Rafael Nadal refuses to play doubles with Nick Kyrgios at charity event

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“It’s over now,’’ Kyrgios said. “Everyone’s moved on from it. And I’m playing really good tennis. It’s part of the journey. I don’t think anyone was perfect when they were 20. It wasn’t the best thing. But I learned from that and keep maturing every day.’’
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I don't think he's got the right lesson and responsibility of his behavior and he is probably responding to Nadal, consciously or not.
Remember what Nadal said: 'Age is not an excuse'.
I am sure we will hear more of Kyrgios stories from March 2016 and onward.
 
Aussie Darcy said:
Nick Kyrgios, tennis’ new bad boy, is so toxic Rafael Nadal was reluctant to play with him in doubles on Wednesday at the John McEnroe Tennis Academy’s charity event, according to a source.
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Oh boy.

Move on, there are worse things in this world!

And for a charity event......

:(
 
Something that's really interesting on these forums is that the fans of Nadal are COMPLETELY unlike Nadal himself. Nadal is such a nice and well behaved guy. Never throws his racket, never curses. But these fans of Nadal support the like of Kyrgios and like it when players are badboys and foul-mouthed. Now those people are actually surprised that Nadal doesn't agree with Kyrgios' behavior? How could you not have expected that already? What did you think Nadal was gonna say? "Yeah I think tennis is too boring now. More people should throw tantrums on the court, have fights and gossip about each other. Never mind that I've never done something like that even once."?
 
merwy said:
Something that's really interesting on these forums is that the fans of Nadal are COMPLETELY unlike Nadal himself. Nadal is such a nice and well behaved guy. Never throws his racket, never curses. But these fans of Nadal support the like of Kyrgios and like it when players are badboys and foul-mouthed. Now those people are actually surprised that Nadal doesn't agree with Kyrgios' behavior? How could you not have expected that already? What did you think Nadal was gonna say? "Yeah I think tennis is too boring now. More people should throw tantrums on the court, have fights and gossip about each other. Never mind that I've never done something like that even once."?
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True.

I used to think Nadal would do anything to win. I was wrong.
 
merwy said:
Something that's really interesting on these forums is that the fans of Nadal are COMPLETELY unlike Nadal himself.
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Yes, precisely. Look at this post i came across accidentally from what seems to be a big Nadal fan ...

sureshs said:
The more you see of Nadal, the more there is to admire about him.
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Now, i just cannot imagine Nadal looking at other guys and admiring them !
 
merwy said:
Something that's really interesting on these forums is that the fans of Nadal are COMPLETELY unlike Nadal himself. Nadal is such a nice and well behaved guy. Never throws his racket, never curses. But these fans of Nadal support the like of Kyrgios and like it when players are badboys and foul-mouthed. Now those people are actually surprised that Nadal doesn't agree with Kyrgios' behavior? How could you not have expected that already? What did you think Nadal was gonna say? "Yeah I think tennis is too boring now. More people should throw tantrums on the court, have fights and gossip about each other. Never mind that I've never done something like that even once."?
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how naive :rolleyes:

if it happened to be WARwinka playing in the charity event, would you have liked it if Nadal didn't want to play with him? or Gulbis or Harrison or even Serena?
 
If it's true then good for Rafa - the best chance of getting this gangsta to behave like a decent human being is for the players to apply their own pressure - to make the locker room a hostile place.
Some booing crowds at tournaments won't hurt either.
 
vernonbc said:
What the hell are you talking about? I very rarely post anything about Federer. Guess having facts bothered you.
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That's a fib Pinocchio! ;) You're frequently taking digs at Federer.

Sentinel said:
My apologies, mate, if it wasn't you.
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You've got it right. She often makes negative remarks about Federer and likes other people's comments who do same. In addition, she's one of those fans who complains when any journalist says anything positive about Federer. She's notorious that one. ;)
 
vernonbc said:
What the hell are you talking about? I very rarely post anything about Federer. Guess having facts bothered you.
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cc0509 said:
That's a fib Pinocchio! ;) You're frequently taking digs at Federer.



