Confirmed general.
Oh no! It looks like the knee again! Remember those videos General Hercules posted? And I said something about him being doubled over from wind or legs tired? It indeed might have been from pain instead of wind.
Here is an article from Spanish Tennis news site and pics below:



I know it looks terrible, but let's hope it is just temporary and that he recovers fast!
Respectfully,
masterclass
this has happened about 40 times already.
isn't it bloody time he gets off the hard courts. when will enough be enough. now he is near the end of his career at the current rate.
he has to make some adjustments to survive. there is a time when he needs to back off the hard courts and he refuses to do it. and each time it has led to injuries and costly time off the courts and out of the game.
why is he hell bent on dropping out of top 20 and not be able to play at all on any surface?
what need was there to go to Miami when he could have gone home and got on a softer surface where he needed to be anyway.
it is more than just the knee. he is horribly out of shape. it is putting one hell of a strain on his whole body.
all this is a culmination of horrible decision making.
I can assure you that he is in no shape to fight all these top players who have taken their fitness higher than ever before.
this might be the reason why he chose not to go play in estoril when he so desperately needed matches.
he is not fit enough go fight them.
he lost ground with those injuries and surgery last year but he has been healthy for the last 6 months.
he managed those 6 months poorly knowing that he was going to be facing the most critical clay season of his career.
the world is also to blame. the world cant get enough of him. the world keeps demanding his time and his attention. Rafa is too kind. he gives them the time and his attention they hunger for.