2017 ATP World Tour Finals RRP - [1] Nadal vs [7] Goffin

[stringertom]

@Hitman , did I not tell you in the middle of the first set that Knee-dal would be fishing in Mallorca this weekend???

 

[Meles]

The downside about this is VB and the horde of haters are going to focus all their attention on Federer. Expect to see them if Federer starts struggling against Zverev.

They'll be here when Fed gets pushed to deuce on his own serve, it's actually a rare thing these days so VB has to grasp on to as much as they can get.

Have you two looked in the mirror or just the thread you're posting in?

 

[Meles]

I am not a Nadal fan but something is up when Goffin gets 13 aces.

Goffin's serve is better in 2017 which is why he's moved up the rankings. Aced Nadal 3 times in a row and they looked very legit.

 

[mightyjeditribble]

Arrogance probably. He had the weakest group imaginable, probably thought he could walk over Goffin & co (choking experts) and grab some easy 600 points. But as soon as the little Belgian put up some unexpected resistance, Nadal's knee got injured in record time.

Oh come on.

I'm no fan of Nadal's game, but all this talk about him is really winding me up. It's the same nonsense that really ticks me off when people talk about Federer ducking Nadal on clay or feigning injury or whatever.

IMO Nadal just hates not competing. He was here because he wants to compete, he wants to play and he wants to win, and he thought he would be able to. You can see that it drives him and all this small-minded and callous snickering is really off-putting.

It's sad to see a great champion miss an important event with injury. Unfortunately I think it's effectively a consequence of his style of play, so it was more a question of when rather than if. But I'm sorry for his fans that they go through this again.

Good-natured ribbing is one thing, but what a sad life someone must have who enjoys winding people up like this. Pitiful.

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[natalia]

Oh come on.

I'm no fan of Nadal's game, but all this talk about him is really winding me up. It's the same nonsense that really ticks me off when people talk about Federer ducking Nadal on clay or feigning injury or whatever.

IMO Nadal just hates not competing. He was here because he wants to compete, he wants to play and he wants to win, and he thought he would be able to. You can see that it drives him and all this small-minded and callous snickering is really off-putting.

It's sad to see a great champion miss an important event with injury. Unfortunately I think it's effectively a consequence of his style of play, so it was more a question of when rather than if. But I'm sorry for his fans that they go through this again.

Good-natured ribbing is one thing, but what a sad life someone must have who enjoys winding people up like this. Pitiful.

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Riding high horses, aren't we....

 

[mightyjeditribble]

Riding high horses, aren't we....

A pretty low horse I would say. Barely off the ground level of what I would consider decent behaviour.

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[Nostradamus]

Nadal could be finished. This injury could prevent Nadal from being great again in 2018. He will suck in 2018. I have predicted this.

 

[BeatlesFan]

Nadal could be finished. This injury could prevent Nadal from being great again in 2018. He will suck in 2018. I have predicted this.

He may suck in 2018 but it won't have anything to do with his knees. This is a non-issue and not a new injury, as his doctor already announced. He simply overplayed hideously and is paying the price for it. It should be worth it to him since his season was absolutely outstanding. But the grinders usually pay a price for their chosen style (Djoker and Muzz immediately come to mind).