CAMELOT FANTASIES

Quote from: Clay Death on June 16, 2015, 10:55:34 am

he was even up a break in the 3rd. tough first round loss for him but he knows he has his work ahead of him.

nothing short of 2 long practice sessions a day will help fix some of this.


this changes things again. it could be a very short grass season for him.

there is just no consistency in his game.

he really has no choice but to get back on clay after Wimbledon.

It's the inconsistency that's baffling. I agree. But he's also making inopportune errors. the decision-making isn't clear, but hopefully he can spend this time working on his game.

practice and hard work and complete focus on the game fixes most of the issues 100% of the time for all the players.


it is no different for him. he knows the value of hard work better than anybody.


if you are going to make $41 million a year playing sports then he should be working 7-8 hours a day on his game to at least get out of this damn funk.


he still does not have the sufficient focus and the mental discipline.


he should have been able to run right over dolgoplov in the 3rd set.


he struggled for nearly 3 hours to get rid of baggy in the last tournament. baggy is not even a good challenger level player anymore.


I am his greatest fan on the planet and I am just not seeing him work hard enough.


he is out there competing and we all know he is out there to win. he wants to win. they all do.

but to win consistently in this sport you need preparation.


it is war out there and you must prepare properly. rafa had always done that but he is not doing it anymore.

he leaves too much on the table for other players to take.


rafa would have been completely demolished by any of the top players today. he is going to have to go put in the long hard yards on the practice courts and on the fitness front.


these players are not going away. they keep showing up more and more fit and extremely hungry for wins.




stan won the French open for a few simple reasons:


1. first of all he wanted to win and he believed he could win. he had the hunger and the drive. he went to RG to take the tournament. so he was single minded in his focus.

2. preparation. he worked very hard on the practice courts. his team really pushed him.

3. he put in the time on the fitness front. he also spent time in the gym.

4. mental discipline. he knew djokovic had beaten him 17 times before. still he was willing to believe in his chances and stand up to djokovic.


he even said so: he said he thinks he has the game to beat the best.