Why has Nadal not been able to win the US Open

[Cyan]

He is always exhausted or injured at the USO.

2005-2008 he was exhausted and injured in 2007 as well with the knees.

2009: abdominal tear injury

If he concentrates completely on the USO and stays fit, i see no reason, that he will not win it. In the Olympic season it was difficult, because of the extra date at Peking. He came into the USO a bit overplayed.

Agreed. If he had skipped the Olympics(like Gasquet and Roddick did) he could have won the USO in 2008.... Maybe even tanking his first Olympics match like Murray did would have been enough.

 

[Berundi]

He is always exhausted or injured at the USO.

2005-2008 he was exhausted and injured in 2007 as well with the knees.

2009: abdominal tear injury




Agreed. If he has withdrawd from the Olympics he could have won the USO in 2008....

My brother grew up with one leg, does that also excuse him from not winning the USO?

 

[Kobble]

Many reasons.

Years ago he was still developing his hard court game or injuries got him. It just wasn't set up for him to win easily. Trying to break all time clay records, participate in the Olympics, and maximizing clay tournaments to gain ranking points is very taxing. This year, I think, is a new story.

 

[Cyan]

My brother grew up with one leg, does that also excuse him from not winning the USO?

Bruce38?

 

[Lendl and Federer Fan]

The reason is very simple, usopen is the fastest among the majors. It is no accident that nadal can collect American fries open and wimbbieton because they are extremely slow and the ball just sits up for loopy topspin.

 

[oy vey]

With Delpo out and Fed questionable he should win!

 

[Semi-Pro]

Toronto is not that slow. It's faster than the Australian Open, Indian Wells and Miami.

No, it's not. Since 2000 I have been to the tournament ever year when it's played in Toronto and from a spectators POV I can tell you it is NOT faster or even the same as the AO. It is a REALLY slow HC, such as the one in Miami.

 

[Aykhan Mammadov]

It seems he is capable of great results at the other Slams but he doesn't have the game at the US Open. It's not that he has run into a player who is a bad match for his style but rather multiple players have beaten in including Ferrer, Blake, Youzhny and Del Potro, What is lacking in his game that is preventing him from winning the tournament? This is not a hate thread but rather a question as to why he has not been able to find success.

I think - nothing prevents. He definetly will win USO also.

 

[2slik]

Big hitters who hit thru the court more take away his time to set up.

But he can run every ball down.

 

[Gizo]

Looking at Nadal's win over Djokovic in the 2008 Beijing Olympics, it's amazing how Nadal held on to win under such pressure. Djokovic looked the more likely winner from early in the second set onwards, but Nadal waited for Djokovic's level to dip just a bit and put that extra pressure on him to hit one more ball, one more ball, and Djokovic cracked.

It's funny that Djokovic has generally dominated his h2h in hard court matches against Nadal, winning 7 matches out of 10, and 5 matches out of 7 if we're just looking at outdoor hard matches, but Nadal has still won their biggest and most important hard court match. Djokovic's reaction after that Olympic semi-final defeat when he burst into tears just goes to show how much that match meant to him.

BTW Nadal also won the Dubai title in 2006 on a fast Decoturf II court, ending Federer's record 56 match winning streak on hard courts in the final.

 

[Mustard]

BTW Nadal also won the Dubai title in 2006 on a fast Decoturf II court, ending Federer's record 56 match winning streak on hard courts in the final.

And Federer played his very best in winning the first set of that match, 6-2. Nadal then managed to suck up everything Federer threw at him and he found a way to win, 2-6, 6-4, 6-4.

 

[JustBob]

No, it's not. Since 2000 I have been to the tournament ever year when it's played in Toronto and from a spectators POV I can tell you it is NOT faster or even the same as the AO. It is a REALLY slow HC, such as the one in Miami.

I play on the Montreal courts at Uniprix Stadium all the time and (assuming they are the same as in Toronto), you are right, it's slow HC. They are still very "gritty" to the touch and that's after almost a year of wear and tear. Well a year, minus winter.

 

[Gizo]

And Federer played his very best in winning the first set of that match, 6-2. Nadal then managed to suck up everything Federer threw at him and he found a way to win, 2-6, 6-4, 6-4.

Yes Nadal barely won a single point on Federer's serve in that opening set. Federer was hitting winners at will and also had a lot of success at the net. He was in seemingly unstoppable form and it looked like he was going to enjoy a quickfire straight sets victory.

I think Nadal sprang to life when he was under pressure on his serve in the second game of the second set, and the game he played to break Federer at 4-4 in that set was outstanding, with him hitting a flurry of winners.

Like in several other matches they played, Federer won more points in total but Nadal played better in the big points that really counted.

 

[Murrayfan31]

I play on the Montreal courts at Uniprix Stadium all the time and (assuming they are the same as in Toronto), you are right, it's slow HC. They are still very "gritty" to the touch and that's after almost a year of wear and tear. Well a year, minus winter.

Montreal is faster.