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9/26/12 8:48 PM | Johan Lindahl
Rafael Nadal has been pondering what might have been had it not been for a knee injury which continues to keep him from tennis as the 2012 season enters its final phase.
The one-time world No. 1, who now stands fourth after not playing for three months, said that dealing with the tear in his tendon has been one of the biggest tests of his career.
Nevertheless, the 26-year-old Spaniard holds out hope. "I hope you see me in Australia, that is the biggest goal for me, to come back just before then in Qatar, but I cannot say for sure it is going to happen," he told London's Daily Mail.
Nadal has said he will not prepare for a return until he is fully healed and he is totally unsure of any recovery date. He is now looking back at some of his 2012 season decision with perhaps some regret.
"Was it a mistake to play at Wimbledon? Maybe, but when you are playing well it is hard to stop. At Roland Garros (where he won a seventh title) I had to play with anti-inflammatories to get through. After that I felt really bad.
"My practice before Wimbledon was terrible. I played the first round with injections, otherwise it would have been impossible. That doesn’t help the knee. I’ve played a lot in pain before as other people have done. The problem is when you run and you are thinking about where you are planting your leg. It is impossible to compete like that."
Nadal, who had been tapped to carry the flag for Spain in the London Olympic opening ceremony, said that missing the Games was a huge blow. "For me the Olympics was very tough. I was very, very sad for three weeks around then. Missing the US Open was hard but you think you will have more chances.
"The Olympics is once every four years and you don’t know how many more you will get. I will work very hard to be in Rio but it is in four years. I am 26-and-a-half, I love competition, playing tennis, and this was actually a season I enjoyed playing more than others. I have the motivation to come back and that’s what I’m going to try."
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Sounds like excuses to me. Give Rosol his credit.
chr18 , 9/26/12 10:59 PM
Excuse Rafa for what? Yes I give Rafa a lot of credit. Glad you do too!!!
Now back to my iPod and more tweetings on TT to all My fans like chr18-10
#HumbleHashtagsEveryone
Conspirator , 9/26/12 11:25 PM
I'm surprised he says he enjoyed playing this season.He looked pretty unhappy especially in Oz,Indian Wells,Miami,Madrid,French Open and Wimbledon.
stratocast51 , 9/26/12 11:28 PM
Yes you are right stratoplast. Rafa is very enjoyable and with many surprises and as you say, pretty special indeed. I'm glad to see you enjoyed him winning the French Open but I have to take exception with you as that was not unexpected.
Glad to see you coming around!!!
Now I have to get back to my iPad and Tweetings so please excuse me!
#YetAnotherNewRafanConvert
Conspirator , 9/26/12 11:34 PM
Why are you always so defensive Constipator?
stratocast51 , 9/26/12 11:37 PM
Chirp chirp chirp pay attention to me!!! I feed my ego off any criticism and come to TT for some sense of importance! Any post remotely referring to me validates my existence!
#chirp
ts38 , 9/26/12 11:53 PM
ts38, you too?
#IThoughtIWasTheOnlyOne
Conspirator , 9/27/12 12:07 AM
scatograsp, haha you make the strategic switchings of the letters in My name like I suggest! You solved the riddlings of My post from three days ago! A bit slow but still you should be proud.
However, you are being too hard on yourself. I don't think that you are too defensive.
#ThankYouMyFan
#Humble
#GoodTweetingsToYou
Conspirator , 9/27/12 12:11 AM
I guess No one can give an opinion without having to deal with people who have no other mission in life but to protect their god?
People stay on topic by airing their views on Nadal's many maladies, but his fanatical fans, take it off-topic when they respond, and then move things to a whole other level, viz, personal insults.
@11:37pm, coz it's constipated, that's why. People have to be rushed to the emergency room for that condition, all things being backed/plugged up. he he
@11:53pm, you nailed it, but he's got a following of the simple-minded who are attention-seekers also, aka the righteous sisters.
scoretracker , 9/27/12 12:54 AM
maybe try some prunes scoretracker. I hear that they can be helpful.
#GetWellSoon
#WeWillAllMissYou
Conspirator , 9/27/12 1:49 AM
Rosol got all the credit. Didn't he got famous after that win? Unfortunately, Rosol himself had to spoil it by losing in the next round against Kohl. Thereafter, he hardly won any matches, that means it's more a fluke than anything else, and some people are still wishing for him to beat Rafa when Rafa comes back from injury. See, they can only hope that Rosol could take advantage when Rafa is not at full fitness.
luckystar , 9/27/12 1:57 AM
Rosol didn't get credit. Nadal cast a shadow on the win by saying he's been injured since IW. Thus, everyone who has beaten Nadal since then, beat an injured player - no credit there.
