Rafael Nadal has withdrawn from Monte Carlo:

[JustMy2Cents]

Hi everyone, I'm still not ready to compete at the highest level. I will not be able to play in one of the most important tournaments of my career, Monte Carlo. I am not yet in a position to play with the maximum guarantees and I continue my preparation process, hoping to return soon

https://twitter.com/x/status/1643184272654622720

Get fit soon, Rafa.
Vamos!

 

[Deleted member 629564]

ABSOLUTE SCENES

 

[mahesh69a]

RG is the one that matters.

 

[jl809]

Good decision from him, his chances of winning RG have just gone up imo

 

[iopzzza]

The end is near, sadly.

 

[weakera]

Wow this sucks

 

[junior74]

CYGS for Novak, then

 

[TheNachoMan]

Not looking good for RAFA, will win RG.

 

[Born_to_slice]

Gotta process more super speed vitamins for the numb foot.

 

[Dominic & Andrey]

Predictable, nothing really surprising, still prepare for 5 pages of overreaction as usual.

 

[DogInSpace]

Gotta process more super speed vitamins for the numb foot.

Damned if he plays MC ("never skips clay season" myth), damned if he doesn't (see your post)

 

[Zain786]

Seems alcaraz is also out of MC, this many injuries does not bode well.

 

[Nadal_King]

Well it could be a good one if he is back fully fit. A Barcelona start is apt since it will be a lighter draw and hopefully a decent form for Barcelona, Madrid and Rome will ensure top 8 seeds

 

[DogInSpace]

Seems like he can't finish Grand Slam tournament without getting hurt nowadays. AO was third GS in a row where he got injured.

 

[Red Rick]

Almost a year since he's been even remotely fit.

 

[WarriorRafa]

But I thought clay had healing powers?

 

[Genie Of the Bank]

I sad this to Octobrina 3 days ago. In the most recent videos Rafa is hitting the ball with power but he is still half slow when he needs to run to left or accelerate on the left foot. Hoping for Rafa - Novak title match in Paris.

 

[ADuck]

It's times like this I wish Nadal really did fake injuries

 

[pj80]

Translation:

He is not yet ready to face Djo...

 

[Sudacafan]

But I thought clay had healing powers?

Clay needs to be presented in the form of pyramids to yield those results.

 

[JustMy2Cents]

Gotta process more super speed vitamins for the numb foot.

Translation:

He is not yet ready to face Djo...

Djo fans 'classy' as usual.
well, they learn from their hero who is the master of pervarication... tears healing up with match play.
No surprises here

 

[StrongRule]

It's times like this I wish Nadal really did fake injuries

It's totally ridiculous that some still believe he does that. I guess they think he is just skipping lots of tournaments for fun. Nah, this guy has real injuries, not magical ones.

 

[Born_to_slice]

Damned if he plays MC ("never skips clay season" myth), damned if he doesn't (see your post)

Whatever, he'll be flying come rg.

 

[pj80]

Djo fans 'classy' as usual.
well, they learn from their hero who is the master of pervarication... tears healing up with match play.
No surprises here

He is not injured...he is just not in decent form yet to compete

 

[mahatma]

The more he waits before RG, the better his odds get to win RG. Should show up directly at the slam.

 

[weakera]

del

 

[DogInSpace]

He is not injured...he is just not in decent form yet to compete

Yes because when you are not in a decent form to compete you decide to...skip playing competitive tennis matches brilliant logic presented by a brilliant man.

That is almost as logical as healing intense muscles tears by ... adding more hours of playing competitive professional sport instead of resting.

 

[pj80]

Yes because when you are not in a decent form to compete you decide to...skip playing competitive tennis matches brilliant logic presented by a brilliant man.

That is almost as logical as healing intense muscles tears by ... adding more hours of playing competitive professional sport instead of resting.

Rafa clearly states it himself: "I'm still not ready to compete at the highest level....I am not yet in a position to play with the maximum guarantees and I continue my preparation process"
No mention of injury not healed yet...just not ready to face "highest level" (Djo)...and being "not yet in a position to play with the maximum guarantees" (likely losing to Djo)

 

[weakera]

Rafa clearly states it himself: "I'm still not ready to compete at the highest level....I am not yet in a position to play with the maximum guarantees and I continue my preparation process"
No mention of injury not healed yet...just not ready to face "highest level" (Djo)...and being "not yet in a position to play with the maximum guarantees" (likely losing to Djo)

You can't "clearly state" something through Google translate. His tweet literally says "I'm going on with the recovery process" through an actual translation.

 

[DogInSpace]

Rafa clearly states it himself: "I'm still not ready to compete at the highest level....I am not yet in a position to play with the maximum guarantees and I continue my preparation process"
No mention of injury not healed yet...just not ready to face "highest level" (Djo)...and being "not yet in a position to play with the maximum guarantees" (likely losing to Djo)

JFC if you get asked by a girlfriend about what you want for dinner you answer "whats Djo eats" ?

