isn't true. If it were, why did Nadal line up in 2011 for beatings nr.4,5,6 against Djokovic after the serb beat him 3 consecutive times in finals? Or nr.7 in AO 2012?

Why didn't Nadal avoid Soderling at RG after losing in 2009 to him? He beat him 2 times there after, the very next year in the final and in 2011 QF.

Blake,Berdych circa 2006, Soderling at one point, Djokovic 2011 and beyond, all had the mental drop on Nadal yet Nadal never shied away from taking the battle to them, if his health allowed him to.
For example, do you think Nadal avoids Davydenko, who has a positive h2h with him?

I have to agree with this, Nadal has suffered very heavy losses against Djokovic, and especially in AO 2012, but he managed to win it three times in a row after all that.