Rafael Nadal gives positive injury update and reacts to ‘strange’ Novak Djokovic fightback

Not sure what the problem is. Nadal did not say Novak was faking.
He just said the match was very unusual and in the 3rd/4th set Novak wasn't playing well and looked like he may retire. But in the 5th Novak played good and won. Well done to him.

That's literally what Nadal said. Isn't that what happened? He is congratulating Novak and said well done to him. But that the match was unusual. What's wrong with that?
 
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Amritia said:
I will stand by what I said yesterday and say that I don't think Djokovic is faking this, as I don't see the motive.

However if he comes out against Raonic and looks unhindered, 2 days after claiming he has suffered from a muscle tear, eyebrows will certainly be raised.
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What about Rafa looking perfectly fine against Norrie? And his other 2 opponents?
 
Amritia said:
I will stand by what I said yesterday and say that I don't think Djokovic is faking this, as I don't see the motive.

However if he comes out against Raonic and looks unhindered, 2 days after claiming he has suffered from a muscle tear, eyebrows will certainly be raised.
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I think for Rafa to say what he said suggest perhaps locker room is not best pleased with Djokovic. There must be comments among the players as Rafa usually steers clear from any controversy.
You are spot on though that Djokovic has made a rod for his own back now.
 
Amritia said:
I will stand by what I said yesterday and say that I don't think Djokovic is faking this, as I don't see the motive.

However if he comes out against Raonic and looks unhindered, 2 days after claiming he has suffered from a muscle tear, eyebrows will certainly be raised.
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My eyebrows are already raised by the way Djoke played in the 5th set. Nadal, Fritz and millions of fans not in the cult also feel the same way.
 
TennisFan3 said:
Let's quit fighting about injuries please.
Let's hope Novak recovers fully and destroys servebot Raonic.
Let's hope Nadal's back does not get worse.

No one deserves to lose a slam match because of injury. The best thing in tennis should be that the big 4 are all fully fit.
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Yep, it is not good for the tourney or tennis if the best are hurt. We can all agree on that.
 
clayqueen said:
Rafael Nadal gives positive injury update and reacts to ‘strange’ Novak Djokovic fightback
George Bellshaw
Saturday 13 Feb 2021 2:05 pm


Rafael Nadal booked his spot in the last-16 of the Australian Open with a win over Cameron Norrie but said the ‘biggest victory’ came from the improvements in his back. Nadal, the second seed from Spain, enjoyed a solid win against the British No. 3, winning 7-5 6-2 7-5 on an empty Rod Laver Arena. The 20-time Grand Slam champion was the overwhelming favourite to move into the last-16, despite having been plagued with a back injury during the tournament so far. But he revealed that he had started making progress with the issue and he was able to serve closer to his normal level in Saturday’s victory.

‘No, the back was not getting better each day. Was getting better today,’ smiled Nadal. ‘But today is better, yeah. First day I feel an improvement, and that’s the most important thing for me today, more than any other thing.

‘I was not serving my normal serve for the last 15 days. Today is the first day that I started to serve again my normal serve. ‘But yesterday I didn’t practice, so today just warming up with the new, with the normal movement. So of course I didn’t serve bad, but I can do better, I think. And I’m looking forward to do it better, no? ‘It's been an important victory for me. The biggest victory is the back is better for the first day. So that’s the most important thing.’ While Nadal’s injury has improved, his great rival Novak Djokovic faces an anxious wait over his condition.

‘I don’t like to have a lot of opinions on other matches, no? Anyone has his personal feelings,’ said Nadal. ‘Of course it's been a very strange match. But I can’t have an opinion, because I don’t know what’s he’s feeling because for two sets looks like he’s going to retire and then in the fifth I think he played quite normal a lot of points.

‘I don’t know. A strange feeling for me like a spectator. But that’s it. He found a way to win, so well done.’ For Norrie, there were positives to take from running the second seed close in two of the three sets played but there was a sense of disappointment that he didn’t take advantage of good positions he found himself in. ‘It definitely gives me a lot of confidence that I could play close, but it was a bit frustrating,’ said Norrie.

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“injury”
 
USO said:
Nadal just said what the whole world thinks....
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No not the whole world. Only insecure individuals like you, who are obssed with the guy in a negative way. Its facinating people like you find the satisfaction in criticizing someone they dont know personally. I will not go into details, but that only shows your own immaturity and bitternes and nothing else.
 
Ogi44 said:
No not the whole world. Only insecure individuals like you, who are obssed with the guy in a negative way. Its facinating people like you find the satisfaction in criticizing someone they dont know personally. I will not go into details, but that only shows your own immaturity and bitternes and nothing else.
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Do you know @USO personally? Kinda sounds like you do... unless you're a bit of an idiot...
 
MeatTornado said:
No, that's not a fact.

He's had a lot of injuries but the only years you could conceivably say he missed half the season was 2012 and 2014, and both of those years he still played through Wimbledon.
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2012 more than half the season
2013 half the season almost
2014 more than half
2015 more than half
2016 more than half
 
We will have to believe Nadal's analysis on Djokovic's injury , who had like 5000 Real injuries in his career .
Novak is a kid , The Rafa nadal is a master .
 
Slowtwitcher said:
My eyebrows are already raised by the way Djoke played in the 5th set. Nadal, Fritz and millions of fans not in the cult also feel the same way.
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Could be that the anti inflammatories kicked in for temporary relief. I'm not in Djokovic cult, but am convinced he was genuinely badly injured after the slip.
Let's see what happens vs Raonic. If he looks unhindered, which wouldn't be possible if his claim of muscle tear are accurate, then I will have to eat my words.
 
