Nadal, enraged with the Australian Open balls

[fundrazer]

Sureshs hits notoriously flat. In fact, everything he touches goes flat.

Except his waistline.

 

[Spencer Gore]

The whole tournament is balls this year.

 

[NeutralFan]

The whole tournament is balls this year.

Are you a Spencer Gore fan ?

 

[Sudacafan]

No, no you got it wrong. Habitual offender is not talking or complaining much there. I am assuming he is very young at heart.

Totally agree with that. He’s so young that it seems to be another special quality.

 

[SamprasisGOAT]

Must have been the balls when Novak took his soul in the 2019 final.

 

[Shangri La]

He's not really enraged. Just putting some preemptive excuses in place.

 

[The Guru]

Honestly seems more like lobbying for higher bounce balls more than any sort of serious complaint

 

[vive le beau jeu !]

the nadal ?!... whining ???

 

[Musterrific]

Prepping an excuse for an upcoming loss.

 

[octobrina10]

Nadal, enraged with the Australian Open balls.

Nadal, enraged with the Australian Open balls - Then24

Reef Nadal He pointed out the difficulties generated by the current type of balls used at the Australian Open. The Spanish tennis player, already in the

then24.com

Rafa was not 'enraged', he just described the situation. Creating this false title is yet another evidence that Rafa bashers are enraged by his existence.

 

[octobrina10]

the nadal ?!... whining ???

No, you are constantly whining, Fed devotee.

 

[octobrina10]

Nadal needs to control his anger, it's just tennis balls.

Rafa bashers need to control their anger and not generate false stories about him.

 

[Jaitock1991]

Sureshs hits notoriously flat. In fact, everything he touches goes flat.

Really? I thought Sureshs was actually itself a type of ball.

 

[octobrina10]

This plonker always complaining about something. Jesus

Hmm. Djokofan, whose username contains the word 'Nadal' , you are constantly complaining about him.

 

[BeatlesFan]

This is one of the first times I’ve actually heard a pro discuss a coherent summation of their effects.

Roger and Rafa both discussed in some detail the AO balls in 2019:

tennis.com/news/articles/federer-nadal-discuss-new-slower-balls-being-used-at-australian-open

 

[RaulRamirez]

Do you put a lot of topspin on your groundies and serves? I once played with a guy from Portugal who had awesome spin on all his shots but he turned out to be Estonian.

Interesting spin.

 

[octobrina10]

Someone should find the original interview. This was a few days ago and I think in Spanish. And I think he was talking about changes to the balls in all of tennis and over the years.

It was his post-R2-match press conference in Spanish (from 8:00 in the video):

 

[octobrina10]

He sounds so angry...

No, Rafa bashers are angry.

 

[PilotPete]

Nadal is right. But this isn't enough, they should also raise the height of the net probably to around 6 feet. That will make the game much more interesting.

 

[GabeT]

It was his post-R2-match press conference in Spanish (from 8:00 in the video):

Thanks

So the relevant question starts at around 12:20

Nadal is responding to a question where he is asked about comments by Pablo Andújar on how balls have changed in all of tennis. So this is not about the AO or just about this year. He explicitly states he’s not complaining as he has done very well with the balls used but thinks they reduce the types of tennis played

 

[Crocodile]

I think the humidity this year is having an effect on the playing characteristics of the bells. Australia has had a lot of rain recently, temperatures are cooler but humidity is right up there.

 

[Incognito]

Rafa would have loved the playing AO conditions in the 90’s. Finals were always daytime, in extreme heat.

People who don’t like playing daytime in hotter climate would surely lose.

 

[Clay lover]

This seems a bit spoilt brat syndrome. He has benefitted for many years eith balls he likes. Now playing conditions favour flatter hitters. What goes around comes around.
I expect Nadal to lose quite convincingly to Khachanov. Medvedev is a virtual lock for the event and would have been even if Djokovic was there.

Dunno Khach is such a choker. And for all of Nadal's whining people who do well hit with quite a lot of spin

 

[zagor]

I love how Rafa always tries to rationalise his own desires by explaining what the crowd wants

LOL, yeah. Kinda hilarious actually. It's fine to be self serving, most pro athletes are but for FFS be honest about it.

The FANS want to see long rallies and ball bouncing over my opponent's head and big serving is not real tennis bla bla bla

 

[zagor]

Very interesting explanation that is above the head of most here.

Not really, it's quite easy to understand what he's getting at here. That doesn't mean one has to agree with him whoever, not everybody wants every major tourney to have slow and high bouncing conditions.

 

[Cupcake]

No, Rafa bashers are angry.

There are 3 players at 20-20-20, At the moment Nadal is the only player who can reach the sacred 21 at the AO.

Since the bashers' players can't stop him on court, the bashers try to make Rafa seem less with sneers and exaggerations to make themselves feel better. Childish behavior.

 

[darthrafa]

having comments = enraged?
did he hit the ball between points like those crashing racquets?

 

[Backspin1183]

Are you a Spencer Gore fan ?

He's a Djokovic fan.

 

[jackson vile]

How else were they going to stop Nadal from crushing the tour???

 

[Nate7-5]

Wasnt he crying about the change to Wilson balls before the 2020 French Open? Yeah, they really ruined his chances there.

 

[Dolgopolov85]

Sureshs hits notoriously flat. In fact, everything he touches goes flat.

There is no flat side of his ball. As a matter of fact, it's all flat.

 

[Azure]

If the entire world is as ‘angry’ as Rafa is in the video, boy would the world be a much nicer place.

 

[Subway Tennis]

If you played you'd know what he's talking about... can't stand you "fans"...

This is like the guy on here who acts like an authority on the game who didnt know that conditions got slower at night.

 

[Frenchy-Player]

They should change the surface of the A.O, and play on clay.

 

[Username_]

i thought the title said
nadal engaged with AO balls

 

[mehdimike]

Wasnt he crying about the change to Wilson balls before the 2020 French Open? Yeah, they really ruined his chances there.

You'd better peaking again after recovery. We need you to stop Novak at AO next year