At least he is not Number 3 which would mean he has potential to face Roger Federer in the Semi's!
At least he is not Number 3 which would mean he has potential to face Roger Federer in the Semi's!
At least he is not Number 3 which would mean he has potential to face Roger Federer in the Semi's!
Usually 1 is placed against 4 and 2 plays 3. But lately it has become the luck of the draw.
nadal will roar back like a lion. just watch..and will be the one to break federer's sf streak.
Not sure about the first part, but the second is definitely possible.
First time in four and a half years that Nadal has no Slam titles.
And unless things turn around for him he could have no Masters Series titles either by the time we get to RG.
Damn things are gonna get ugly during the clay season when he has tons to defend
If Nadal doesn't win anything in the clay stretch(and maybe has another stupid injury in the process), I think he retires because if he loses clay,he loses everything,regardless of ranking.
I put myself in his situation. He has 6 GS,15 MS has battered his knees on tour since he was 16 and gets beat around by the top10 on HC since last summer. If this were to happen on clay and grass too,retiring would be very tempting. Once the **** keeps pilling up and it doesn't stop you feel like you wanna quit. It's human nature. Plus,every athlete needs something to hold on to mentally. For Federer it was the olympics medal&USO 08'. Nadal hasn't had anything good happen to him in over 8 months,he has nothing to hang on to.
Not very much to defend. He lost in 4th round at RG and lost to Federer in Madrid. He only has to defend Monte Carlo an Hamburg. They are no "tons" to defend.
Not very much to defend. He lost in 4th round at RG and lost to Federer in Madrid. He only has to defend Monte Carlo an Hamburg. They are no "tons" to defend.
If Nadal doesn't win anything in the clay stretch(and maybe has another stupid injury in the process), I think he retires because if he loses clay,he loses everything,regardless of ranking.
I put myself in his situation. He has 6 GS,15 MS has battered his knees on tour since he was 16 and gets beat around by the top10 on HC since last summer. If this were to happen on clay and grass too,retiring would be very tempting. Once the **** keeps pilling up and it doesn't stop you feel like you wanna quit. It's human nature. Plus,every athlete needs something to hold on to mentally. For Federer it was the olympics medal&USO 08'. Nadal hasn't had anything good happen to him in over 8 months,he has nothing to hang on to.
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that's why you're not a professional athlete and he IS.Winning titles isn't ALL and there's always hope you will win something in the next tournament.Unless you really think your idol is a quitter and a wimp.i disagree.
He's defending Monte Carlo, Rome, Barcelona and Runner up in Madrid. That's 3100 points, around 40% of his post AO total. I'd call that tons,.
He has to defend his MC, Rome and barcelona titles on top defend his RU points at madridNot very much to defend. He lost in 4th round at RG and lost to Federer in Madrid. He only has to defend Monte Carlo an Hamburg. They are no "tons" to defend.
Talk about going over the top. Nadal is my pick to win 2 of the clay-court masters series if he's fit enough. You wouldn't think so with the reactions in this thread. Let me remind everyone that Nadal is 141-4 in clay-court matches since the 11th April 2005.
I think Uncle Toni will change strategy.
- Don't bother about Indian Wells
- Don't exhaust yourself in clay season. Just defend Monte Carlo and Barcelona. pull out of madrid.
Be fresh for French Open. Doesn't matter what ranking he is 7, 8? He can just win. If he meets Fed before semis, semi streak gone![]()
You missed indian wells. He has exactly 4580 points to defend untill RG
At least he is not Number 3 which would mean he has potential to face Roger Federer in the Semi's!
You missed indian wells. He has exactly 4580 points to defend untill RG
Yeah for Nadal ranking wont matter in french open. He just has to remain healthy, fresh and importantly free of injuries.
#6 by FO. Kolya at 4 delPo at 5 (off-chance of being other way)
I think Uncle Toni will change strategy.
- Don't bother about Indian Wells
- Don't exhaust yourself in clay season. Just defend Monte Carlo and Barcelona. pull out of madrid.
Be fresh for French Open. Doesn't matter what ranking he is 7, 8? He can just win. If he meets Fed before semis, semi streak gone![]()
Not very much to defend. He lost in 4th round at RG and lost to Federer in Madrid. He only has to defend Monte Carlo an Hamburg. They are no "tons" to defend.
Or he could drop Barcelona and play Madrid, since there's more points to earn there.
Although that makes sense, Nadal has shown more of an affinity for Barcelona than Madrid. He practically NEVER skips Barcelona.
Besides, when it comes to scheduling, when has Nadal made much sense?![]()
did anyone actually see the way he played at the AO. he played at a very high level at the AO against murray. If he can recover from this minor injury, he will be back to that level and again be a major threat.