Martina Navratilova praises Rafael Nadal

[clayqueen]

"Amazing he still played, bravo" - Martina Navratilova praises Rafael Nadal for playing through pain and injury for Roger Federer at Laver Cup

Martina Navratilova has praised Rafael Nadal for playing through injury and pain at the Laver Cup. He captivated tennis fans the world over by playing alongside his friend and long-time rival Roger Federer in a doubles encounter on Friday.

The Swiss maestro played his last professional match at the O2 Arena in London, where he, partnering Nadal, lost to the American pair of Frances Tiafoe and Jack Sock. This was Nadal's second defeat to Tiafoe in the space of a month after the Spaniard lost to the American at the US Open.

"I had no idea Rafa was struggling with his stomach muscle tear. The service toss was lower at the US open but it looked more like protecting the stomach muscle rather than still be affected by it. Amazing he still played, bravo Rafa! And yes, he was nervous, understandably so," she tweeted."

The 36-year-old's withdrawal from the Laver Cup has now made it clear that he traveled to London with the sole intention of playing a doubles match alongside Federer. In a recent interview, the Swiss revealed that he had contacted Nadal ahead of his retirement to ascertain the chances of them pairing up for his farewell match.

"Amazing he still played, bravo" - Martina Navratilova praises Rafael Nadal for playing through pain and injury for Roger Federer at Laver Cup

Martina Navratilova has praised Rafael Nadal for playing through injury and pain at the Laver Cup.

www.sportskeeda.com

 

[DSH]

When someone truly suffers from an abdominal tear it takes several weeks for that area of the body to recover.
On the other hand, whoever believes that a tennis player can win despite suffering that, a tournament of the magnitude of a Major, is living a fantasy and it is just a clown show, worthy of someone who promises "his truth" through a documentary that never was released.

 

[NoleFam]

When someone truly suffers from an abdominal tear it takes several weeks for that area of the body to recover.
On the other hand, whoever believes that a tennis player can win despite suffering that, a tournament of the magnitude of a Major, is living a fantasy and it is just a clown show, worthy of someone who promises "his truth" through a documentary that never was released.

It was an oblique tear not an abdominal tear, and I guarantee you Djokovic doesn't have to fake an injury to win the AO. He had only won it 8 times before that.

 

[DSH]

It was an oblique tear not an abdominal tear, and I guarantee you Djokovic doesn't have to fake an injury to win the AO. He had only won it 8 times before that.

Show me the documentary of your idol.
Oh no, it doesn't exist!

 

[NoleFam]

Show me the documentary of your idol.
Oh no, it doesn't exist!

It seems like he's your idol since you really want to see something that even his fans have forgotten about.

 

[DSH]

It seems like he's your idol since you really want to see something that even his fans have forgotten about.

Now are you going to deny that the unvaccinated did not promise a documentary about it?

 

[NoleFam]

Now are you going to deny that the unvaccinated did not promise a documentary about it?

You're all over the place. From faking injuries, to non-existent documentaries to "no*vax". Go off then.

 

[Deleted member 791948]

Nadal must be very scary to fans of Djokovic and other elites, because he won 2 Slams and reached Wimbledon SF, despite being seriously injured throughout the year, meaning there is a HUGE chance Nadal will win multiple Slams next year too and be on 24 or 25 slams by the end of 2023.

 

[DSH]

You're all over the place. From faking injuries, to non-existent documentaries to "no*vax". Go off then.

If you want to believe everything your idol says is the truth, go ahead and dogmatically continue to believe that he is infallible and that everything he does is correct, free from criticism.
It's your decision, not mine.

 

[NoleFam]

If you want to believe everything your idol says is the truth, go ahead and dogmatically continue to believe that he is infallible and that everything he does is correct, free from criticism.
It's your decision, not mine.

Ok. Right back 'atcha.

 

[vive le beau jeu !]

lol, same old rusty peak injured golden bs again...

 

[clayqueen]

It was an oblique tear not an abdominal tear, and I guarantee you Djokovic doesn't have to fake an injury to win the AO. He had only won it 8 times before that.

Of course; if Djokovic can avoid Chung and Istomin.

 

[THUNDERVOLLEY]

Nadal must be very scary to fans of Djokovic and other elites, because he won 2 Slams and reached Wimbledon SF, despite being seriously injured throughout the year, meaning there is a HUGE chance Nadal will win multiple Slams next year too and be on 24 or 25 slams by the end of 2023.

Nadal winning more majors is only causing night (and day) terrors to Federer fanatics, who must accept that their 2 decades of false GOAT fairy tales will continue to crumble into dust. Djokovic fans have little reason to fear much, as he's still active, certainly able to win majors, and is younger than Nadal.

Good times ahead.

 

[clayqueen]

Nadal must be very scary to fans of Djokovic and other elites, because he won 2 Slams and reached Wimbledon SF, despite being seriously injured throughout the year, meaning there is a HUGE chance Nadal will win multiple Slams next year too and be on 24 or 25 slams by the end of 2023.

