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Re: What Really Ails Rafa
By: Clay Death Date: May 11, 2014, 11:29 pm
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we need to verify this. I saw this on facebook as I was having a
lightening quick look there.
Toni Nadal said," We don't deserve the victory, Nishikori
deserves it. He played better than us the whole time... We had a
lot of luck today. We didn't really come back, he was hurt."
it almost sounds like uncle tony is not really happy with the
way clay warrior played.
I have been looking at the highlights. rafa did not return well
and he also tried running around his backhand a bit too much.
also I thought rafa's shots lacked the venom and the mustard. he
did not hard enough and forcefully enough.
rafa has one hell of a window. he really needs to be taking
advantage of this:
nole has wrist issues
andy murray is not 100%
roger is getting old
del potro is out of the game
rafa is allowing himself to be pushed around by the players he
has not lost to in 10 years.
still there is a way out of this: just do all you can to win
rome and RG and many of the issues go away temporarily.
for the long run, rafa has got to start putting in the hard
yards in practice. that is the only reason others are catching
up. they are more hungry and are working harder.
he has to do the following:
1. work on the backhand
2. the return
3. the serve
4. fitness
#Post#: 14628--------------------------------------------------
Re: What Really Ails Rafa
By: Clay Death Date: May 12, 2014, 12:01 am
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look at what the headlines are reading:
HTML http://sports.yahoo.com/news/tennis-nadal-wins-madrid-title-nishikori-retires-195947948--ten.html
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Re: What Really Ails Rafa
By: Mr.Tee Date: May 12, 2014, 12:15 pm
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[quote author=Clay Death link=topic=737.msg14626#msg14626
date=1399868993]
we need to verify this. I saw this on facebook as I was having a
lightening quick look there.
Toni Nadal said," We don't deserve the victory, Nishikori
deserves it. He played better than us the whole time... We had a
lot of luck today. We didn't really come back, he was hurt."
it almost sounds like uncle tony is not really happy with the
way clay warrior played.
I have been looking at the highlights. rafa did not return well
and he also tried running around his backhand a bit too much.
also I thought rafa's shots lacked the venom and the mustard. he
did not hard enough and forcefully enough.
rafa has one hell of a window. he really needs to be taking
advantage of this:
nole has wrist issues
andy murray is not 100%
roger is getting old
del potro is out of the game
rafa is allowing himself to be pushed around by the players he
has not lost to in 10 years.
still there is a way out of this: just do all you can to win
rome and RG and many of the issues go away temporarily.
for the long run, rafa has got to start putting in the hard
yards in practice. that is the only reason others are catching
up. they are more hungry and are working harder.
he has to do the following:
1. work on the backhand
2. the return
3. the serve
4. fitness
[/quote]
I agree with you 100%, the return of serve and backhand at the
moment are not even Top 20. How can Rafa not see it? Focus on
that, practice twice a day if necessary. He is getting lazy with
all the fame and fortune.
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Re: What Really Ails Rafa
By: Clay Death Date: May 12, 2014, 12:22 pm
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that is exactly what it is: fame and fortune. and endless world
hunger for his time and for his attention.
this has cost him his game.
he is refusing to focus on his place in history and how he can
really make his mark. he has one hell of a window right now and
he is not taking advantage.
the man is world #1 and has 8 RG crowns and the tennis world is
saying that stan and nishikori are the favorite for RG. how the
bloody hell can that kind of talk persist with nadal ruling the
clay for a decade.
he should not allow that to happen. he is still not 28 and still
in his prime.
it is pretty damn clear to me that he is not listening to
anybody but himself. tony is just a cheerleader at this point in
time.
#Post#: 14637--------------------------------------------------
Re: What Really Ails Rafa
By: Mr.Tee Date: May 12, 2014, 12:28 pm
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His inner motivation is not as strong as it used to be and that
is understandable. He is definitely distracted with all the
charity work, poker, golf and whatnot. So hopefully those losses
to Ferrer and Almagro plus the scare against Nishikori give him
a good dose of reality and he realizes that something serious
needs to be done if he wants to be a contender for any big title
from now on.