Beckerserve said:
2012 more than half the season
2013 half the season almost
2014 more than half
2015 more than half
2016 more than half
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2013? Wtf? Playing Chile, Brazil, Acapulco, Indian Wells, Monte-Carlo, Barcelona, Madrid, Rome, RG, Wimbledon, Canada, Cincinnati, USO, Beijing, Shanghai, Paris, YEC and Davis Cup is almost missing half the year???

In 2015 he played literally every major and Masters events, as well as the YEC.

And In 2016 he played 16 tournaments.
 
Amritia said:
Could be that the anti inflammatories kicked in for temporary relief. I'm not in Djokovic cult, but am convinced he was genuinely badly injured after the slip.
Let's see what happens vs Raonic. If he looks unhindered, which wouldn't be possible if his claim of muscle tear are accurate, then I will have to eat my words.
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Why? He was clearly injured. The only real question is how injured and whether it will affect his next match.
 
TheNachoMan said:
What about Rafa looking perfectly fine against Norrie? And his other 2 opponents?
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Nadal said after rounds 1 and 2 that the minor back injury was affecting his serve, but not any other shot. The slower service speed statistics backed this up.
Today, he said that yesterday he went to hospital and got some treatment for it, skipping training, and he feels the treatment worked well. This is also backed up by the increased service speeds stats from today.

On that same basis, there is nothing so far to suggest Djokovic was lying about injury, hence I am consistent in defending him on this issue.
 
His opponent, Nadal all said the same thing. In 3rd and 4th set, he was barely moving.hitting forehand.

Then in 5th set he was hitting forehand winners , moving much more and pretty much played great tennis.

Was he faking his injury. No.

Did his condition got better in the 5th set. Yes, the 20 minute break and the treatment helped.

Is it a muscle tear, muscle sprain? Not published

Can he play the remaining matches? We need to wait and watch
 
MeatTornado said:
2013? Wtf? Playing Chile, Brazil, Acapulco, Indian Wells, Monte-Carlo, Barcelona, Madrid, Rome, RG, Wimbledon, Canada, Cincinnati, USO, Beijing, Shanghai, Paris, YEC and Davis Cup is almost missing half the year???

In 2015 he played literally every major and Masters events, as well as the YEC.

And In 2016 he played 16 tournaments.
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2013 he didnt play until April i am sure and them missed WTF?
 
And yes. What Novak himself said to eurosport was pretty much the same. He was really considering retirement in 3rd and 4th set. Then in 5th he felt better
 
GabeT said:
Why? He was clearly injured. The only real question is how injured and whether it will affect his next match.
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I am saying he was clearly injured. He didn't just say it was an injury, he said it was a muscle tear. It's very hard to recover from a muscle tear and to be normal within 2 days.
 
roysid said:
His opponent, Nadal all said the same thing. In 3rd and 4th set, he was barely moving.hitting forehand.

Then in 5th set he was hitting forehand winners , moving much more and pretty much played great tennis.

Was he faking his injury. No.

Did his condition got better in the 5th set. Yes, the 20 minute break and the treatment helped.

Is it a muscle tear, muscle sprain? Not published

Can he play the remaining matches? We need to wait and watch
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End thread.
 
MeatTornado said:
His 2013 season started in February lol. He just missed Australia. After that he was good, played all the way through to the WTF in November. Literally to the last day of the year, as he played in the final in London.
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Ok i recalled incorrectly about 2013. Still he has not played a full season of Majors most of his career. He is an injured chap who plays tennis.
 
If Djokovic plays remaining matches and reaches semis-finals , then TTW fedal fans will judge his injury as fake .

Same way , if Nadal plays remaining matches without any issues and reaches semis-finals ,then his back injury was fake too .

(y)
 
Amritia said:
I am saying he was clearly injured. He didn't just say it was an injury, he said it was a muscle tear. It's very hard to recover from a muscle tear and to be normal within 2 days.
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Well, that was Novak opining right after the match. It may well be he thought it was worse than it will turn out to be. Btw, any updates on this?
 
Beckerserve said:
Ok i recalled incorrectly about 2013. Still he has not played a full season of Majors most of his career. He is an injured chap who plays tennis.
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Would've pretty insane if he ended a year #1 after missing half the season haha. In the thick of the Big 4 era, no less.
 
maratha_warrior said:
If Djokovic plays remaining matches and reaches semis-finals , then TTW fedal fans will judge his injury as fake .

Same way , if Nadal plays remaining matches without any issues and reaches semis-finals ,then his back injury was fake too .

(y)
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No Rafa is genuine. Down playing his injury. Will not surprise me if he has a slight tear. Guy has huge pain threshold. He is inspirational.
 
Beckerserve said:
Whole locker room knows its not a tear. Djokovic embarrassed himself in that post match interview.
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But the locker room aren't in Djokovic's body. If it is a tear, and he either withdraws before Raonic match, or turns up severely hindered, would you acknowledge you got it wrong?
 
Amritia said:
But the locker room aren't in Djokovic's body. If it is a tear, and he either withdraws before Raonic match, or turns up severely hindered, would you acknowledge you got it wrong?
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Of course i will. I will feel embarrassed if he withdraws but honestly i genuinely think he is playing possum
 
Nadal and Djokovic fans levee has finally broken after their years long unholy alliance against Federer fans

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