Strangely, there seem to be a slight similarity between Nadal and Armstrong. Lance kept on focusing on tour de france all his cycling career and winning those mountain stages, similarly Nadal's best performances have only come during the Apr-June period and every year he has suffered an injury to take a break from the tour.
I understand that it was not very clear cut (the breaks) like Armstrong however Nadal hardly has too many performances of any significance in the latter half of the year.
Nadal's performance during the fifth set was phenomenal which makes me ponder as how come he never gets tired? Poor Wawrinka made one final and then became prone to injuries whereas Nadal just keeps going on and on. He definitely is a super human and super hero.
Nadal and Armstrong
posted on 10/6/13
Not what i meant fergie, i mean if he is cheating then why is he not excelling at the other slams?
I actually dislike the way he plays and find it quite boring tbh but he most certainly is a great player and a great athlete
No cheating as far as I'm concerned
posted on 10/6/13
Polbethian (U4211)
I actually enjoy the way he plays! His winners from impossible angles and his forehand cannot be matched by anyone. Some fans are just stressed that Nadal has not faded away like many predicted. Back in 2009 these same people were saying Nadal would never win a slam again after his lost to soderling. Fast forward to 2013 and Nadal has won 6 more. The fact of the matter is only Novak can really hurt Nadal. And his injuries of course. Nadal and Novak are by far the best on tour and will have many more big matches to come. Wimbledon should be interesting depending on if Nadal is fit of course.
posted on 10/6/13
Kind of agree Fergie but I'd have to add oor Andy into that mix but the point of the article previously was accusing Nadal of cheating
Rubbish as far as I'm concerned
PS Andy for Wimby
posted on 10/6/13
Polbethian (U4211)
Nadal is not cheating and it's just an excuse for nadal haters because they can't accept he is a great, so label him a cheat. It's very cheap because Nadal has worked extremely hard to be where he is. The way he has adapted his game from clay to other surfaces is impressive. He's contested 5 wimby finals, 3 Ausie finals, 2 US open finals and to label him a cheat is plain disgraceful.
posted on 10/6/13
2 Aus finals
posted on 10/6/13
His negative game suits clay thus 8 slams. He was expected to fade but surely some advancement has taken place. He has played some incredible tennis this year at RG but so did Armstrong when he was leaving the whole field behind by some margin.
Nadal did peak for other slams but onlt occassionally as it is a difficult possibility considering the cycling down period. These are all possibilites, only thing which goes in favour of djoker, murray, fed is that they have not missed one particular period of year on regular basis. And Fuentes belonged to Spain!
posted on 10/6/13
Claim what you like but it is an ill informed conspiracy. Nadal will be one of the contenders for Wimbledon this year .
posted on 10/6/13
Oh dear. Just when you think it might be safe to venture back to this forum and perhaps read some thoughts on an historic achievement, you arrive to the same old rubbish.
Well done Rafa on an amazing comeback and long may it continue.
posted on 19/6/13
Murray for Wimbledon.
posted on 26/6/13
behave WOW !
you insinuate nadal is a drugs cheat on MTL too
if you have no evidence shut it lad