Nadal will retire this year

[cc0509]

Originally Posted by veroniquem

If he doesn't show up on clay, yeah, everything is lost but I still believe he WILL show up on clay. I believe if all events since Wimbledon had been on clay, he would have already got back. Can't blame him for being a bit more nervous about hard court, given the circumstances.

Sure, sure. You can't honestly believe that is what is really going on here can you?

[Blaxican10s]

Not sure if his retirement is imminent but something isn't right and its possible his body just can't take the brutal beating it once did. He may be forced out of the game without any other choice but to hang it up.

[RogerRacket111]

Originally Posted by Mike Sams

Federer's not gonna figure anything out at age 31. He can't even figure out Berdych anymore in the Slams by the looks of it.

Dont worry Nadal is not going to figure out how to play Poker or Golf by the time he will be 31

[Mike Sams]

Originally Posted by Blaxican10s

Not sure if his retirement is imminent but something isn't right and its possible his body just can't take the brutal beating it once did. He may be forced out of the game without any other choice but to hang it up.

"He's writing cheques his body can't cash!" - Agassi

[RogerRacket111]

Originally Posted by Mike Sams

"He's writing cheques his body can't cash!" - Agassi

So true could not have said it any better

[veroniquem]

Originally Posted by Mike Sams

So how does this work if Nadal can't ever regain his best form? If he retires, does it mean Nadal won the battle but Federer won the war? I mean this is ALL ABOUT the Slams!

I fail to understand why you feel so threatened by Nadal. No matter what either player does, Nadal will retire as the best clay court player ever, he has no contester on that surface, while his records are not even close to Fed's on hard court. You should worry about Djoko more. He's the one with 4 slams, 2 WTF and 10 masters on hard already. He's much more likely to challenge Fed's records on hard than Nadal in the next 5 years or so. On grass, why worry? You'd have to be a bit braindead to fear that Rafa is gonna win 5 Wimbledon + in the next few years. So, what's left? The head to head? Big deal. 17 slams speaks for itself.
In a nutshell, I cannot figure out where your high sense of insecurity and intense manic need to put Nadal down come from

[Clarky21]

Originally Posted by Towser83

IF he plays on clay. Can't believe I'm even saying this... but if he doesn't show at Acapulco, I don't think he will return.

About time you saw the light. I have been saying since he went out injured that he wouldn't come back.

[DRII]

Wonder what the threads were like in 2009 regarding Nadal after his injuries and family issues?

Some of you are being entirely too premature, just like then!

[Mike Sams]

Originally Posted by veroniquem

I fail to understand why you feel so threatened by Nadal. No matter what either player does, Nadal will retire as the best clay court player ever, he has no contester on that surface, while his records are not even close to Fed's on hard court. You should worry about Djoko more. He's the one with 4 slams, 2 WTF and 10 masters on hard already. He's much more likely to challenge Fed's records on hard than Nadal in the next 5 years or so. On grass, why worry? You'd have to be a bit braindead to fear that Rafa is gonna win 5 Wimbledon + in the next few years. So, what's left? The head to head? Big deal. 17 slams speaks for itself.
In a nutshell, I cannot figure out where your high sense of insecurity and intense manic need to put Nadal down come from

5 Slams. Also, when did I put Nadal down? The only thing I ever questioned was his superior endurance/stamina over all the other players on the tour while being lazy with his workouts on a great diet of chocolate chip cookies and playing video games with Lopez.

[6-1 6-3 6-0]

Originally Posted by Mike Sams

5 Slams.

No, Djokovic has 4 slams on hard-court.

[Mike Sams]

Originally Posted by DRII

Wonder what the threads were like in 2009 regarding Nadal after his injuries and family issues?

Some of you are being entirely too premature, just like then!

Nadal only took a 2 month break back then and was back on hardcourts for the autumn season. Now he's 3 years older, more broken down and trying to make another comeback after 6-7 months...

[RogerRacket111]

Originally Posted by DRII

Wonder what the threads were like in 2009 regarding Nadal after his injuries and family issues?

Some of you are being entirely too premature, just like then!

Time will tell. I hope I'm proved wrong. Try taking a year off competitive tennis and try to come back with a dingy knee the foundation of your game.

[Mike Sams]

If Nadal is serving a silent ban for drug use, he should be banned from tennis and stripped of all his titles. It means he had an unfair edge on his competition. I guess these details will all come out long after he's retired. If not from him then somebody else who played in his era. Similar to Jose Canseco who ratted out Mark McGwire and others.

[veroniquem]

Originally Posted by 6-1 6-3 6-0

No, Djokovic has 4 slams on hard-court.

Thank you! I guess not everyone can read...

[DropShotArtist]

Originally Posted by 6-1 6-3 6-0

No, Djokovic has 4 slams on hard-court.

And one on grass winning as a novice over experienced veteran Nadal playing his peak tennis

[6-1 6-3 6-0]

Originally Posted by veroniquem

Thank you! I guess not everyone can read...

Yes, it's common on Talk Tennis.

[Semi-Pro]

The Nadal is finished.

[Retaliation]

The one thing that doesn't make sense about the retirement is this: why would he wait to announce it? Why not just retire instead of pulling out of events every month? I just don't think he is quite done...and I am NOT a fan of Nadal, his tennis, nor his "tactics".

[powerangle]

I'll see if he will play on the dirt first. If he comes back playing with Acapulco, he can get some match play in first before the big clay tournies show up. It doesn't matter if he loses in Acapulco, IMO...as he'll raise his level of play accordingly in the bigger events.

[monfed]

Ralph should become more serious about his golf career,all he needs to do his swing his golf stick and the golf car(whatever its called) can take him everywhere so his knees won't be harmed. Plus golf courses are of mostly grass so it's easy on his body.