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In other news, I see PaddyPower give Fed odds at 2.00, go grab them before they change it.
Federer vs Nadal semi-final Indian Wells 2019!
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I am not surprised.
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No, he is not pulling out. He will play through it with whatever injury he is carrying.
Red Rick
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Fed will win unless Rafa pulls out.
Which he likely will..
Which he likely will..
Mainad
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But would he want to aggravate a potentially serious injury ahead of the clay season just for the sake of Indian Wells?
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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.
icedevil0289
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out of curiosity was rafa actually injured injured, like his version of being injured. if its the former, I wish him well. I'm still going to be nervous as hell either way
Mainad
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Was Fed injured at 2013 Indian Wells?
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Yes. And he said that he felt obliged to play, because so many had come and paid to see Fedal.
Towser83
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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
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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.
MajesticTennisManiac
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Was just about to post this exact thing.
Federer considered withdrawal but played for the crowd but Nadal has his most important part of the season coming up so he might not risk it
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He injured it the match before, and should not have even continued that match, let alone go out and play another one.
Feather
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Yeah the Stan Wawrinka match
Nadal15thslam
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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."
"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."
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And we all saw it happen, and knew he was done. Federer not wanting to retire ever from a match kept on playing, making it worse. Should have lost the match, but he won and then had to go out and play Nadal injured.
Towser83
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Thanks for the info. Yeah should have probably pulled out seeing how the rest of the year went
Tennis_Hands
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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.
Poisoned Slice
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Let's discuss it over a long coffee.
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Sometimes your success becomes your own worst enemy. His marquee rivalry with Nadal compelled him to play injured, just because of the 16,000 people that came to see it, and it cost him significantly that year.
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Or Nadal in Shanghai 2017.
Tennis_Hands
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Please post the previous informations about that "injury" from the previous days.
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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.
He didn't look like he wanted to win today, KK just super sucked.
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Did Nadal injure himself in the Cilic match? I don't recall.
mightyrick
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I think Federer takes the first set and then wins via a Nadal retirement. Federer will run him like a ragdoll for the first set and then Nadal concedes after that. I can't see Nadal risking the clay court season at this point. Not unlike Djokovic, he may sit out for a few weeks or more.
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Yes.
Tennis_Hands
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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.
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OK, thanks. I don't remember all the details from that match. Do you when it happened?
Nadal15thslam
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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.
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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.
I guess we will.
Nadal15thslam
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These two are at a level where every detail counts. Rafa is not 100% fit so Roger wins this in 2.
Poisoned Slice
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Looking forward to it.
TahoeTennis
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Gentleman everyone plays with a little pain as you get older it's part of the game that said ice and ibuprofen and the strong Spanish bull takes it in 3 epic sets vamos
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The look on Nadal's face at the end showed that he wasn't looking forward to it...
tennisfanboy
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Nadal obviously laid all the ground work to leave federer with no chances of a win.
1. Nadal can talk to his team evaluate his chances for tomorrow and pull out giving Fed walk over. Moral Victor.
2. Nadal chooses to play and retires midway. Obviously the knee is about to break.
3. Nadal somehow completes the match limping and taking million MTOs and goes to the presser and says not a good time to talk about injury no?
Which one do you think is the most likely scenario to play out tomorrow?
I voted Nadal. No way Fed's winning this regardless of the outcome.
1. Nadal can talk to his team evaluate his chances for tomorrow and pull out giving Fed walk over. Moral Victor.
2. Nadal chooses to play and retires midway. Obviously the knee is about to break.
3. Nadal somehow completes the match limping and taking million MTOs and goes to the presser and says not a good time to talk about injury no?
Which one do you think is the most likely scenario to play out tomorrow?
I voted Nadal. No way Fed's winning this regardless of the outcome.
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VaporDude95
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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.
Poisoned Slice
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I don't recall specifically when but Rafa came to the final with his knee taped up and movement was clearly hampered.
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Dats too bad, chico.
Shawn told Razor to do that after he won the match.
underground
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I still think it's that "hot shot" off the net cord that hurt him, it's everywhere on Youtube. Fed had a little giddy jog after hitting that shot.
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Yes, I remember the tape in the final. Just don't remember when he got the injury.
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