Does anyone have Nadal's schedule this year?

[Messarger]

Happy 2010 everyone.
This is my first thread and post of the new year

Does anyone have Nadal's 2010 schedule this year? I want to know which clay court tournament he'll be playing. If he's gonna do the traditional Monte Carlo, Barcelona, Rome and Madrid thingy, i forsee 2009 repeating itself. hopefully not of course. It's a sin for the tennis world not to have more Wimbledon 2008.

cheers.

PS: i tried looking on his official website www rafael nadal dot com but it isnt there.

 

[Tennis_Monk]

I tried pinging Rafa. No luck yet.

 

[clayman2000]

I bet he does. No way he skips Monte Carlo and Barcelona where he is the 5 time defending champ. Because of his age, he isnt eligable to skip Rome or Madrid without an injury

He will probably play Dubai after the AO and maybe Rotterdam.

 

[Pro Staff Pete]

Yes he'll play Rotterdam.

About Monte Carlo.. I saw on Federer´s schedule that he aint playing there..

 

[clayman2000]

Yes he'll play Rotterdam.

About Monte Carlo.. I saw on Federer´s schedule that he aint playing there..

he did the same thing last year.... but isnt he planning to play Estoril? Shows that he doesnt think he can beat Nadal there.

 

[Pro Staff Pete]

you´re correct about Estoril

 

[Deleted member 25923]

Why is Rafa playing Rotterdam? He should just get rid of non-MS/slam events.

 

[TheMusicLover]

Why is Rafa playing Rotterdam? He should just get rid of non-MS/slam events.

That's THE big question that any fan who realizes that the surface over there is a genuine knee-killer is or should be asking. I can't think of one other reason than the usual one: $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$.
I hope he will skip it.
Same thing for Dubai.

 

[Deleted member 25923]

That's THE big question that any fan who realizes that the surface over there is a genuine knee-killer is or should be asking. I can't think of one other reason than the usual one: $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$.
I hope he will skip it.
Same thing for Dubai.

But for a guy like Nadal, why should it matter? He's loaded!

 

[TheMusicLover]

But for a guy like Nadal, why should it matter? He's loaded!

Yeah... but then why do Feds and Nads still play exhos? For a bit of fun, yeah, but I'm sure the cash doesn't hurt either.

 

[Nathaniel_Near]

All I can remember are quotes from Nadal saying that he may shorten his clay schedule so that he isn't wrecked for the middle season.

 

[TennisFan3]

But for a guy like Nadal, why should it matter? He's loaded!

There's no end to the money. Once you have it, you want more of it. Why do you think Fed plays all these exhos even though he's the richest tennis athlete ever.

 

[Messarger]

All I can remember are quotes from Nadal saying that he may shorten his clay schedule so that he isn't wrecked for the middle season.

good info mate. do you have the source for it? many thanks.

 

[josh91]

2010-01-04 ExxonMobil Qatar Open
2010-01-18 Australian Open, Melbourne
2010-02-08 ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament, Rotterdam
2010-03-08 Indian Wells
2010-03-24 Sony Ericsson Open, Miami
2010-04-10 Monte Carlo Rolex Masters
2010-04-16 Open Sabadell Atlántico, Barcelona
2010-04-25 Inter****onali BNL d'Italia, Rome
2010-05-07 Mutua Madrileña Madrid Open, Madrid
2010-05-23 Roland Garros
2010-06-07 AEGON Championships, Queen's Club, London
2010-06-21 Wimbledon
2010-08-07 Rogers Cup, Toronto
2010-08-15 Western & Southern Financial Group Masters
2010-08-30 US Open, Flushing Meadows
2010-10-11 Shanghai
2010-11-07 BNP Paribas Masters, Paris
2010-11-21 Barclays ATP World Tour Finals, London

And off course he will also play Davis Cup.

 

[Bud]

2010-01-04 ExxonMobil Qatar Open
2010-01-18 Australian Open, Melbourne
2010-02-08 ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament, Rotterdam
2010-03-08 Indian Wells
2010-03-24 Sony Ericsson Open, Miami
2010-04-10 Monte Carlo Rolex Masters
2010-04-16 Open Sabadell Atlántico, Barcelona
2010-04-25 Inter****onali BNL d'Italia, Rome
2010-05-07 Mutua Madrileña Madrid Open, Madrid
2010-05-23 Roland Garros
2010-06-07 AEGON Championships, Queen's Club, London
2010-06-21 Wimbledon
2010-08-07 Rogers Cup, Toronto
2010-08-15 Western & Southern Financial Group Masters
2010-08-30 US Open, Flushing Meadows
2010-10-11 Shanghai
2010-11-07 BNP Paribas Masters, Paris
2010-11-21 Barclays ATP World Tour Finals, London

And off course he will also play Davis Cup.

He should axe Rotterdam, Madrid and Cincy.

 

[reversef]

He should axe Rotterdam, Madrid and Cincy.

Madrid and Cincy are mandatory. And he's forced to play some ATP500 as well. Are Beijing and Bangkok not in his program anymore?

 

[TheMusicLover]

Madrid and Cincy are mandatory. And he's forced to play some ATP500 as well. Are Beijing and Bangkok not in his program anymore?

In contrary to popular belief, those ATP500 are NOT mandatory. He could skip those easily.

 

[reversef]

In contrary to popular belief, those ATP500 are NOT mandatory. He could skip those easily.

Are they not forced to play a certain amount of them? 4 ATP 500 a year or something like that? I also thought they had to put them at different parts of the season. For example: at least one after the USO. I'm not sure though.

 

[TheMusicLover]

Are they not forced to play a certain amount of them? 4 ATP 500 a year or something like that? I also thought they had to put them at different parts of the season. For example: at least one after the USO. I'm not sure though.

They are 'forced' to, but all that happens if they don't show up, is that they lose their ranking points they gathered the year before in that same or in a comparable tournament (they get a so-called 'zero-pointer'). With proper sheduling, that is sometimes something they should choose to do, in order to remain healthy for the rest of the season. And many players indeed do so.

 

[Dimension]

I would have cut off Rotterdam. Hopefully he will.

 

[TheMusicLover]

I would have cut off Rotterdam. Hopefully he will.

Yep. It would be a wise decision. Even if I will be in Rotterdam, his longlivety on the tour is worth more to me than me seeing him play over there.