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.
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