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He also mentioned Verdasco as well, I remember his comments when Verdasco and Kokk had that little fiery match a few years back.
This makes no sense at all, except to the most delusional Nadal fansWell..i think Kyrgios has admitted who he truly thinks is the GOAT lol. he is the exact kind of guy who hates the best. You will have seen this play out at school and at university and in clubs. The loudmouthed guys who think they are something cannot stand the guy who they see as the best and actually will tend to try and cosy up to the best player's biggest rivals.
Kyrgios always reminds me of a Jeremy bates type player from back in the day. In the 90s he would have struggled to break the top 50. Technically he has many flaws due to his dreadful footwork
Spot on RE: Nick K’s psyche lol. Nadal’s work ethic revealed and exposed how lazy he really was.Nadal lives rent-free in Kyrgios' head and has for a decade. Nadal's work ethic and willingness to push himself to hit one more shot...showed Kyrgios himself that he wasn't trying anywhere near hard enough out there. Instead of using it motivation, he doubled down in his laziness and formed some one-sided, childish hatred of Nadal. Nick truly is still the bratty kid whose rear end his family kissed and coddled from birth
why do you care if people talk about Nadal after he’s been retiredThe fact Nadal is still the most talked about player even though he has effectively been retired for 2 years now in real terms will have rattled some guys in the locker room! perhaps it was the Olympic torch moment that cemented the envy in the haters minds for eternity. Oh well, never mind.
Mate the olympics is a global event not a French event !. Nadal having that honour was because he is seen as GOAT in tennis obviously. Serena was there as well albeit i think Graf is GOAT ahead of her but consensus seems to be Serena.Most talked about player, robins ? I don't see Nadal talked about much on social medias since the week after the Davis Cup. He only retired 1 month ago. Nobody knew the Davis Cup would be his last event until early November. So of course people were going to speculate about him, his next tournaments, his exit. Logical. There were still people who believed he had a chance to win RG this year. As long as he was active, there were millions of things to say about Nadal.
The most trending players on my X and Instagram were Djokovic and Sinner/Swiatek (not for very good reasons, sadly) in December. There are still talks about Nadal but it's decreasing slowly. Unless he makes a last surprising comeback, it will continue to decrease months after months. Olympic Torch was just a nice gesture because he won the tournament 14 times on this very same court. When people think about Philippe Chatrier, they think about Nadal. He was the logical choice if they needed a male tennis player to carry the torch, I wouldn't read too much into it. Djokovic was the king of Paris 2024 in tennis. That was the most talked about topic. Clips of his final against Alcaraz are still proliferating , even 4 months later. Future Tennis fans looking back at Paris 2024 will remember Djokovic's tears after his won before Nadal's torch moment.
Nadal will never be forgotten but I truly think he'll be the most forgettable member of the big-3. Years down the road from now, tennis fans will remember Federer for his playing style and how it inspired other players... and Djokovic for all his records and for literally finishing the game in Paris 2024. Nadal with his 2 Slams and 200 weeks handicap will never be close to Djokovic in the Goat discussion if there can only be 1 Goat... and will never touch Federer's popularity around the world. He will always be the 3rd wheel of the big-3. I think he's made peace with it, thankfully. And I'll say it again, who cares about Kyrgios. I'm not bothered if he is Djokovic's friend but I don't give a flip about how he feels about him or Nadal and Federer. All these threads about Kyrgios are pointless. Let him give his opinions and ignore him, that's what I do.
I dont tbh. Nadal gave me 20 years of joy and happiness. That time is over, its Alcaraz time now.why do you care if people talk about Nadal after he’s been retired
No actually when kyrgios burst on the scene Federer was struggling to win slams, think it ha been 2 years since he won a slam so at the time Nadal was the dominant player of the last 4 or 5 years so to Kyrgios and his age group Nadal would definitely have been seen as the best hence the resentment and that resentment seems to have got worse over time as Nadal kept winning. Add to that behind the scenes which not many know about the fact Nadal was very in the face of kyrgios and intimidated him more than once which shocked Kyrgios and his team (Kyrgios has cryptically referred to this btw and tried to dress it up as something more sinister) and the hatred Kyrgios had toward Nadal has snowballed and continues to do so clearly.This makes no sense at all, except to the most delusional Nadal fans
When Kyrgios first came on the scene Federer was pretty much the undisputed GOAT and Nick liked him
no, you just manage to shoehorn him in no matter the thread…I dont tbh. Nadal gave me 20 years of joy and happiness. That time is over, its Alcaraz time now.
I dont make endless threads about nadal.
