Nadal OUT of 2013 Australian Open

[rk_sports]

It is a bit of a sad news for sure...
ofc Nadal and his team knows better...

I'm a bit amazed to think that he only enters a tournament to win!!

okay, just for argument sake... why not play at AO and play all out attacking style...(close to BL & swing away) and whatever happens, happens..


p.s. Now I see all the discussions about "silent ban" and makes me wonder
Has any top player puled out of a grand slam due to stomach virus weeks before the start ?

[Crisstti]

Originally Posted by fps

When you've been out this long, and you need to get your comeback right hopefully to extend your career and not break down again (and Rafa will be worried about breaking down again physically by the point, no doubt about it), when your main legacy is being the greatest clay court player in history, not being able to train properly before your first tournament back in six months will be a big no-no. I see in the time I've not bothered checking in the levels of idiocy on this forum have continued to rise.

A shame he won't be at the AO, but if he's not able to play at a proper level he doesn't want to do it, and I respect him for that.

Exactly. And the idiocy is staggering, even from people who usually don’t seem quite so dumb.

He is NOT pulling out because of the virus people. He didn’t say that. Lear to read ffs. It’s disrupted his training, which was way too little to begin with, before the tournament. What’s with the shock?, he had said his knee wasn’t quite right yet, it had been pointed out by himself – and by others, like the Viña del Mar tournament director who had talked to Benito – that he might not play the AO, even before the virus.
He had even said he might be pulling out of tournaments for a couple of months. Which is what he’s doing now… and people act like it’s such an unexpected thing?. And some Nadal fans act all hurt?. Please.

I have to say I’m worried nonetheless about how serious his knee problem might be.

Oh, and people showing their glee are just pathetic people, not much else to be said about them.

[drakulie]

Originally Posted by dyldore

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/0...n_1788561.html
8/16 some sort of tendinitis
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/0...n_1851704.html
9/03 narrowed down to the specific tendon.
So they do know.

Unfortunately, there story has changed too much. And 3 months, as per your post is way too long to figure out someone needs to take some aspirins for knee tendinitis.And you still have the two month diarrhea delay to explain.

People come back quicker from surgery.

[cknobman]

I dont know what the deal is but I really think it is much more than what we think/know.

This latest virus excuse is a load of malarkey.

[rommil]

Originally Posted by drakulie

Unfortunately, there story has changed too much. And you still have the two month diarrhea delay to explain.

People come back quicker from surgery.

Actually it makes sense . Two weeks of diarrhea will result to The Rafa Dehydration.

The Rafa surgery takes longer too since Nadal wants all the forceps aligned properly, plus the surgeon does not care for the occassional interruptions from Uncle Toni during the procedure.

[Bartelby]

Yes, well, is there really a doctor in the house? NO!

[Hitman]

Originally Posted by Steve0904

Rocky beats him at the Rumble and Cena beats Rocky at WM.

I dunno. The problem is Rock is only scheduled to be wrestling Rumble and Mania, and I don't know if they can have a road to Wrestlemania without the champion there. We have the elimination chamber match also to think about in February, and Rock has two movies he is making.

Cena beating Rocky would be bad, any progres in developing new stars goes, if we just have the usual Mania thing with Cena winning the title again. If anything, if they are going to have Rock and Cena go at it again, then Punk needs to be involved in that match also, and make it a triple threat.

Originally Posted by MichaelNadal

I've kind of lost interest in current WWE, it's just too stale for me. It's hard for me to sit through half an episode but I try. I watch classic matches almost nightly though. I may go see it, are tickets on sale already? I've been too busy to follow it.

I know what you mean bro. I've been playing WWE 13 on PS3 lately, and have been doing the attitude era storyline, which really does take me back. The rise of DX, Austin 3:16, the brothers of destruction, The Great One, Mankind and Wrestlemania 15 story modes are just so cool. WWE is trying to do something different it seems though...Did you see TLC ppv? If you haven't, try watching it, they put on a good show. The Shield TLC match was pretty good, and they took some serious bumps in that match.

Tickets are on sale for Mania. I am not so sure at the moment, I am normally in the States at that time of year anyway, so I fly down to NYC for a few days to see it.

