Nagal playing in Miami after all!
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Better_Call_Raul
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Why is Nagal (Ranked Top 200) having to kill himself playing qualifiers while some 16 year old (Ranked #1034)
is granted a direct wildcard entry into the Miami main draw?
Miami tournament wreaks of corruption.
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is granted a direct wildcard entry into the Miami main draw?
Miami tournament wreaks of corruption.
16-year old Darwin Blanch receives main draw wildcard at Miami Open
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nolefam_2024
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Because a 16 year old has far more intangibles than a 26 year old.Why is Nagal (Ranked Top 200) having to kill himself playing qualifiers while some 16 year old (Ranked #1034)
is granted a direct wildcard entry into the main draw?
16-year old Darwin Blanch receives main draw wildcard at Miami Open
1024 at 16 might become 1 at 24.
100 at 26 and career high won't change much.
WCs are usually for promoting younger people or giving a break to a player on the comeback, and are usually awarded to players of the particular country or sometimes in an exchange protocol with other countries.Why is Nagal (Ranked Top 200) having to kill himself playing qualifiers while some 16 year old (Ranked #1034)
is granted a direct wildcard entry into the Miami main draw?
Miami tournament wreaks of corruption.
16-year old Darwin Blanch receives main draw wildcard at Miami Open
Better_Call_Raul
Hall of Fame
Possibly. But it does not justify a direct entry into main draw.
Wildcards might make sense for injured champions like Murray.
Let him work for it. Teen Emma had to play Qualifiers to win the U.S. Open.
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Better_Call_Raul
Hall of Fame
In your opinion. Sureshs is always gushing about Nagal. #1 player in India.
Says Nagal might rise and win a Masters 1000.
KantenKlaar
Hall of Fame
Will cheer for Nagal.
Oval_Solid
Hall of Fame
nagal vs fegerer will be the pinnacle of tennis
i think nagal vs gjokovic is the pinnacle
octobrina10
Talk Tennis Guru
Nagal was sent packing by Nadal academy player Coleman Wong (ATP #212).
Better_Call_Raul
Hall of Fame
Who is the most accomplished player that was trained and groomed from an early age at our favourite Rafa's Academy in Spain?
Crocodile
G.O.A.T.
vive le beau jeu !
Talk Tennis Guru
can't believe it... this is just wong!
@Sentinel is this your grandson?
Sentinel
Bionic Poster
Octo ruined Srshez party
Sentinel
Bionic Poster
He says sports runs in his family, so it's possible.
Tshooter
G.O.A.T.
Why is Nagal (Ranked Top 200) having to kill himself playing qualifiers while some 16 year old (Ranked #1034)
is granted a direct wildcard entry into the Miami main draw?
Miami tournament wreaks of corruption.
16-year old Darwin Blanch receives main draw wildcard at Miami Open
This is not up to your usual pretend you don’t know something, fake outrage posts. You cheat your fans (i.e., me) when you phone it in.
Nagal is some random player and there is next to zero crowd interest in watching him whereas people are almost always interested in seeing a young prospect. Add in that Blanch is a young American playing Miami as well as — I’m guessing — that he is represented by IMG (your “corruption”
) and it’s a no-brainer. He will likely receive a WC into USO qualies and I‘m certain he will soon be added to your endless list of favorites.
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You are an elite runner, I forgot about that.
I only run on the tennis court.
Not really
Well, sorry to tell you this, but that's exactly how wild cards work in many cases. It doesn't have to make sense to you. It just has to make sense to the people who make such decisions.
Tshooter
G.O.A.T.
Proper tennis form before telling someone unpleasant news.
Better_Call_Raul
Hall of Fame
As stated, it is favoritism. Nagal is ranked #97 and has to struggle and bust his ass and play qualifiers. While this kid ranked #1000! gets directly into the main draw because he is a local kid and he is the right color and he knows somebody.
The ATP needs to put an end to this type of corruption and jackassery.
Nothing in life is purely fair, it's best not to let it bother you so much, especially when it is something this minimal.
Like it or not, tennis is also a business and each tournament has obligations to make efforts to bring in as much revenue as possible. Sometimes that involves giving a promising young player that will generate buzz a wild card.
Better_Call_Raul
Hall of Fame
This is true. Would be curious to see how far more competent players like Nagal, ranked #100, feel about killing themselves having to qualify while
this clearly inferior player, ranked 1000 positions lower, gets a free pass.
Suspect they are strongly opposed to it but would dare never freely express themselves for fear of not being PC.
Thundergod
Hall of Fame
Lol I always know what to expect with the Nagal threads, but still gets me every time.
I doubt they would be strongly opposed to it. They could have had opportunities to get wild cards if they could have been better at a younger age as well or generated interest for a tournament somehow. They also could have simply gotten better so that they could get directly into these tournaments. They are in control of their lives. The reason they aren't more successful is not simply because of a couple players getting wild cards into each tournament. If they are thinking about that, then they are not focused on the right things and you need to be able to focus on the right things to get to the top.
