Don't worry, the trolls will not follow logic.
Nice to see Tony telling it like it is. One thing I always liked about him, his brutal honesty.
As I said before, Fed, with the easiest game on the body in modern history(no retirements in his career and very few ailments overall), started declining in his 7th consecutive year winning slams but due to his massive talent and easy game, he can still make major damage.
Nadal is in his 7th year winning slams, has started winning earlier than Fed, but his game is about wear and tear(missed 3 slams due to injury by age 25, missed an entire clay season, has tendinitis in both knees, etc.). These factors, coupled with Djoko's amazing rise(and the fact that he is a bad matchup) does not bode well for Rafa in the future. Everybody says that Djoko is his main problem and that is true in a sense but Nadal doesn't have the same will to improve his game anymore and he seems to not give his all anymore. Look how he lost to Dodig and Fish. Lost to Ivan after winning the first and slipping mentally again around the tiebreaks. Never being in the match with Fish. It's like you are watching someone else, not Rafa Nadal.
The thing is, maybe he can't give anymore, which is something few of us take into account. And maybe Rafa can't admit it to himself and just keeps rolling along, hoping to stumble into some titles.
Lack of fitness, no more mental edge, bored/annoyed on court, these are not things associated with Nadal, but that's where he is right now. Also, in tennis age, Rafa is 27'ish IMO.