[3fees]

Nadal Withdraws From Doha And Australian Open




http://www.atpworldtour.com/News/Ten...ur-Return.aspx

[Steve0904]

Originally Posted by Hitman

I dunno. The problem is Rock is only scheduled to be wrestling Rumble and Mania, and I don't know if they can have a road to Wrestlemania without the champion there. We have the elimination chamber match also to think about in February, and Rock has two movies he is making.

Cena beating Rocky would be bad, any progres in developing new stars goes, if we just have the usual Mania thing with Cena winning the title again. If anything, if they are going to have Rock and Cena go at it again, then Punk needs to be involved in that match also, and make it a triple threat.

Good points. I like your triple threat idea. I just think Cena should beat The Rock at some point at WM because tbh I was a little baffled as to why Rock went over Cena at WM last year from a "business" standpoint if you will. I know he's The Rock and he's great, but I didn't like the fact that the comeback star got put over in favour of the current one. Now the most likely scenario is Cena-Rock II at this WM IMO. Cena hasn't held the title in quite a while because he doesn't need it anymore to maintain his popularity, but Punk being champion for this long has not sat well with me to be frank. He's been secondary for most of it, and he would've been served better with a shorter reign, but the only reason he's had it this long is because there are no developed stars ready to really run with the belt IMHO. At least not for the majority of Punk's reign. But I digress. This is not a wrestling forum after all.

[vive le beau jeu !]

Originally Posted by rommil

Actually it makes sense . Two weeks of diarrhea will result to The Rafa Dehydration.

The Rafa surgery takes longer too since Nadal wants all the forceps aligned properly, plus the surgeon does not care for the occassional interruptions from Uncle Toni during the procedure.

all this is probably part of the Xmas advertising campaign for the new version of the 'operation' game !

[Clarky21]

Originally Posted by Crisstti

Exactly. And the idiocy is staggering, even from people who usually don’t seem quite so dumb.

He is NOT pulling out because of the virus people. He didn’t say that. Lear to read ffs. It’s disrupted his training, which was way too little to begin with, before the tournament. What’s with the shock?, he had said his knee wasn’t quite right yet, it had been pointed out by himself – and by others, like the Viña del Mar tournament director who had talked to Benito – that he might not play the AO, even before the virus.
He had even said he might be pulling out of tournaments for a couple of months. Which is what he’s doing now… and people act like it’s such an unexpected thing?. And some Nadal fans act all hurt?. Please.

I have to say I’m worried nonetheless about how serious his knee problem might be.

Oh, and people showing their glee are just pathetic people, not much else to be said about them.

Why do you belittle those who feel jerked around by Nadal? His fans are tired of the false starts and bs coming from him and his camp. It's been nearly 7 months now and he is still not back. He needs to make up his mind if he is coming back or not and stop the indecisive mind games.

[Midguytenis]

It's a shame Nadal won't play in the Aussie open.

[Hitman]

Originally Posted by Steve0904

Good points. I like your triple threat idea. I just think Cena should beat The Rock at some point at WM because tbh I was a little baffled as to why Rock went over Cena at WM last year from a "business" standpoint if you will. I know he's The Rock and he's great, but I didn't like the fact that the comeback star got put over in favour of the current one. Now the most likely scenario is Cena-Rock II at this WM IMO. Cena hasn't held the title in quite a while because he doesn't need it anymore to maintain his popularity, but Punk being champion for this long has not sat well with me to be frank. He's been secondary for most of it, and he would've been served better with a shorter reign, but the only reason he's had it this long is because there are no developed stars ready to really run with the belt IMHO. At least not for the majority of Punk's reign. But I digress. This is not a wrestling forum after all.

If Cena V Rock II does happen, you can 100% guarantee Cena goes over. They won't have the face of the company lose back to back Manias to the same opponent, who quite simply does not need to be put over, because he is already insanely over no matter what. Punk for me deserves a main event spot at Mania, so a triple threat creates a sense of doubt rather certainity for who is the winner. Yes, he has look a bit secondary, but if you think about it, that is more to do with WWE going back to old booking methods from the 80s. Punk is the Randy Savage to Cena's Hogan, and a lot of this has to do with Vince wanting to keep Cena as the top guy. Its about merchandise. The reason why the belt has been on Punk for so long comes from various thoughts put together. The first being they are trying the old school mentality of not hot swapping the title around so much, so when Punk does lose the title, it can help build a new star if possible. Secondly, they saw what long title reigns have done in TNA recently, so they are trying it themselves. Plus, it is simply something that we have not seen in a while.