People wish for Fed to be beaten all of the time. Whenever he plays Falla, Benneteau and a few other players who've pushed him, they begin licking their chops hoping Fed would lose. Thus, why is it so painful when it's Nadal whom they wish to be beaten? He's no more special than all the other players, jexcept to his followers. He's ust another tennis player, nothing more, nothing less to those who are not his fans.
scoretracker , 9/27/12 2:16 AM
No, not all people wish for Fed to be beaten. It's too much a generalization. Some Fed fans wish for Rafa to be beaten all the time, no need to justify what they desire by shifting the blame to some Rafa fans.
Rafa is special to his fans, just like Fed is to his fans. So Rafa fans are allowed to post here expressing their concern for Rafa, but it seems every Rafa thread is invaded by some who can't leave the Rafa fans alone. Maybe Ricky and company should start some Fed threads here, and let the Fed fans post there, and give some Rafa fans the chance to return the 'favor' to some of these Fed fans.
Btw, why are there so many Rafa threads talking about the same thing? Is there a need for so many threads? No wonder the Fed fans have to invade these threads. Please give us a chance to voice our differing opinions about Fed on a Fed thread, that's my request!
luckystar , 9/27/12 2:36 AM
Oh as I've mentioned, Rosol is the one who spoilt his own 'credit' by being knocked out in the next round, and didn't do anything since. It's more a fluke than anything else. It's unlike Sod, who did play well enough to beat Rafa at FO'09 and went on to reach the final. He then justify his efforts by staying in the top ten since before mono strikes, even though Rafa had since 2010 proved that he's ahead of Sod by beating Sod each time they met.
Also, Rafa had lost to Tsonga in AO2008 and Tsonga was given full credit for that, as he'd proven that it's no fluke, as Rafa wasn't injured, and Tsonga did become top ten player that year. I don't see Rosol becoming top ten this year or next.
luckystar , 9/27/12 3:06 AM
Yes, Rosol was a fluke, and it's why Fed said he found it funny. He was laughing and wondering what was going on with this guy as he seemed to be someone out of the ordinary.
scoretracker , 9/27/12 4:24 AM
Yes, Fed does have a prominent funny bone, he was laughing so loudly after his beatdown by Berdy at USO 2012 he tired himself out! Enough to proclaim afterwards that he was wounded, beat and was going away to figure out his prospects!
And Berdy is nothing out of the ordinary................
Ah well, indoor season is just round the corner................
rafaisthebest , 9/27/12 7:23 AM
And what's all this about Rosol not getting credit? Fedfans, I suggest you adopt him as your replacement mascot after Fed retires, which won't be long thank God.
Please do give him credit......
rafaisthebest , 9/27/12 7:30 AM
Fedfans are aways looking for redemption in this or that player. It was Sod followed by Delpo now it's Rosol. Rafa says he was suffering in the practice sessions even before Wimbledon started and I believe him. There is no other explanation for Rosol's victory. Only blind people will fail to see the logic there.
Fedfans also forgot quite quickly that Sod also beat Roger at RG the very next year when a healthy Rafa went back and showed both Sod and Roger the door and took his kingdom back by beating Sod, who had dispatched Roger in the SF, in the final.
It shows what a thorn Rafa is in their sides that's why Fedfans won't leave him alone, but Rafa has plenty of defenders to protect him from the bile spewed by his hters.
nadline , 9/27/12 9:53 AM
Not forgetting that Delpo also beat Fed in the USO final in 2009 and, not only did Rafa go back in 2010 and win RG he also won the USO in style which is further proof that in 2009 he was hampered and not playing at 100%.
nadline , 9/27/12 12:15 PM
It was QF
velliat53 , 9/27/12 1:17 PM
It was QF Nadline Sod defeated Roger, breaking his semi=final steak.
velliat53 , 9/27/12 1:20 PM
Sorry for the typo, please read STREAK
velliat53 , 9/27/12 1:21 PM
Thanks, but Sod beat him all the same. Forgive me if I don't have Roger's facts at my finger tips.
nadline , 9/27/12 2:26 PM
söderling sure made federer look like steak that day :)
steak - a cut of meat cut perpendicularly to the muscle fibers
croc , 9/27/12 9:03 PM
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Rafa's fans will patiently wait for his return.
nadline , 9/26/12 10:49 PM