mandy01
G.O.A.T.
Nadal wasting time is as good as cheating therefore people WILL call it cheating.He constantly abuses the time rule.He simply dosent value time.Sure he can take his time after long rallies but he does it often on important points even if the previous point hasnt been a long rally.It all starts from the coin toss itself where the guy will take his own sweet time to come to net while the opponent waits for him.
As for fist-pumping-Whether he wants to employ it as an intimidation tactic or not it can be downright obnoxious and in-your-face.His glaring at the opponent and the ball marks is all there.Whether the opps. are intimidated by it or not is besides the point.Its still not great sportsmanship.
His medical time-outs at times are clear gamesmanship .He comes back looking as good as ever.There's nothing wrong with it.Plenty of players do it and its not against the rules.But its still gamesmanship.Nadal knows all too well that taking a long break disrupts the opponent's momentum.
As for fist-pumping-Whether he wants to employ it as an intimidation tactic or not it can be downright obnoxious and in-your-face.His glaring at the opponent and the ball marks is all there.Whether the opps. are intimidated by it or not is besides the point.Its still not great sportsmanship.
His medical time-outs at times are clear gamesmanship .He comes back looking as good as ever.There's nothing wrong with it.Plenty of players do it and its not against the rules.But its still gamesmanship.Nadal knows all too well that taking a long break disrupts the opponent's momentum.
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