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general hercules, news out of Bastad in the last day is that the Swedish Open tournament director is holding a wild card for Nadal and they are talking to him.

": I saved a wild card for special surprises like this. We will of course pay him a sum, but he has such a large market so we can take the discussion later in this case, says Swedish Open's tournament director Christer Hult."

We should know more on Monday...

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So many pundits like McEnroe talking about Nadal axing Toni Nadal. McEnroe is just trying to stir the pot and get attention.  I'm almost sure it will never happen. Uncle Toni might walk away at a point of his own choosing but he won't be railroaded out, and neither will Nadal fire him.  I don't think this is an Uncle Toni problem.

Now what I think would be a great move is for Nadal to hire not a coach but a new physio trainer and for the team to put an emphasis on recovering his fitness.

If I could get Muster's physio I would.  No matter the cost of tearing him away from Djokovic, if he is still with him.  Or somebody like him.

But again, Rafa has to want it.  I think he has two choices if he wants it enough.  Get out there and play in some clay events, or don't play but train hard.

Respectfully,
masterclass

I think he is going to Canada next.



the man is just not going to learn until he is out of top 50. or out of the sport.


he is not even playing top 100 tennis right now.



clay is the wellspring from which he flows.



people forget that he won on clay in 2013.



he just got on a bit of roll then played one of his greatest matches ever at the 2013 u.s. open final.



Federer was not 100% and andy murray was in a bit of slump.


rafa got a upper hand on nole on clay and them just kept it on the north American hard court circuit.



more on this later.




clay is what makes him. if he cant win on clay then he cant win anywhere.


that is pretty much the bottom line. 46 clay titles should be enough of a clue for him and his team.





but it is all about fitness and physicality. he cant win without it at all on any surface.



so fitness and physicality and then immense amount of practice and match play on clay can save his career.


he has no other options left.



it is either that or no tennis soon.