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great post general backspin as usual.


I am going to have to agree with you general.


I am not really happy with rafa right now but I guess I have to allow for the fact that he is carrying a back injury. he may be just being very careful and cautious.


the reason I know and understand his game is because I played a very similar game. heavy topspin off both wings and the ability to run for a whole damn day.

but age and time does great deal of damage to all the athletes. it slows them down.

repeated injuries slow us down even more. there is nothing worse than a back injury or a wrist injury because those injuries never really go away.


rafa has not been working hard enough on the clay. I think he should have skipped Miami because his back was not 100%. his ground game was pathetic at best.

you got a good glimpse of it in indian wells when a 36 year old stepanek pushed him and nearly beat him. stepanek should have won that day.

nadal looked almost lost out there. that should have told him something: he needed to be on clay asap.

clay is the wellspring from which he flows. all he has is the ground game and his athletic ability.

all the relentless will on the planet is useless if you don't have the ability. little by little--and it is because of the bad back---his ground game and his athletic ability has take a little hit this year.

clay is the only thing that can fix it all.

he just cant keep handing nole match wins. he has to try to take the monte carlo masters and beat nole in the process.

the back wuld have been further along had he skipped Miami.

who gives a damn about Miami when you just cant afford to lose ground on clay. he has so much to defend there.

All true, General. But, maybe the two weeks will have helped him to rest and practice.

Considering his form lately though, Monte Carlo definitely isn't in the bag.