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Quote from: Clay Death on March 29, 2015, 08:29:05 am

Quote from: thetruth on March 27, 2015, 02:37:38 am

Quote from: Clay Death on March 26, 2015, 08:57:34 am

I don't want Rafa here so earliest possible loss the better.


he should have never gone to Miami with RG on the line this year.

He definitely should be on the clay. RG is looming. It'll be here before we know it, and Rafa still isn't up to speed. Hopefully, everything will work out. For now, we have to wait and see.

Rafa just wont let go of the old habits. he has won so much on clay for a decade that he takes it for granted even as it is slowly slipping away from him.


monre carlo, Barcelona, and rome were definitive locks for him in the past. and of course RG.




now other players are simply working harder than ever and are more hungry than ever. they are more focused than they have ever been.



Rafa just cant afford his RG crown. he has to try to hold on to it for at least another year.

Do you think he lacks motivation, fitness, or it's all physical?

the truth is that is that he is lacking sufficient hunger and drive. that old absolute relentless will to win is not quite there.


but if you want the even deeper truth then here it is:


Rafa never bothered to innovate and progress. he was too good for the world and took it for granted. he beat the whole planet with his forehand, his speed, his movement, his fitness, his relentless will and hunger to win, and his sheer physicality.

I knew 5 years ago that the world would catch up with him and they have.


the competitive edge in the business world or the sports world has to be earned nearly daily or it erodes over time. that happens at the time when the others are stepping up their work to catch up.


at the very least he had to maintain his fitness and his physicality so he could fight out there. and fight for as long as needed to grab the wins.


lacking that fitness and that physicality he is just a sitting duck. he cant get to the shots and often lacks depth and power on the shots he can get to.

so his ground game is just a shell of what it used to be. this is why he is was able to win just 10% of the points off the ground against Berdych at the Australian open.


injuries have had a role in this obviously. but he is an all time great. all times greats overcome these odds.


he will drop to #4 soon and then may even drop out of top 10.


more later.