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Re: Barcelona Open: 4/21/14
By: Clay Death Date: April 25, 2014, 8:55 am
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nishikori and gulbis shaking and baking in Barcelona.
here are all the scores:
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Re: Barcelona Open: 4/21/14
By: Clay Death Date: April 25, 2014, 11:47 am
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Nadal was 3-1 in the 3rd set.
he lost 3 games in a row to give almagro the advantage.
this is not going to be easy now. he has to fight.
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Re: Barcelona Open: 4/21/14
By: Clay Death Date: April 25, 2014, 12:07 pm
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nadal is out. could not even get past the quarters.
pathetic. that is after leading 3-1 in the decider.
somebody bring him to hard courts ASAP so he can get even worse
on the red clay.
this just ruined my day.
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Re: Barcelona Open: 4/21/14
By: thetruth Date: April 25, 2014, 12:11 pm
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[quote author=Clay Death link=topic=738.msg14130#msg14130
date=1398444431]
Nadal was 3-1 in the 3rd set.
he lost 3 games in a row to give almagro the advantage.
this is not going to be easy now. he has to fight.
[/quote]
It's OK. Rafa is a man, not a machine. And like you and
Masterclass said, he didn't work on what he needed to work on
and it cost him.
So, he has to get himself up, dust himself off, and recapture
his game. If you think about it, this is the first year since
he's been on the tour that he's had such a downward spiral, and
it happens to them all.
I'm not disappointed, because Rafa isn't playing well enough to
be winning. And if anything should kick him into gear, this is
it.
Plus, it gives him more time to work on his game.
Congratulations to Nico. His first win ever over Nadal.
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Re: Barcelona Open: 4/21/14
By: masterclass Date: April 25, 2014, 12:32 pm
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Really sad for the Nadal camp. It's not that he's just losing;
Rafa is losing to his pigeons and turkeys.
And Almagro, though he played well at times, gave Nadal every
chance to win. First in the second set, at 3-3, Nadal had at
least 3 chances to break and Almagro somehow survived 4 deuces,
and then wins the tiebreaker. Then Nadal up a break at 3-1 in
the final set, collapses on his serve and doesn't win another
game on serve. It seems he has a difficult time consolidating
his breaks lately.
So passive on his serve, and he just looked a beaten man,
instead of his usual fighter self.
What's next? Madrid is no haven for Nadal. But a good
performance is needed somewhere. Rome is absolutely vital now
for a turnaround.
But I'm starting to lean toward him not getting it done at
Roland Garros if he plays anything like this. He wouldn't
deserve it.
It's as bad a collapse on his play on clay as I've seen from
Nadal. This is not Djokovic, or Federer, or even Wawrinka,
this is Almagro, who had won a total of 2 sets and 0 matches in
10 tries before today.
It's starting to remind me of Federer's 2013 year.
Respectfully,
masterclass
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Re: Barcelona Open: 4/21/14
By: Clay Death Date: April 25, 2014, 12:42 pm
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he alone is responsible for what is happening.
he neglected clay for the sake of greed.
there was a large appearance fee waiting for him in Miami.
there was money involved to go to Oregon after he lost early in
Indian wells.
and then there was golf and poker and endless other promotional
activities.
he knowingly dropped his game and his fitness.
it is no wonder that even his own uncle is saying that Rafa is
just making excuses.
nadal neglected clay and he is paying for it.
he had absolutely no business wasting 16 good days after losing
early in Indian wells.
he should have left for home the same day and jumped on clay.
now he is short on practice and match play on clay.
how does any top player lose to almagro after leading 3-1 in the
decider.
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Re: Barcelona Open: 4/21/14
By: masterclass Date: April 25, 2014, 12:51 pm
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[quote author=Clay Death link=topic=738.msg14131#msg14131
date=1398445621]
nadal is out. could not even get past the quarters.
pathetic. that is after leading 3-1 in the decider.
somebody bring him to hard courts ASAP so he can get even worse
on the red clay.
this just ruined my day.
[/quote]
General, we always said he should have never put in that indoor
hard court in Manacor.
I think he's been so fixated on improving his hard court game he
has almost forgotten that clay is the wellspring from which he
flows. If losing to Almagro doesn't make him get out there on
the clay courts and put in the hours, nothing will.
But at this stage in his career, with all he has accomplished,
does he care enough to put in the hard yards? He's got 100's of
millions in the bank, he's won more Roland Garros championships
than anyone in history. He doesn't have anything to prove. He
could walk away from the game today as one of the greatest
players in history.
Oh well, he's almost always been a player that has 1 good or
great year followed by not as good, and seems to like the
challenge better from the #2 spot, and being the hunter, than
holding the #1 spot and being the hunted.
I just don't know how much he has left in him? His style of play
is so hard on the body and mind.
Respectfully,
masterclass
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Re: Barcelona Open: 4/21/14
By: Clay Death Date: April 25, 2014, 1:11 pm
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he was at the top of the world in 2013.
he got one hell of a return on hard courts.
he should have cashed in his chips and jumped on clay ASAP after
Indian wells.
he did this to himself. that is what hurts the most.
they are not beating him. he is the one who is beating himself.
it did not have to be this way. he is still in his prime.
that is why I am so disappointed general masterclass.
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Re: Barcelona Open: 4/21/14
By: masterclass Date: April 25, 2014, 1:15 pm
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I guess it is what it is general. As Lady TT said, he is a man
not a machine.
But we can't write him off. He's always been able to rise again
after his problems.
It's just a question of time for him to sort it all out.
Respectfully,
masterclass
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Re: Barcelona Open: 4/21/14
By: Clay Death Date: April 25, 2014, 3:35 pm
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all those near endless promotional activities can wait until the
off season.
you see no other too player so obsessed with all the
extracurricular activities.
also the 90 minutes-2 hour lazy practice sessions are not
cutting the mustard.
topspin players need to practice more than the others.
He struggled for nearly 3 hours against almagro who he had never
lost to before today.
he must hit the practice courts at least twice a day for a total
4-5 hours.
that is the only way out.
he does not trust his ground game and plays from his forehand
corner as much as possible.
that is just giving them too much real estate to work with.
there is near 100 percent predictability when you play that way.
they know exactly where he is going to hit the ball.
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