When Kyrgios beat Nadal, Fed was at 17 to Nadal's 14, and Fed had a much more well rounded resume outside of the SlamsNo actually when kyrgios burst on the scene Federer was struggling to win slams, think it ha been 2 years since he won a slam so at the time Nadal was the dominant player of the last 4 or 5 years so to Kyrgios and his age group Nadal would definitely have been seen as the best hence the resentment and that resentment seems to have got worse over time as Nadal kept winning. Add to that behind the scenes which not many know about the fact Nadal was very in the face of kyrgios and intimidated him more than once which shocked Kyrgios and his team (Kyrgios has cryptically referred to this btw and tried to dress it up as something more sinister) and the hatred Kyrgios had toward Nadal has snowballed and continues to do so clearly.
ESPN lmao. You will find ESPN has always been anti spanish athletes, not just tennis.When Kyrgios beat Nadal, Fed was at 17 to Nadal's 14, and Fed had a much more well rounded resume outside of the Slams
Serious analysts at the time ranked Nadal below even Djokovic:
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Think you have me mixed up with someone else. I never mention Nadal unless someone else mentions him. I even said chat about Rafa should now be in former pro section!!no, you just manage to shoehorn him in no matter the thread…
I don’t.Think you have me mixed up with someone else. I never mention Nadal unless someone else mentions him. I even said chat about Rafa should now be in former pro section!!
The DELUSION is PALPABLE in this postMost talked about player, robins ? I don't see Nadal talked about much on social medias since the week after the Davis Cup. He only retired 1 month ago. Nobody knew the Davis Cup would be his last event until early November. So of course people were going to speculate about him, his next tournaments, his exit. Logical. There were still people who believed he had a chance to win RG this year. As long as he was active, there were millions of things to say about Nadal.
The most trending players on my X and Instagram were Djokovic and Sinner/Swiatek (not for very good reasons, sadly) in December. There are still talks about Nadal but it's decreasing slowly. Unless he makes a last surprising comeback, it will continue to decrease months after months. Olympic Torch was just a nice gesture because he won the tournament 14 times on this very same court. When people think about Philippe Chatrier, they think about Nadal. He was the logical choice if they needed a male tennis player to carry the torch, I wouldn't read too much into it. Djokovic was the king of Paris 2024 in tennis. That was the most talked about topic. Clips of his final against Alcaraz are still proliferating , even 4 months later. Future Tennis fans looking back at Paris 2024 will remember Djokovic's tears after his won before Nadal's torch moment.
Nadal will never be forgotten but I truly think he'll be the most forgettable member of the big-3. Years down the road from now, tennis fans will remember Federer for his playing style and how it inspired other players... and Djokovic for all his records and for literally finishing the game in Paris 2024. Nadal with his 2 Slams and 200 weeks handicap will never be close to Djokovic in the Goat discussion if there can only be 1 Goat... and will never touch Federer's popularity around the world. He will always be the 3rd wheel of the big-3. I think he's made peace with it, thankfully. And I'll say it again, who cares about Kyrgios. I'm not bothered if he is Djokovic's friend but I don't give a flip about how he feels about him or Nadal and Federer. All these threads about Kyrgios are pointless. Let him give his opinions and ignore him, that's what I do.
Oh really? Tell me more. So according to your post, WHEN Kyrgios beat Nadal at W in 2014, “serious” pundits (the folks at ESPN no less lol) had already placed Djokovic over Nadal despite Djoko being at 6 & Nadal at 14? Your ESPN source is dated 2016, though. Someone is playing loose with the concept of time.When Kyrgios beat Nadal, Fed was at 17 to Nadal's 14, and Fed had a much more well rounded resume outside of the Slams
Serious analysts at the time ranked Nadal below even Djokovic:
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Tennis' top 20 of all time
Who's the greatest tennis player of all time? It's a question that elicits heated debate and controversy. A panel of experts voted and came up with our top 20. Did we get it right?www.espn.com
It doesn't really change the argument much. In between the Kyrgios win and the time this article came out, neither Nadal nor Federer won anything of note.Oh really? Tell me more. So according to your post, WHEN Kyrgios beat Nadal at W in 2014, “serious” pundits (the folks at ESPN no less lol) had already placed Djokovic over Nadal despite Djoko being at 6 & Nadal at 14? Your ESPN source is dated 2016, though. Someone is playing loose with the concept of time.
Nick with Nadal’s work ethic and mentality could have been scaryLame Horse has always had an ax to grind with Nadal. I think that he's a reminder to Nick of what his career could have been. Had he applied himself.
That's true.Nick with Nadal’s work ethic and mentality could have been scary
Nadal's "routines" always broke the rules. It's obvious gamesmanship, like delaying the server and taking MTOs. The aforementioned gamesmanship, and his fake humility are likely what Kyrgios dislikes most about Nadal
So where have i brought Nadal up without someone else mentioning him?I don’t.