You've got it right. She often makes negative remarks about Federer and likes other people's comments who do same. In addition, she's one of those fans who complains when any journalist says anything positive about Federer. She's notorious that one. ;)
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vernonbc said:
Oh please. In 2010 at the USO Verdasco was #8 in the world and had been Top 10 or just a couple places out of it for two or three years. He was a great player. Youzhney was #14 and had beaten Wawrinka to get to Rafa. It was hardly a cakewalk for Rafa.

In 2013, his draw wasn't much better. He beat #19 Robredo who had beaten Federer. Gasquet was #9 when he met Rafa. Again, that wasn't an easy draw, but I know you yahoos like to denigrate everything Rafa has done. I could certainly go back and find easier draws that Federer has had.
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vernonbc said:
Why in the world are Fed fans tearing their hair out? He's got as easy a draw as he could have hoped for in a slam. Of course you're going to start running into tough players by the quarters and semis - everybody is. PMac and Cahill were both saying that they thought Federer and his team were probably doing happy dances over the draw. Djokovic also got lucky for the first three rounds so he'll be fresh as a daisy for when they get down to the nitty gritty. Besides which the seedings seldom stand up and there are always some upsets and tough matches can become very easy.
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From yesterday.

:D
 
Tennis_Hands said:
From yesterday.

:D
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Ha ha.

All you have to do is a quick search and you find some Federer gems from her. Such as:

vernonbc said:
There there BreakPoint. It'll be ok. Federer will win again some day. **pats BP'shead**
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vernonbc said:
They come to see me because they want to see beautiful tennis.

Federer at the US Open
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vernonbc said:
What's up with Drysdale and PMac giving Federer levels of adoration to Djokovic? It's positively vomit inducing.
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That was just a very quick search. I don't know whom she thinks she is kidding. :D
 
zagor said:
I don't give a rat's ass if Nadal did it or not, it's his right to refuse to play with Kyrgios. What I find hilarious is how you can't see how utterly ridiculous your double standards are.
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I don't think you are the only one.
 
cc0509 said:
Ha ha.

All you have to do is a quick search and you find some Federer gems from her.

That was just a very quick search. I don't know whom she thinks she is kidding. :D
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I wasn't even aware that she posted yesterday, but I thought that IF she did Federer's name would be there.

:cool:
 
Rafael Nadal giving off a Shooter McGavin type vibe to happy Nick. ''This is tennis. We don't like your type around here''. The rest of the locker room erupts in laughter - ''Good one, Rafa, you're the best''. ''I really am, no''.

SuperMac jumps in to make the save.
 
cc0509 said:
Ha ha.

All you have to do is a quick search and you find some Federer gems from her. Such as:



That was just a very quick search. I don't know whom she thinks she is kidding. :D
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Wow. How pathetic. I notice you deleted the dates on those posts. Was it because they're several years old? Couldn't find anything more recent to back up your lies? Probably 99% of my posts are about Rafa because I really don't care about Federer and any reference to him is about how sad his fans are, rarely about him himself. But carry on. Your grudge goes back about five years and you still can't accept that I pwned you in the old Nadal thread.
 
vernonbc said:
Wow. How pathetic. I notice you deleted the dates on those posts. Was it because they're several years old? Couldn't find anything more recent to back up your lies? Probably 99% of my posts are about Rafa because I really don't care about Federer and any reference to him is about how sad his fans are, rarely about him himself. But carry on. Your grudge goes back about five years and you still can't accept that I pwned you in the old Nadal thread.
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I didn't delete the dates on purpose. I did a very quick search for your negative Federer posts. I didn't have to go far and they are all fairly recent. Your posts over the years have been filled with Federer hate/resentment. It's a joke that you try and deny it. It would be like me trying to say my posts are filled with adoration for Djokovic's on court demeanor. Why would I try to lie about it?

