 |
|
12-28-2012, 03:18 PM
|
#106
|
|
Registered User
Join Date: Apr 2011
Location: everywhere...
Age: 23
Posts: 4,698
|
Re: Nadal OUT of the Australian Open
Shame. Hope he will defend FO.
__________________
Quote:
|
To the well-organized mind, death is but the next great adventure.
|
BigJohn  
|
|
|
|
Sponsored Links
|
Advertisement
|
|
|
12-28-2012, 03:19 PM
|
#107
|
|
Registered User
Join Date: Nov 2002
Posts: 7,903
|
Re: Nadal OUT of the Australian Open
Just like Federer, when Rafa can't disguise his serve, he loses. Difference is, Rafa actually beat each multiple-Slam champion 12+ times.
|
|
|
|
|
12-28-2012, 03:20 PM
|
#108
|
|
Banned!
Join Date: May 2010
Posts: 3,280
|
Re: Nadal OUT of the Australian Open
The bit that is making Rafa fans cry is the realisation he is anything but a warrior.
Much closer to a mouse.
|
|
|
|
|
12-28-2012, 03:27 PM
|
#109
|
|
Registered User
Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: Westeros
Posts: 87,314
|
Re: Nadal OUT of the Australian Open
rafa should have come, even if he was to lose in the second round - heard the money prize for early losers went up this year
anyway, matt ebden takes his place (which means extra WC for aussie) so at least some of the aussies won't cry
|
|
|
|
|
12-28-2012, 03:30 PM
|
#110
|
|
Registered User
Join Date: Jun 2008
Posts: 11,347
|
Re: Nadal OUT of the Australian Open
Quote:
Originally Posted by Nathaliia
anyway, matt ebden takes his place (which means extra WC for aussie) so at least some of the aussies won't cry
|
Ebden was in already as Fish, Nalbandian and Zopp were out.
It's De Schepper who should benefit from the place as Mahut should get in directly rather than from the French wild-card.
Other beneficiary : Raonic will be seeded 12 then avoid a top-4 in R16.
__________________
useless old guy
|
|
|
|
|
12-28-2012, 03:32 PM
|
#111
|
|
Registered User
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Buenos Aires
Age: 26
Posts: 10,743
|
Re: Nadal OUT of the Australian Open
Great, now Djokovic will get another cupcake SF with Ferrer in his half like at the USO. 
__________________
OMFG
|
|
|
|
|
12-28-2012, 03:32 PM
|
#112
|
|
Registered User
Join Date: Jan 2008
Posts: 10,382
|
Re: Nadal OUT of the Australian Open
Quote:
Originally Posted by rocketassist
This is a cover-up and it stinks, IMO.
|
Kind of looking like it, yep. Withdrawing because of a stomach virus when the tournament doesn't start for a couple weeks is very strange. |
|
|
|
|
12-28-2012, 03:33 PM
|
#113
|
|
Registered User
Join Date: Sep 2006
Posts: 2,406
|
Re: Nadal OUT of the Australian Open
Everythinbg about it is weird and suspicious. He´s been out of the tour for over 6 months already, if his knees are still an issue, why rush the comeback at all, they must have known best-of-5 matches on hard courts would be tough. The SA-clay swing is not that far away, why not wait until then? Plenty of good warm up-tourneys on softer surface + Acapulco 500?
If the knees are fine and he is fit, no stomach bug would jeopardise the AO, he´d still have time to recover. If he is not fit, playing Doha wouldn´t have changed it anyway. Then it´s back to the original question: Why rush the comeback to begin with??
I don´t know what, but there is something fishy about it, I don´t buy the stomach virus-explanation at all.
|
|
|
|
|
12-28-2012, 03:34 PM
|
#114
|
|
Registered User
Join Date: Jan 2012
Posts: 5,131
|
Re: Nadal OUT of the Australian Open
Quote:
Originally Posted by duong
Ebden was in already as Fish, Nalbandian and Zopp were out.
It's De Schepper who should benefit from the place as Mahut should get in directly rather than from the French wild-card.
Other beneficiary : Raonic will be seeded 12 then avoid a top-4 in R16.
|
I doubt Raonic will come far enough for it to make any difference.
__________________
Roger Federer
David Ferrer | Stanislas Wawrinka | Andy Roddick | Tommy Haas
Daniel Brands | David Goffin | Andy Murray | Bernard Tomic
Michael Llodra | Phillip Kohlschreiber | Kei Nishikori | Gilles Simon | Rafael Nadal
|
|
|
|
12-28-2012, 03:34 PM
|
#115
|
|
Registered User
Join Date: Mar 2007
Posts: 8,879
|
Re: Nadal OUT of the Australian Open
Roger needs to win #18 here. I think it's the last chance
|
|
|
|
|
12-28-2012, 03:34 PM
|
#116
|
|
Registered User
Join Date: Feb 2011
Posts: 7,902
|
Re: Nadal OUT of the Australian Open
Quote:
Originally Posted by LinkMage
Great, now Djokovic will get another cupcake SF with Ferrer in his half like at the USO. |
because Nadal was such a hard draw for him right |
|
|
|
|
12-28-2012, 03:34 PM
|
#117
|
|
Registered User
Join Date: Jul 2012
Age: 27
Posts: 936
|
Re: Nadal OUT of the Australian Open
Quote:
Originally Posted by End da Game
better for his career record in general to avoid tournaments where he has the least chance in, and only play in those where he is a lock-on to win, NID that he's never 'injured' in the clay season, its only during the hard tournaments
|
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. |
|
|
|
|
12-28-2012, 03:35 PM
|
#118
|
|
Banned!
Join Date: Feb 2004
Posts: 95,417
|
Re: Nadal OUT of the Australian Open
a virus and he's pulling out already ???
he's a bit of a hypochondriac is he not
|
|
|
|
|
12-28-2012, 03:36 PM
|
#119
|
|
Registered User
Join Date: May 2008
Posts: 731
|
Re: Nadal OUT of the Australian Open
Quote:
Originally Posted by heya
Just like Federer, when Rafa can't disguise his serve, he loses. Difference is, Rafa actually beat each multiple-Slam champion 12+ times.
|
What the heck does this have to do with anything posted in this thread?  |
|
|
|
|
12-28-2012, 03:37 PM
|
#120
|
|
Registered User
Join Date: Jun 2008
Posts: 11,347
|
Re: Nadal OUT of the Australian Open
Quote:
Originally Posted by Dougie
Everythinbg about it is weird and suspicious. He´s been out of the tour for over 6 months already, if his knees are still an issue, why rush the comeback at all, they must have known best-of-5 matches on hard courts would be tough. The SA-clay swing is not that far away, why not wait until then? Plenty of good warm up-tourneys on softer surface + Acapulco 500?
|
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.
__________________
useless old guy
|
|
|
|
|
|
Posting Rules
|
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts
HTML code is Off
|
|
|
|
Nadal OUT of the Australian Open
