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He just randomly hits his leg, once with a towel. What exactly happened? Or was it all frustration?
Miami does that for some reason. Rodge smashed his Racket Rafa hit his knee
Poor ball boy goes back one step, scared.
What happened was frustration, what else? It has been too long since he won a title, he wanted it really bad, with his uncle looking on.
Rodge was able to come back from his mental break down. Can Nadal do the same?
We will know soon, it is clay season after all.
I did not see Tony at this tourney or at least they did not show him.
^^^ Or could it be he is hitting his knee because it's what is failing him?
Maybe he was in pain, couldnt move the way he wanted to because of injury.
I don't think so,he moved fine,it is just that he looked as flat as andy's forehand in the third set and he was all like "come on,why the hell are you losing like this again". Sure,I guess he could have been looking at his box and hitting his knee in desperation while having some hidden problem but he did not show it in this match or in the previous rounds.
Nadal himself knows that Nadal 2007(nevermind 08') would not have lost three straight SF/F while being one set up. It doesn't mean it can't happen but doha,IW and Miami were basically identical scenarios with Rafa failing mentally.
He probably wanted to hit his head but decided against it
Also,from what I know,he is highly critical of himself and has been taught as a kid that when he misses/loses it is always his fault,so this outburst might be Nadal "punishing" himself since he has no one to blame.
Funny bit: on the changeover after Rafa's incident,Andy was giving him somespace,he could see how pissed off Rafa was. I did not see this bit but I saw it was reported on a couple of tennis sites.
Federer has also smashes his racquet at miami 2005Miami does that for some reason. Rodge smashed his Racket Rafa hit his knee
Poor ball boy goes back one step, scared.
What happened was frustration, what else? It has been too long since he won a title, he wanted it really bad, with his uncle looking on.
Rodge was able to come back from his mental break down. Can Nadal do the same?
We will know soon, it is clay season after all.
You are right, Toni was not there, it was actually Sebastian, his father.
I'm pretty sure they were both there last night.
His uncle wasn't in Miami.
You know, I am not convinced that his problems are only mental. This guys game is built around grinding and he looks pale and smaller to me. Why does he win the first and then goes down on the second and 3rd?
people praised his game against Tsonga the other night and labeled it his best performance this year, but I disagreed. He struggled in almost each an every of his service games, looked out of breath and exhausted. Tsonga actually had more break point chances in 2 sets than Roddick had in three, yet he couldnt convert even one. Nadal received too much help from him.
Nadal is going to take his frustration with him on clay, thinking it is now his domain and tries to steam roll each and every opponent which will work against him.
This Nadal cannot last for best of 5 for 7 matches and not because of his mental issues, but because of his physical ones.
I think you're right, which is why he should upgrade that plastic toy racket that he uses. hes not physically fit enough to overcome the disadvantage of playing with that hollow plastic toy any more. He needed to be 50% fitter than everyone else to be able to do it in the first place. He needs to upgrade to a more traditional solid racket that gives him more value for his shots(Give Agassi a call?-Agassi said that when he tried Nadal's racket it was like swinging a noodle or something along those lines) so that he doesn't burn himself out swinging like crazy with that toy. Roddick was just grinding and Nadal still couldn't finish him. Nadal cant get enough THUMP on the ball consistently over a long match with that hollow toy racket he uses, even against guys like Roddick which he should be blowing off the court from the baseline, and its frustrating him and making him lose confidence
^^^ Or could it be he is hitting his knee because it's what is failing him?
Maybe he was in pain, couldnt move the way he wanted to because of injury.
