CAMELOT FANTASIES

I missed it. I don't know what steve flink said.



I know what my eyes said.

my eyes said that the man was injured and pretty much in tears.


can you post the article by steve flink here. we will check it out tomorrow.


I have to grab some sleep. I will have more time tomorrow.


we will try to build rafa's center a little bit tomorrow.


I know rafa's game better than anybody on the planet. I knew something was wrong even before he stepped out on the court.


sure stan played great in the first set but I also saw rafa not moving like he was moving against Federer who really takes the ball early.

so either rafa was worn out or he had a slight back issue which just got worse over time in that match. perhaps he stretched too far for some shot.

it can happen to anybody. it happened to me too.


I had to stop playing instantly. I could not stand up straight.

Sorry about that. I was having computer problems and it wouldn't let me post both at the same time. I attached the article in my previous post and bolded the excerpt.

But like you, I knew something was wrong immediately. I saw it early in the first set as well. When you watch a player's matches for over a decade you begin to notice the nuances. It was very early in the first set when I realized it, at 1-all or 1-2. You could see it all over his face. There was too much history at stake for him to fake an injury and the notion that he would is beyond ludicrous.

The day that Rafael Nadal comes on a court and does not compete full on hasn't happened yet. It's sad that people can even think this way when he has never exhibited such a quality.