It is unfortunate that Nadal has to withdraw from Wimbledon due to injury. It is near certainty that he would have won Wimbledon. However, this is the chance for Federer to go one up and be the winner of the largest number of grand slams. Good luck Federer!
Re: Nadal withdraws from Wimbledon
by Anurag Sinha on Jun 20, 2009 11:30 AM
One has to strike a balance between the physical effort and body limitations, while attempting to become world-class sportsman. Unfortunately, Nadal had to give more than 100% playing against Federer. Those impossible angles, reach and running around was bound to take its toll! Federer on the other hand has lasted for more than half a decade as he exercised requisite constraints in this regard, some of that could have resulted into a loss as well. But he ensured that he remained fit enough to figure in all the successive 20 Grand Slam semifinals of which he won 14! Similar parallel could be drawn between Kapil & Walsh. The later unlike Kapil never strained his bowling arm while sending in throws from boundary lines, while Kapil was famous for flat arm throws from there. his efforts may have saved some runs or effected a few run-outs but his effort also saw him ending up with 434 wickets while clever Walsh got hundreds more.
Re: Re: Nadal withdraws from Wimbledon
by shashikiran kajava on Jun 20, 2009 12:56 PM
Boss..Kapil retired because he had developed big tummy and could hardly run. He had difficulty in finishing his overs with intensity. In the last series on Newzealand on swing assisting pitches he picked up only 2 wickets. Courtney Walsh even now looks fitter than Kapil when Kapil was retiring. Your theory of throwing arm is a new theory, proabably you can try your luck y presenting it to an Indian University for PhD.
Re: Nadal withdraws from Wimbledon
by Venugopalan on Jun 20, 2009 11:27 AM
Our cricket players should learn from players like Nadal who do not hide their injuries
Re: Re: Nadal withdraws from Wimbledon
by VASUDEVAN V on Jun 20, 2009 11:42 AM
Because in Tennis it is one on one and there is no place to hide! In cricket, you can hide among 10 other players, have a runner to run for you .... Shewag is not the first one to hide an injury in cricket and nor will he be the last one!
Re: Who's gonna play the final with Roger ??
by manoj krishnamachar on Jun 20, 2009 11:54 AM
no you are right!!! I expect these two genlemen to make the finals and want FEDEX to deliver again(along with his wife who is expecting!!)
Re: Who's gonna play the final with Roger ??
by Varun ccs on Jun 20, 2009 11:15 AM
I maybe wrong on the "different half of the draw" thing if the draws were already out.
Re: Federer
by Bala on Jun 20, 2009 11:13 AM
No He won't. He uses his body and brain equally. People relying only on stamina and muscle power has to learn from Nadal..
Re: Re: Federer
by Bharat Bhushan on Jun 20, 2009 11:25 AM
"Nadan" Bala, can you play tennis at the level Nadal has played, beating even Roger Federer, solely on the strength of your brawn? Get some brains.
What a pity that 2009 Wimbledon missed the genieal and great Nadal, the master craftsman. He has achieved great success in tennis at a very young age. He has many more years ahead of him.
Hope 2009 US open will host Nadal to give pep and beauty to the tournament, to provide keen competition and for good crowd response.
Wishing Nadal speedy recovery after well-earned rest.
It is certainly a loss to the level of competition we can expect to see at the Championships this time around, especially after the last year's epic final, which has been widely acclaimed as one of the all time best. While there is no doubt that Federer is in a class of his own, largely untouched by others in the fray, it is also true that a fit Nadal is well capable of driving him to tears in frustration. So what does that imply - Is genius superior or is grit and hard work supreme ! A palm tree stands tall for years, yet it takes just a storm to flatten it. Though the palm straightens up again, yet does it mean that it is stronger than the storm, even if the storms donot brew up every day. In simple terms, it boils down to whether it is innate talent that should be respected or should sheer determination and resilience be rated better. One man achieves, and overwhelmingly so, what no other can come near. And in the process takes the game to a new level. That is courage, belief in self, torturous preparation, going beyond the limits and emerging tops.
Can't take away anything from the gutsy gladiator.
Re: Nadal Federer
by Varun ccs on Jun 20, 2009 11:00 AM
Well, my take is this. If we thought Federer has only the "Tennis Genius" thing and none of "grit", "hard work" and "athleticism", we would be seriously wrong. Only the "genius" thing won't take you to 20 consecutive GS semis and 14 GS titles. If you think Federer is inferior to Nadal physically where do you see the weakness. Like Nadal, Federer too can play 5 setters, can retrieve the ball from virtually lost positions, run down to the nets to receive a gentle lob etc...where is the "weakness" ? And like Federer, Nadal can execute those "tennis genius" shots during crucial times in a match. However, both are quite different in their approach and similar in their belief that they can fight as long as it takes to bring down the opponent. And the belief that they can bring down any opponent. We have to respect both personalities as both have proven to be champions.
Re: Re: Nadal Federer
by VASUDEVAN V on Jun 20, 2009 11:24 AM
My take is still more simpler. Federer has genius plus grit. He is a natural athlete, gifted with abundant talent and he used it by working hard. Nadal is not a natural athlete, but a very hard working one and achieved greatness through sheer hard work. But all the hard work on the clay courts of Europe was bound to tell on his body. The knee problem is a result of this. I have always felt that Nadal's physical game will create its own problems over a period of time on his body and at least as of now I am proved correct. Unless he takes care of his body, he will have more and more difficulty. After all, his ability is to run down everything on court and for that he needs speed of legs. With the knee problem speed of legs, will be affected. Let us wait and watch!
One always felt that the type of Tennis Nadal plays is very physical and is bound to tell on his body sooner than later. It is reported that besides tendilitis, there is also fluid in his knee. The million dollar question is: how serious is it? Has he to go under the scalpel? If so, how will it affect his future? If he prefers not to go under the scalpel, which most athletes do not wish to because of long term problems, how will it affect his future. Since it is his knee and Nadal's game is based on speed on the court, these questions do arise and only Nadal and his Uncle Tony can answer them. One can only say that all his hard running on the Clay Courts of Europe, winning 23 titles and virtually eating up the field before him, has finally caught up with his knee. Even after reaching the top he never thought that it would be necessary to cut down on his clay court tournaments. Is he paying a heavy price because of this? Only time will tell.
Re: Goran Ivanisevic
by Bharat Bhushan on Jun 20, 2009 12:11 PM
Roscoe Tanner came back for a veteran's tournament, and was still serving at 125mph WITH A WOODEN RAQUET at the age of 35!
Re: Re: Setting an example
by chand on Jun 20, 2009 10:01 AM
Hang that Bast**d Chamundeshwarnath the Indian manager in ICC T20 WC. He has let us down. BCCI ... comon wake up???
