Seriously, the guy has had his movement exposed all season long, and you actually think he had a legit shot at RG 2025? When De Minaur could have legitimately beaten him back to back on clay, and Hurkacz took him out with ease, and qualifiers made him play near 4 hour matches on clay, you know it is time to go.His movement has been compromised for years. Probably since 2013-2014. . He can work around it still. I mean Fed was one point away from beating Djoker at Wimbledon at 38. Nadal can figure something out for just one run. Call in a different coaching team and go all in. tear his shoulder on two for a slam and go all in with aces. There are options
Seriously, the guy has had his movement exposed all season long, and you actually think he had a legit shot at RG 2025? When De Minaur could have legitimately beaten him back to back on clay, and Hurkacz took him out with ease, and qualifiers made him play near 4 hour matches on clay, you know it is time to go.
Tear his shoulder in two to pick up a few more slams? LOL
Yeah he was getting to everything way too late for top level tennis.The worst thing about Nadal's 2024 was his hampered movement/mobility. At the highest level, that's a big difference in results. Nadal still hits the ball almost as good as the 2017-2022 period.
i wish.Nadal will take a wildcard entry for RG25, book it
i think he wanted to go 1 more year and from the looks of how the retirement stuff went down his wife prob pushed him not to go for another season.Actually most Nadal fans have accepted it for the best he retires. You will always get some deluded hardcore fans who can’t let go but most reasonable nadal fans know this is the right time to bow out.
I believe it took her less time to convince him about retirement than about marriage.i think he wanted to go 1 more year and from the looks of how the retirement stuff went down his wife prob pushed him not to go for another season.
I think he has it in him now that he seems healthy. I'd like to see him gear up and give it one last go. Skip everything but play Monte Carlo and Rome and then FO.
He played great in indoor hard against djoker at 6 kings which is his worst surface.
He played great against chainz in the first round. had he had a chance to work his way into the tournament rather than playing the finalist in the first round he might have had a chance.
lolHe wasn't healthy. and the match with chainz could have easily went either way at RG.
He'll just play a couple of exhos just to milk nostalgics like yourselfI think he has it in him now that he seems healthy. I'd like to see him gear up and give it one last go. Skip everything but play Monte Carlo and Rome and then FO.
I hope op pays very big bucks.He'll just play a couple of exhos just to milk nostalgics like yourself
Nadal will take a wildcard entry for RG25, book it
No he'd not.
I know you want this as someone that finally started appreciating Nadal this year, but it's too late. He's done
i wish.
And the funny thing is that your "colleagues" like vokazu are proud of your idol's triumph over the worst version of Nadal's career on clay.Just eyeballing, Nadal was 12-8 for this year with just 4 matches out of clay.
On clay he was 10-6 with huge benefits like players like Leo Borg and IMG guy Darwin Blanch. These are not even top 300 players.
He was 6-6 vs top 100 players on clay. 6 big losses. Barcelona/Madrid/Rome/RG/Bastaad/Olympics.
How does OP think he has shot for another RG?
Even his level shown at the beginning of last year in Brisbane was so different from what he showed months later after a new injury.The worst thing about Nadal's 2024 was his hampered movement/mobility. At the highest level, that's a big difference in results. Nadal still hits the ball almost as good as the 2017-2022 period.
Dude just leave it. Rafa's not playing shítWell, gentlemen? I made this prediction in November and here we are with wildcards being discussed by a tournament director.
Was I crazy or did I see signs of life where no one else did?
No he didn't hit the ball as good as 2022, let alone 2017-2020. Heck not even as good as 2021.The worst thing about Nadal's 2024 was his hampered movement/mobility. At the highest level, that's a big difference in results. Nadal still hits the ball almost as good as the 2017-2022 period.
No he didn't hit the ball as good as 2022, let alone 2017-2020. Heck not even as good as 2021.
Rafa with that level of ballstriking wouldn't lose to the likes of Hubert Hurkacz & ADM on clay, even with hampered movement.