My biggest fear is the toll the hard courts are taking on his body and knees and the risk of injury.
I would have spent a month training on clay in order to prepare best for 2016.
He doesn't seem to be concerned with the big picture at all. It is odd. And he's been doing a lot of going back and forth lately. His heart still isn't in it He seems to be playing only for his contracts. I think Rafa has wearied of the game. It's sad to say, but I really believe this. He no longer has the eye of the tiger. They have been comparing his stats and are findng nothing to explain his results, They only thing missing is desire and motivation. Rafa seems to have neither. He's sliding back into lackadaisical mode yet again.
Still, he hasn't done too bad. He's right behind the Big Four, so I guess I can't complain too much.
he is an all time great. beating the lesser players just does not matter.
it is roger, andy, stan, and djokovic that he has to be able to beat at the big events in order to win the big events again.
he just said the other day that he does not know if he can be a factor at the big events again.