This is my main concern. Now it won't look as convincingThe guy who beat him in Rome last year lost 0 and 2 a few days ago... There's no one to tank to
In fact he needs only one match, because R16 gives 90 points and QF 180. So he would stay 10 points in front of Federer.
I would have calculated if i wanted to. I was passing the buck really.
If he has quick matches in Madrid, like he had in MC and Barcelona, I like his chances in Rome.
Nice, thankS, I was looking for these numbers. Do you know Madrid 17?
Last year I started to get worried Rafa would be burned out before Madrid. Like his spirit not as intenste for winning. Got no feeling for that at all this year.
Yes. He spent 606 minutes in Madrid last year. I will update the comparison after this year's edition.
Only 606? Same amout of matches as in MC?
Yes. I double checked. 606 minutes for 5 matches.
I don't get your guy's math. Assuming Nadal wins Madrid, he needs to get to the QF of Rome, giving him/protecting his 180 points. That would be *3* wins, assuming a first round bye (R64, R32, R16), and that would keep him 100 points ahead of Federer.In fact he needs only one match, because R16 gives 90 points and QF 180. So he would stay 10 points in front of Federer.
But I don' t think Rafa has such thoughts. He will win Rome as well, and I say that as a big Federer fan.
Should think he will shorten that down.
Rafa's first match will be R32
Yes, as i said, i am hoping for a below 500 minutes figure this year.
That would do wonders for Rome.
I am interested to see if he can win MC, Barcelona, Madrid, and Rome spending the same time on court as he did last year in these 4 tournaments.
If that happens, he won't be number one till Halle/Queens atleast.
Isn't Rome a Masters 1000? Isn't it a 128 player field?
Masters are not 128 player field.
With the exception of IW-Miami (they are 96 players though, top 32 seeds get bye in 1R)
And still few people are secretly hoping that he will run out of gas by Rome !
Ok. In that case, Nadal would still have to win two matches (R32, R16), not one, to get to the QF.
He will win 5 if everything goes according to plan.
If my math is right, that would give him some breathing room, 9,590 to 8,670 (again, this is assuming wins at both Madrid and Rome) heading into Paris.
I stare at this stuff way too much. I'm still wrong. ChrisRF is correct. If Nadal wins Madrid, he'd only have to win one match in Rome to retain #1. If he went out in R16, he'd get 90 points and finish at 8,680, 10 points ahead of Fed.
And they say clay is taxing for the body. Come on!
And people complain he takes too much time between servesAnd they say clay is taxing for the body. Come on!
Rafa takes evidently less time per set to win on clay than on any other surface.
Rafa could stand a full yearly ATP calendar played on clay, if that were the case.
He will EXCEED his points from last year.
