Unfortunately, Nadal is done on clay

NeutralFan

G.O.A.T.
Peak zverev,Alcaraz Korda even FAA can beat Nadal. Everyone knows Nadal Won AO by his grit and determination helped by some choke jobs.

If Nadal can't beat alcaraz on clay how can he beat him on HCs where he looks even more omnious

Well, Zverev never show up in slams and Alcaraz was a non factor at AO and Korda at AO?that's the best you could come up with ?truth is his clay requires too much exertion on body and his level is far better on hc than clay these days. He is barely winning clay tournaments while he has been making deep runs in hc tournaments and even winning some. Btw i have a bad news for you Novak gonna win RG and become best player out of big 3 and will win more than 24 slams.
 

T007

Hall of Fame
Well, Zverev never show up in slams and Alcaraz was a non factor at AO and Korda at AO?that's the best you could come up with ?truth is his clay requires too much exertion on body and his level is far better on hc than clay these days. He is barely winning clay tournaments while he has been making deep runs in hc tournaments and even winning some. Btw i have a bad news for you Novak gonna win RG and become best player out of big 3 and will win more than 24 slams.
Its good for you that you keep two idols to console yourself. I know you are a Rafan fan and very upset that his run will end soon
 

Beacon Hill

Hall of Fame
No for hc . On hc he barely loses sets before semis and gets deeper. So yes, he will have his chances at hc slams , his game these days is far better on hc these days. Nadal winning so much on clay has fooled you but in reality clay is way more physically demanding than HC.
Less demanding, but harder on your body.
 

NeutralFan

G.O.A.T.
Its good for you that you keep two idols to console yourself. I know you are a Rafan fan and very upset that his run will end soon

Lol i am not upset , sooner or later his run will end but i am happy for Djokovic , he is showing you can play highest tennis even at 35 and trust me Nadal will have one or two shots at hc slams. He barely loses his sweat making deep in semis and hold many hc titles now, how many does he hold on clay? Slam race will end as i predicted Novak with most slams (may be 25) Rafa with 22-23. Novak truly deserves this.
 

NeutralFan

G.O.A.T.
Maybe here and there but not on a regular basis.

Lol no look at Instagram of footballers and then look at Instagram followers of boxers and other sportsmen it's not even a comparison. Even Neymar has something like 320million that's somewhat 15 times more than Rafa who tops tennis list. Same goes for boxers , they barely have 8-10million ( except FM) even he has around 28m
 

thrust

Legend
I never thought in my life that Nadal will be done on clay first , his clay game has deteriorated so much compared to his hc game. I still think he can win non clay slams if he schedule better. I hope he avoids RG to prepare himself well for the Wimbledon or he might risk skipping both due to injury.
Clay is a very tough surface for older players. Very few great player have won the French, past 32 or so: Gimeno, Rosewall, Djokovic and Nadal are the only ones I know of who have won at RG past 32.
 

Gt86

Professional
I know you enough BS. You need to understand tennis isn't the biggest sport and sport isn't the biggest thing. Guarantee less than a billion know who rafa is.
No offence but you haven't the first clue what you are talking about. Tennis is the 4th biggest sport globally. Nadal has billions of fans worldwide. And King Carlos will win FO. So get used to it.
 

Lleytonstation

Talk Tennis Guru
No offence but you haven't the first clue what you are talking about. Tennis is the 4th biggest sport globally. Nadal has billions of fans worldwide. And King Carlos will win FO. So get used to it.
Wrong and wrong. You are assuming 1 out of every 7 people not only know Rafa but are a fan. That is crazy talk. 40% of the population doesnt even use internet.
 

weakera

Talk Tennis Guru
No offence but you haven't the first clue what you are talking about. Tennis is the 4th biggest sport globally. Nadal has billions of fans worldwide. And King Carlos will win FO. So get used to it.

You couldn't be more wrong about tennis and the number of people who know who Rafa is
 

Sport

G.O.A.T.
Nadal is done everywhere. Djokovic will have a much better longevity since he does not have any chronic foot consition.
 

Gt86

Professional
You couldn't be more wrong about tennis and the number of people who know who Rafa is
I'd estimate his fanbase to be about 1.5 billion most of India and China know who he is and love him. That's 2 billion right there.
 

