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Nadal also saves himself by not playing for months at a time! No other top player in the history of the game has taken so many "leave of absences!" He defaults / withdraws at the last moment either at the beginning of a tourney or when things get tough like at last season's AO & USO in 2 semis! Andy unfortunately pushed thru all too often, going a long 5 sets last night as if his life depended on it! I didn't watch it, but I can imagine he did irreparable damage to himself and he's going to pay an even higher price for the insanity of stretching that match out against RBA unnecessarily! :whistle: :nono: :facepalm: :cuckoo: :eek: :rolleyes: :rip:
I'm half watching the replay of Murray's match against RBA and I just don't understand it! He's been on the court for almost 4 hours going into this 5th set, and I can't fathom what he's getting out of killing himself like this? His mother is up there cheering and applauding away instead of looking concerned he's on his last legs! :nono: :facepalm: :banghead: :cuckoo: :eek: :sick:
This is an awful lot of bitching and complaining about players getting injured and having to take time off, and also judgement about their choices. Considering they play, and risk injury, for your amusement. We all know that the game has gotten much more physical, and why. There are more injuries. And players taking long absences, including your current fave. You hate Nadal, which is your right, but to pretend that he drops out on a whim, or that he's done it late, as a habit, is incorrect and mean-spirited. To whinge about Murray playing last night at the risk of further injury to his hip is both insincere, since you hate him, too, and not necessarily correct. What are you, a doctor? If you couldn't appreciate the heroic effort that he put up v. RBA as a rather great moment in sports courage and heart, then you could have also just kept your opinion and your raft of emoticons to yourself, you old hysteric. A lot of us thought that was a great effort by Murray. He's probably got a hip-replacement in his future, anyway, so why not wear out the betraying old joint, for the bastard that it is? Eventually, he'll have a new hip, but he'll always have the experience of and kudos for how he played that match.
 

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Nadal has a great sense of humor, this is hilarious!


Just before the day gets underway again, I have to say how much I empathize with poor Ubaldo Scanagatta, who got caught sleeping in Nadal's press conference. The Aussie jet-lag is brutal. And, in my experience, in the early days, people can just fall asleep at the drop of a hat. Scanagatta is a legend. This is his 151st Major as a journalist, btw. I loved, and so did the Italian press, that Rafa spoke to him in Italian. Very cute.
 
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Just before the day gets underway again, I have to say how much I empathize with poor Ubaldo Scanagatta, who got caught sleeping in Nadal's press conference. The Aussie jet-lag is brutal. And, in my experience, in the early days, people can just fall asleep at the drop of a hat. Scanagatta is a legend. This is his 151st Major as a journalist, btw. I loved, and so did the Italian press, that Rafa spoke to him in Italian. Very cute.
Ubaldo is a very good tennis pundit. It was a pleasant encounter.
 
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I see Munar for the first time. I hate his loud roaring. He has a two sound roar when he serves, and another one when he hits his groundies.
I feel like "JUST SHUT UP"¡!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
 
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Harrison and Medvedev progress in 3 sets.
 

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Just before the day gets underway again, I have to say how much I empathize with poor Ubaldo Scanagatta, who got caught sleeping in Nadal's press conference. The Aussie jet-lag is brutal. And, in my experience, in the early days, people can just fall asleep at the drop of a hat. Scanagatta is a legend. This is his 151st Major as a journalist, btw. I loved, and so did the Italian press, that Rafa spoke to him in Italian. Very cute.
And it seems Rafa knows him very well :)
 

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I see Munar for the first time. I hate his loud roaring. He has a two sound roar when he serves, and another one when he hits his groundies.
I feel like "JUST SHUT UP"¡!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
But Munar is giving a hard time to Fog who also makes a loud roaring and with that slow way to walk between the points drives me crazy
 

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You back Spanish players, I get it. I cannot listen to Munar, period .
Then turn off the volumen, period. By the way you are not going to listen him anymore because he has retired injured
 

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Nadal also saves himself by not playing for months at a time! No other top player in the history of the game has taken so many "leave of absences!" He defaults / withdraws at the last moment either at the beginning of a tourney or when things get tough like at last season's AO & USO in 2 semis! Andy unfortunately pushed thru all too often, going a long 5 sets last night as if his life depended on it! I didn't watch it, but I can imagine he did irreparable damage to himself and he's going to pay an even higher price for the insanity of stretching that match out against RBA unnecessarily! :whistle: :nono: :facepalm: :cuckoo: :eek: :rolleyes: :rip:

I have to admit slamming BOTH Murray and Nadal in one fell swoop is certainly an agenda-driven Herculean effort.

If you withdraw your action is suspect , if you battle through you’re stupid.

No other players take so many leaves of absence because quite frankly most retire with 5-7 years At best near the top. Most players who were gone for months at a time their games would suffer decisively, it’s not Nadal’s fault he can bounce back; he certainly puts the practice time.
 
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At least Nadal unfortunately has suffered injuries, there others o better to say other player named Federer that has skipped three years in a row the clay season without any injury to be more "fresh" for the grass season.....ah wait, he is too old to play on clay.... oh not, it's because his knee....funny because I've always heard that clay is much better for the knees and grass is worse but......
 

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You back Spanish players, I get it. I cannot listen to Munar, period . He fights hard, so what, everyone fights hard. No need to be a noisy bitch.
So much complaining about what it takes players to get there. Nice to bitch from the barcalounger, right?
 

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Speaking of 'b!tchin' and complaining; check your past posts of late! That's all you've really been doing! Spare us the hypocrisy! :nono: :eek:
I'm just calling people out. Own it, or don't.
 

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Chung and Carreño Busta in tight ones.
 

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Ralph is facing Aussie after Aussie.


After Duckworth, he gets Ebden. After that potentially D-Minor.