In future years, should Nadal sit out the grass court season like Federer did for clay?
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The Green Mile
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TW changes people lol....Can't say I blame posters, it probably gets very nauseating after a while...
TheGhostOfAgassi
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Im impressed that some in here remembers specific posters and make up stories about them.
I dont know f.ex who is your fav players and I dont care. I know you love tennis though, as you are into lots of tennis matches which dont include the big 4, as me. Its not that many in here that are like that. So dont change
Get A Grip
Hall of Fame
I had the same idea before Wimb--that Rafa should skip it. But I'm not so sure. He was very close to getting bu Muller, and the further Rafa goes, the better he gets.
It's the extra wear on the body that is the issue.
If he makes semis or more seems worth it.
Still, those points helped a lot, he's now nicely poised to take #1.
It's a hard call. His knees did not seem to be an issue.
It's the extra wear on the body that is the issue.
If he makes semis or more seems worth it.
Still, those points helped a lot, he's now nicely poised to take #1.
It's a hard call. His knees did not seem to be an issue.
Get A Grip
Hall of Fame
I'm happy to see you bring that up.
I thought he looked better than Fed, and so did many commies.
There's not a snowball's chance in hell of a fit Nadal skipping Wimbledon. He considers himself a contender for the title.
The Green Mile
Bionic Poster
I stay for the quality posters, and the match threads. I've actually learned quite a lot from some here, unfortunately you have to dig through the crap to find it at times.Im impressed that some in here remembers specific posters and make up stories about them.
I dont know f.ex who is your fav players and I dont care. I know you love tennis though, as you are into lots of tennis matches which dont include the big 4, as me. Its not that many in here that are like that. So dont change
TheGhostOfAgassi
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After joining the leagues this forum is even better. Its so much fun. But boring when its no leagues going on
Before I joined this forum it was the match threads I watched. But after joining I got entangled into some other stuff too.
Rago
Hall of Fame
65 consecutive slam appearances for Federer and 50 for Djokovic; I believe they have earned the right to do as they please when it comes to what tourneys they decide to compete in.
If past results are any indication of what might happen in the future, I probably wouldn't hold it against Nadal if he were to skip playing on grass. Not necessarily a bad choice by focusing more on the HC Swing instead.
And to wrap this up, I'm in agreement with a couple of other posters who commented earlier regarding the fact that the guys at the top need to be wise when it comes to scheduling.
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Rafa the King
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tennisaddict
Bionic Poster
This seems especially funny after the Cilic panic attack crying episode in the final.
Tennisanity
Legend
Injuries are not really the problem for Nadal at Wimbledon. He was just lucky to win what he has.
Sentinel
Bionic Poster
Nadal just needs to reach the second week of Wimbledon, then he is unstoppable !!! You all know that.
Just as this great poaster said a few weeks ago.
Just as this great poaster said a few weeks ago.
mike danny
Bionic Poster
Unfortunately Rafa has made it to the second week in both 2014 and 2017, but to no avail.
Myth busted.
Sentinel
Bionic Poster
What happened in 2014 ? Must have been Noel !
mike danny
Bionic Poster
It was Kyrgios in the 4R. Sorry to tell you that, mate.
He wasn't lucky but his amazing defense allowed him to keep the point going and make consistency and fitness the deciding factor more times than not.
mike danny
Bionic Poster
The Nadal-Muller match was the best match of the tournament.
The_18th_Slam
Hall of Fame
You think those 180 points have positioned him nicely to get to #1? He'd have been better off playing and reaching the Hamburg final.
BeatlesFan
Bionic Poster
What a joke. He sat out Wimbledon 2009 because he was pissed off at losing to Soderling (don't mention "injury," there was none). He declined to play Wimbledon in 2004 and 2016 as well. He's sat out Wimbledon 3 times in the 14 years he's been eligible to play it!
TennisATP
Professional
Wow you have really lost your mind. lol
2009? Yeah he chose to lose 2000 points at Wimbledon and not try to defend his title just because he was pissed off at losing to Soderling.
2016? He even withdrew during the FO?
2004? I'm surprised you were even born back then. lol
Glimmerman
Rookie
Nadal won't ever do that. Federer made a decision and it worked out for him but nonetheless it was strange to see a great legend seemingly throw the white flag against his greatest rival.
Usain Bolt is old in sprinting terms and Declassie (I think that's his name) is the new big thing and 200m is his pet event. I doubt Bolt will skip the 200m even if he is on current form nowehere near his rivals level. It's not generally why the greats in sport do.
Nadal will keep playing Wimbledon. As he should do. Players owe the paying punters a responsibility to turn up.
Glimmerman
Rookie
Are you his doctor? If not please don't make absurd guesses about the reason why Nadal didn't play. He said he was injured. End of story.