If I do another quick search I can find many more:

vernonbc said:
I agree with you about the other guys too, except for Federer being thoughtful. Don't think there's much depth there.
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vernonbc said:
Of course Wertheim would say that. He's been the president of the Federer Fan Club for many many years and his level of worship for the guy is embarrassing for a supposed professional journalist. He's bestowed almost the same level of biased worship on Djokovic in the last few years because Djokovic has been able to beat Nadal whom Wertheim hates because of his dominance over Federer. This prediction is just more same old same old.
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It's also true that you are notorious for tweeting and emailing complaints to journalists such as Wertheim whenever they give the slightest praise to Federer. It's obvious it's you. You don't even try to hide your identity. Do you think everybody is stupid in the world?

As for pwnage in the Nadal thread a few years ago, it's the other way around. Just as I am doing now, I successfully proved that you criticized Federer frequently. Either you are being intentionally obtuse or you have amnesia? Anybody can go back and check your posts. It's all right there. Try harder next time.
 
Tennis_Hands said:
So, you read this:

"Nadal and Kyrgios, who is from Australia, were supposed to be in the doubles match at Sportime on Randall’s Island, but the lineup was rearranged"?
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That was the point. The article is wrong. Nadal was NOT supposed to play doubles according to the schedule posted on the official website of JMTA which I linked. Shoddy journalism but hardly surprising.
 
cc0509 said:
I didn't delete the dates on purpose. I did a very quick search for your negative Federer posts. I didn't have to go far and they are all fairly recent. Your posts over the years have been filled with Federer hate/resentment. It's a joke that you try and deny it. It would be like me trying to say my posts are filled with adoration for Djokovic's on court demeanor. Why would I try to lie about it?
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No, they're not recent and no, there are very very few of them, mostly because I can't be bothered to get into senseless arguments with Fed fans. I can't be bothered because I really don't care about Federer except to enjoy when Nadal lays another whomping on him.

If I do another quick search I can find many more:
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No you can't, because they don't exist and as noted, they rarely (not never, but rarely) diss Fed. Now his fans, that's a different matter because I'll certainly admit to having occasionally commented on the lala'ness of their worship.

It's also true that you are notorious for tweeting and emailing complaints to journalists such as Wertheim whenever they give the slightest praise to Federer. It's obvious it's you. You don't even try to hide your identity. Do you think everybody is stupid in the world?
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Notorious???? That's a hoot. In over six years I've tweeted a total of barely 1000 times and the vast majority of them had nothing at all to do with Federer and even more, nothing to do with tennis. I've never emailed Wertheim. Pray tell who this infamous identity is.

As for pwnage in the Nadal thread a few years ago, it's the other way around. Just as I am doing now, I successfully proved that you criticized Federer frequently. Either you are being intentionally obtuse or you have amnesia? Anybody can go back and check your posts. It's all right there. Try harder next time.
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You proved nada. Zilch. Because there was nothing to prove because I simply can't be bothered to fight with demented Federer fanboys. He just isn't important enough to care about, nor are you. I'm not the one with 15,000 comments in five years. Since 2009, I have less than 2900 and as I noted earlier, 99% of them are about Rafa. But if your delusions about me provide you with some sort of amusement, have fun, enjoy yourself.

(I just went back and looked at some of the half dozen 'horrendous' posts about Federer and if that's what you're basing your diatribe on, wowzers. There wasn't one that said anything half as nasty about Federer as is posted hundreds of times a day about Nadal. Your precious has been safe from me. o_O )
 
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vernonbc, post: 9587691, member: 67314"No, they're not recent and no, there are very very few of them
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I looked quickly and found four or five easily and that was on the first two pages! You can't deny it. They are all there in black and white.


mostly because I can't be bothered to get into senseless arguments with Fed fans. I can't be bothered because I really don't care about Federer except to enjoy when Nadal lays another whomping on him.
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There you go again, dissing Federer. ;)


No you can't, because they don't exist and as noted, they rarely (not never, but rarely) diss Fed. Now his fans, that's a different matter because I'll certainly admit to having occasionally commented on the lala'ness of their worship.
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As I have shown you in this thread, they DO exist and they are plentiful. And what a joke that you are commenting on the worshipping of Federer. You don't see the irony? :rolleyes: You are probably one of the biggest over the top Nadal fans on this forum.

