just an idea-conspiracy theory

[Petrus]

Is it possible that the nadal-wawranka match was fixed?
With Nadal being the overwhelming favourite, the gambling companies would have made huge money if he lost, and he did.

This has been speculated in soccer and other sports.

 

[vive le beau jeu !]

would be nice if he did it more often, then.

 

[Manus Domini]

Gotta give you credit, OP, this is almost completely creative.

The answer is, "no." Not unless extra payment causes Stan to play the best tennis of his life, in which case, he's pretty sad.

 

[Mainad]

Toni owes the big gambling companies millions,so he instructed Rafa to throw the match and chuck in an injury to make it look convincing. That was the agreed way for him to pay off his debts. It was either that or a concrete overcoat!

:wink:

 

[Petrus]

Rafa, you lose the match or i shoot you in the head...
This is how it's usually done with the mafia.

Remember that Colombian soccer player that scored on his own net during a world cup match? He was shot to dead in a parking lot when he got back home.

 

[Manus Domini]

Rafa, you lose the match or i shoot you in the head...
This is how it's usually done with the mafia.

Remember that Colombian soccer player that scored on his own net during a world cup match? He was shot to dead in a parking lot when he got back home.

Laughable. You really think, for one second, that Rafa was threatened with his life, to lose that match?