Nole sawed off all his racquets after the Olympics
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Nostradamus
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Does this mean now HEAD has to design a New racket for him like Wilson did for Federer ??? That would be Great,,,wouldn't it ?????????????????? REAL TRUE Novak Djokovic Custome frames just like the Real GOAT ROGER ???????????????????????????????
Big_Dangerous
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Big_Dangerous
Talk Tennis Guru
Gaudio...as in Gaston? What the heck would he know about it?
http://www.**************.org/news/...n-racquets-after-he-lost-a-match-against-me-/
Rafa denies it, but Gaudio said it happened in the locker room. Perhaps we'll never know. I find it hard to believe he'd make up a story like that, and say that Rafa broke up to 7 racquets. I mean generally, if you're going to lie, you tend to make the lie believable or plausible. So if he was making up a story, I would think he'd have said yeah I saw Rafa smash a racquet or two in the locker room after the match, no big deal. That's way more believable of a "story" than to say Rafa broke up to 7 racquets, and I thought he was crazy. Lol.
I mean I could understand the frustration, even back in 2005. If you're Rafa, you win the first set 6-0 against a quality clay court player (defending RG champ) and then you only win 1 more game the rest of the match. I'd be pretty pissed at how that turned around on me. I might smash a racquet or two after that one.
Cup8489
G.O.A.T.
Fedace did you forget your medication this morning?
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nadal_winning
Banned
I've already seen that video numerous times, and it's always the same video people like to use to claim that Nadal is a chronic racquet abuser just like other players. There's a big difference between what Nadal did in that video and Dj smashing and throwing his racquet around during a grand slam match. Nadal gently tapped his racquet against the court (not enough to break it), and he stopped himself from making it any worse. He didn't throw a tantrum, and the racquet didn't leave his hand at any point. What you saw was Nadal dealing with his frustration in a professional way- it's no different to him slapping the side of his leg, which Nadal also does occasionally in both practice and professional matches (albeit rarely).
And most importantly, it happened in PRACTICE, not a professional match. He wasn't even playing against an opponent in that practice match, he was just practicing his serve.
You still haven't provided proof that Nadal has broken his racquets in practice.
nadal_winning
Banned
Gaudio made that statement in the past, and later retracted that statement, saying that he was lying.
nadal_winning
Banned
Gaudio...as in Gaston? What the heck would he know about it?
Because he's the one who claimed to have seen Nadal breaking several racquets in the locker room after their match.
Nostradamus
Bionic Poster
NAdallite, your true love is calling.................ROTFLAMO
nadal_winning
Banned
He accidentally broke his racquet, in the same way that Radwanska accidentally broke hers, too. Not the same thing as deliberately throwing your racquet around and breaking it.
Nostradamus
Bionic Poster
Yea, Nadal NEVER actually breaks his racket....just little love tap on the court....that is all he ever does because he is True Gentleman
Big_Dangerous
Talk Tennis Guru
First of all, I never claimed he was a chonic "racquet abuser", as you so eloquently put it. I just refuted your claim that he's never broken a racquet, period. That's totally untrue. Then you came in and jumped all over me clarifying, by saying, well it's practice, Gaudio's a liar, etc... Just accept the fact that while Rafa has never smashed a racquet in an actual match, he has in fact broken a racquet or two during practice, albeit intentionally or by accident.
/Argument
nadal_winning
Banned
That's correct- not intentionally.
Big_Dangerous
Talk Tennis Guru
A racquet break is a racquet break. Doesn't matter if you meant to do it. The result is the same, no?
Mainad
Bionic Poster
Oh sorry, I got confused. I thought we were talking about Djokovic breaking his racquets. I kept wondering how Gaudio would know about that and what it had to do with him...lol!
Interesting comment about Rafa though. Given that he only won 1 more game in that 2005 match after bagelling Gaudio in the 1st set, I suspect he was a lot more p1ssed about it than he was willing to let on. I guess the truth about what really happened afterwards in that lockerroom lies somewhere in the middle!
Big_Dangerous
Talk Tennis Guru
Oh sorry, I got confused. I thought we were talking about Djokovic breaking his racquets. I kept wondering how Gaudio would know about that and what it had to do with him...lol!
