Who Will Withdraw From Hamburg?

Vote :cool:

multiple choices

and alternative 3) should say if nadal, cañas or volandri are around :cool:

federer..
he doesnt want another humiliation :devil:

nadal and probably fernando gonzalez too

voted nadal,even though hope the other way!

Nadal, I'm 99% sure.

then if he does withdraw bilbo, you can say: expected withdrawal

Fed, Nadal, and Gonzalez...

Rafa and Fernando...

Nolop - actually a good thread. :yeah: :lol:

I like the "Stepanek, too exhausted being pretty" line. :lol:

god thread

i think that nadal and
probably gonzo but i hope that he can play


stepanek :haha:

Clay master Haas has already withdrew.

I voted for Nadal and the Volandri choice, just because Volandri's is hilarious.

glad you liked the thread :cool:

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good on ya, mate :yeah:

Warning: Not All the Chileans have the same IQ as Nolop.

Warning: Not All the Chileans have the same IQ as Nolop.

:haha::haha::haha::haha::haha:

Who will get banned by Hamburg?

Warning: Not All the Chileans have the same IQ as Nolop.

:worship: :bowdown: :hug:

thats true :nerner:

Who will get banned by Hamburg?

Hopefully JC and his many half-assed wannabes

Warning: Not All the Chileans have the same IQ as Nolop.

:lol:

Nadal will withdraw.

Warning: Not All the Chileans have the same IQ as Nolop.

yep, cause im a genius :nerner:

Im am wondering if Nadal will play, certainly looked fine in the final, I still wouldn't be shocked if he pulled out.

I think Both Gonzalez and Nadal will Play in Hamburg

I think Gonzalez will play Hamburg, not sure about Nadal he might wanna skip Hamburg as he's previously done to prepare for RG altough the final in rome wasn't tough so I doubt he's really physically tired

yep, cause im a genius :nerner:

ohh... and your brilliant threats
represent that :rolleyes: :rolleyes:

yes Gonzalez will play for sure i think, he has not had too much physical effort this week except againt Massu

Nadal could play if he Wants, he has still enough stamina but maybe he could decide to rest for Roland Garros

If you had asked me yesterday, I would have thought Nadal a pretty safe bet, but after today's final.. :)

I still voted Nadal tho :shrug:

Stepanek! :haha: :haha:

nolop to withdraw from GM

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good on ya, mate :yeah:

Have you forgotten to mention R=FK for his 'Spartan thread'. I'm guilty of enjoying that :lol:

Nadal will play, for sure, no? He in good form. Also very very very hungry. Tired but very hungry. Is nice, no? So, he play.

Nolop to withdraw from GM

:cool: I wish...

Nadal will play, for sure, no? He in good form. Also very very very hungry. Tired but very hungry. Is nice, no? So, he play.

:haha:

From the BBC:
Nadal, who confirmed that he plans to play at next week's Hamburg Masters, added: "I think I am in the best moment of my career. I have worked very hard the last year and now I see the results."

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tennis/6651863.stm
*sigh*

Nadal is still planning to play in Hamburg

Nadal, who confirmed that he plans to play at next week's Hamburg Masters, added: "I think I am in the best moment of my career."

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tennis/6651863.stm (http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tennis/6651863.stm)

Sounds like I'll need to buy some extra tickets tomorrow. :)

I'm quite surprised to see so many people expected Rafa to withdraw from Hamburg....

He knows pretty well Rogi will be there to gain some points, so I expected him to show up there as well - especially after that non-match of today.

rafa really wants to be no1, it's his dream ever since he started playing tennis.
now, he may feel closer than ever: he can see that rogi has not been playing very well recently, so he wants to get as many points of advantage as he can before the grass & hard courts. i guess that's why he ll play in hamburg.
only my thought :rolleyes:

rafa really wants to be no1, it's he's dream ever since he started playing tennis.
now, he may feel closer than ever: he can see that rogi has not been playing very well recently, so he wants to get as many points of advantage as he can before the grass & hard courts. i guess that's why he ll play in hamburg.
only my thought :rolleyes:

My thoughts exactly. He'd be pretty foolish not to show up there now Roger's obviously going through a slump.

My thoughts exactly. He'd be pretty foolish not to show up there now Roger's obviously going through a slump.

I think his fans are somewhat antsy that playing Hamburg might cost him Roland Garros. It's a tough choice, to be sure. Only he knows how he's feeling physically. Personally I think the wise move would be to withdraw, but if he can win both, that would obviously put him in great shape to challenge Roger for #1 at the end of the year.

:rolleyes: Nadal...

Please go swimming or something for a week. You will burn yourself out before second week of RG :retard:

I think his fans are somewhat antsy that playing Hamburg might cost him Roland Garros. It's a tough choice, to be sure. Only he knows how he's feeling physically. Personally I think the wise move would be to withdraw, but if he can win both, that would obviously put him in great shape to challenge Roger for #1 at the end of the year.

It's a bit strange to me - I am a Rafa fan, but I'm surprised to see so many of my fellow-Rafa fans don't seem to trust him to be able to make his own (right or wrong) decisions.