I think you're right, which is why he should upgrade that plastic toy racket that he uses. hes not physically fit enough to overcome the disadvantage of playing with that hollow plastic toy any more. He needed to be 50% fitter than everyone else to be able to do it in the first place. He needs to upgrade to a more traditional solid racket that gives him more value for his shots(Give Agassi a call?-Agassi said that when he tried Nadal's racket it was like swinging a noodle or something along those lines) so that he doesn't burn himself out swinging like crazy with that toy. Roddick was just grinding and Nadal still couldn't finish him. Nadal cant get enough THUMP on the ball consistently over a long match with that hollow toy racket he uses, even against guys like Roddick which he should be blowing off the court from the baseline, and its frustrating him and making him lose confidence
Rafa will lose 2nd round in Monte Carlo, semis of Rome, and win Madrid, defeating Roger 6-4 6-4. Thomaz Belluci will defeat Roger in the 4th rd of RG in 4 sets, and Rafa will straight set Belluci in the final. Then, he will play Djokovic in an epic 5 setter at the Wimbledon final, only to have Djokovic lose and feel the pain once again.
I think you're right, which is why he should upgrade that plastic toy racket that he uses. hes not physically fit enough to overcome the disadvantage of playing with that hollow plastic toy any more. He needed to be 50% fitter than everyone else to be able to do it in the first place. He needs to upgrade to a more traditional solid racket that gives him more value for his shots(Give Agassi a call?-Agassi said that when he tried Nadal's racket it was like swinging a noodle or something along those lines) so that he doesn't burn himself out swinging like crazy with that toy. Roddick was just grinding and Nadal still couldn't finish him. Nadal cant get enough THUMP on the ball consistently over a long match with that hollow toy racket he uses, even against guys like Roddick which he should be blowing off the court from the baseline, and its frustrating him and making him lose confidence
Role revearsal much ?
But seriously,Nadal needs a break on clay.
Fair enoguh. I won't argue with you mate - I thought I saw the camera pannning in on Tony sitting next to the other Spanish guy that travels with them.
You are correct. I saw him too. They held the image for a few long seconds and he looked concerned. Perhaps he was "officially" not there.
What's worse is that rafa actually looked tentative and scared in the 3rd set.
I think you're right, which is why he should upgrade that plastic toy racket that he uses. hes not physically fit enough to overcome the disadvantage of playing with that hollow plastic toy any more. He needed to be 50% fitter than everyone else to be able to do it in the first place. He needs to upgrade to a more traditional solid racket that gives him more value for his shots(Give Agassi a call?-Agassi said that when he tried Nadal's racket it was like swinging a noodle or something along those lines) so that he doesn't burn himself out swinging like crazy with that toy. Roddick was just grinding and Nadal still couldn't finish him. Nadal cant get enough THUMP on the ball consistently over a long match with that hollow toy racket he uses, even against guys like Roddick which he should be blowing off the court from the baseline, and its frustrating him and making him lose confidence
I think you're right, which is why he should upgrade that plastic toy racket that he uses. hes not physically fit enough to overcome the disadvantage of playing with that hollow plastic toy any more. He needed to be 50% fitter than everyone else to be able to do it in the first place. He needs to upgrade to a more traditional solid racket that gives him more value for his shots(Give Agassi a call?-Agassi said that when he tried Nadal's racket it was like swinging a noodle or something along those lines) so that he doesn't burn himself out swinging like crazy with that toy. Roddick was just grinding and Nadal still couldn't finish him. Nadal cant get enough THUMP on the ball consistently over a long match with that hollow toy racket he uses, even against guys like Roddick which he should be blowing off the court from the baseline, and its frustrating him and making him lose confidence
I think you're right, which is why he should upgrade that plastic toy racket that he uses. hes not physically fit enough to overcome the disadvantage of playing with that hollow plastic toy any more. He needed to be 50% fitter than everyone else to be able to do it in the first place. He needs to upgrade to a more traditional solid racket that gives him more value for his shots(Give Agassi a call?-Agassi said that when he tried Nadal's racket it was like swinging a noodle or something along those lines) so that he doesn't burn himself out swinging like crazy with that toy. Roddick was just grinding and Nadal still couldn't finish him. Nadal cant get enough THUMP on the ball consistently over a long match with that hollow toy racket he uses, even against guys like Roddick which he should be blowing off the court from the baseline, and its frustrating him and making him lose confidence