Nadal has a serious problem with his foot says coach

New report on Nadal's foot injury:


Apparantly it's an overuse injury, he's been kicking federer's ass so much lately that his foot has been worn down to a stump.
 
Its a shame to hear this but I dont think it will make much of a difference if he can adapt his game to the injury. It must be difficult to try and not really play his whole natural game but thats life.
 
Getting back to the role model debate, on the whole I would agree when it comes to certain sportspeople like our football team in the Uk who can't even qualify and earn millions- being idolised. In tennis however we have Fed and Rafa who are solo performers, give incredible value to millions of people throughout the world and win an awful lot of matches!
 
LOL. If he was playing with this injury for the past 2 years, it is not as serious as they think. I can see if the kid lost first round in every tournament he played but he has won majors and big tournaments against top 10 players. I guarantee you, he has no foot problem and if he does, skipping a day of practice will take care of it.

I think it was a failed PR move targeted at his opponents. Nothing like saying, hey I'm #2 in the world and I did it on a bad foot. Just imagine what I could've done if I was 100%.
 
BeHappy said:
New report on Nadal's foot injury:


Apparantly it's an overuse injury, he's been kicking federer's ass so much lately that his foot has been worn down to a stump.
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Yes, you hit it square on the nose, but you failed to mention that this situation CLEARLY illustrates the vast differences in Federer's and Nadal's game styles.

Nadal - Worn down and almost finished with a career-threatening injury from running around so much and kicking Federer's ass (on clay).

Federer - Expended precisely one single bead of sweat in total, during his biiatch slappling silly of Nadal in the last two Masters Finals. Oh, and Federer may or may not have taken an extra breath here and there during those matches...it's really hard to tell given that he never had to take his game out of 1st gear...
 
sureshs said:
Nadal is #2 and the #1 is being called the greatest ever. I don't think he is doing badly with the so-called injuries. Agassi said "Nadal is writing checks his body can't cash" but he retired 0-2 against Nadal.
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and what was agassi, 40 years old when played each other, give me a break...
 
BeHappy said:
New report on Nadal's foot injury:


Apparantly it's an overuse injury, he's been kicking federer's ass so much lately that his foot has been worn down to a stump.
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hardly, federer is 5-2 against nadal in their last 7 matches, and nadals only victories are on clay of course including one loss to federer on clay. do your research clown...
 
I think this is the latest in a long line of injuries that have plagued Nadal's career. It's amazing that he's always fresh and ripe for the clay season though.
 
I hope Nadal stays around, I like watching him hand everyone their @ss on clay.

I also like seeing him get b!tch slapped the rest of the year!!!!!!!!!!!(you cant count wimby in his favor till he wins it)
 
cknobman said:
I hope Nadal stays around, I like watching him hand everyone their @ss on clay.

I also like seeing him get b!tch slapped the rest of the year!!!!!!!!!!!(you cant count wimby in his favor till he wins it)
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I dunno, he's a good player but his constant gamesmanship and his "I must win at all costs" attitude really bothers me.
 
I hate saying this but Nadal may not play past 25 years of age. I really think he should keep hard courts tournament to 1 in spring and 1 in summer and US open and that is it. and cut back on training little bit except in Clay court season.
 
Playing it down

Nadal is playing the whole foot injury down now http://www.atptennis.com/1/en/2007news/nadal_reports.asp , but it was a serious injury back in 2K5 and something he has to always watch for. His shoes are also specially made from Nike to address the injury. My question is why Tony made this announcement now??? And....Rafa now has to try an quiet it down.

This is not the thing to do with the AO coming up. Rafa should be well rested, but this also gives his opponents the feeling of playing a wounded warrior, adding to the belief they can take him out. It's a double negative for Rafa. If he loses an important match it's because he's wounded. If Rafa wins then he was just faking again. Not the place to be for Rafa, but only time will tell now.

TennezSport :cool:
 
OrangeOne said:
Slappano... I think you're actually agreeing with me! I was replying to someone else's post, that post said Nadal was a role model, I was saying I don't think he necessarily warrants that status.

I didn't suggest that kids should only have ONE role model either, of course kids will look up to many, many people, I just think if kids are to idolise (in a role-model sense) any tennis players (as their, let's say.... 'sports role model', or even just their 'tennis role model', someone like Fed or Edberg would be better. Someone old school, someone with the dress and the manner and the sense of adhering to rules (even when they're not being administered). I know this is slightly 'oldie' thinking...
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:oops: I need to get more sleep. Sorry about that OO. I was reading a few posts and I left my desk, came back and thought you were hyping Nadal as a role model. Was another poster...feel like shmuck. Sorry about that. Once I read your post I agree 100% w/what you said.
 
Phil said:
Yes, you hit it square on the nose, but you failed to mention that this situation CLEARLY illustrates the vast differences in Federer's and Nadal's game styles.

Nadal - Worn down and almost finished with a career-threatening injury from running around so much and kicking Federer's ass (on clay).

Federer - Expended precisely one single bead of sweat in total, during his biiatch slappling silly of Nadal in the last two Masters Finals. Oh, and Federer may or may not have taken an extra breath here and there during those matches...it's really hard to tell given that he never had to take his game out of 1st gear...
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Watch it Phil...I had anything with "slapp" copyrited (can't spell it).
 