Rafa needs to be totally fit for the next 2 years and the sky would be the limit.

 

[Nadal_Django]

lol, same old rusty peak injured golden bs again...

Well it wouldn't be Nadal if its other way around.

 

[Deleted member 775108]

When someone truly suffers from an abdominal tear it takes several weeks for that area of the body to recover.
On the other hand, whoever believes that a tennis player can win despite suffering that, a tournament of the magnitude of a Major, is living a fantasy and it is just a clown show, worthy of someone who promises "his truth" through a documentary that never was released.

Can't Nadal have his own thread praising him instead of dragging Novak into it?

 

[DSH]

Ok. Right back 'atcha.

And just in case, the Serbian is not vaccinated, which is true and is not a pejorative attack.

 

[NoleFam]

Of course; if Djokovic can avoid Chung and Istomin.

Weak sauce. You can do better than that. Lol

 

[sureshs]

It is all Fed's fault. A champion like Laver or Serena plays a regular final match, loses, and leaves. They don't engineer their own dramatic send-off to cater to their limitless ego.

Drama queen Federer's ego forced Nadal to play through pain and be hammered by Sock and Tiafoe.

People should not put up with this.

 

[President]

It is all Fed's fault. A champion like Laver or Serena plays a regular final match, loses, and leaves. They don't engineer their own dramatic send-off to cater to their limitless ego.

Drama queen Federer's ego forced Nadal to play through pain and be hammered by Sock and Tiafoe.

People should not put with this.

Hammered? They had a match point!

 

[Purestriker]

It is all Fed's fault. A champion like Laver or Serena plays a regular final match, loses, and leaves. They don't engineer their own dramatic send-off to cater to their limitless ego.

Drama queen Federer's ego forced Nadal to play through pain and be hammered by Sock and Tiafoe.

People should not put with this.

Roger is one of the owners of the Lavar cup. So he got to maximize the profits by engineering that send off. That is just a good business decision.

Roger Federer's TEAM8: Launching the Laver Cup - Case - Faculty & Research - Harvard Business School

www.hbs.edu

 

[Federev]

It is all Fed's fault. A champion like Laver or Serena plays a regular final match, loses, and leaves. They don't engineer their own dramatic send-off to cater to their limitless ego.

Drama queen Federer's ego forced Nadal to play through pain and be hammered by Sock and Tiafoe.

People should not put with this.

Wow.

Wow man.

Just amazing.

And now that you mention it I DO remember Federer not only holding Rafa’s hand for a moment, but also putting a gun to his head to force him to play.

Luckily because of you, we at TTW know that the tears, the kind words, the years of helping each other’s charities, their families’ statements year after year, and all photos and interviews of them being kind to one another year after year - it’s all lies.

You have the secret knowledge.

Rafa was forced to play.

Poor weak victimized Rafa.

 

[sureshs]

Roger is one of the owners of the Lavar cup. So he got to maximize the profits by engineering that send off. That is just a good business decision.

Roger Federer's TEAM8: Launching the Laver Cup - Case - Faculty & Research - Harvard Business School

www.hbs.edu

Tennis is bigger than any one person and Federer was not even top 2 in his era.

 

[sureshs]

Luckily because of you, we at TTW know that the tears, the kind words, the years of helping each other’s charities, their families’ statements year after year, and all photos and interviews of them being kind to one another year after year - it’s all lies.

Remember how Federer and Tiger Woods were "buddies" when under the same Nike banner? And when they were not?

Much of the emotions shown by celebrities are faked. Human beings have emotions and also the ability to fake emotions, plus the ability to believe that the faked emotions are real.

 

[Subway Tennis]

"Amazing he still played, bravo" - Martina Navratilova praises Rafael Nadal for playing through pain and injury for Roger Federer at Laver Cup

Martina Navratilova has praised Rafael Nadal for playing through injury and pain at the Laver Cup. He captivated tennis fans the world over by playing alongside his friend and long-time rival Roger Federer in a doubles encounter on Friday.

The Swiss maestro played his last professional match at the O2 Arena in London, where he, partnering Nadal, lost to the American pair of Frances Tiafoe and Jack Sock. This was Nadal's second defeat to Tiafoe in the space of a month after the Spaniard lost to the American at the US Open.

"I had no idea Rafa was struggling with his stomach muscle tear. The service toss was lower at the US open but it looked more like protecting the stomach muscle rather than still be affected by it. Amazing he still played, bravo Rafa! And yes, he was nervous, understandably so," she tweeted."

The 36-year-old's withdrawal from the Laver Cup has now made it clear that he traveled to London with the sole intention of playing a doubles match alongside Federer. In a recent interview, the Swiss revealed that he had contacted Nadal ahead of his retirement to ascertain the chances of them pairing up for his farewell match.

"Amazing he still played, bravo" - Martina Navratilova praises Rafael Nadal for playing through pain and injury for Roger Federer at Laver Cup

Martina Navratilova has praised Rafael Nadal for playing through injury and pain at the Laver Cup.

www.sportskeeda.com

Not suprised to see Rafa do this. Nothing was going to keep him from playing that final match and being part of the celebrations with Roger Federer

I am CERTAIN that when Rafa retires, there will be a certain maestro making sure he is there for the festivities.

