Nadal is Definitely Not Retiring

[winstonplum]

He posted a picture of himself on Facebook training and he or his handlers linked it to the famous Rocky training montage. There's no way in the world that he would be so cynical to his fans as to post that picture, with that link, and then call it a career anytime soon.

Rest assured hysterical Nadal followers, the only thing cynical about Nadal is that fact that he might be taking this injury break as a way to stick it to the ATP and their extended hard court season. We all know how he's been grumbling about the length of the season and the preponderance of hard courts, so without a union to speak of or any recourse, perhaps Nadal has figured that he deserves a long break, on his own terms, and now was the time to take it. He missed seven ATP tournaments that he was scheduled to play; guess how many were on hard court?

And who cares that he hasn't been seen on a court. Do you think he needs to learn how to hit a ball at this point. He'll take one or two warm up tournaments to get match fit, and be ready for Oz.

Here's my proverbial . . . book it.

[beast of mallorca]

Clarky is not gonna like this........

[larlarbd]

I'm following his FB activities as well, Yes - there is every indication that Rafa is far from having the last word , His updates suggest that he has been training harder than ever to come back in style - last 6 FB updates has been pics of Rafa working out in GYM , fishing & hanging out w/Family.

For Rafa's own sake I feel that coming back for Aussie open would hurt him more , Rafa should return straight to CLAY-season , go on a rampaging winning streak - carry that momentum into Wimby which may produce a win there as well, then go to US-hard court season & take his chances in USO.

I've been saying this for a while : whenever Rafa does well early in the year ( Aussie open ) - he suffers rest of the year ( circa 2009 ) , he should know better by now & why not start the year in April ?

[Clarky21]

Originally Posted by winstonplum

He posted a picture of himself on Facebook training and he or his handlers linked it to the famous Rocky training montage. There's no way in the world that he would be so cynical to his fans as to post that picture, with that link, and then call it a career anytime soon.

Rest assured hysterical Nadal followers, the only thing cynical about Nadal is that fact that he might be taking this injury break as a way to stick it to the ATP and their extended hard court season. We all know how he's been grumbling about the length of the season and the preponderance of hard courts, so without a union to speak of or any recourse, perhaps Nadal has figured that he deserves a long break, on his own terms, and now was the time to take it. He missed seven ATP tournaments that he was scheduled to play; guess how many were on hard court?

And who cares that he hasn't been seen on a court. Do you think he needs to learn how to hit a ball at this point. He'll take one or two warm up tournaments to get match fit, and be ready for Oz.Here's my proverbial . . . book it.

It's not going to be as easy as you make it sound for Nadal to get back into form. He needs matches and rhythm,not to mention how big of a confidence player he is. It's going to take a long while for him to get anywhere close to being match fit.

[Cup8489]

Originally Posted by Clarky21

It's not going to be as easy as you make it sound for Nadal to get back into form. He needs matches and rhythm,not to mention how big of a confidence player he is. It's going to take a long while for him to get anywhere close to being match fit.

But if he's able to trust his body again, that alone could be a huge confidence booster.

[beast of mallorca]

Originally Posted by larlarbd

I'm following his FB activities as well, Yes - there is every indication that Rafa is far from having the last word , His updates suggest that he has been training harder than ever to come back in style - last 6 FB updates has been pics of Rafa working out in GYM , fishing & hanging out w/Family.

For Rafa's own sake I feel that coming back for Aussie open would hurt him more , Rafa should return straight to CLAY-season , go on a rampaging winning streak - carry that momentum into Wimby which may produce a win there as well, then go to US-hard court season & take his chances in USO.

I've been saying this for a while : whenever Rafa does well early in the year ( Aussie open ) - he suffers rest of the year ( circa 2009 ) , he should know better by now & why not start the year in April ?

And be what, almost a year of not playing ? That's a very puzzling decision from you.
He'll be ok. It's not like AO will actually be his first tournament. He'll be playing in Abu Dhabi this December-Jan, and possibly Kooyong-tho just speculation for now. But eventho' these 2 are just exhibitions, he'll be able to test the waters, and he does go all out even if they're just that exos.

[Sabratha]

Nadal might actually really make another comeback.

[smoledman]

Even if he gets as far as Djokovic on a hard court, he'll be destroyed. hell even Murray would destroy him right now. Even a crippled Nadal can beat Federer.

[Sabratha]

Originally Posted by smoledman

Even if he gets as far as Djokovic on a hard court, he'll be destroyed. hell even Murray would destroy him right now. Even a crippled Nadal can beat Federer.

Federer should be enough to beat Rosol.

[zagor]

Nobody except maybe Clarky really thinks he's retiring so kind of a moot point.

Originally Posted by smoledman

Even if he gets as far as Djokovic on a hard court, he'll be destroyed. hell even Murray would destroy him right now. Even a crippled Nadal can beat Federer.

Originally Posted by Sabratha

Federer should be enough to beat Rosol.

Yes, LOLville, it's kinda embarrassing that even a crippled old Fed doesn't lose to the likes of Rosol.

