CAMELOT FANTASIES

he can fix this with hard work, single minded focus, and dedication.


he is one of the greatest ever lived, let alone the greatest of the greatest on clay.


right now he can lose to anyone in the top 20 on clay. and to players nearly 5-7 years older than him.

only he can decide to fix the issues.


issues are simple: too much inactivity, lost of focus, loss of dedication to the sport, and reckless disregard for clay.

I would have skipped the vacation to costa rica
I would have gone to esotoril
I would have gone to munich or Casablanca
I would have skipped Miami
I would have taken in one more clay event in south America


instead he got his buddy--Monaco--to come to Mallorca to practice a little bit on clay.

now I hear he does not want to practice until Wednesday.


Rafa has to decide if he wants to win. he has to make drastic and instant changes.

it is his own call. the ball is in his court.


even the players have to wondering why he is not working hard enough to fix this. he is only the greatest physical specimen ever lived in our sport.

there are no injuries for the last 7 months. he is healthy.

he can overcome this but what is holding him back is insufficient hunger and drive. it is similar to what happened with borg except with borg it was all mental. borg did not have as many setbacks due to injuries.

I think all the injuries contributed to rafa's burn out. he doesn't feel like working hard anymore. it is too much work to stage all these comebacks time and again.

his style of play is too demanding. it requires superhuman fitness and physicality. he let some of that go and that is the biggest reason for the losses and the decline.
second reason is that he is not putting in the long hard yards on the practice courts.



uncle tony has nothing to do with this. he would be even worse without uncle tony.