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Sirius Black
Guest
Considering the grass court season is a whopping 3-4 weeks, I'd say no
TheGhostOfAgassi
Talk Tennis Guru
This is speculation supreme.
Deon Sanders
Legend
Nadal sitting out real tennis surfaces like hard and grass will only bolster the point he is not even a top 10 all time player
Clay is celebrated most in a country with almost 30% unemployment. Tells you all you need to know about clay
Clay is celebrated most in a country with almost 30% unemployment. Tells you all you need to know about clay
Another 'new' poster. Sure you are mate. The pro-Federer argument has grown much stronger this year and people don't like it. Are you one of the fakestorians by any chance?
TheGhostOfAgassi
Talk Tennis Guru
Federer fans should find another name for it, La Decima is Spanish isnt it? What is it in German?
Rago
Hall of Fame
When has he ever done anything in the second half of the season after a disappointing showing at the French? Low on confidence sounds about right.
Glimmerman
Rookie
Federer won two majors on fast surfaces, Wimbledon should be fast of course but the AO was considerably lower bouncing and quicker than ever before.
So we actually have learnt nothing new. Federer has always been in this generation the best fast low bouncing court player..by a distance.
He decided to totally avoid his worse surface. If the USO is not speeded up and the bounce deadened will he even play?
A Nadal v Federer USO final on courts that are medium paced as they usually are in New York would be the true litmus test match.
newpball
Legend
smoledman
G.O.A.T.
So? Fed is the best fast surface player ever and Nadal is the best clay court player ever. I believe even if US Open is medium bounce but fast pace Roger will win it by a mile.
Shank Volley
Hall of Fame
He never will, but that's as much because of the season layout as his own competitive drive. I think that if the grass season and clay season was reversed, with grass being the surface up until just a few weeks before Roland Garros, he'd do exactly what Federer does now.
As it is now, he doesn't sacrifice anything by playing on grass, because he's already cleaned up in his clay campaign. Federer doesn't have the benefit of being able to treat clay as just a short stint after his favourite part of the season.
As it is now, he doesn't sacrifice anything by playing on grass, because he's already cleaned up in his clay campaign. Federer doesn't have the benefit of being able to treat clay as just a short stint after his favourite part of the season.
BeatlesFan
Bionic Poster
And you ARE his doctor? Do tell.
It's not an "absurd guess" as to why Nadal skipped 2009 Wimbledon. Nadal cited "chronic tendinitis" as to why he with didn't play, yet he showed up rarin' to go two weeks later on HC's in Toronto and made it to the QF''s. Anyone with "chronic tendinitis" doesn't make this particular choice. And that is the end of that particular story.
Sentinel
Bionic Poster
He has only eight last I counted. So he needs two more, not one.
In any case, Nadal won't have any impact on Roger at WO, just as Roger wont have any impact on Nadal at FO.
Sentinel
Bionic Poster
He sat out WO 2009 so we can keep on saying he only loses when injured. It was the aura that had to be protected.
Maybe they didn't want him losing early again at WO.
The aura of invincibility.
Did you not know that he would have won WO 2017 were it not for some serve-botter. Or one-trick pony. He was just "two serve-botters away from the final" !
70後
Hall of Fame
And you ARE his doctor? Do tell.
It's not an "absurd guess" as to why Nadal skipped 2009 Wimbledon. Nadal cited "chronic tendinitis" as to why he with didn't play, yet he showed up rarin' to go two weeks later on HC's in Toronto and made it to the QF''s. Anyone with "chronic tendinitis" doesn't make this particular choice. And that is the end of that particular story.
You just made a medical diagnosis there. What gives YOU the right to? Are YOU Nadals' doctor? Oh, you are a poster with a Fed head avatar. That's explains.
70後
Hall of Fame
The 90's clay courters had it right. Skip it and reject the international media's constant harping of it.
Besides, what grass season?
Tommy Haas
Hall of Fame
When a player decides to skip a mandatory tournament due to injury or illness, does he/she need to provide proof of the the diagnosis? I recall one time Serena skipped a mandatory event due to a foot injury or infection and the next day she was seen having a night out on the town wearing open toed high heels with no signs of anything being wrong.
Incognito
Legend
Who are these several Nadal fans?
And buuuuhuuu! "Someone accuses my favorite male tennis idol of taking PEDs. Its unfair!" As if Nadal and djokovic do not get accused of that
octobrina10
Talk Tennis Guru
Everything what you (and your comrades) type has an anti-Rafa agenda. I don't think that normal posters can stand you.
As for 'several nadal fans', I wonder why several of your comrades are pretending to be Rafa fans.
Those pretenders cannot be associated with Rafa fans.
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