CAMELOT FANTASIES

it is sad that he is allowing this to happen to him but we cannot say that we did not predict this.



no way in hell was he going to go face djokovic.

so he decided to bail today.


he had a 2 sets lead even. he decided to just end it today and get the hell out of here.



well I am glad it is over. now he can go back to Mallorca and ask himself if this is helping his legacy.  he can also ask himself if it is even worth the bother if he knows so clearly that he cant beat the top players.


in other words he knows he cant win any important titles given his current level of drastically reduced fitness and just about 20% of the ground game he used to have.


I am afraid the decline continues.

Well, it was a tall task to expect him to get through a tough five-setter when he's struggled all year in three setters. Still his body can only do so much with such limited fitness.

However, I still saw a lot of good things. With the way he's been bailing in three set matches I'm glad that he made it to a five setter without being gassed out of his head.

On the positive side I saw intensity, fight, and perseverance; things that have been lacking all year.

Without the fitness he's not going to be master these kind of matches, but it's a start and a positive one IMO.

But, it all goes back to the farting around that he's done all season and refusal to take the game seriously. He has been goofing off all season and this is the result. This tournament is the best he's played all year (which is nothing to brag about), but it took him to the USO to even think about competing so I can't feel sorry for him.

Still, moving forward I see good things happening if Rafa is willing to put in the work, and I think he will.

As bad as this season was by his standards, this may be the kick in the pants that he needed. He has been stubborn all season, not wanting to put in the work and this is the result. Rafa's got to suck it up and as a fan, I already have.