BeHappy said:
New report on Nadal's foot injury:


Apparantly it's an overuse injury, he's been kicking federer's ass so much lately that his foot has been worn down to a stump.
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Federer has won 5 of his last 7 matches with Nadal. Know what you are talking about before you spew off your mouth in the future.
 
Well you could say Macenroe was no role model - but he really sorted out these pompous umpires when it came to line calls and turned aroung the game which was dominated by the old guard. So in this instance how can you define a role model? In Macenroe we had someone who had the guts to stand up and say "this is wrong stop the game"
 
I would give Rafa no more than 4 years on the pro tour, unless he is able to make significant changes to his style of play.

The pro tour is a huge grind. The mental discipline to play day after day would drain 99.9% of us. How many days do these guys get out of bed feeling like they've been run over by a truck, and go out and play 3 hours of entertaining tennis? Sooner or later your body will rebel, and a style like Rafa's is a severe test of human limits. His foot, his knees, his wrist, are all problems now. What about his back and hips and shoulder? I'm amazed his TFCC hasn't failed completely already. You figure he's hit, what, maybe 5 million tennis balls? And the Jumper's Knee problem has been chronic. The inflammation will slowly destroy his ligaments and he may need knee replacement by the time he's 40.

Also, he's not a tiny guy. He's not huge either, but with that amount of muscle and speed, the stresses on his feet, knees, hips, and back must be two to three times what your average tennis player encounters.

Good luck, RAFA,we love your style of play.

-Robert
 
chess9 said:
I would give Rafa no more than 4 years on the pro tour, unless he is able to make significant changes to his style of play.

The pro tour is a huge grind. The mental discipline to play day after day would drain 99.9% of us. How many days do these guys get out of bed feeling like they've been run over by a truck, and go out and play 3 hours of entertaining tennis? Sooner or later your body will rebel, and a style like Rafa's is a severe test of human limits. His foot, his knees, his wrist, are all problems now. What about his back and hips and shoulder? I'm amazed his TFCC hasn't failed completely already. You figure he's hit, what, maybe 5 million tennis balls? And the Jumper's Knee problem has been chronic. The inflammation will slowly destroy his ligaments and he may need knee replacement by the time he's 40.

Also, he's not a tiny guy. He's not huge either, but with that amount of muscle and speed, the stresses on his feet, knees, hips, and back must be two to three times what your average tennis player encounters.

Good luck, RAFA,we love your style of play.

-Robert
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If I was Nadal I would seriously consider losing some weight. The nice thing about tennis is you don't have to have massive guns to hit the ball hard, if he loses some weight then that will be much less stressful on his legs and feet.
 
What an ultimate warrior :D
An inspiration for us all!

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OrangeOne said:
Other than the never-say-die attitude (which is to be admired) - what part of Nadal's game makes him a role model for all kids?
  • The game that doesn't work on hardcourts?
  • The game that is destructive on the body (sure, now it's the foot, but that's just the weak link in the chain. Medium term he was always going to have joint issues)
  • The constant cheating (time-violations)?
  • The stupid gamesmanship (time violations, waiting until the other player is ready in the tunnel and then taking another toilet break)?
He's a great tennis player, but society is warped when it comes to labelling every successful sportsperson, musician, actor etc - a role model. When it comes to tennis, later Agassi was a role model, later Federer is a role model, Pat Rafter was a role model, Stefan Edberg was a role model. Nadal is a great tennis player.



I'm sorry - how is he not a big-banger? How is he the perfect example of a tennis player? He may well be (the next in a long line) of perfect clay-court players (borg / lendl / muster / kuerten / etc), and he may well be working his way to being the best on that list. Surely the perfect example of a tennis player would look a lot closer to someone who excelled on all surfaces, truly excelled on them, like fed / sampras / even lendl... than Nadal.

Blah blah, I'll be seen as another anti-Nadal person. I'm not. I like the challenge he brings to the game, I like his passion, I like the things he can do to a tennis ball....I just think if he doesn't win other than the French, and certainly if he fails to win next year's french... well he's just another excellent claycourter (who did exceptionally well at W a couple of times). His performances from mid-July to February 06-07 and so far 07-08 have been (for a world #2) abysmal.
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This has to be one of the clowniest posts in all of TTW history, and considering how many clown posts there are on here, that is a huge accomplishment. Lol.
 
Tennis-Chris said:
Get Better Rafa...

Hopefully Rafa will be able to address the foot issue and enjoy a long, successful career.
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Rafa addressed the foot issue this year in June, and moved a lot better since then, but suffered a torn stomach muscle.
Once the stomach muscle is repaired, Rafa will be ready to win his 3rd Australian Open title and 23rd Slam title (y)
 
Sudacafan said:
I still have faith that it will disappear.
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The only permanent cure for his left foot problem is surgery, but it would end his career as a pro tennis player.

After the 2022 FO, he underwent radiofrequency ablation (RFA) on the left foot to "burn" nerves and thus reduce pain. (He said he didn't know how long RFA would be effective.)
 
octobrina10 said:
The only permanent cure for his left foot problem is surgery, but it would end his career as a pro tennis player.

After the 2022 FO, he underwent radiofrequency ablation (RFA) on the left foot to "burn" nerves and thus reduce pain. (He said he didn't know how long RFA would be effective.)
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So there’s hope for him after he retires. Good.
 
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