CAMELOT FANTASIES

Quote from: masterclass on July 05, 2015, 05:47:08 pm

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

Excellent post as usual, masterclass. For whatever reason, Rafa is just not feeling it right now. And don't tell the general this or he might blow a gasket, but after his loss Rafa was back in Mallorca partying. This is so weird, but further proof that Rafa does what he wants to do.

And no, he's not firing Toni, nor would I, but he does need a world class physio to return to fitness. Will he do it? The signs don't seem promising.

Rafa's words seem to be placebos. The reality is that he doesn't seem to care. A strange time for it, but it is what it is.

his words and his team's words are for public consumption and for the sponsors.



he does not have the drive anymore. he lost his relentless will to fight and win on the battlefield.



he is just not working. it is just that simple.



of course we called it at Camelot over 2 years ago.



he was headed for this decline after that big u.s. open win in 2013. he chased $10 million for all those meaningless exos in south America and then with diminishing fitness he started chasing the #1 rank. we knew it was going to lead to injury. we knew his body would hit the wall and it did.


for what? now he is not even playing top 100 tennis. at the current rate he will get there soon enough.


pretty soon he wont be able to win any matches.



injuries and appendicitis only expedited the decline. he stopped caring about clay. his reckless disregard for clay cost him his career.


clay is the wellspring from which he flows.




he won outside of clay because he was able to dominate them on clay. clay gave his ground game life. clay gave him the belief, the confidence, and the momentum.  and also fitness which he worked hard on off the courts also.