Yes, this is a tennis forum, but sometimes MichaelNadal and I catch up on wrestling once in a while.

[TennezSport]

Spoke to a friend yesterday who works at the SC academy and he stated that Rafa's knee and foot is not 100% and he keeps re-injuring it when he begins practice. His doctors are pushing for surgery but he does not want it as it will limit his speed. He may not have any other choice so he is hoping that play on clay will not have the same result.

Cheers, TennezSport

[TennisCJC]

Originally Posted by TennezSport

Spoke to a friend yesterday who works at the SC academy and he stated that Rafa's knee and foot is not 100% and he keeps re-injuring it when he begins practice. His doctors are pushing for surgery but he does not want it as it will limit his speed. He may not have any other choice so he is hoping that play on clay will not have the same result.

Cheers, TennezSport

This sounds credible. You don't pull out 2.5 weeks in advance due to a stomach virus. If everything else is fine, he would be over a stomach virus in 1-3 days and back on the practice court.

[Semi-Pro]

Originally Posted by Clarky21

Why do you belittle those who feel jerked around by Nadal? His fans are tired of the false starts and bs coming from him and his camp. It's been nearly 7 months now and he is still not back. He needs to make up his mind if he is coming back or not and stop the indecisive mind games.

Trolling aside, I have to agree with you on this one Clarky. Well said.

[Steve0904]

Originally Posted by Hitman

If Cena V Rock II does happen, you can 100% guarantee Cena goes over. They won't have the face of the company lose back to back Manias to the same opponent, who quite simply does not need to be put over, because he is already insanely over no matter what. Punk for me deserves a main event spot at Mania, so a triple threat creates a sense of doubt rather certainity for who is the winner. Yes, he has look a bit secondary, but if you think about it, that is more to do with WWE going back to old booking methods from the 80s. Punk is the Randy Savage to Cena's Hogan, and a lot of this has to do with Vince wanting to keep Cena as the top guy. Its about merchandise. The reason why the belt has been on Punk for so long comes from various thoughts put together. The first being they are trying the old school mentality of not hot swapping the title around so much, so when Punk does lose the title, it can help build a new star if possible. Secondly, they saw what long title reigns have done in TNA recently, so they are trying it themselves. Plus, it is simply something that we have not seen in a while.

Yes, this is a tennis forum, but sometimes MichaelNadal and I catch up on wrestling once in a while.

Again good points. I've seen all the thoughts about not hot swapping the titles among other things, including the Cena-Hogan comparisons which are ridiculously obvious anyway. I joined a wrestling forum called wrestlezone in Feb 2012, so I peruse the forums to see the topics and read people's opinions, but I rarely post there. And before that I did the same at a place called 24forums which has since been shut down, so I'm not exactly new to any of this for lack of a better term, even though I don't follow wrestling nearly as much as I used to.

[underground]

Originally Posted by TennezSport

Spoke to a friend yesterday who works at the SC academy and he stated that Rafa's knee and foot is not 100% and he keeps re-injuring it when he begins practice. His doctors are pushing for surgery but he does not want it as it will limit his speed. He may not have any other choice so he is hoping that play on clay will not have the same result.

Cheers, TennezSport

That actually seems like a legit explanation. Gonna just quote this again for others to see.

[veroniquem]

Originally Posted by Tennis_Hands

The LOL was due to your choice of period.

But, LOL.

My choice of period was: after Djoko became a top player. If you weren't exclusively obsessed with Fed's butt, you would know that in AO 2007, Djoko was a (teenage) nobody who had never made a big final in his career (and was ranked #15). Djoko had his breakthrough event at IW 2007. Since Djoko became a top player, Fed hasn't won a set off him at AO.

[6-1 6-3 6-0]

Originally Posted by TennisCJC

This sounds credible. You don't pull out 2.5 weeks in advance due to a stomach virus. If everything else is fine, he would be over a stomach virus in 1-3 days and back on the practice court.

The reason for Nadal withdrawing from AustralianOpen2013 was because it is obviously unsuitable for a player to come back after not having played a match for 6 months into a best of 5 sets tournament. Nadal needs more time and match practice, which Nadal can easily do in Acapulco2013 (which he won in 2005). The stomach virus combined with his knee injury meant that Nadal lacked the time to practice for AustralianOpen2013, hence had to pull out. Is that so hard to understand?