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Quote from: Clay Death on October 18, 2014, 07:14:13 pm

he is just putting off the surgery which is a matter of surgical emergency.

don't know why he is doing this since it is so risky to compete with this condition.

for instance, it can lead to sepsis and other complications.

also by waiting until after London, he will be forced to miss the Australian Open.

what the hell is he trying to prove by going to Switzerland? he will win 2 matches at best or may not even win one.

antibiotic treatment had to be heavy so the body is already weakened significantly.

Why would he put the surgery off, herc? I thought or was told by many Rafa fans that it's Uncle Toni who gets to decide everything as far as Nadal is concerned. His book even implies that. Surely then Uncle Toni would have some say over such serious matter? Is he going with the same decision then?

Anyway, this is such a routine and simple surgery though. I don't have the stats available but I know that it's a very common procedure. Andy's back surgery was far more career threatening - something that he had to put it off until he won Wimbledon. He played through the back pain all these years. Nadal has no reason to go through that so it's rather baffling. And his entry in Basel makes no sense.

I heard he's withdrawn from WTF. Is that confirmed? Why play Basel then? So stupid, honestly, if true.

extremely stupid decision if you ask me. it is risky beyond belief.

lets just say he wins a match and then there is injury in the 2nd match. what will he have accomplished by that.


it could not only kill his chances for next year, it could even end his career.


he has a very demanding style of play. given the weakened condition of the body and definitive drop in fitness, he has absolutely no business competing right now.

order of play for Basel:


http://www.atpworldtour.com/scores/schedule.aspx?year=2014&eventid=328

left untreated, this condition can lead to sepsis.


and a whole host of other complications.

my position was this:


the body is significantly weaker now since he took powerful antibiotics for 5-6 days. that weakened state can lead to injury because of his very demanding style of play.


we will talk more about this tomorrow.

left untreated, this condition can lead to sepsis.

and a whole host of other complications.

my position was this:

the body is significantly weaker now since he took powerful antibiotics for 5-6 days. that weakened state can lead to injury because of his very demanding style of play.

we will talk more about this tomorrow.

Oh God I had to go and find out what sepsis is all about. lol but you learn something new everyday. Doesn't sound very pretty, no. I am sure the body is weaker due to powerful antibiotics but I just have serious trouble believing that he'd take that much risk to his health given how ambitious he is. Also, think about all the time he's taken off in the past from time to time just to heal the injuries and perhaps rejuvenate, so I feel there just might not be as much danger in it as much we are making it out to be. I, for one, don't believe at all that Nadal is that dumb. Or Uncle Toni.

Also, he's won his match yesterday in straight sets. If he was any weaker he would have struggled physically which he didn't. What's your thought on that?

Maybe he wants to finish the year ranked 2 so that he can have a better start come 2015. There are only 2 tournaments left after this after all - Paris and WTF - so maybe he's stretching it even physically. Could just be part of the plan. Maybe he'll get the surgery done right after.

Some lovely pictures from Valencia. Weather looks so great. Can't wait to go to Spain!

Some lovely pictures from Valencia. Weather looks so great. Can't wait to go to Spain!

fantastic pictures emma.


thanks for sharing them. I have been away all day and most of the evening. I am just waking in door here on the coast.

around 300 miles of driving today. I went to baton rouge to hang out with mom and dad. we did some running around the various stores and also the mall.

later in the evening I took them to a cool casino on the river I will post pictures of that fabulous casino here tomorrow.

it is right on the Mississippi river.

Have you heard? Nole is now a proud papa! Jelena has given birth to a lovely baby boy. Congrats to both!

Paris might be out of the question for Nole now but perhaps WTF is still within the possibility.

I have been away all day. that is great new for the nole family.

congrats to nole, his family, and his camp.



I will grab a tall glass of red wine and try to catch up with all the sports news now.