CD, have you seen this?
Rut roh.
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=4&objectid=11180178
World No 1 Rafael Nadal has had new treatment on his troublesome knees which could help him complete a full season on the ATP Tour for the first time since 2011.
The 27-year-old Spaniard also believes that it may prolong his career, but admits the delay in restarting work during the off-season has reduced his chances of regaining the Australian Open title in two weeks.
Although Nadal would not say precisely what had been done to the semi-permanent injuries, he volunteered only that it was "different" and that he is hopeful about a healthier year ahead.
lets still hope he does not overdo it on the hard courts.
if he bags the Australian open and the French open then it is best--in my opinion--to cut back on some of the hard court activity after the u.s. open.
that is just my opinion.
also there is another way to save the knees:
improve.
he can return better and he can play a more attacking type of tennis a little better.
he can also make some small/incremental improvements in his serve.