Front242 said:
Broken_Shoelace said:
Front242 said:
This MTO though showed signs of obvious injury unlike pretty much any I've ever seen Nadal take and I think most will agree. Nadal before and after MTOs has run like a MF with no apparent difference whatsoever. If you think Novak serving first serves slower than Andy Murray's WTA 2nd serve isn't proof that Novak tweaked his back in that 4th set of the USO 2011 I don't know what to say other than there's a sale at Specsavers.
But of course you'd forget the medical timeout Nadal took at Wimbledon in 2007 when he was up 4-0 in the 4th set and killed his momentum. Of course you'd forget the medical timeout against Del Potro that Nadal took at Wimbledon in 4th, when he asked for the trainer after being a SET POINT UP having hurt his leg during a running forehand. Of course you'd forget about him pulling his hamstring against Ferrer at the AO in 2011 and more or less just going through the motions for the rest of the match in order not to retire for the second year in a row. And of course you'd forget about Nadal hurting his back in a grand slam final against Wawrinka and basically standing around the court for the rest of the match, while serving like Dementieva, and people here were trying to make the case that it was difficult for Wawrinka to play an injured opponent (yeah, I'm sure it's more difficult than his opponent playing injured).
Your opinions on all things Nadal, as ever, are a tad biased.
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Clearly I've already acknowledged he had issues in the AO final against Wawrinka. I mean, only an idiot would deny that. The match against Ferrer, fair enough. Can't say I noticed any difference whatsoever before or after the MTOs in the Wimbledon 2007 or match or the one against Del Potro at Wimbledon but the first two above fair enough. Anyway, you want biased, go back to Kieran saying this is normal speed for Djokovic to serve. That's not bias btw, it's just plain denial of reality.
[video=youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MtCkIhJnv_w[/video]
I didn't notice any difference in Nadal before and after the MTO's against Fed and Del Potro either, but that's not the point. The point is, why on earth would he ask for a MTO in those situations had something not been wrong. Like who hits a DTL forehand to get a set point on his opponent's serve, grabs his foot and immediately calls for the trainer?
The other, bigger point is, with the exception of a select few, Nadal's MTO's have been legit. More importantly, he hasn't taken a shady MTO in 5 years, yet you refuse to let it go. All the while you ignore Novak, who's done it more, has had bogus retirements (from ages ago but that didn't stop you from crucifying Nadal), and to this day, has an extremely annoying habit of playing possum and acting like he's struggling when things don't go his way, only to cover every inch of the court regardless. It's funny, Murray grabs a body part for a split second and we never hear the end of it. Novak acts like he's about to faint, he's dejected or whatever, and he's either struggling or better yet, "disinterested."
Now I know, you'll claim that Novak's actions bother you, yet you almost never bring it up, despite the fact that they're far more recent. Meanwhile you literally can't stop bringing up Nadal's MTO's even though he hasn't had one in forever. Let's not even get started on the coaching issue, which again, you can't stop bringing up re: Toni, yet Novak and Boris admit to secret signs and language on the court and it doesn't seem to bother you nearly as much.
Yes Kieran is biased. We all are. That's not even news. But you gotta be consistent. You aren't. Just admit Nadal's transgressions bother you more because you dislike him and that's that.