Notorious???? That's a hoot. In over six years I've tweeted a total of barely 1000 times and the vast majority of them had nothing at all to do with Federer and even more, nothing to do with tennis. I've never emailed Wertheim. Pray tell who this infamous identity is.
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Ha ha. Sure. You've never emailed, tweeted or made comments in the comment sections of Wertheim's articles? Next joke.

I just went back and looked at some of the half dozen 'horrendous' posts about Federer and if that's what you're basing your diatribe on, wowzers. There wasn't one that said anything half as nasty about Federer as is posted hundreds of times a day about Nadal. Your precious has been safe from me. o_O
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There you go again. You are calling Federer a has-been. You simply can't help yourself and you have the nerve to say you don't criticize Federer? You just did it two times in this post! :rolleyes: A Nadal fan claiming Federer is a has-been given Nadal's current form! Too good.
 
zep said:
That was the point. The article is wrong. Nadal was NOT supposed to play doubles according to the schedule posted on the official website of JMTA which I linked. Shoddy journalism but hardly surprising.
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I don't know if the article is correct or not.

The article claims that there were other plans and they didn't materialize due to Nadal's reluctance to play Nick.

Of course that they will put on the website a program that actually considers that. What you see on the website is not necessarily what the original plans were.

It will be interesting, if some journalist asks Nadal, if that was true.
 
merwy said:
Something that's really interesting on these forums is that the fans of Nadal are COMPLETELY unlike Nadal himself.
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Lest this goes unnoticed, for just one major correction: don't throw all "fans" on the same pile-of-vile.
Michael_Nadal, vanioMan, cc0509, among others, are very decent and knowledgeable fans of the game of tennis, and aren't beyond being able to critize Nadal, when such is appropriate.
Every fandom has its bad apples. ;)

Nadal is such a nice and well behaved guy. Never throws his racket, never curses. But these fans of Nadal support the like of Kyrgios and like it when players are badboys and foul-mouthed. Now those people are actually surprised that Nadal doesn't agree with Kyrgios' behavior? How could you not have expected that already? What did you think Nadal was gonna say? "Yeah I think tennis is too boring now. More people should throw tantrums on the court, have fights and gossip about each other. Never mind that I've never done something like that even once."?
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The problem going on here is that a lot of these "fans" appear to believe the marketing/hype (hence the silly "bull"-stuff :rolleyes: ), and ignore the facts: that Nadal is in fact a very well-behaved, well-upbrought, perhaps even slightly preppy young man. I mean, sorry, he enjoys playing GOLF, for godssakes!
(if that isn't preppy, I don't what is)

Not at all unlike Federer - it's obvious as to why the two get on together pretty well - and I daresay it doesn't need much of psychological insight to understand that that is exactly what a lot of Nadal t*rds don't want to acknowledge, or even aren't capable of understanding.
 
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And just for stating the obvious: I truly hope this is indeed true. Nadal is completely correct if he refuses to play any charity event anywhere with someone who apparently hasn't yet managed to understand what it means to actually act like a sensible adult.