He's doing extremely well, he's on a roll, he's as good as invincible right now, he wants to become the #1
-> OF COURSE he'll be playing Hamburg!

Last year after Rome he said he would play Hamburg, but didn't. I wouldn't say he'll definitely play.

From last year's Rome press conference:

Q. (Through translation.) You beat him twice in a row. Do you think this might give you an extra advantage for Roland Garros?
RAFAEL NADAL: (Through translation.) Well, I don't know. We have to play Hamburg first. We're flying there tomorrow and we'll see what happens.
Be in the finals in Roland Garros is very, very far away. It's a huge number of matches, so I cannot think about this now. Hamburg tomorrow.
Q. You're definitely playing Hamburg?
RAFAEL NADAL: Yeah.

yep, cause im a genius :nerner:
No kidding. If you classify as a genius, then Mirkaland is a brainiac 4 centuries ahead of this time.:rolleyes:

Nadal should withdraw.

He has an aura of invincibility around him which he can carry to RG. Why risking losing in best of 3 matches in a cold, damp clay court tournament (much different conditions than usualy clay court)? He'll be tired and some hot player could come up witth 2 brilliant sets to break his auro of invicibility.

He should rest for a week, then ramp up training the week before RG.

now i think nadal is actually going to play hamburg...

he has tried so hard to save the clay AMS while skipping one every year, just doesnt make sense......

though i really hope he would make something up and withdraw.....

I still think Nadal will withdraw but this time he will show up in Hamburg and claim exhaustion. On the other hand, I was curious so I looked at total time spent on court during last year versus this year. Here we go: (approximately)

2007
Monte Carlo: 7 hours
Barcelona: 7 hours
Rome: 10 hours

2006:
Monte Carlo: 12 hours
Barcelona: 9 hours
Rome: 12 hours

Nadal spent 9 more hours on court in 2006 than he did this year.

I still think Nadal will withdraw but this time he will show up in Hamburg and claim exhaustion. On the other hand, I was curious so I looked at total time spent on court during last year versus this year. Here we go: (approximately)

2007
Monte Carlo: 7 hours
Barcelona: 7 hours
Rome: 10 hours

2006:
Monte Carlo: 12 hours
Barcelona: 9 hours
Rome: 12 hours

Nadal spent 9 more hours on court in 2006 than he did this year.

Looks like he could possibly win Hamburg and still spend less time on court than he did last year. Though does this include doubles as well?

Looks like he could possibly win Hamburg and still spend less time on court than he did last year. Though does this include doubles as well?

I doubt doubles take any serious toll physically, these times are only for singles matches. Yet there is a component for nervous exhaustion from playing too many matches on itself, the prudent thing for Nadal would be to withdraw even though he might spend less than 9 hours on court in Hamburg.

Nadal will show up in Hamburg, to announce his withdrawal in person.

i predict that nadal will play, he wants to keep his promise :cool:

Nadal will show up in Hamburg, to announce his withdrawal in person.

Don´t think so.

Nadal will play for sure, he defended this tournament's cause way too much ,and he can't say he won't play it, it would be a disgrace!!! He'll go to Hambourg and play one round and then retire with a injure.......to have some rest before RG!!!

But still he is able to go there and win it!! :worship: :worship:

why are u expecting several withdrawals?

Nadal should withdraw.

He has an aura of invincibility around him which he can carry to RG. Why risking losing in best of 3 matches in a cold, damp clay court tournament (much different conditions than usualy clay court)? He'll be tired and some hot player could come up witth 2 brilliant sets to break his auro of invicibility.

He should rest for a week, then ramp up training the week before RG.
Yes, yes, and yes.

He doesn't need to play Hamburg; it hasn't been essential to his preps the past 2 years, so why play it now?

This scheduling is a joke, and Rafa needs to go home to Spain.

Looks like he could possibly win Hamburg and still spend less time on court than he did last year. Though does this include doubles as well?

Yeah, but last year he was going into the stretch of tournaments before the clay season with many months of injury related rest. He also bombed out early at Miami.

Guess we should all wish, that Nadal wins the Hamburg title. Becauce if he loses, fans will always mention that he was tired/not prepared etc. :)

Apart from one match, Rome was fairly easy for him.

Nadal will show up in Hamburg, to announce his withdrawal in person.

"My butt hurts when I do dis, no?"

Last year after Rome he said he would play Hamburg, but didn't. I wouldn't say he'll definitely play.

From last year's Rome press conference:

Last year it was a completely different situation. He and Roger (who didn't show up either, for the same reason) had gone through a gruelling 5-set final, which left them both complety tired out.

This year, Raf has had barely any competition in Rome.
And as I said: he wants to become #1 - if he indeed wants to have a chance, he should take it RIGHT NOW, and gain as many points as possible.
Roger won't remain in a slump forever, you know... ;)

He hasn't had any physically tough matches but the main question is how will he hold up mentally. Last year after Wimbledon he had a slump, which he himself said was from playing too much and too much pressure. If he does play Hamburg and RG, and how will the extra matches effect him in the long run.

No news considering withdrawals form either Roger or Rafa?

Federer is about to start playing his doubles match. :)