How would you schedule the rest of Nadals year for winning the big tournaments only?

[Flint]

And not chasing number 1 ranking?

In more recent years he seems to take a bit longer to get up to full potential on clay and I would say he doesn't need to waste energy/risk injury on hard courts at this time of year so I would probably go

Argentina open
Rio open
Chillie open
Skip Indian Wells and Miami
Monte-Carlo
Barcelona
Madrid
Skip Rome and be 100%fresh
French Open

Queens
Wimbledon

Rogers cup
Cincinnati
US Open

Rest up a bit

Vienna
Paris
WTF

Just for fun, how would you schedule him?

 

[tex123]

Only play grand slams. That's it. Maybe a couple of clay tournaments(Rome and Barcelona) and IW. That's it.


Make a baby.

 

[3loudboys]

Hope he protects his body for the upcoming season ahead and plays what it allows him to do - prioritising the majors.

Following that if there’s any time left I need a doubles partner for a local O35’s tournament at Easter.

 

[Tennisbg]

Indian Wells/ Monte Carlo, Rome, Madrid, Roland Garros, Wimbledon, Rogers Masters, US Open, Paris, WTF.

No Barcelona so he can save more energy for RG.

 

[roysid]

And not chasing number 1 ranking?

In more recent years he seems to take a bit longer to get up to full potential on clay and I would say he doesn't need to waste energy/risk injury on hard courts at this time of year so I would probably go

Argentina open
Rio open
Chillie open
Skip Indian Wells and Miami
Monte-Carlo
Barcelona
Madrid
Skip Rome and be 100%fresh
French Open

Queens
Wimbledon

Rogers cup
Cincinnati
US Open

Rest up a bit

Vienna
Paris
WTF

Just for fun, how would you schedule him?

Last year he played 4 clay tournaments before French...MC, Barca, Madrid and Rome. Won two of them but was clearly not dominating.

I suggest he skips one of them Barca/Madrid and play only 3 clay court.

Play nothing before Wimbledon

Play only canada before US Open.

As for IW, Miami can play one of them

 

[tsp_207]

Schedule I would like him to play:
Monte Carlo
Barcelona
Rome
Roland Garros
Wimbledon
Queen's Club
Toronto
US Open

Schedule he'll probably end up playing:
Acapulco
Indian Wells
Miami
Monte Carlo
Barcelona
Madrid
Rome
Roland Garros
Wimbledon
Toronto
Cincinnati
US Open
Shanghai
Paris
ATP Finals

 

[Flint]

Only play grand slams. That's it. Maybe a couple of clay tournaments(Rome and Barcelona) and IW. That's it.


Make a baby.

Would he not be too rusty and out of form and fitness to win them then?

 

[tex123]

Would he not be too rusty and out of form and fitness to win them then?

Maybe or maybe not. He showed that he can without a huge amount of practice. So the old methods of crazy scheduling should go. I want him to make a baby and not win endless tournaments. His foot will not allow him to play a lot of tournaments anyway. A bit like what Federer did with his scheduling in his twilight years.


Fed and Djokovic may indulge in coaching as their kids would've grown up in a few years. Nadal is a family man. He will not indulge in coaching anyone or be on tour until his kids are old - that's like 20-25 years from now.