Not everything is about "Djo" you know.

Have you seen Nadal's latest practice videos? He clearly can't move comfortably yet.

He withdraws from MC. How many times he played "Djo" in MC during last 5 years? What "Djo" has to do with him withdrawning from MC?

 

[travlerajm]

If I were Nadal, I’d start training my body to handle the every-other day schedule of a slam, and cut back on events that require matches on consecutive days.

 

[pj80]

You can't "clearly state" something through Google translate. His tweet literally says "I'm going on with the recovery process" through an actual translation.

which part of the spanish tweet states "recovery"

 

[Silverbullet96]

Nobody respects Montecarlo. Many desertions already.
I wonder if its condition as the only not mandatory M1000 has something to do with that.

I feel like the players should respect the fact that MC has been kept not mandatory, it gives them relief from the tough schedule.

 

[octobrina10]

The end is near, sadly.

According to TTW posters, the end was near 15+ years ago....

 

[Krish0608]

Rafa not ready to reveal his cards just yet

 

[weakera]

which part of the spanish tweet states "recovery"

Please cease the trafficking in fake news

"Hello everybody, I'm not yet ready to compete at the highest level. I won't be able to play in one of the most important tournaments in my career, MC. I'm not yet fit enough to play w/the highest guarantees & I'm going on w/the recovery process, hoping to comeback soon"

 

[JustMy2Cents]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1643208931148169216

 

[mike danny]

2022 took a lot out of him.

 

[pj80]

Please cease the trafficking in fake news

"Hello everybody, I'm not yet ready to compete at the highest level. I won't be able to play in one of the most important tournaments in my career, MC. I'm not yet fit enough to play w/the highest guarantees & I'm going on w/the recovery process, hoping to comeback soon"

fake translation bud:

"y continúo mi proceso preparación" ...preparación in spanish means recovery or preparation? nice try..

clearly Rafa is not ready to face the highest level of competition just yet....and since he is not injured that means he is ducking.

 

[weakera]

fake translation bud:

"y continúo mi proceso preparación" ...preparación in spanish means recovery or preparation? nice try..

clearly Rafa is not ready to face the highest level of competition just yet....and since he is not injured that means he is ducking.

The translation is from someone who basically translates Rafa for a living, in this context, it most certainly means recovery. You literally taking Google translate over the word of a native spanish speaker, speaks to your limited capacity for thinking, to be frank.

 

[DogInSpace]

fake translation bud:

"y continúo mi proceso preparación" ...preparación in spanish means recovery or preparation? nice try..

clearly Rafa is not ready to face the highest level of competition just yet....and since he is not injured that means he is ducking.

Player A - claims that he is injured - performence doesn't suffer, plays the tournament, doesn't take time off to recover, plays upcoming events
Player B - claims that he is injured - performene goes to sh*t, withdraws, takes months off, withdraws from upcoming events

Nole fans logic - Player A clearly injured, Player B clearly fakes.

Never change

 

[weakera]

Player A - claims that he is injured - performence doesn't suffer, plays the tournament, doesn't take time off to recover, plays upcoming events
Player B - claims that he is injured - performene goes to sh*t, withdraws, takes months off, withdraws from upcoming events

Nole fans logic - Player A clearly injured, Player B clearly fakes.

Never change

They also believe that you can purify water with your emotions...

 

[pj80]

The translation is from someone who basically translates Rafa for a living, in this context, it most certainly means recovery. You literally taking Google translate over the word of a native spanish speaker, speaks to your limited capacity for thinking, to be frank.

it doesn't matter anyway...he is not playing. Rafa has become such an unreliable, pull out merchant...every tournament we hear something about some type of injury....

 

[RF-18]

Good riddance!

 

[weakera]

it doesn't matter anyway...he is not playing. Rafa has become such an unreliable, pull out merchant...every tournament we hear something about some type of injury....

Real injuries require real time to heal. Simple as.

 

[pj80]

Real injuries require real time to heal. Simple as.

Rafa is not injured...just not fit enough yet...

 

[RF-18]

fake translation bud:

"y continúo mi proceso preparación" ...preparación in spanish means recovery or preparation? nice try..

clearly Rafa is not ready to face the highest level of competition just yet....and since he is not injured that means he is ducking.

Yea this.

 

[weakera]

Rafa is not injured...just not fit enough yet...

 

[weakera]

Yea this.

Well at least you both admit that he "was" injured and simply isn't ready "yet." I've led you that far.

Whereas with Djokovic, everyone knows his injuries were faked from the very beginning, hence the lack of drop off in performance or any time missed.

 

[Djokovic_is_the_best#1]

Nadal in danger of falling further down the rankings!