The Rafa Nadal curse

[Centre Court]

Anyone notice that when Rafa wished Roger a Happy Birthday on video he also wished him to stop winning ( jokingly )
The day after his back goes and Nadal becomes an evil genius......

 

[aman92]

Yeah, Rafa Voododal

 

[Gary Duane]

Spanish curse.

That Nadal is so tricky.

 

[Deleted member 688153]

Solar energy alignment: 100.0% complete.

Engage #1 phase...

 

[Phoenix1983]

The man was cursed to play in the same era as the GOAT, Federer.

That is the only curse I associate with the man.

 

[Sport]

The man was cursed to play in the same era as the GOAT, Federer.

That is the only curse I associate with the man.

Maybe Federer will no longer be considered the GOAT after Nadal retires .

 

[Phoenix1983]

Maybe Federer will no longer be considered the GOAT after Nadal retires .

The man has 19 slams to Nadal's 15.

The man has more than 300 weeks at No 1 to Nadal's 140.

The man has 6 YECs to Nadal's 0.

The man plays a much more beautiful style of tennis than Nadal.

The man is GOAT, and shall be remembered as such, long after the Bull has retired.

 

[Waspsting]

I take it Federer wishes Rafa well on his birthday too?

And Rafa keep winning French Opens a week later

Ergo, Federer blessing >>> Nadal curse

 

[DRII]

The man was cursed to play in the same era as the GOAT, Federer.

That is the only curse I associate with the man.

23 > 14

bend the knee!

 

[clayqueen]

Anyone notice that when Rafa wished Roger a Happy Birthday on video he also wished him to stop winning ( jokingly )
The day after his back goes and Nadal becomes an evil genius......

No, it just means that Fed has always looked up to Nadal and listens to him.

 

[Tennis-is-king]

No, it just means that Fed has always looked up to Nadal and listens to him.

Of course he does,because he admires good tennis unlike yourself

 

[Tennis-is-king]

19>15 is the only metric of significance you mentioned.

and if the world is fair, Nadal will have until he's 36 to catch and/or pass!

bend the knee!

Weeks at no.1 and ATP finals don't have any significance

 

[Charlie]

19>15 is the only metric of significance you mentioned.

and if the world is fair, Nadal will have until he's 36 to catch and/or pass!

bend the knee!

At what difference between H2H wins does that important stat stop being something to brag about?

 

[Centre Court]

No, it just means that Fed has always looked up to Nadal and listens to him.

I have played Rafa before and won him convincingly, not difficult

 

[DRII]

Weeks at no.1 and ATP finals don't have any significance

didn't say they didn't have any, but slam count is by far the biggest metric and you know it!

h2h also has some significance, MS titles, only player to win double digits at a slam, only player to win all the slams and win multiple slams on each surface, etc
yet you didn't mention any of those

 

[Tennis-is-king]

didn't say they didn't have any, but slam count is by far the biggest metric and you know it!

h2h also has some significance, MS titles, only player to win double digits at a slam, only player to win all the slams and win multiple slams on each surface, etc
yet you didn't mention any of those

You didn't either.
You chose to focus on 23-14 and I choose WTF and No.1

 

[nikdom]

Rosol kicked those bottles and look what he achieved!

Solar energy alignment: 100.0% complete.

Engage #1 phase...

 

[Mustard]

Rosol kicked those bottles and look what he achieved!

Rosol knocked one of Nadal's bottles over with his racquet on a changeover, and Rosol lost that match.

 

[Djokovic2011]

The man has 19 slams to Nadal's 15.

The man has more than 300 weeks at No 1 to Nadal's 140.

The man has 6 YECs to Nadal's 0.

The man plays a much more beautiful style of tennis than Nadal.

The man is GOAT, and shall be remembered as such, long after the Bull has retired.

So be it!

 

[BeatlesFan]

Maybe Federer will no longer be considered the GOAT after Nadal retires .

 

[VaporDude95]

23 > 14

bend the knee!

So Davydenko is better than Nadal?

19 > 15
302 > 140
6 > 0

The constant screeching that Nadalphants make? Priceless.

 

[maruzo]

I think his real curse is whenever someone in really low ranking beats him in a tournament, that same player always gets the boot the very next match.

His voodoo aura only seems to work on lower ranked players though.