Another day, another parlay.I was right but sadly I was wrong.
He arrived in Melbourne on Jan 4, and played his first match on Jan 15th… are you saying 3 extra days would’ve transformed his level?Nadal should have the done the same thing as last year and just stay in Melbourne for at least 2 weeks before the tournament begun. I think he does better the longer he has to practise on the surface.
I thought he played some exhibition somewhere else?He arrived in Melbourne on Jan 4, and played his first match on Jan 15th… are you saying 3 extra days would’ve transformed his level?
Vulture'dal nearly at it again.
He played United Cup but his last match was Jan 2nd, he then went immediately to Melbourne.I thought he played some exhibition somewhere else?
I guess the 2 weeks really flew by for meHe played United Cup but his last match was Jan 2nd, he then went immediately to Melbourne.
i don’t think lack of prep time in Melbourne was the issue I think mainly he didn’t have a proper off season due to the baby, the SA tour, and general rehab from abdominal tear. Basically he never got back to 100% and the AO came too early for him.
Seems to be the logical conclusion based on all available evidence.
I just think it was a perfect storm last year for Rafa and 2022-23 in comparison was very much the opposite.I guess the 2 weeks really flew by for me![]()
Welcome backWhat a useless thread. A player is out and still his fanboys make threads about him.
Looks like Medvedev is already done. Yet some Djokovic fanboys will claim this is a strong era.
It wasn't a strong era even with Medvedev in it though.Looks like Medvedev is already done. Yet some Djokovic fanboys will claim this is a strong era.
I think Nadal should end season after USO from now on then.I just think it was a perfect storm last year for Rafa and 2022-23 in comparison was very much the opposite.
off season:
2021: hurt in June, takes 6 month break for rehab and focuses on getting his body right
2022: hurt in July, rushes back for USO swing, hurt again, plays indoor season, not much rehab
2021: no Laver Cup and no preseason tour
2022: takes SA preseason tour and has young child
pre-season:
2022: plays Melbourne 250 on literally Rod Laver Arena, gets full match practice vs easy players on exact AO conditions
2023; plays United Cup in Sydney vs Norrie/De Minaur, only 2 matches of high intensity, then Dunlop balls in AO are different
Unfortunately, Nadal had to deal his whole career with real injuries which made him skip lots of tournaments. Not with magic injuries which only hurt between matches and tournaments, but never during the game itself.Where is Nadal though?
Where is he?
Korda in a slam final will be a totally new level of a weak era though.It wasn't a strong era even with Medvedev in it though.
Unfortunately, Nadal had to deal his whole career with real injuries which made him skip lots of tournaments. Not with magic injuries which only hurt between matches and tournaments, but never during the game itself.
Looks like Medvedev is already done. Yet some Djokovic fanboys will claim this is a strong era.
We've seen Kyrgios in one already.Korda in a slam final will be a totally new level of a weak era though.
Korda could have straightsetted him in his current form even without injury. Last year Korda had MPs before choking.Would have gone from Nakashima - Tiafoe - Medvedev to (most likely) Mackie - Khachanov - Korda. Just goes to show how mad the men's side has been this year and how easily circumstances can work out for the big 2
Love your posts haha!I was right but sadly I was wrong.
We've seen Kyrgios in one already.
True, but Kyrgios's is literally asterisked and undeserved.And Ruud in 2.
Well, it worked last year.Such a simple thing, right? After having hardly played a good match since the US Open, after fading in numerous matches since then, playing with balls completely antithetical to his game (Berrettini, Ruud, also with heavy topspin, also out. Felix almost joined them too) expecting him to just find some form like it's something you can pull out of a hat is a remotely reasonable thing to have expected?![]()
Before last years Aussie Open he won the only matches he'd played in months at the Melbourne 250! This year he came in with a 4-6 record since Wimbledon.Well, it worked last year.
Eh, he got the title last year. All I wanted was another AO title and the way the capped off last year’s title by beating the most in form HC player from down 2-0 was a storybook ending. Sure, it sucks that he’s out so early, but the guy is about to be 37 and has been struggling with form and injuries for the better part of 6 months. I just hope he has enough in the tank for RG and can hold on until the Paris Olympics in 2024. I think that’d be the perfect place to end his career.
He's in your head.Where is Nadal though?
Where is he?
Yeah, honestly, after last year I don't care if he never plays AO again. The USO loss last year was much more disappointing.Eh, he got the title last year. All I wanted was another AO title and the way the capped off last year’s title by beating the most in form HC player from down 2-0 was a storybook ending. Sure, it sucks that he’s out so early, but the guy is about to be 37 and has been struggling with form and injuries for the better part of 6 months. I just hope he has enough in the tank for RG and can hold on until the Paris Olympics in 2024. I think that’d be the perfect place to end his career.
He made bad decision after bad decision regarding his rehab last year. Should have just rested and healed up with no warm up before the USO and definitely no SA exho tour in the off-season.Yeah, honestly, after last year I don't care if he never plays AO again. The USO loss last year was much more disappointing.
I mean people still make threads about retired players in the general pro section lolWhat a useless thread. A player is out and still his fanboys make threads about him.
not a Rafa fan, but so much this. AO 2022 was a tournament he, on paper, had no business winning yet somehow did. Anything else is gravy and there's been plenty of gravy alreadyEh, he got the title last year. All I wanted was another AO title and the way the capped off last year’s title by beating the most in form HC player from down 2-0 was a storybook ending. Sure, it sucks that he’s out so early, but the guy is about to be 37 and has been struggling with form and injuries for the better part of 6 months. I just hope he has enough in the tank for RG and can hold on until the Paris Olympics in 2024. I think that’d be the perfect place to end his career.