Rafael Nadal: "I am doubles specialist, no?"
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Oui c'est moi.
Hall of Fame
He's only played 2 tournaments so far...
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oneleggedcardinal
Guest
What blows my mind is that he's made that much money already.
Alot of it is spent on travelling etc.
Unless you have sponsers, which Nadal has. However for the oh so not so good ATP pros, they have to pay everything.
MEAC_ALLAMERICAN
Legend
Way to start the ants nest..lol
zagor
Bionic Poster
2009 Prize Money: $57,150
Singles: $27,650
Doubles: $29,500
Who would have guessed?
Lol,interesting how things look at the beginning of the season although I always thought that Nadal is somewhat underrated in doubles.He's a very good doubles player as evidenced by the fact that he and his partner Lopez beat the first ranked doubles team in the world in Doha(Nestor and Ziki).
Slight problem with this statement is that his 13 singles slams imply otherwise.But what am I saying,Fed never won an Olympic gold in singles so Massu must be a better singles player than Fed.
norcal
Legend
Rafa takes every point seriously.
seffina
G.O.A.T.
He is silly. I think he kind of just enjoys playing doubles.
veroniquem
Bionic Poster
S H O W S T O P P E R !
Hall of Fame
Must we start another war?
Don't try to stop it. Just get out before the feboys and *********s get here. *starts stocking up on supplies*
veroniquem
Bionic Poster
He's playing only one (ATP) tournament before the AO, he needs match practise to get in the groove. He also plays doubles when he switches surfaces. He played doubles in Monte-Carlo last year because it was his first tournament of the year on clay and he wanted to get used to the surface. He now has 5 doubles titles, not bad at all!
Oui c'est moi.
Hall of Fame
Oh yeah sorry, i thought Abu Dhabi would count in terms of prize money.
veroniquem
Bionic Poster
I cannot tell who the player is on it.nice avatar!
Topaz
Legend
Must we start another war?
Ahahahahahahaaaa!!! Excellent!
Oui...I can't look at your avatar long enough to figure out who it is! :shock:
Oui c'est moi.
Hall of Fame
It is the one and only, future GOAT, true heir to Sampras, guns more dazzling than Rafa's, most bodacious man in the history of the sport, and the current top poster-boy for TTers = Andy Murray.
I figured since there will be so many Murray avatars on here in the coming weeks that i get there early and nab the best one. :twisted:
I figured since there will be so many Murray avatars on here in the coming weeks that i get there early and nab the best one. :twisted:
Oui c'est moi.
Hall of Fame
You people are always mean to my avatars. 
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oneleggedcardinal
Guest
Very true, but that still is a lot of money to make in less than a month. Either way, I think you'll agree, you gotta spend it to make it, eh?
Leublu tennis
Legend
Very true, but that still is a lot of money to make in less than a month. Either way, I think you'll agree, you gotta spend it to make it, eh?
Its under his average, though. Last year he made $6.7 million in prize money which, considering that he didn't play for the last month and a half of 2008, comes to about $21,000 per day!!
tacou
G.O.A.T.
I like the avatar, though I don't think he's really puking.
51,000 plus for a week of work is good money, whatever way you cut it.
I often dream of gaining Federer like talent for two weeks only, winning the US Openand living off the prize money/public appearance fees for the rest of my life.
ah, to dream...it's what separates us from the animals, no?
no.
51,000 plus for a week of work is good money, whatever way you cut it.
I often dream of gaining Federer like talent for two weeks only, winning the US Openand living off the prize money/public appearance fees for the rest of my life.
ah, to dream...it's what separates us from the animals, no?
no.
veroniquem
Bionic Poster
It is the one and only, future GOAT, true heir to Sampras, guns more dazzling than Rafa's, most bodacious man in the history of the sport, and the current top poster-boy for TTers = Andy Murray.
I figured since there will be so many Murray avatars on here in the coming weeks that i get there early and nab the best one. :twisted:
Oh yes, the match where Murray was cramping / throwing his guts up. I do think that was Safin beating him down that day.
1st Seed
Professional
Leublu tennis
Legend
It isn't really, not for a #1 in a sport. Think of football, basketball, hockey, racing. Thats peanuts compared to what those pros make. I don't follow baseball any more but didn't Rodriguez sign a contract for $250 million or something? I know that some Italian race car driver owes 100 million Euro in taxes! Just back taxes!!
tacou
G.O.A.T.
I meant for normal people, cause someone above was saying how Nadal usually makes more.
but I'd love to make that kind of money.
also, I think it's ridiculous a tennis player can make a million dollars for seven matches, and as you said, it's peanuts considered to other sports. real depressing.
but I'd love to make that kind of money.
also, I think it's ridiculous a tennis player can make a million dollars for seven matches, and as you said, it's peanuts considered to other sports. real depressing.
Nadal_Freak
Banned
And people say Nadal is one-dimensional grinder. You can't play like that and win in doubles.
marc45
G.O.A.T.
i agree, i just wish he would come to net more...he can use his speed and top spin shots (deep) to get good net position...and how about strategic s&v's?...rafa must realize by now his typical backcourt game on hardcourts (and i'm thinking about them here) does not hurt players as much as clay and grass...he needs a little more variety and surprise, no?
I definatly agree. If you see him play break points on his serve he is typically a little more aggresive and ready to come forward. His game is made around his massive topspin forehand, and he opens up the court so well he could finish points much easier and perhaps could lead to a longer career if he came forward.
marc45
G.O.A.T.
you've hit on something here...he definitely becomes more aggressive when he feels cornered (down break points) and has a tendency to become very conservative when ahead, which allows his opponent to hang around when he could be going all out (with varying tactics) to bury a guy when he's feeling confident (and also saving his legs for later in the tournament/year)
veroniquem
Bionic Poster
God I hope you're right. I feel he's vulnerable on hard. He has a hard time staying agressive on that surface, at any moment he's liable to revert to cautious defensive. I still hope this will change in the future and he will acquire more confidence to stay aggressive all the time. He has the skills IMO, it's more a mental hurdle in this case.
Exactly. Also coming forward on hard courts, he could really make a push to win a HC slam. I think that is all he is missing. Little more aggresive coming forward and a HC slam is his for the taking.
RoddickAce
Hall of Fame
Unless Federer's nice enough to let them aboard his private jet as well!
cknobman
Legend
Must we start another war?
LOL I love that picture.
drakulie
Talk Tennis Guru
He didn't get enough court time in last year???
Nadal_Freak
Banned
Dude stop trolling. We know you are doing it. You know you are doing it. It has been played. You don't like Nadal fans making excuses for Nadal. Alright move on.
edberg505
Legend
LOL, but don't you do exactly the same thing?
