Nadal: nobody has had to retire with what I have

[TMF]

Originally Posted by Crisstti

He's complaining about the surface being bad for player's health. He's not complaining that it doesn't suit his game.

He complained about the blue clay, which doesn't suit his game.

However he didn't complain about the red clay Monte Carlo when two players severely injured themselves.

[Crisstti]

Originally Posted by TMF

He complained about the blue clay, which doesn't suit his game.

However he didn't complain about the red clay Monte Carlo when two players severely injured themselves.

He complained about the lack of traction in the Madrid clay. A failure that was admitted by the very tournament organizers. Madrid has never suit his game much.

And he did say something about what happened in Montecarlo.

[cknobman]

Wow everyone sub-quotes me on my calling Nadal out on wanting to remove hard courts from the game but conveniently fails to read this in my post:

"I can’t pretend not to play on hard courts when two of the Slams are on hard courts, but there is a mistake "with our game," Nadal said. “You don’t watch footballers playing on a hard surface, or basketball players, those sports with rapid movements. It’s not going to change for me and my generation. Hard courts are very negative for the body. I know the sport is a business and creating these courts is easier than clay or grass, but I am 100 percent sure it is wrong. I may have to play more on clay than before, but there aren’t that many options." source: http://www.tennis.com/news/2012/09/r.../#.UG2fz03A85x

[RF20Lennon]

Originally Posted by cknobman

Wow everyone sub-quotes me on my calling Nadal out on wanting to remove hard courts from the game but conveniently fails to read this in my post:

"I can’t pretend not to play on hard courts when two of the Slams are on hard courts, but there is a mistake "with our game," Nadal said. “You don’t watch footballers playing on a hard surface, or basketball players, those sports with rapid movements. It’s not going to change for me and my generation. Hard courts are very negative for the body. I know the sport is a business and creating these courts is easier than clay or grass, but I am 100 percent sure it is wrong. I may have to play more on clay than before, but there aren’t that many options." source: http://www.tennis.com/news/2012/09/r.../#.UG2fz03A85x

So in other words I can't slide, run around and go crazy on cement because it hurts my knee so it's very negative.

[Gorecki]

Originally Posted by vive le beau jeu !

but think again on it... you never had to retire from the TV because of the 'game' that the nadal has ?

clouseau would be proud...