 

[Federev]

Remember how Federer and Tiger Woods were "buddies" when under the same Nike banner? And when they were not?

Much of the emotions shown by celebrities are faked. Human beings have emotions and also the ability to fake emotions, plus the ability to believe that the faked emotions are real.

it seems that it is all binary for you.

And that Fed is always bad.

And that all this is all fake.

And - honestly - it strikes me as a strange and a sad perspective - and - one detached the actual reality of human relationships and emotions.

Which are not binary.

 

[sureshs]

Not suprised to see Rafa do this. Nothing was going to keep him from playing that final match and being part of the celebrations with Roger Federer

I am CERTAIN that when Rafa retires, there will be a certain maestro making sure he is there for the festivities.

That will be at the FO next year.

 

[Subway Tennis]

That will be at the FO next year.

 

[vive le beau jeu !]

I am CERTAIN that when Rafa retires, (...) he is there for the festivities.

it will be huge...

Spoiler: ... really huge

 

[Subway Tennis]

it will be huge...

Spoiler: ... really huge

I think you might be joining the festivities for slightly different reasons, Vive

 

[Purestriker]

Tennis is bigger than any one person and Federer was not even top 2 in his era.

No argument there. But we shouldn't question his decision where he wants to wrap it up. He cashed in.

 

[Backspin1183]

Well it wouldn't be Nadal if its other way around.

And it wouldn't be you if a Nadal thread didn't get you in here all excited.

 

[Nole_King]

Nadal must be very scary to fans of Djokovic and other elites, because he won 2 Slams and reached Wimbledon SF, despite being seriously injured throughout the year, meaning there is a HUGE chance Nadal will win multiple Slams next year too and be on 24 or 25 slams by the end of 2023.

For us Djokovic fan what is disappointing that he continues to miss 2 slams per year out of something that I consider plain stupid.

 

[clayqueen]

For us Djokovic fan what is disappointing that he continues to miss 2 slams per year out of something that I consider plain stupid.

All he has to do is take the vaccine. As for Australia, he should never have tried to bend the rules.

 

[Born_to_slice]

And just in case, the Serbian is not vaccinated, which is true and is not a pejorative attack.

Of course not. Those are all superlatives.

 

[Bud]

Roger is one of the owners of the Lavar cup. So he got to maximize the profits by engineering that send off. That is just a good business decision.

Roger Federer's TEAM8: Launching the Laver Cup - Case - Faculty & Research - Harvard Business School

www.hbs.edu

Lavar Burton cup

 

[Mike Sams]

When someone truly suffers from an abdominal tear it takes several weeks for that area of the body to recover.
On the other hand, whoever believes that a tennis player can win despite suffering that, a tournament of the magnitude of a Major, is living a fantasy and it is just a clown show, worthy of someone who promises "his truth" through a documentary that never was released.

Djokovic had a stomach tear and still won the AO in 2021.

 

[Bud]

Djokovic had a stomach tear and still won the AO in 2021.

Yeah sure

 

[Humphrey20133]

Djokovic had a stomach tear and still won the AO in 2021.

If you believe that nonsense you will believe anything.

 

[Mike Sams]

If you believe that nonsense you will believe anything.

Well I guess we should only ever believe Nadal's injuries and nobody else's? Despite him running around like a jackrabbit on steroids! LOL

 

[Djokovic_is_the_best#1]

Rafa needs to be totally fit for the next 2 years and the sky would be the limit.

That’s a big if though! Rafa and staying fit for a long duration doesn’t seem to go in the sentence much these days.

 

[Djokovic_is_the_best#1]

All he has to do is take the vaccine. As for Australia, he should never have tried to bend the rules.

The vaccine mandates have been abolished nearly everywhere now. He doesn’t need to take it and shouldn’t do it to just please governments. It proves he was right and all these countries overreacted to this nonsense. Good on Novak sticking to his guns.

 

[Frenchy-Player]

Of course ...

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1574448358374211595

 

[octobrina10]

lol, same old rusty peak injured golden bs again...

Hi, Fed devotee! Isn't it time for you to move to the Former Pro Player Talk forum ?

 

[Azure]

Of course ...

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1574448358374211595

GOAT for a reason

 

[The_Order]

Yeah sure

Didn't you watch his documentary? Oh wait..

 

[MichaelNadal]

Nadal is like Undertaker, who wrestled with broken ribs and a crushed eye socket put a mask on, strap the ribs, and keep slaying

 

[Frenchy-Player]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1575119567788990464

 

[Topspin_80]

Djokovic had a stomach tear and still won the AO in 2021.

He said he had.

He never proved it.

 

[Topspin_80]

Well I guess we should only ever believe Nadal's injuries and nobody else's? Despite him running around like a jackrabbit on steroids! LOL

Djokovic runs more than Nadal.

Is he on steroids?