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I'm guessing people thought Nadal was physically perfect at the Aus Open but look what happened. It certainly shocked me when he retired against Murray. Lets hope hes ok for these next 2 slams.
He has mentioned recently that he is feeling in good form. I think it's unlikely Rafa will become injured within the next 2 months, but anything can happen. Tennis players are prone to injury. Except Fed, who sold his soul to the Devil a while back.
no hard court = no injury. all his recent injuries picked up on hard. rotterdam last year and then us open last year, aus open = all hard
Yeah, I was thinking along those lines too. But you never know. All it takes is a bad move, an overextension, a fall, to hurt yourself.no hard court = no injury. all his recent injuries picked up on hard. rotterdam last year and then us open last year, aus open = all hard
yeah same. i think if they do hold up, he'll be unbeatable at the french and could quite possibly win wimbledon again.I hope Saint Rafa's holy knees hold up other wise the results of the slams he gets beaten in will all be invalidated *twisted*
Not if he loses.Then we will hear how tired and injured El Martir's knees are.
that would depend. if he beats the player X at round 2 with a triple bagel and then loses in the next round to a hot form player, his knees will be busted since the Australian HC season...
If he loses, I'm certain they'll be bothering him.
Good question, but a better question is whether the fed. fanboys/girls nerves will hold up over the next month.
Not as likely on the clay and grass. Those surfaces are far easier on the knees than hardcourts.
Last year, Nadal injured his knee in the Rotterdam final and it got steadily worse match-on-match after his return.
how about an option that his knee problem is just a bullsh*t excuse for when he loses.
You are right. And last year he didn't even enter to defend his Wimbledon title to make that excuse more believable. :roll:how about an option that his knee problem is just a bullsh*t excuse for when he loses.
You are right. And last year he didn't even enter to defend his Wimbledon title to make that excuse more believable. :roll:
oh absolutely. He just lies and purposely skips tournaments.
You are right. And last year he didn't even enter to defend his Wimbledon title to make that excuse more believable. :roll:
Interesting. Didn't know Nadal had pinpointed when he got 'injured' last year. Any links?
Davydenko beat Gulbis at Indian Wells in 2 sets and after that he realized that his wrist was broken and that he has to skip a few tournaments, including Roland Garros.
Simon was on a tennis court last weekend to see if his knees are ok, but he realized that he can't compete at RG.
Did you watch that Rotterdam final against Murray?
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tennis/7891311.stm
Nadal's quote:
"I have been playing with pain on my knees for some months now and I simply can’t go on like this,” wrote Nadal on his website. “The pain was limiting certain movements in my body, which affected me mentally as well"
http://www.tennis-x.com/xblog/2009-06-11/1566.php
So why did Nadal compete at R.G if he was injured?
If you're on the court, don't make excuses. Or lose and give credit to your opponent. Soderling played very well you know, and got to the finals. So stop plying this injured excuse b.s. He lost, fair and square.
Tennis players are prone to injury. Except Fed, who sold his soul to the Devil a while back.
Did you watch that Rotterdam final against Murray?
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tennis/7891311.stm
Nadal's quote:
"I have been playing with pain on my knees for some months now and I simply can’t go on like this. The pain was limiting certain movements in my body, which affected me mentally as well"
http://www.tennis-x.com/xblog/2009-06-11/1566.php
Clearly the guy does have knee problems, I’m not saying he doesn’t. But for me some things just don’t add up. If he had been suffering for “some months now” as he says, why play Rome, why play Madrid or a full clay schedule that included Monte Carlo and Barcelona when the real “end goals” are the French Open and Wimbledon?
And where was this “limited” movement he speaks of? The Rafa I watched during the clay season and even in Paris two weeks ago appeared to be moving just fine. I recall some concern during his epic tussle with Novak Djokovic in Madrid where he had some treatment on his knee from a trainer, but did he ever call for on-court medical attention during Paris? I don’t think so.
If Nadal wants to internally rationalize the loss by saying he wasn’t psychically and mentally 100% right, he’s free to do so.
But from what I saw Soderling beat Nadal straight up. Forget the knee and forget the bad pink shirt which I’m guessing will never be seen on the Spaniard ever again. The Swede attacked early and attacked often, keeping Rafa on his heals throughout the match. Soderling even knocked Nadal down on his arse on one occasion in the third set, a scene reminiscent of Mike Tyson deliriously trying to shove his mouthpiece back into his mouth after James Buster Douglas dropped him in Tokyo some 20 years ago. (Note: Tyson never recovered from that loss!)
Why would he sell his soul to someone that has ten less slams?
I don't see how beating a player with an injury isn't beating someone fair and square. Tennis is a survival of the fittest. If you play, then your job is to beat your opponent, whatever shape you're both in. If you lose, tough.
You realize he won Indian Wells, MC, Barcelona, and Rome after that? He also smoked his two opponents in Davis Cup and made the final of Madrid. So let me get this straight; he got injured in Rotterdam and it didn't effect him until 2 months later when he gets beat by Soderling after dominating the tour for those 2 months.
Did you watch that Rotterdam final against Murray?
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tennis/7891311.stm
Nadal's quote:
"I have been playing with pain on my knees for some months now and I simply can’t go on like this. The pain was limiting certain movements in my body, which affected me mentally as well"
http://www.tennis-x.com/xblog/2009-06-11/1566.php
LOL. That's a good comeback, I applaud you.Why would he sell his soul to someone that has ten less slams?
Thank you SP!Welcome back, Mr LoneWolf.
I refuse to believe Rafa just didn't show for Wimbledon because he was a baby about his defeat against Soderling. I wouldn't believe even Fed capable of that sort of behavior, much less Rafa. As a matter of fact, I don't think anyone in the tour would refuse to defend a Wimbledon (or any other slam) championship because of being defeated in another slam.Who knows? He could've been felt humiliated getting beat by someone he hates and whom he bageled just a few weeks ago. Maybe he wanted to hide under his pillow and cry his heart out for weeks after R.G
He certainly didn't look injured in any of his matches up to and including the defeat to Soderling. In fact, the last match before Sod, if I remember correctly, he beat up on Hewitt pretty handily.
He certainly didn't look injured in any of his matches up to and including the defeat to Soderling. In fact, the last match before Sod, if I remember correctly, he beat up on Hewitt pretty handily.
Thank you SP!
It's a pleasure to be back, and I hope this time I'll behave.
He got injured in the Rotterdam final against Murray, virtually walking through the final set as he was bagelled. Nadal took a few weeks off before he returned to action in Davis Cup.
Nadal then played Indian Wells, Miami, Monte Carlo, Barcelona, Rome, Madrid and the French Open. Match-on-match, tournament-on-tournament, the knee pain returned and got worse and worse. That semi final in Madrid against Djokovic was the straw, camel, back moment. He's then as flat as a pancake against Federer in the Madrid final, loses an exhibition to Dabul at Roland Garros, and then plays mediocre at the start of his French Open defence, improving his form briefly before crashing out to Soderling.
Nadal then pulls out of Queens, travels to Wimbledon and plays two exhibitions at Wimbledon against Hewitt and Wawrinka. Hewitt beats Nadal 6-4, 6-3 while Wawrinka beats Nadal 4-6, 7-6, 10-3 (C. Tiebreak). Nadal then concludes that he's in no shape to defend his Wimbledon title and withdraws.