Nadal about to miss his 28th masters event on HC since 2008
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mike danny
Bionic Poster
Well, that's why he only has 10 of them LOL.
But Nadal's strategy is simple: skip the masters you can't win and mostly play those you can.
But Nadal's strategy is simple: skip the masters you can't win and mostly play those you can.
Hitman
Bionic Poster
The last one he missed was Hamburg 2006, when both he and Federer killed each other in Rome.
mike danny
Bionic Poster
He'd have probably skipped Madrid more often if it hadn't been played in Spain.
Hitman
Bionic Poster
It is a lot, but he did genuinely miss a few due to injury.
NatF
Bionic Poster
MichaelNadal
Bionic Poster
GOATY af 
mike danny
Bionic Poster
Fedr GOAT. The only one to make Nadal miss a clay tournament.
MichaelNadal
Bionic Poster
mike danny
Bionic Poster
I only said why he has just 10. Not criticizing his HC ability.How many guys have 10 HC masters?
Hitman
Bionic Poster
MichaelNadal
Bionic Poster
Your last sentence was unnecessary then, he's won 7/9 just like Federer and only Djokovic has won them all.
mike danny
Bionic Poster
Fedr and Coria GOATS.
On a serious note, goes to show what would have happened if the BO5 format in masters had been kept. Who knows how many more masters the Big 3 would have skipped then. Even Murray.
mike danny
Bionic Poster
My last sentence mostly applies to the last few years when Nadal has skipped masters on HC regularly.
NatF
Bionic Poster
I miss BO5 masters finals. Imagine a year like 2011 with BO3 finals at IW/Miami.
mike danny
Bionic Poster
FTFY.
Hitman
Bionic Poster
Yes, that was why best of five were removed.
mike danny
Bionic Poster
The Miami final would have been fire in BO5.
Not so much at IW where Nadal dropped his level after the first set.
Hitman
Bionic Poster
His ground game was fine, it was his serving that dropped. Maybe best of five could have given him more time to fix the issue
mike danny
Bionic Poster
Well, it didn't in the USO final.
Hitman
Bionic Poster
He was mentally destroyed by then. He wasn't in IW.
NatF
Bionic Poster
Mainad
Bionic Poster
With Fed pulling out too that opened the way for Tommy Robredo to win his only Masters 1000 title.
TimHenmanATG
Hall of Fame
Rafael's "tournament management" is second to none.
He will be a model for future players.
He will be a model for future players.
Hitman
Bionic Poster
The same way Fedal pulled out of Paris 2005 allowing Berdych to win his only masters 1000 title.
mike danny
Bionic Poster
7, including 2017 where he only played one match and then withdrew.
Hitman
Bionic Poster
Six since he started to qualify.
irishnadalfan1983
Hall of Fame
How may slams has he missed since 2008 does anyone know??
Hitman
Bionic Poster
Wimbledon 2009
Wimbledon 2012
USO 2012
AO 2013
USO 2014
Wimbledon 2016
USO 2020
Wimbledon 2021
USO 2021
boredone3456
G.O.A.T.
he played Wimbledon 2012...lost in the 2nd round. Otherwise accurate list.
irishnadalfan1983
Hall of Fame
Hitman
Bionic Poster
Yes. Of course.
boredone3456
G.O.A.T.
the infamous Rosol Loss...LOL
beard
Legend
So since 2008 (thread title year) Nadal missed 28 hard court masters, and fat 0 clay masters?
And he missed 8 slams but never clay slam?
I mean even in desert it's raining occasionally, but not on Nadal's precious clay... Lol...
Will his injuries heal till MC 2022, I wonder? Will someone miracle break this wonderful streak? Good sense and practice say he will be back.... No matter what hell be back... Lol...
beard
Legend
Why you think so? MC and Rome are not in Spain and he never misses those... If you think of conditions in Madrid, have in mind that there are no many high altitude big cities so he would play anyway...
BGod
G.O.A.T.
The ultimate question has got to be how many of those missed would he have won if remotely healthy. And then of course if it is just health then that's too bad because that's life. It's the whole Bobby Orr and Mario Lemieux or in football Sterling Sharpe situations. You can only go on what actually happened and that doesn't take away the fandom, it is what it is. Joe Montana probably has 5-6 Super Bowls if not for Leonard Marshall, etc, etc, etc.
Biotic
Hall of Fame
How about withdrawing from RG16 before 3R? Does it count as rain in your desert?
beard
Legend
Well, he was cleaned of the court year before... He avoided same destiny by pulling out... Those thinking Nadal would leave the tournament if he hadn't to play Novak soon are nuts...
Anyway, even if he was badly injured he tried to play FO, which he wouldn't do for sure anywhere else... Clay centered seasons and career overall, only blind can't see...
Well, he was cleaned of the court year before... He avoided same destiny by pulling out... Those thinking Nadal would leave the tournament if he hadn't to play Novak soon are nuts...
He was cleaned off the court back in 2015. But just mere 2 years later (at the age when more years become clear disadvantage), WHEN HEALTHY, he cleaned everybody else off (without dropping a set, no less; incl. Thiem who sent Novak home with a bagel in the third)
I seriously doubt a healthy Rafa fears Djokovic on clay.
Nadal_Django
Legend
You're spitting facts today.
MichaelNadal
Bionic Poster
You're spitting facts today.
It's really not hard to admit Djokovic is a ridiculously good tennis player
now if yall could actually admit the same about Nadal THAT would be news.
Mainad
Bionic Poster
It's really not hard to admit Djokovic is a ridiculously good tennis player
Nadal is a ridiculously injured person who plays good tennis?
MichaelNadal
Bionic Poster
Nadal is a ridiculously injured person who plays good tennis?
Such a humble warrior to fight for us
Nadal_Django
Legend
Nadal is an injured person who plays ridiculously good tennis!Nadal is a ridiculously injured person who plays good tennis?
TheAssassin
Legend
Would have won at least 10 of those if injury didn't prevent him from playing. The guy is better on the surface than Sampras after all.
beard
Legend
You know that in 2017 Novak was injured and everyone beat him right and left?
Even if it wasn't the case Nadal would be cleaned by Novak, same year before... But we will never know because Nadal just quite...
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