So is Nadal hurt?

Doubles · 02-10-2013, 06:21 PM

I haven't seen any ******* threads on the subject. I'm curious to hear your excuses

veroniquem · 02-10-2013, 06:23 PM

He's not hurt but it's his first event back. Toni said his timing was off. Let's give him some time to hit his stride. Great match from Zeb in any case.

Doubles · 02-10-2013, 06:28 PM

Reasonable response. This was more addressing the *** army that made predictions about how Nadal would go undefeated through the clay season.

mightyrick · 02-10-2013, 06:36 PM

I thought Nadal did pretty well after a 7 month layoff. The matches up until Zeballos were really nothing more than hitting practice. Chardy played horrible.

I know Nadal losing is the big troll story, but I hope people give a lot of credit to Zeballos. I watched that final. Zeballos first-serve/first-strike tennis was absolutely awesome.

Zeballos should not feel like he was given that win. He absolutely earned it and would have beaten most players in the world playing like that. Big kudos to him on that performance.

TonyB · 02-10-2013, 06:40 PM

Zebs played great and won the match. Case closed. Interestingly, Nadal was 2 points from winning the match at 5-4 with Zeb serving down 15-30 with a 2nd serve. Nadal missed the 2nd serve return into the net and Zeb held on to win that game and never looked back. Good for him.

serengetisunset · 02-10-2013, 06:59 PM

Every loss of Nadal is due to injury, no?

veroniquem · 02-10-2013, 07:04 PM

simple answer: no.

mbm0912 · 02-10-2013, 07:08 PM

"definite favorite to win RG"

veroniquem · 02-10-2013, 07:16 PM

Who? Zeballos? (just joking

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Doubles · 02-10-2013, 07:17 PM

This is not a thread that was meant to take away from Zeballos, he played very well.

PCXL-Fan · 02-10-2013, 07:17 PM

Most losses of Nadal are due to injury, no?

dudeski · 02-10-2013, 07:41 PM

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Originally Posted by PCXL-Fan

Most losses of Nadal are due to injury, no?

Nadal is always severely injured. He wins because he is such a fighter.

mbm0912 · 02-10-2013, 07:41 PM

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Originally Posted by serengetisunset

Every loss of Nadal is due to injury, no?

darrinbaker00 · 02-10-2013, 07:55 PM

Rafa was rusty, Zeballos maxed out. End of story.

vandre · 02-10-2013, 08:07 PM

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Originally Posted by veroniquem

He's not hurt but it's his first event back. Toni said his timing was off. Let's give him some time to hit his stride. Great match from Zeb in any case.

i'd go with this too. there were alot of shots he dropped short in the 2nd set tiebreaker of the final and even a few first serves that he was amazingly tentative with. that should change with more matchplay.

Murrayfan31 · 02-10-2013, 10:14 PM

Rafa was injured no doubt. Every time he loses it must be an injury. The excuse machine never ends with Rafa.

Tony48 · 02-10-2013, 11:19 PM

Injured? No. Rusty? Heck yeah.

Sentinel · 02-11-2013, 01:02 AM

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Originally Posted by serengetisunset

Every loss of Nadal is due to injury, no?

Also, the winning opponent is clearly on PEDs, no question

rafan · 02-11-2013, 09:04 AM

It may not have looked too good if he had won this tournament since it is a chance for the lesser known players to gain some money. I did not think he would go the whole tournament anyway. We shall see the real Nadal as he progresses into the bigger arena.

Doubles · 02-11-2013, 09:29 AM

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Originally Posted by rafan

It may not have looked too good if he had won this tournament since it is a chance for the lesser known players to gain some money. I did not think he would go the whole tournament anyway. We shall see the real Nadal as he progresses into the bigger arena.

How would it not look good? Did he not enter the tournament with the intent of winning it?

02-10-2013, 06:21 PM	#1
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02-10-2013, 06:28 PM	#3
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02-10-2013, 06:36 PM	#4
mightyrick Hall Of Fame Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 2,328	I thought Nadal did pretty well after a 7 month layoff. The matches up until Zeballos were really nothing more than hitting practice. Chardy played horrible. I know Nadal losing is the big troll story, but I hope people give a lot of credit to Zeballos. I watched that final. Zeballos first-serve/first-strike tennis was absolutely awesome. Zeballos should not feel like he was given that win. He absolutely earned it and would have beaten most players in the world playing like that. Big kudos to him on that performance. __________________ Head Youtek Graphene Speed Pro VS Gut Mains 16g @ 52lbs / RPM Blast Crosses 17g @ 50lbs

02-10-2013, 06:40 PM	#5
TonyB Hall Of Fame Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 2,731	Zebs played great and won the match. Case closed. Interestingly, Nadal was 2 points from winning the match at 5-4 with Zeb serving down 15-30 with a 2nd serve. Nadal missed the 2nd serve return into the net and Zeb held on to win that game and never looked back. Good for him. __________________ Lois: "Peter, I'm not wearing any panties." Peter: "That's ok, honey. We can throw that chair out."

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mbm0912 Rookie Join Date: Nov 2012 Posts: 203	... "definite favorite to win RG"

02-10-2013, 07:04 PM	#7
veroniquem Talk Tennis Guru Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: New York Posts: 21,329	simple answer: no.

02-10-2013, 07:16 PM	#9
veroniquem Talk Tennis Guru Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: New York Posts: 21,329	Who? Zeballos? (just joking )