[tennisfan856]

It would make more sense for him to come out and say his knees aren't ready yet rather than pinning it on some lame stomach problem.

[Mae]

http://www.atpworldtour.com/News/Ten...ur-Return.aspx

Sorry I can never get these links to print out anymore

But this doesn't surprise me at all!

[LinkMage]

Originally Posted by Saberq

because Nadal was such a hard draw for him right

Maybe you missed last year's final where Nadull choked badly in the 5th set after a point at the net a 2 year old would have made.

[End da Game]

Originally Posted by redshift36188

If I was in his situation I would prioritise the surface I feel most confortable on as well. Didn't he claim to be injured in RG 2009, though?

Anyway, slow HC suits him, if he was ready he would definitely want to play AO.

dunno, he contradicts himself a lot, he said he was injured back in 2009, but only recently he was talking down his defeat to rosol at wimbly by basically saying that the difference between that and his defeat to soderling, is that in RG 2009 he was fit whereas at wimbly this year he was 'injured'

[Dougie]

Originally Posted by duong

it seems that knees were still an issue, but they still hoped to be OK for the AO, but finally they decided not and to do like what you say : go back on clay for the SA swing.

I´m not an expert with these kind of injuries, but it just seems weird that after such a long absence they would set the target to a hard court Slam, when smaller clay tournaments are just around the corner. He wouldn´t have been a factor at the AO anyway because of his absence and lack of match practice.

[Corey Feldman]

dull gonna be ranked #5 for clay court season

Originally Posted by Roy Emerson

One of Djokovic or Federer will get an easy SF with Ferrer.

should be Fed who gets Ferrer sf, i've noticed for years the #2 always gets the better draws

[duong]

More precisions on tennis.com : http://www.tennis.com/news/2012/12/r.../#.UN3L0RpbjKQ

Doctors have advised that Nadal take a week-long period of rest without training, beginning today. He will then be examined and have an x-ray in four to five days.

“Rafa suffered last week a viral process that provoked a gastroenteritis with high fever for four to five days,” said Angel Ruiz-Cotorro, who heads Nadal’s medical team and is the director of the Mapfre Center for Tennis Medicine. “Starting next week he won’t be in sufficient physical conditions to continue with his rehabilitation process.”

x-rays are probably for his knees, not for the virus

[atennisfan]

If it's confirmed that nadal is out of AO due to "stomach virus", i truly believe it's a cover up for something really bad.

[atennisfan]

Originally Posted by ProdigyEng

I said from the start the stomach virus was a cover up. Saw this coming from a mile a way. How the fuck does a stomach virus, which usually lasts 5 days keep him out of a tournament over 2 weeks away?

I agree, with good antibiotics, you can get up and running and back to 100% within 3 days.

Something bad or sinister is at play here.

[rocketassist]

As I've said, I smell a rat. Doesn't add up. The Nadal camp make North Korea seem transparent by comparison.

[Just like heaven]

[atennisfan]

Originally Posted by outrider

Hahaha Federer will be happy, Ferrer in his draw and he will make the final. Lucky bastard.

Djoker had Ferrer in USO.

But hey, do not let facts get in the way of your silly hatred.

[Time Violation]

Originally Posted by duong

x-rays are probably for his knees, not for the virus

Could be for the lungs as well.

[redshift36188]

Originally Posted by End da Game

dunno, he contradicts himself a lot, he said he was injured back in 2009, but only recently he was talking down his defeat to rosol at wimbly by basically saying that the difference between that and his defeat to soderling, is that in RG 2009 he was fit whereas at wimbly this year he was 'injured'

Hehe, true.

[Xristos]

A sad day for tennis and his Australian fans.