I fully wish for Murray to kick Kyrgios' butt as hard as possible come the USO. Can't wait for it!
Double, triple bagel-breadsticks, please! :D
 
Aussie Darcy said:
Nick Kyrgios, tennis’ new bad boy, is so toxic Rafael Nadal was reluctant to play with him in doubles on Wednesday at the John McEnroe Tennis Academy’s charity event, according to a source.
Nadal and Kyrgios, who is from Australia, were supposed to be in the doubles match at Sportime on Randall’s Island but the line-up was rearranged. Nadal, the Spaniard seeded eighth at the US Open, instead played a singles match against Aussie Lleyton Hewitt. The doubles featured John McEnroe and Kyrgios versus Patrick McEnroe and Jonas Bjorkman.
That John McEnroe invited Kyrgios in the wake of his unspeakable behaviour speaks to the ying-yang of the Aussie’s career. He’s still got a huge upside, making his behaviour even more intriguing. His serve is blistering, he’s supremely athletic and everyone is waiting for his grand slam breakthrough.
The ATP has hit Kyrgios with a series of sanctions after his on-court incident with Stan Wawrinka in Montreal when he told the Swiss player his girlfriend was being “banged’’ by his Aussie compatriot Thanasi Kokkinakis. The remark was caught on tape.
When a question was asked to Nadal about Kyrgios on Wednesday, McEnroe stepped in to answer.
After winning in doubles, Kyrgios only accepted one question about the incident.
“It’s over now,’’ Kyrgios said. “Everyone’s moved on from it. And I’m playing really good tennis. It’s part of the journey. I don’t think anyone was perfect when they were 20. It wasn’t the best thing. But I learned from that and keep maturing every day.’’

In Montreal, Nadal ripped Kyrgios, who stunned him at Wimbledon in 2014 to explode onto the scene.
“I don’t understand very well why he said that,’’ Nadal said. “It is completely unnecessary. It is out of what a tennis match should be. Age is not an excuse. It’s just about respect. He was wrong.’’
When Kyrgios was introduced to the crowd, the P.A. announcer stated: “He’s been in the news lately. He could’ve easily passed on tonight’s event but did it for the kids.’’

McEnroe said he believes Kyrgios tanked a Wimbledon match against Richard Gasquet. His ranking is 38th and McEnroe, a former bad boy himself, admits the kid with the multi-hued Mohawk has “charisma”.
“One thing I can’t condone is watching any player, throwing the towel for a period,’’ McEnroe said. “He tanked a game against Gasquet. He sort of denied it, but it was obvious that he did. He’s having such issues right now. The pressure’s getting to him. As a 20-year-old kid, I did my share of dumb things, inappropriate things at times. The good part is I had people that I looked at.’’
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post your links.....don't want to pretend you wrote it
 
eliars said:
The top guys' PR-managers seem to have convinced them of taking a hard stance to Kyrgios' actions. Federer, Djokovic and Nadal have all clearly spoken out against his actions, as far as I remember. This is just another example of that, in my opinion.
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quite frankly, even if Kyrgios wasn't there do these guys even want to be associated with JMac anymore, or PMac?..yes, seriously
 
Is true no? The truth is I don't wanna play with somebody who serve too fast no? I need more time to prepare and think no? When it is my turn to serve, he might get angry waiting for too long and sledge me no? I donna wanna hear he says his friends did sumthin with my bff no?
 
Why do people find this hard to believe? If a guy from work talks something bad about you, would you team up with him for a project? Kyrgios twice has accused of Nadal for time wasting during matches which were broadcast around the world. If I was Nadal, I would've liked the guy to apologise for that little bit of back stabbing. It doesn't matter whether it is true or not, but you don't publicly say those things about your colleagues. I think Nadal doesn't like him since those incidences and Wawrinka incidence was just the final nail in the coffin.
 
Good for Rafa, dosnt Kyros always have Rafa's name in his mouth, when the Ref warns him on anything he brings up Rafa and the time rule.
 
Bartelby said:
Nadal wouldn't be having dealings with the whole tour if accusations of time wasting worried him that much.
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Kyrgios made it so public. He really took it to another level and just dragged him out of nowhere unnecessarily to defend himself during a match where he was not even playing Nadal. Just like he dragged Vekic out of nowhere in Wawrinka match. I see some consistency there in his thoughts/arguments.
 
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