Gt86

Professional
Wrong and wrong. You are assuming 1 out of every 7 people not only know Rafa but are a fan. That is crazy talk. 40% of the population doesnt even use internet.
What's the population of India and China. Pretty much everyone in both countries worships Nadal and Federer
 

Gt86

Professional
There is 0.000% chance that "most" of china and India know who he is.
Oh so why do their TV networks bother showing every one of his matches then?
The Asian Market for tennis is huge. Asia will run tennis soon enough
 

weakera

Talk Tennis Guru
Oh so why do their TV networks bother showing every one of his matches then?
The Asian Market for tennis is huge. Asia will run tennis soon enough

Bro... do you think being on television as an athlete in a certain country means that everyone in that country is watching?
 

Gt86

Professional
Bro... do you think being on television as an athlete in a certain country means that everyone in that country is watching?
In Asia actually yes pretty much that is the case. They love sport. Are real fans and passionate. India should have a Grand Slam and its time to cancel Wimbledon frankly. Times change.
 

Gt86

Professional
Wimbledon is at a cross roads right now. If the ATP strip points from Wimbledon it's all over for Wimbledon. It will never recover as that will be just catastrophic for them. The UK Government is now involved actively.
 
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Deleted member 762343

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I'd estimate his fanbase to be about 1.5 billion most of India and China know who he is and love him. That's 2 billion right there.

1.5 billion ? Lmao. I really don’t think you know what a billion represents. No tennis player has a billion fans.
 

Lleytonstation

Talk Tennis Guru
What's the population of India and China. Pretty much everyone in both countries worships Nadal and Federer
3 Billion people have never used the internet. 1.2 Billion are under the age of 10. Only 1.5 Billion have TVs.

You would be lucky to have 300 million fans even for Fed.
 

ewiewp

Hall of Fame
I never thought in my life that Nadal will be done on clay first , his clay game has deteriorated so much compared to his hc game. I still think he can win non clay slams if he schedule better. I hope he avoids RG to prepare himself well for the Wimbledon or he might risk skipping both due to injury.

Well, that's possible.
His foot condition might be finally no more.
But also note that he was supposed to be done since 2004 summer (when he seriously pondered to quit tennis).
 

Nostradamus

Bionic Poster
I never thought in my life that Nadal will be done on clay first , his clay game has deteriorated so much compared to his hc game. I still think he can win non clay slams if he schedule better. I hope he avoids RG to prepare himself well for the Wimbledon or he might risk skipping both due to injury.

So RAFA out of french open for sure ??
 

NeutralFan

G.O.A.T.
Well, that's possible.
His foot condition might be finally no more.
But also note that he was supposed to be done since 2004 summer (when he seriously pondered to quit tennis).

As far as i know from his pattern. He will play RG ,lose and then skip Wimbledon or he might skip both.
 

Gt86

Professional
3 Billion people have never used the internet. 1.2 Billion are under the age of 10. Only 1.5 Billion have TVs.

You would be lucky to have 300 million fans even for Fed.
Where are you getting these stats from? Was there a poll of these 3 billion people? Presumably it was not done online then
 

T007

Hall of Fame
Lol i am not upset , sooner or later his run will end but i am happy for Djokovic , he is showing you can play highest tennis even at 35 and trust me Nadal will have one or two shots at hc slams. He barely loses his sweat making deep in semis and hold many hc titles now, how many does he hold on clay? Slam race will end as i predicted Novak with most slams (may be 25) Rafa with 22-23. Novak truly deserves this.
Ohh Federer won 3 slams post 35 and nearly won another at 38. He became No 1 player at 37 years. And you are declaring djokovic as best at 35 when he is having a worst start this year.

Let him win rome then you can dream big for him.
 

NeutralFan

G.O.A.T.
Ohh Federer won 3 slams post 35 and nearly won another at 38. He became No 1 player at 37 years. And you are declaring djokovic as best at 35 when he is having a worst start this year.

Let him win rome then you can dream big for him.

Son, Djokodal have won far more than Fed did in post 30s so don't know what you are on about. Djokovic is ripe to win 5 more slams between 35-38 while Nadal might win 2 or more depending on his health.

Djokovic is gonna end up with most slams, don't know why can't you accept it?
 

Santis

Rookie
Son, Djokodal have won far more than Fed did in post 30s so don't know what you are on about. Djokovic is ripe to win 5 more slams between 35-38 while Nadal might win 2 or more depending on his health.

Djokovic is gonna end up with most slams, don't know why can't you accept it?
Yes accepted. At this moment it seems op knows it all...
 

Crisstti

Legend
Lol this thread.

Rafa lost in the RG semis with a foot injury that kept him out for half a year after that, and had won RG the year before that... without losing a set I think?? And that semis defeat mans he's done on the surface and should skip RG???

:-D
 
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