Predict Nadal's first loss of 2018 clay court season

[r2473]

Give me:

1. Tournament
2. Round
3. Score
4. Opponent

Or just say he won't lose in 2018 clay court season.

1. Madrid
2. Semi-Finals
3. 6-3; 7-6
4. Goffin

 

[Standaa]

If anything, he’ll lose in Rome to someone to save himself for RG if he feels tired by then.

If he skips Rome then I think he very likely won’t lose a match.

 

[Plamen1234]

If he loses it will be in Rome.

1.Rome
2.Semi final
3. 6-4,5-7,6-1

 

[DismalFuture]

RG
Final
6-0,0-6,6-0,0-6,0-6
Pistol Pete

 

[Rafa.the.Magnificent]

No losses in 2018 clay court season.

 

[Deleted member 512391]

If he loses it will be in Rome.

1.Rome
2.Semi final
3. 6-4,5-7,6-1

If he tanks tomorrow, he might win both Madrid and Rome as he'll be fresh enough.

 

[Doctor/Lawyer Red Devil]

Nadal? Loss in 2018 clay season?

 

[TahoeTennis]

you crazy kids, the Anti-Rafa brigade wants Nadal to lose every match, so the more he wins, the more salt he creates. In an ironic twist, they now resort to jinxing and proclaiming his invulnerability on clay, never to lose again. Drowning in their tears, they resort to the same thread over and over again..blah blah blah

hail to the king baby

 

[Plamen1234]

If he tanks tomorrow, he might win both Madrid and Rome as he'll be fresh enough.

Nah.If he loses in Barcelona he will lose the Number one ranking.So he wont tank

 

[FiReFTW]

He wont lose.

 

[vive le beau jeu !]

the rusy peak injured golden bull is about to get klizaned.

 

[zagor]

I think he'll only have one loss this CC season so I'll give it a go, against Cilic in Madrid in 3 sets.

Damn, have to be more precise per the OP. Madrid SF, 2-6 6-4 7-5.

 

[ChaelAZ]

Against Goffin.

 

[papertank]

No way he's losing to Goffin on clay. Goffin wouldn't be able to hold serve.

Only chances I see is if someone steps up and hits him off the court in the fast-bouncing Madrid (Del Potro, Querrey, Cilic, etc) or a more fatigue-based loss in Rome, similar to the Thiem loss last year.

 

[Tennisanity]

Pee Eee Dee.

 

[Legend of Borg]

gotta be a big hitter

delpo, cilic, soderling comes out of retirement, etc.

 

[Incognito]

DelHotro is coming to Madrid y’all!

 

[justasport]

He's not losing a set all clay season

 

[NBP]

Madrid third round to a bum 3-6 6-2 4-6

 

[Sudacafan]

Give me:

1. Tournament
2. Round
3. Score
4. Opponent

Or just say he won't lose in 2018 clay court season.

1. Madrid
2. Semi-Finals
3. 6-3; 7-6
4. Goffin

Obvious answer: if Nadal does not get injured, he is not losing to anyone on clay in 2018.
Why complicate it?

 

[li0scc0]

I would be shocked if he loses a set the entire season.

 

[True Fanerer]

Will lose in Rome to Fognini in some round by some score.

 

[titoelcolombiano]

Klizan is quite a dangerous opponent next up at Barcelona. If there will be a loss at all I'm going to call either:

Klizan today 4-6 6-3 5-7

or

Goffin at Rome 6-7 6-2 4-6

 

[ADuck]

Klizan might take a set or the match if he brings his peak level

 

[True Fanerer]

Klizan might take a set or the match if he brings his peak level

I hope so

 

[Druss]

Tbh I would be utterly surprised if he lost this clay season. The King of Clay is really bossing around these muppets this year.

 

[HetTheGreaterer]

Rafa is not at all playing his best clay tennis as some foolish VB members claim to be.
He is not even at the 2017 level.
Hard hitting and deep shots can trouble him as we have seen, a little bit of this show vs Garcis Lopez yesterday, though it was a one sided match but still rafa's weaknesses were clearly visible...

The bloody damn clay field is so depleted that almost no players are able to defeat him, and the ones who are capable to do so are messed up with injuries (djoker, murray and stan), or
dont like clay much (delpo), or
very small in frame so can not grind with rafa for 4/5 sets (goffin and kei nishikori), or
have mental block or no mind(dimitrov and fognini), or
have full capacity of taking down rafa but foolishly bashes balls and always gets gassed out before reaching bull(dominic), or
totally idiot(zverev), ......


I will be surprised even if someone takes a set off rafa

 

[tennis_pro]

Watch out for today's match.

 

[Sudacafan]

Everybody knows that Rafa enjoyed a very weak draw in last year’s USO.
We can also say that he is vulturing in this year’s clay season. The competitors level is laughable, but that’s not Rafa’s fault.

 

[MichaelNadal]

Nadal hasn't won Rome since 2013. I would love for him to tank Madrid this time and slay in Rome.

 

[Tennisgods]

Give me:

1. Tournament
2. Round
3. Score
4. Opponent

Or just say he won't lose in 2018 clay court season.

1. Madrid
2. Semi-Finals
3. 6-3; 7-6
4. Goffin

He won’t lose on clay this year.

 

[TheAverageFedererFan]

I think he might "tank" in Rome to be fresher for RG.

I'd rather have him tank in Barcelona or Madrid so he can win in Rome, which he hasn't won since 2013!

 

[haqq777]

the rusy peak injured golden bull is about to get klizaned.

Uh oh

Next up, I want him Goffined and then Careno Bustaned the same way, lol

 

[vive le beau jeu !]

Uh oh

Next up, I want him Goffined and then Careno Bustaned the same way, lol

i want him anybodied

 

[stringertom]

i want him anybodied

I have just the body for you:

 

[vive le beau jeu !]

I have just the body for you:

if he somehow finds a way to roll over the nadal, i think it would be a one-way ticket to helsinki for the pancake-shaped rusty bull... i'm in !

 

[Julian Houston]

Tsitsipas will win a set i believe. This troll player.

 

[Arvid]

If the question would have been H'ell lose a set in either of those tournament it would have felt more relevant right now ha ha

 

[r2473]

Give me:

1. Tournament
2. Round
3. Score
4. Opponent

Or just say he won't lose in 2018 clay court season.

1. Madrid
2. Semi-Finals
3. 6-3; 7-6
4. Goffin

Damn, I was sort of close

 

[Sudacafan]

Madrid was the correct answer regarding where, being the second most voted option in the poll.