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Clay Death · « **Reply #2655 on:** July 25, 2015, 11:44:42 pm »

rafa has more fans than anyone on the planet as far as tennis goes.

when you combine his following at twitter and at facebook i think it is more than any other tennis player.

he fills the stadiums. he is a global draw.

what i am not getting is why keep showing up in such horrible physical condition. why not work a little harder on the fitness front. why not have 2 long practice sessions a day to re-discover the ground game again.

he has made it clear that he wants to be more fit and get stronger physically so he can compete more effectively.

so why not go into battle gladiator mode and gladiator ready. why not do it. i know he can come back but it has to start now. the process of coming back starts now.

you just cant beat anybody if you dont play and practice.

why give every tom, dick, and harry a chance to take him down when nobody could beat him before. rafa had a winning record against all top 30 players once.

they all feared him.

thetruth · « **Reply #2656 on:** July 27, 2015, 12:27:53 am »

Quote from: Clay Death on July 25, 2015, 11:44:42 pm

rafa has more fans than anyone on the planet as far as tennis goes.

when you combine his following at twitter and at facebook i think it is more than any other tennis player.

he fills the stadiums. he is a global draw.

what i am not getting is why keep showing up in such horrible physical condition. why not work a little harder on the fitness front. why not have 2 long practice sessions a day to re-discover the ground game again.

he has made it clear that he wants to be more fit and get stronger physically so he can compete more effectively.

so why not go into battle gladiator mode and gladiator ready. why not do it. i know he can come back but it has to start now. the process of coming back starts now.

you just cant beat anybody if you dont play and practice.

why give every tom, dick, and harry a chance to take him down when nobody could beat him before. rafa had a winning record against all top 30 players once.

they all feared him.

He has been the king of social media for several years now. They won't say that though, LOL. Anyway, he'll get there. This is a long needed sit down. It was bound to happen. Sometimes you have to fall in order to get back up. I have no doubt that Rafa will rise again. This is just a temporary blip. He's worked too hard to stop now. He just needs a break.

Rafa Nadal - 2015 Is Not Finished

Clay Death · « **Reply #2657 on:** July 27, 2015, 01:57:35 pm »

his heart is not in it lady TT.

he has had nothing but time off since 2012. that is the reason why he is dropping like a rock.

too much inactivity as it relates to tennis.

it is just not happening unless he totally and completely dedicates himself to the sport.

I know we are all waiting for next year but the next year should have started after that loss at RG.

I am seeing nothing but a continued free fall in both the level of play and the fitness.

thetruth · « **Reply #2658 on:** July 27, 2015, 04:36:11 pm »

Quote from: Clay Death on July 27, 2015, 01:57:35 pm

his heart is not in it lady TT.

he has had nothing but time off since 2012. that is the reason why he is dropping like a rock.

too much inactivity as it relates to tennis.

it is just not happening unless he totally and completely dedicates himself to the sport.

I know we are all waiting for next year but the next year should have started after that loss at RG.

I am seeing nothing but a continued free fall in both the level of play and the fitness.

I don't think his heart is in it either. Evidently, he's not there right now. It happens. Whether he wants it or not is up to him. There's nothing we can do as fans, but wait and see, if he gets this hunger back. Right now he doesn't seen to have it, why we'll never know. If anything it will show up in his life's story, after all is said and done.

But this happens all the time. I've seen it with every player. It's not a big deal to me. I can't recall any top player who didn't go through a slump, no not one.

Clay Death · « **Reply #2659 on:** July 27, 2015, 07:53:59 pm »

There is more glory for you in the stars Rafa.

Go after it. You only live once mate.

thetruth · « **Reply #2660 on:** July 27, 2015, 11:00:39 pm »

Quote from: Clay Death on July 27, 2015, 07:53:59 pm

There is more glory for you in the stars Rafa.

Go after it. You only live once mate.

This is true. He's starting to get some of his feeling back. It's not showing up on the court yet, but it's in his face. Before he didn't seem to care at all. But today I saw a glimpse of the old Rafa, let's hope this is the beginning. I sure do miss the warrior.

Clay Death · « **Reply #2661 on:** July 28, 2015, 12:24:32 am »

go Rafa. make it happen.

fight to the death and snatch this title.

thetruth · « **Reply #2662 on:** July 28, 2015, 01:56:39 am »

Quote from: Clay Death on July 28, 2015, 12:24:32 am

go Rafa. make it happen.

fight to the death and snatch this title.

No one would be happier than us. But he's got Verdasco coming out the gate. It's going to be tough.

Clay Death · « **Reply #2663 on:** July 28, 2015, 10:11:14 am »

none of these people would stand 1/2 a chance against him on clay if he would just go out and work on his damn game and his fitness.

if you take endless vacations and ridiculous amount of time off away from the sport then there is a stiff price to be paid.

you become a sitting duck for even the players at the challenger level, let alone the tour level players.

rafa will probably derail verdasco but he should have never put himself in the position to begin with.

he needed to go play another clay event right after Wimbledon and also train like mad instead of another long vacation and zero practice and zero work on the fitness.

I just don't get the point of being laughed at by all these unknown players who will never amount to anything in the sport.

why even go to battle if you are not going to go to conquer and win.

Clay Death · « **Reply #2664 on:** July 28, 2015, 10:39:08 am »

we needed this win. it will help him get some momentum going.

masterclass · « **Reply #2665 on:** July 28, 2015, 11:15:20 am »

That was a good comeback from Rafa. The first set was very poor. But he dug in early in the second set and fended off break points from Verdasco and it gave him some confidence and Verdasco hung his head. The 6-1, 6-1 second and third sets were not quite as easy as it looks, but Rafa got the job done with room to spare.

By the way, his doubles partner 18 year old Munar won his first ATP match when GGL suddenly retired after 3 games. The win will probably be good enough for him to jump into the top 500 from #683 where he was before the tournament.

Respectfully,
masterclass

Clay Death · « **Reply #2666 on:** July 28, 2015, 11:31:07 am »

Quote from: masterclass on July 28, 2015, 11:15:20 am

That was a good comeback from Rafa. The first set was very poor. But he dug in early in the second set and fended off break points from Verdasco and it gave him some confidence and Verdasco hung his head. The 6-1, 6-1 second and third sets were not quite as easy as it looks, but Rafa got the job done with room to spare.

By the way, his doubles partner 18 year old Munar won his first ATP match when GGL suddenly retired after 3 games. The win will probably be good enough for him to jump into the top 500 from #683 where he was before the tournament.

Respectfully,
masterclass

rafa needs clay if he is to ever get back to a decent level.

clay is the wellspring from which he flows.

46 clay titles spell that out a little too clearly.

it is going to be a very long road back but he can do it if he dedicates himself to the sport completely.

single minded focus and 7-8 hours of training a day or no cigar.

thetruth · « **Reply #2667 on:** July 29, 2015, 11:00:41 pm »

Since you all are the experts, what did Rafa do right and what did he do wrong?

I read a few comments and some guy was talking about court positioning and him not hitting DTL but cross court too much.

What's up?

Exotic One · « **Reply #2668 on:** July 30, 2015, 03:16:24 am »

Rafa exercise more

Divine Metamorphoses · « **Reply #2669 on:** August 01, 2015, 02:10:34 am »

Lady TT
You are most certainly the kindest gracious Queen of Camelot

Thank you for all of your kindness and support

You are a true treasure

I have been humbled and honoured knowing you

Love and light
Good bye

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