CAMELOT FANTASIES

Rafa is in very bad shape physically.


he cant beat anybody in this current shape even on clay. certainly not the top players.



tony was right. he is worn out and goes away in the middle of the match.



he had 12 break opportunities against nando and made good on just 3 of them.


he was trying to return from the parking lot. his shots have no depth, power, and no accuracy.


he had 32 unforced errors against a guy he owns.


he said he was nervous out there. bullshit. he was worn out in the 3rd.


and his game is not there. so no game and no fitness. that is the real reason why he was shaky and nervous out there.



at this rate it is going to take a miracle to win RG.

2 things have to happen:



1. he has to find some fitness and enough game to get on a roll. and then he has to win monte carlo, Barcelona, and rome.

that will put him on the right track.



2. he has to get very lucky in paris. he has to take them all out in straights pretty much.

and it would help if somebody can take out nole. maybe somebody out there can play a match of a lifetime and derail nole.


rafa has continued to let hit fitness decline rather significantly and is now paying steep price for it.



he will have to refocus and find the relentless will and the relentless hunger again. talk is cheap.

i am not seeing any progress.


it is just the opposite: he is getting worse.


he made a terrible mistake by going to Miami in the shape he was in. he could have really gotten injured and nearly did.


there are enough points to be had in monte carlo, rome, and Madrid. there was no need to go to Miami and embarrass himself.


i am really worried now.