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G.O.A.T.
In other news, I see PaddyPower give Fed odds at 2.00, go grab them before they change it.
Truth be told I find watching Zverev play 40 shot rallies vs a journeymen and letgsoing after he wins it more exciting than the MCU
Anyone think Nadal will pull out of this?
Now I'm curious as to what this means lolI am not surprised.
Now I'm curious as to what this means lol
Yes, I'm a glutton for pain.
No, he is not pulling out. He will play through it with whatever injury he is carrying.
Anyone think Nadal will pull out of this?
But would he want to aggravate a potentially serious injury ahead of the clay season just for the sake of Indian Wells?
It's out of respect for Federer and the fans who will sell the place out to see Fedal. The same way Federer did here in 2013.
Was Fed injured at 2013 Indian Wells?
Was Fed injured at 2013 Indian Wells?
Of course. It practically started his sucky 2013 season. Even RAFA asked if he was ok at the net after the match. Normally Fed straight sets him at IW.Was Fed injured at 2013 Indian Wells?
IMO Rafa has too much respect for Fed to not show up for the match. Same as how Fed had the back injury in 2013 at IW but still showed up for the beatdown.
Yep, back issues, I think this was the start of his 2013 troubles. Though I thought he actually tweaked it early on in the match. But at the end you could see Nadal asking him if he was ok
He injured it the match before, and should not have even continued that match, let alone go out and play another one.
Yeah the Stan Wawrinka match
He injured it the match before, and should not have even continued that match, let alone go out and play another one.
No, he is not pulling out. He will play through it with whatever injury he is carrying.
Thanks for the info. Yeah should have probably pulled out seeing how the rest of the year went
Or Nadal in Shanghai 2017.It's out of respect for Federer and the fans who will sell the place out to see Fedal. The same way Federer did here in 2013.
Some updates regarding Rafa's injury:
For a few moments Friday afternoon at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden, it appeared that Rafael Nadal would not be able to continue with his match against Karen Khachanov. His right knee was again giving him trouble and he grimaced in pain as he fought off a determined opponent.
But as he's done time and again, Nadal battled his way through the match to eventually win 7-6(2), 7-6(2) in a pair of tiebreaks that kept the packed crowd in Stadium 1 raging for more than two hours.
"That's just part of my career," Nadal said afterward, "I'm used to playing with some kind of injury."
The Spaniard will now face his biggest rival, Roger Federer, for the 39th time when the two meet in the semifinals in Indian Wells on Saturday.
Nadal’s injury appeared to be related to the patella tendinitis near his right knee that he’s battled in recent years.
It will be the first time since 2016 that the second-ranked Nadal, a three-time singles champion at Indian Wells, will appear in the semifinals here. He's beaten four opponents here this year without dropping a single set.
"I'm not able to play an Indian Wells quarterfinals match every day, so I just went out and did my best."
He added: "I'm happy to be in the semifinals. I hope to be ready for tomorrow."
If he plays he is not carrying any injury besides the usual for every tennis player nagging issue.
Far too many times have seen him to know that he is one cold blooded computer when it comes to estimating his chances to be fooled.
If he goes out and stops, that is also calculated. Make no mistake.
Or Nadal in Shanghai 2017.
Yes.Did Nadal injure himself in the Cilic match? I don't recall.
He didn't look like he wanted to win today, KK just super sucked.
Yes.
I've made it shorter to be easier to read. Rafa says he hopes to be ready for tomorrow, so I think he is going to play.Some updates regarding Rafa's injury:
"That's just part of my career," Nadal said afterward, "I'm used to playing with some kind of injury."
Nadal’s injury appeared to be related to the patella tendinitis near his right knee that he’s battled in recent years.
"I'm not able to play an Indian Wells quarterfinals match every day, so I just went out and did my best."
He added: "I'm happy to be in the semifinals. I hope to be ready for tomorrow."
I don't think that KK "super sucked", nor I think that Nadal was showing signs of debilitating injury.
We will have to agree to disagree here.
Looking forward to it.
Yeah the Stan Wawrinka match
The look on Nadal's face at the end showed that he wasn't looking forward to it...
OK, thanks. I don't remember all the details from that match. Do you when it happened?
Dats too bad, chico.
No he actually injured it in the Dodig match towards the end.
He hit a funny looking smash then started to do the abbreviated serve motion and loss of movement to the FH side in the following points.
I don't recall specifically when but Rafa came to the final with his knee taped up and movement was clearly hampered.