Interesting comment about Rafa though. Given that he only won 1 more game in that 2005 match after bagelling Gaudio in the 1st set, I suspect he was a lot more p1ssed about it than he was willing to let on. I guess the truth about what really happened afterwards in that lockerroom lies somewhere in the middle!
I know right?! This thread is from the 2012 Olympics in which Djokovic reportedly sawed some of his racquets after losing to Del Potro in the bronze medal match. If I remember correctly, they asked him about it on ESPN during a post match interview at either Canada or Cincy, and he laughed and flatly denied it.
Well, according to @nadal_winning, Gaudio apparently retracted that statement saying that he made it up. I haven't found an article or interview where he admitted to making that story up though. Seems like an odd thing to do, to make up a story tarnishing the reputation of a good player like Rafa, after a match in which you won. Seems like there would be no reason to make up a story like that.
nadal_winning
Banned
I accept that Nadal has broken a racquet by accident, but it's not comparable to smashing your racquet into the ground during a grand slam match. I accept fact if there is sufficient evidence for it to be true. Nadal has never broken/smashed his racquet in an official tennis match, and has only broken a tennis racquet by accident- which is not anywhere near the same vein as sawing off all your racquets after a loss.
JonnyMac
Hall of Fame
LOL !
nadal_winning
Banned
No, because breaking a racquet intentionally shows a lack of self-control and is disrespectful to both the opponent and other people too (such as the person who strung the racquet). It's like comparing accidentally spilling over a glass of water and deliberately emptying it because you were angry.
Big_Dangerous
Talk Tennis Guru
Well do we know if he actually broke that racquet in the video I posted? We can clearly see that he slammed it down on the court in frustration, but if it was broken, then that would be intentional, no?
Mainad
Bionic Poster
Gaudio doesn't seem to come out of this story particularly well. Sounds like he enjoys spreading mischievous gossip about Nadal whether true or not.
Cup8489
G.O.A.T.
Is calling someone a Nadal - something your only go to response?
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Big_Dangerous
Talk Tennis Guru
Gaudio doesn't seem to come out of this story particularly well. Sounds like he enjoys spreading mischievous gossip about Nadal whether true or not.
Yeah, I guess he was having fun making up a story, but seems like a disrespectful thing to do.
Levi_Ackerman
Legend
Evidence? I'm not calling you a liar, but can you prove that he has retracted this statement - perhaps by way of an article, preferably one with a quote? You'll forgive me if I simply don't take your word for it.
EDIT: I've just done a search and I can't find a quote or an article in which Gaudio retracts that statement.
nadal_winning
Banned
It's very unlikely, because it was a light tap on the frame. I watch almost all of Nadal's practices, and if Nadal had physically broken a racquet in practice, it would have been such a monumental event in my mind that I would have written it down. He exercised the self-control that he has instilled in his mind since he was a child by his uncle Toni and didn't break the racquet despite being angry for a fraction of a second. Still a big difference between taking a saw to your racquets, or being in a grand slam match and smashing a racquet (or smashing a Perrier sign, in the case of Dj during the Roland Garros 2012 final).
nadal_winning
Banned
Yes, there was an article posted here before, where Gaudio himself revealed in an interview that he was lying. I don't have the link, so I'll try to find it, or perhaps Octobrina can. It was also posted a few years ago (before the article that was posted in this thread about Nadal supposedly breaking 7 racquets was written), so whoever wrote that article clearly didn't do their research properly.
Levi_Ackerman
Legend
You keep saying that, without any proof of Gaudio retracting the statement. There are statements of Gaudio making the claim. If you're going to counterclaim that Gaudio retracted the statement, you have to present proof.
Nostradamus
Bionic Poster
LAMAO,,,,everything you say bounces off me because I am rubber and everything sticks to you since you are glue
Levi_Ackerman
Legend
@nadal_winning, your claim about Gaudio retracting his story is also made my other posters in this thread: http://tt.tennis-warehouse.com/index.php?threads/has-nadal-ever-smashed-his racquet.442960/. However, just like you, they don't seem to have any proof either. How are we to believe your (collective) claim? Answer: we can't.
Levi_Ackerman
Legend
He was (or at least he claims) to have been there is person.Gaudio...as in Gaston? What the heck would he know about it?
JonnyMac
Hall of Fame
JonnyMac
Hall of Fame
And.. - Who *****' cares!
Djokovic sucks and abuses ball kids - You want proof ?
I certainly think a few racquets will have suffered too....
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