We'll do a comparison once Nadal gets to 30-31.

[Feather]

I don't want him to retire. I hope he will come back and win RG 2013. Clay season would definitely be boring without the King

[Prisoner of Birth]

A fully fit Nadal can manage a Hardcourt Slam. Not as soon as he's back, no, but once he's found his groove.

[joeri888]

Originally Posted by Feather

I don't want him to retire. I hope he will come back and win RG 2013. Clay season would definitely be boring without the King

No offense to Rafa, but clay season would be way more intense without Rafa. The last 2 years were okay, but not spectacular. before that it was a snoozefest. The same way Wimbledon 2004-2006 would not be boring without Roger, but would actually be waaaaay more interesting. It's not interesting when someone is a lock to win. If anything, I miss the Rafa of the WTF and USO of 2010, with the big serve, aggressive play etc. It was a shame is draw was relatively easy, but I'm sure he could have given anyone (more than) a fight that year (including Sampras, Federer, Djoko 2.0). Nadal on clay is defensive, predictable, and less than tense.

[Gorecki]

unfortunately....

[beast of mallorca]

Originally Posted by zagor

Nobody except maybe Clarky really thinks he's retiring so kind of a moot point

Zagor, don't tell me that you're buying in Clarky's facade of ostentatious display of pretense. The persona he plays around here is schizophrenic at best. Haha, mind you, he plays it real well I must admit

[RAFA2005RG]

On many tennis sites, including this one, I've been reading for years that Nadal will retire before federer. Now that the end is near for federer, the federer fan base is getting desperate and are willing to overlook Nadal only dropping ONE set at Roland Garros in 2012 - which he did without even being healthy. The ease of his latest Roland Garros win has made it certain that Nadal will play many more years, because he's proven to himself that he can dominate Roland Garros in horrible physical condition. That means he no longer needs to be healthy, because he knows he's so far ahead of the pack that nothing can stop him. Prior to 2012 he may have been concerned that his health was actually a factor at Roland Garros. It's not. Nadal doesn't need his health, to win Roland Garros.

[Steve0904]

Originally Posted by winstonplum

He posted a picture of himself on Facebook training and he or his handlers linked it to the famous Rocky training montage. There's no way in the world that he would be so cynical to his fans as to post that picture, with that link, and then call it a career anytime soon.

Rest assured hysterical Nadal followers, the only thing cynical about Nadal is that fact that he might be taking this injury break as a way to stick it to the ATP and their extended hard court season. We all know how he's been grumbling about the length of the season and the preponderance of hard courts, so without a union to speak of or any recourse, perhaps Nadal has figured that he deserves a long break, on his own terms, and now was the time to take it. He missed seven ATP tournaments that he was scheduled to play; guess how many were on hard court?

And who cares that he hasn't been seen on a court. Do you think he needs to learn how to hit a ball at this point. He'll take one or two warm up tournaments to get match fit, and be ready for Oz.

Here's my proverbial . . . book it.

Nadal is not trying to stick it to the ATP for HC tournaments, and if he is this is a **** poor way to do it. Just suggest to them to speed up the courts like Federer did, although that wouldn't favour Nadal either. Stop dramatizing this. I hate to bring this up, but for all we know this might not be a "break" if you know what I mean.

Also this might be the first and only time I agree with Clarky, but the truth is, he is a confidence player, and at the pro level I would be surprised if he came back 100% right away, he's surprised me before though.

[Sabratha]

Originally Posted by RAFA2005RG

On many tennis sites, including this one, I've been reading for years that Nadal will retire before federer. Now that the end is near for federer, the federer fan base is getting desperate and are willing to overlook Nadal only dropping ONE set at Roland Garros in 2012 - which he did without even being healthy. The ease of his latest Roland Garros win has made it certain that Nadal will play many more years, because he's proven to himself that he can dominate Roland Garros in horrible physical condition. That means he no longer needs to be healthy, because he knows he's so far ahead of the pack that nothing can stop him. Prior to 2012 he may have been concerned that his health was actually a factor at Roland Garros. It's not. Nadal doesn't need his health, to win Roland Garros.

Nadal will win RG with broken legs.

[Magnus]

Of course he's not retiring, the suspension is nearly over, at least until the next one.

[McEnroeisanartist]

Originally Posted by larlarbd

I'm following his FB activities as well, Yes - there is every indication that Rafa is far from having the last word , His updates suggest that he has been training harder than ever to come back in style - last 6 FB updates has been pics of Rafa working out in GYM , fishing & hanging out w/Family.

For Rafa's own sake I feel that coming back for Aussie open would hurt him more , Rafa should return straight to CLAY-season , go on a rampaging winning streak - carry that momentum into Wimby which may produce a win there as well, then go to US-hard court season & take his chances in USO.

I've been saying this for a while : whenever Rafa does well early in the year ( Aussie open ) - he suffers rest of the year ( circa 2009 ) , he should know better by now & why not start the year in April ?

Lol, you cite one example. yes that is definately a pattern. Nadal hasn't been successful enough at the Australian Open to really cite a pattern.