Why did Nadal miss AO, but playing Chile??

[ivan_the_terrible]

I was busy over the holiday season, must've missed the reasons given.

Anyone care to shed some light?

[sureshs]

He feels comfortable in Spanish surroundings

[DropShotArtist]

Silent ban was extended.

[RAFA2005RG]

OP, did you follow tennis in 2009 and 2012? Those are the only 2 years Nadal made the AO final. He can't play on this suicidal surface for 7 rounds and survive the year. Slow hardcourts, long rallies, and 5-6 hour matches? You think its a good idea for Nadal to play here? I hope he never plays it again.

[edmondsm]

I got a feeling he's tried to have a hit or two on hardcourts during this layoff and his knee does not respond well. Committing to 3 clay tourneys as "preparation" for IW and Miami kind of sends the signal that he is not itching to win big hardcourt titles....or play much hardcourt tennis at all.

[sureshs]

LOL OP created the thread to draw in the haters after seeing my post in another thread.

And he has succeeded.

[single_handed_champion]

Originally Posted by ivan_the_terrible

I was busy over the holiday season, must've missed the reasons given.

Anyone care to shed some light?

That fully explains your following posts:

Originally Posted by ivan_the_terrible

His knees are fine - the 6 month ban is over.

Originally Posted by ivan_the_terrible

Apparently, Nada said nada to knee surgery because he was told by his team of specialists that said knees will heal. Nada was also scared of going under the knife (his last experience of going under the table still vivid in his mind).

Since pigs can't fly, neither can his knees miraculously heal - hence poor Nada is no more good to play.

Nada also disappointed to hear that years of painfull PRP injections worked just as well as acupuncture i.e not very well.

Next update from Nada's camp - the MRi machines he used all those years were too weak to penetrate his muscular physique, thereby leading to mis-diagnosis of his condition.

Stay tuned for more incredible news as the story unfolds.

Originally Posted by ivan_the_terrible

It appears that Nadal is banned for at least a year. The ban started @ Wimbly last year (he tanked that match), hence he'll be back this year at SWO if ever.

[DropShotArtist]

Originally Posted by sureshs

LOL OP created the thread to draw in the haters after seeing my post in another thread.

And he has succeeded.

I wouldn't say you're a Federer hater, just a disliker.

[Goosehead]

clay>good
hard>bad
clay>more wins less pain
hard>fewer wins more pain
vamos.

[JustBob]

Aussies are very friendly and relaxed but Rafa prefers to Chile out on the dirt.

[ruerooo]

Originally Posted by ivan_the_terrible

I was busy over the holiday season, must've missed the reasons given.

Anyone care to shed some light?

A couple of reasons

a) the surface difference

b) after a long layoff, he didn't want to start with something as intense as a Slam

c) the entirety of South America wants to see him, so I imagine they're paying a fortune (but still not more than Roger got for his S. American exhos, which totaled something around $12 million)

[Crisstti]

To please his Chilean fans, nothing else

Pretty logical really. Coming back on hc never seemed like a good idea. Good idea to come back on clay an in a small tournament.
For a while before he actually withdrew from the AO it was clear he might not play it and that if he didn't he would maybe play Chile.

[loci]

Ca-ching!!!