nadal will win 20+ majors, retire at 35

[titoelcolombiano]

Quality bump @MichaelNadal

 

[Third Serve]

Nadal's game is gradually becoming more suited to the US Open than Roland Garros.

I think Nadal is in for more US Open and Australian Open titles. I would love for Nadal to tie the US Open record of 5, but 4 would be great anyway.

what

 

[Third Serve]

Machan ... you made a prediction that turned out to be completely wrong. Why not just admit you were wrong and move on? Instead you engage in mud slinging.

I said very confidently that Djokovic would break Federer's records and take them for good. Now the majors record is looking in doubt and I'll be happy to admit I was wrong if that's how it ends. But some people shoot their mouths and then continue debating it even when it's clear they had no clue

That dude? Admit he's wrong?

I've never seen it happen and I probably never will.

 

[Kozzy]

I am amazed that the OP predicted this 6 years ago - even as a huge Nadal fan and I didn't really believe he would do it... Good stuff.

 

[Deleted member 744633]

That dude? Admit he's wrong?

I've never seen it happen and I probably never will.

LOL

 

[King No1e]

Nadal is not winning 3 more RG.

Even one is questionable.

He might have another HC Major depending on draws and strength of his current main rivals.

Ombeleeble prediction

 

[Centrius]

Don't now if Nadal will win more slams but pretty sure he won't retire next year.

 

[Tennis_Hands]

Ombeleeble prediction

 

[Bender]

Nadal's game is gradually becoming more suited to the US Open than Roland Garros.

I think Nadal is in for more US Open and Australian Open titles. I would love for Nadal to tie the US Open record of 5, but 4 would be great anyway.

God I hate it when Nadal keeps proving NSK and his alt accounts right

 

[Third Serve]

God I hate it when Nadal keeps proving NSK and his alt accounts right

Is NSK the same dude as the Nadal_Freak guy I keep seeing in old threads?

 

[Tennis_Hands]

Is NSK the same dude as the Nadal_Freak guy I keep seeing in old threads?

No. Nadal_Freak was a Physics professor.

NSK was an expert historian.

The former is like the AZZZ and the latter like Spencer Bore of the VB.

 

[ChaelAZ]

This thread was fun

 

[Azure]

Last week, he repeated that he has not thought about retirement.

Nadal: I've not thought about retirement, I'll happily keep playing tennis

Rafael Nadal isn't thinking about hanging up his racket just yet. On Sunday, the 34-year-old will play his 13th French Open final, facing Novak Djokovic in the showpiece at Roland

www.marca.com

I am so glad to hear this @octobrina10 - tennis without Rafa will be hard to watch for me

 

[Tennis_Hands]

I am so glad to hear this @octobrina10 - tennis without Rafa will be hard to watch for me

Have you tried watching tennis matches with the TV/computer/laptop on?

I have heard it helps a bit more than watching paint dry.

 

[Bender]

Is NSK the same dude as the Nadal_Freak guy I keep seeing in old threads?

He goes by a lot of names:

nadal_slam_king, nadalwon[year], bullzilla, 6-1 6-3 6-0, vamospunch, rafa2005rg, nadalwon2012, nadalrecord, maybe thundervolley, @vive le beau jeu ! , etc

 

[Julian Houston]

I am so glad to hear this @octobrina10 - tennis without Rafa will be hard to watch for me

Without Rafa, Djokovic and Federer will win almost every thing. He serve as a control on them.

 

[Third Serve]

He goes by a lot of names:

nadal_slam_king, nadalwon[year], bullzilla, 6-1 6-3 6-0, vamospunch, rafa2005rg, nadalwon2012, nadalrecord, maybe thundervolley, @vive le beau jeu ! , etc

How does someone keep coming back like that? Like Whack a mole.

 

[Bender]

How does someone keep coming back like that? Like Whack a mole.

Pretty sure he's back as NADALalot so you're in for a ride

It's a shame he's not a Novak fan, or it'd be a game of Whack-a-Nole

Without Rafa, Djokovic and Federer will win almost every thing. He serve as a control on them.

So Rafa is Fedkovic's checks and balances?

nedl goat

 

[Xemi666]

Yawn

Says the pathetic troll accusing others of trolling

 

[weakera]

 

[OldschoolKIaus]

The ombeleeble nadal

 

[Chanwan]

Not exactly a fan of his, but I think this will (most likely) happen. In comparison to his pitiful main rival Djokovic (who has won as many slams in the past 2 years as old man Federer), he's still in far less deterioration, he has been slowed down a little, but he's still extremely fresh and physically fit for someone of the age of 28. I've (mistakenly) counted out Nadal several times in the past, and I won't make the same mistake, he'll keep coming back from the dead till it's all over. There isn't exactly much new talent on the tour, and even then, most of the (relatively) young players aren't great on clay which is hwere nadal will continue to dominate. The "rising" stars are already 23, 24, 25 which is supposed to be their peak, it will take someone who's a teenager now to dethrone nadal. I'm predicted he wins french open every year (except maybe once) till he's 33, 34, and win maybe 1-2 slams off of clay.

It's funny how you were both very spot on with your Rafa prediction (even though he's still going at 36), your dismissal of the "rising stars" and completely off with your Djokovic judgement

 

[NeutralFan]

Nadal's game is gradually becoming more suited to the US Open than Roland Garros.

I think Nadal is in for more US Open and Australian Open titles. I would love for Nadal to tie the US Open record of 5, but 4 would be great anyway.

This guy remind me of someone.

 

[catskillthunder]

I love reading through these old threads when someone bumps them to see the inaccuracy of the predictions from 8 years ago.

 

[ChrisRF]

I love reading through these old threads when someone bumps them to see the inaccuracy of the predictions from 8 years ago.

And usually predictions that were ridiculed for being too optimistic are already surpassed long ago and even look pessimistic compared to reality. Still strange with how much confidence some people dismissed it. If a player was let's say 5 Slams behind someone, then they said: "Do you know how far away FIVE Slams are? Are you delusional?"

In fact THEY seemed to forget that every year 4 Slams are played. And how fast are 5 years gone, and then 20 more Slams are played. I wonder who they thought could win all those if not Djokovic or Nadal (or still Federer back then). It's not like others had to upset them every once in a while, but more often than not if they should never get close to the records.

 

[KTIP]

How wrong were these predictions

This thread is funny

He will retire with 14.

Poor OP. The moment he stopped counting Nadal out was exactly the moment he should have started counting Nadal out

Nadal is not winning 3 more RG.

Even one is questionable.

He might have another HC Major depending on draws and strength of his current main rivals.

 

[ChaelAZ]

This thread was fun

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