I have read many odd comments and dare I say ridiculous comments regarding Nadal on ja606 but one comment that I read yesterday was too much when I read that a person said that Rafael Nadal is actually the least talented player out of top 50 players in men's tennis.
Another comment that I read about Nadal and tennis players was that mental strength is not needed to be a top tennis player when French Open was being played about three weeks ago!
So this shows that some tennis fans go way beyond hating Nadal and are so miserable that Nadal has win 11 Grand Slams.
Yes Nadal is not as talented as Federer but he is certainly quite talented and his stamina gives him the edge over many players but sometimes Nadal can beat himself by being overdefenisve and even as a Nadal fan I feel that he doesn't help himself by going 5 m behind baseline to play retrieving tennis which actually rarely helps Nadal.
Still I am predicting that he might still come back to win US Open this year and he might even win French Open and Wimbledon next year and reach finals of US Open and Australian Open next year.
My predictions are that Rafael Nadal will end up with either 14 or 15 Grand Slams in his career and Federer will end up with 17 or 18 Grand Slams and Djokovic will win 11 Grand Slams overall in their careers.
Views?
Some comments on ja606 regarding Nadal?
posted on 2/7/12
Frankly, Fed shoudl have lost today. He played terrible but was lucky his opponent was nervous and maybe also partly injured.
I appreciating debating with you Earl but I must say I see things quite differently than you.
To start with Federer's strength is that he has no plan! He can assess the situation quicker than most if not all and pull the right shot at the right moment cause the situation is never exactly the same for him. Nadal needs a plan, Federer needs to keep his edge.
The AO final is a weird one cause federer actually had teh perfect plan as 2 or 3 points there and then woudl have him won the AO in 3 sets. That's all it took.....3 key points played badly but also down to Nadal amazing physique able to run and get to balls that were not retrievable by anyone else. Of course helped by particularly slow conds. I could pin point you to those key points if you are interested.
I do question Nadal's injury. To me he was not injured in that FO09....no more than he was injured against Rosol. Big hitters will always have a chance to blast him off court (unless conds get as slow as FO12).
But teh response to my question was that Nadal simply can't win if not 100% fit...I am even tempted to say if not 110%.
And finally I'd say Federer has actually been more injured (or hill) than we are told. He even admitted it in his interview last week so we are told to believe that he has had an injury free career but I don;t think that's the case.
His losses at the AO 09 and USO09 are in fact most likely result of physical problems as his time out tennis before and after prove to some extend.
posted on 2/7/12
This thing that conditions at Australian Open and Wimbledon are slow is a myth.
Yes the conditions have been slow but they are not as slow as some people make them out to be and still Wimbledon and AO and US Open are quite fast.
posted on 2/7/12
No matter how much I not like nadal but he brings something special to slams. Wimbledon is missing him. It feels as if something is not there.
Miss you nadull
posted on 2/7/12
really? Yes he is a great player to have cause his losing provides as much joy as my favourite player winning.
And afa I am concerned, the sooner he loses he better.
I need to dust off my "Nadal's slippery slope" thread!
posted on 2/7/12
But tenez tbh, there is not much fun without nadal. There is nothing better than to see him lose but this one came too early
posted on 2/7/12
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posted on 3/7/12
Well said Sideshow!
posted on 3/7/12
nadal is fine player but he lacks that continous attacking ability that a champion player has. he's mentally weak but one of exciting players in tennis
posted on 3/7/12
ali babar are you happy now. what became of your Girl friend?
posted on 3/7/12
Cheba Nadal's supreme quality is that he is mentally strong and yet you are saying he is mentally weak.
I don't have a girlfriend as I am married happily!