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Lady TT, that's an interesting article regarding Nadal's assistant coach Roig.

Most interesting to me were his words:

"When it was time to compete, Rafael didn't do as he had done in the past 10 years. I think it is normal for that to happen considering how long Rafael has been on the top of his game. "  

So what does that mean?  What didn't he do?

But anyway, it looks like Roig hopes these times have passed.

Respectfully,
masterclass

I don't know. The article made zero sense to me in every respect. I know that Rafa has approached this season without his usual fighting spirit, but he also hasn't seemed to care both on the court and off the court so I have no idea what Roig is talking about.

At any rate Roig is not fooling anyone, Rafa's not into it this year so maybe he was trying to ignite that spark. Off court it looks like Rafa is doing everything but shoring up his game.

I think it's pretty obvious that Rafa's heart is not in it. He barely looks disappointed at losses. It's like he's on some alternate universe. The most I can guess that Roig meant is that he's not doing his usually strenuous training. That's the only thing I can think of. But cramping after a two set match when you're used to play up to four or five hours says it all.

Oh, and belated Happy Birthday. Mine's is this month too.