Rafa should try FO 2025.

[GabeT]

Nadal is beyond done. He can enjoy his retirement now

 

[SeeItHitIt]

One last, final-last old college try? He’ll have to shave his head a la Agassi by then, ‘Fo sho.

Spare me.

 

[Hitman]

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

 

[Mustard]

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.

 

[TheGoldenEra1990’s]

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

Yea tear his shoulder to tie Djoker. Why not? He’s gonna be 39 . Does he have a long career ahead or something? He has the money for the best surgeons and doctors in the world LOL. If it happens it happens. Chances are it won’t. So do it up. I would destroy my joints if I was him and had his bank account LOL. He will survive

 

[MichaelNadal]

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.

Yeah he was getting to everything way too late for top level tennis.

 

[socallefty]

Maybe he is like Samson - lost his clay superpower when he lost his hair.

 

[Rafa24]

Nadal will take a wildcard entry for RG25, book it

i wish.

 

[Rafa24]

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 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.

 

[adil1972]

Why were Novak Djokovic & Roger Federer absent from Rafael Nadal's farewell ceremony? Looking into potential reasons

Rafael Nadal officially bid farewell to professional tennis on Tuesday, November 19, following Spain's elimination from the Davis Cup Finals.

www.sportskeeda.com

Did djok attended fed farewell?????

Toni Nadal not best pleased with Rafael Nadal's retirement ceremony as he explains what should have been added

Toni Nadal not best pleased with Rafael Nadal's retirement ceremony as he explains what should have been added

www.thetennisgazette.com

"If Serena Williams is the best, why can’t she break Martina Navratilova’s record?" - When Mike Tyson snubbed American to deem Navratilova the 'greatest'

American boxing legend Mike Tyson once vehemently pushed back against the claim that Serena Williams was the best women's tennis player, surpassing Martina Navratilova at her peak.

www.sportskeeda.com

 

[Sudacafan]

No, he can't. He said he retired.
No, he shouldn't. He already tainted his RG records by playing this year.

 

[Sudacafan]

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 believe it took her less time to convince him about retirement than about marriage.

 

[ghostofMecir]

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.

He wasn't healthy. and the match with chainz could have easily went either way at RG.

lol

 

[Watching]

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'll just play a couple of exhos just to milk nostalgics like yourself

 

[nolefam_2024]

He'll just play a couple of exhos just to milk nostalgics like yourself

I hope op pays very big bucks.

 

[Rosstour]

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.

Well, 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?

 

[DSH]

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?

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.

 

[DSH]

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.

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.

 

[bullfan]

Rafa has given his all to tennis. He is now enjoying his post tennis life

 

[Rafa4LifeEver]

Well, 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?

Dude just leave it. Rafa's not playing shít

 

[Rafa4LifeEver]

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.

 

[gamelovergold]

Nadal when he lost to novak in olympics knew his time is over. That 6 man saudi exho was fun business. All hope of nadal faded in that olympic loss to novak.
If he could have competed against novak then maybe one should have thought that maybe for one final time nadal will return in FO. BUT
One sided match suggested that time was over and certainly he went away gracefully.
No way he will come back and become laughing stock for people.

 

[TennisGrandpA]

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.

It was both imo