Nadal is in Barcelona!

The Blond Blur

The Blond Blur

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Krish872007

Krish872007

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Would need to see a lot more of that session (and any other recent practice session) to draw conclusions - once again he was hitting in a relaxed / reasonably confident manner, albeit with limited lateral movement. Was that tested at all? Was he able to practice serving or is he still not at that stage?
 
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BorgTheGOAT

Legend
Kralingen said:
I’ve always wondered what it must be like to be playing tennis on a court literally named after yourself. You step onto the court and it says Pista Rafa Nadal right there. Surreal feeling I’d imagine, I can’t think of anything like it in other sports.
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There used to be football stadiums named after players of the club here in Germany before most were renamed to industry firms and other BS. It was typically after players who already had retired so i think they never played on the pitch that had their name.
 
alexio

alexio

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barca btw..aint losin a match in a new yellow kit this season so far, and was proven again about an hour ago, not bad
 
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tudwell

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Kralingen said:
I’ve always wondered what it must be like to be playing tennis on a court literally named after yourself. You step onto the court and it says Pista Rafa Nadal right there. Surreal feeling I’d imagine, I can’t think of anything like it in other sports.
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Can you imagine being the opponent? Lol. Playing the guy the court was named after.

I think they should really wait till players are retired to do that kind of thing. Same with the statue at Roland Garros. The Big 3 are legends, it’s true, but while active they’re also just players like all the rest. The optics of a tournament naming a court after an active player just aren’t good (what else are they doing to boost the local favorite?).
 
octobrina10

octobrina10

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StrongRule said:
Yeah, I just dream about more Djokovic fans saying the 6-1 6-1 boy is better than young Nadal based on beating Nadal who is pretty much retired for 2 years now.
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Djoko fanatics dream of Alcaraz beating Rafa but it wouldn't change the fact that Rafa was better than Alcaraz at the same age. (Rafa had more titles.)
 
DSH

DSH

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tudwell said:
Can you imagine being the opponent? Lol. Playing the guy the court was named after.

I think they should really wait till players are retired to do that kind of thing. Same with the statue at Roland Garros. The Big 3 are legends, it’s true, but while active they’re also just players like all the rest. The optics of a tournament naming a court after an active player just aren’t good (what else are they doing to boost the local favorite?).
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Nadal did something unimaginable in the men's circuit: being the first to win a Major tournament ten times, and his record there is stratospheric, light years ahead of his competition, his level achieved there is not from this world.
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Ombelibable

Ombelibable

Professional
Kralingen said:
I’ve always wondered what it must be like to be playing tennis on a court literally named after yourself. You step onto the court and it says Pista Rafa Nadal right there. Surreal feeling I’d imagine, I can’t think of anything like it in other sports.
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Its quite the experience to witness the Roland Garros chair umpire introducing Rafa at the beginning of his matches there, and listing out every year he's won it in the past, needing to take a breath twice during the list, and the crowd joining the chorus after like 2011.

Bad example :
https://www.reddit.com/r/tennis/comments/uw10jx
 
octobrina10

octobrina10

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Ombelibable said:
Its quite the experience to witness the Roland Garros chair umpire introducing Rafa at the beginning of his matches there, and listing out every year he's won it in the past, needing to take a breath twice during the list, and the crowd joining the chorus after like 2011.

Bad example :
https://www.reddit.com/r/tennis/comments/uw10jx
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It's a stadium announcer who introduces Rafa in the video you posted, not the chair umpire. His name is Marc Maury:

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A picture of Marc Maury with Rafa:
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nolefam_2024

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DSH said:
Nadal is going to "hide from them" on his favorite surface?
:oops:
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I even say Nole needs to hide from sinner till RG.
Its about keeping confidence. But Nadal doesn't need to hide. Its just good for him that they aren't here. He can match anyone in early rounds now due to ranking.
 
Cupcake

Cupcake

Hall of Fame
My guess he's gone to Barcelona, an obviously friendly venue, to get match practice, even with a half serve. I doubt he cares how far he gets, he just wants the match play. RG is just around the corner, and he's hoping he'll heal further by then.
 
MichaelNadal

MichaelNadal

Bionic Poster
Kralingen said:
I’ve always wondered what it must be like to be playing tennis on a court literally named after yourself. You step onto the court and it says Pista Rafa Nadal right there. Surreal feeling I’d imagine, I can’t think of anything like it in other sports.
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Nadal is epic AF :D
 
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