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9/18/11 12:44 AM | Johan Lindahl
Rafael Nadal has continued his attack on the tennis calendar after earning a miracle point for Spain in the Davis Cup World Group semi-final tie in Cordoba against France.
While the US Open finalist crushed Richard Gasquet just four days after losing the gruelling New York final to Novak Djokovic, Spain's world No. 2 remain unhappy with scheduling demands put on players.
The 25-year-old has never made a secret of his discontent, and was not about to do so after winning against the odds in a reduced physical state after the Grand Slam grind.
But he said that a strike is not part of the plan to give players more voice. "We don't want to get there, we want to play. But if it's a fight about something that we think is fair, something would have to happen.
"Sometimes the only way to make things happen is to choose strong action."
The Spaniard's warning came a week after his complaint to US Open officials after they tried to force quarter-finalists to start matches in a drizzle in a fruitless attempt to get their out-of-control tournament back onto some sort of schedule in the absence of a covered stadium and plagued by two days of rain.
Nadal took the high ground in his latest statement, looking for an "evolution" in the calendar. He said no one wanted to "get to a place (strike) where we might not want to be."
But the Spaniard remains firm in his beliefs that something has to change - even for the multi-millionaires of the sport. "They don't want to change anything," he said, presumably referring to Grand Slam officialdom. "You can't always just think about the personal benefit. It seems as if those in charge aren't aware."
Nadal played past fatigue in the Davis Cup, scheduled directly after the New York major. He and Roger Federer (Switzerland v Australia in Sydney) took to the court while Djokovic begged off with injury in Belgrade in the tie against Argentina.
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no words for this. None.
RickyDimon , 9/18/11 3:32 AM
Exactly Ricky. Why would Nadal say those things it is an absolute disgrace for tennis and the history tennis stands for. He is losing it bigtime. The man should take a few weeks off with his girl to relax and have some R&R. His mind is overflowing with negative thougths and he cannot handle the pressure tennis gives him outside the courts.
Sienna , 9/18/11 11:02 PM
LOL. Not at all what my comment meant.
RickyDimon , 9/18/11 11:40 PM
I thougth you left some room for interpreting your comment. So I did interpret it as you would never ever take a shot at a fellow writer.
Sienna , 9/19/11 9:03 AM
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Disillusioned?
numero , 9/18/11 1:24 AM