#Post#: 14642--------------------------------------------------
Re: What Really Ails Rafa
By: Clay Death Date: May 12, 2014, 5:38 pm
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affirmative general Tee.
what I don't understand is why he cant realize that only man in
the entire history of mankind will ever be in a position he is
in:
he is in a position to go up against tennis history. the sport
has become too demanding and is becoming more and more demanding
with each passing month.
he is in a position to go after the slam record.
no man in tennis will ever get close to that record but nadal
finds himself within striking distance.
so if that does not motivate you then I don't know what does.
all the players he has owned for decades are suddenly pushing
him and bossing him around this year. how the hell did that
happen.
sure they are all improving but nadal had the inside track on
all of them. he let his game and his fitness slip.
he wont listen to anybody. clay is the wellspring from which he
flows. he has to got start training more on clay.
#Post#: 14675--------------------------------------------------
Re: What Really Ails Rafa
By: Clay Death Date: May 14, 2014, 1:04 am
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I saw this article at the atp site:
HTML http://www.atpworldtour.com/News/Tennis/2014/05/20/Rome-Tuesday-Preview-Nadal.aspx
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Re: What Really Ails Rafa
By: thetruth Date: May 14, 2014, 4:50 am
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[quote author=Clay Death link=topic=737.msg14626#msg14626
date=1399868993]
we need to verify this. I saw this on facebook as I was having a
lightening quick look there.
Toni Nadal said," We don't deserve the victory, Nishikori
deserves it. He played better than us the whole time... We had a
lot of luck today. We didn't really come back, he was hurt."
it almost sounds like uncle tony is not really happy with the
way clay warrior played.
I have been looking at the highlights. rafa did not return well
and he also tried running around his backhand a bit too much.
also I thought rafa's shots lacked the venom and the mustard. he
did not hard enough and forcefully enough.
rafa has one hell of a window. he really needs to be taking
advantage of this:
nole has wrist issues
andy murray is not 100%
roger is getting old
del potro is out of the game
rafa is allowing himself to be pushed around by the players he
has not lost to in 10 years.
still there is a way out of this: just do all you can to win
rome and RG and many of the issues go away temporarily.
for the long run, rafa has got to start putting in the hard
yards in practice. that is the only reason others are catching
up. they are more hungry and are working harder.
he has to do the following:
1. work on the backhand
2. the return
3. the serve
4. fitness
[/quote]
I agree with you and Toni's assessment. Nadal seems a bit too
complacent at this stage in his life. It is both baffling and
discomfiting. Kei did deserve the win and it's a shame he didn't
get it. I am happy that Rafa won a title, maybe it will kick his
butt in gear, but I also prefer that Rafa actually wins the
match, than have it handled it to him.
Where is the real Rafa? I'm getting concerned.
#Post#: 14677--------------------------------------------------
Re: What Really Ails Rafa
By: thetruth Date: May 14, 2014, 4:53 am
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[quote author=Clay Death link=topic=737.msg14635#msg14635
date=1399915363]
that is exactly what it is: fame and fortune. and endless world
hunger for his time and for his attention.
this has cost him his game.
he is refusing to focus on his place in history and how he can
really make his mark. he has one hell of a window right now and
he is not taking advantage.
the man is world #1 and has 8 RG crowns and the tennis world is
saying that stan and nishikori are the favorite for RG. how the
bloody hell can that kind of talk persist with nadal ruling the
clay for a decade.
he should not allow that to happen. he is still not 28 and still
in his prime.
it is pretty damn clear to me that he is not listening to
anybody but himself. tony is just a cheerleader at this point in
time.
[/quote]
That is an aspect of life though, it isn't it? No matter what
you've done, every starts anew. Rafa cannot afford to rest on
his laurels. And if anyone should know that, it's him.
He needs to isolate himself from the fame and fortune and get
his butt back to work.
#Post#: 14679--------------------------------------------------
Re: What Really Ails Rafa
By: thetruth Date: May 14, 2014, 4:56 am
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[quote author=Mr.Tee link=topic=737.msg14637#msg14637
date=1399915695]
His inner motivation is not as strong as it used to be and that
is understandable. He is definitely distracted with all the
charity work, poker, golf and whatnot. So hopefully those losses
to Ferrer and Almagro plus the scare against Nishikori give him
a good dose of reality and he realizes that something serious
needs to be done if he wants to be a contender for any big title
from now on.
[/quote]
Great post!
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