Will Nadal Win Another Big Title Again............ (tennis, fan, sport)
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Possibly a Masters -but even that is no sure thing, not sure if he can ever get back to Slam winning form again though.
He has lost a step in speed, and his game relies on this and his fitness, so he has to come up with other plans to shorten points and win matches more quickly.
I am a big fan of Nadal but his game has been so hard on his body. I am not sure he has another Major win, but maybe a couple of Masters1000 events if he can get healthy. He is even losing on clay consistently which was his forte. I honestly wish he would retire if he is not healthy anymore.
I am a big fan of Nadal but his game has been so hard on his body. I am not sure he has another Major win, but maybe a couple of Masters1000 events if he can get healthy. He is even losing on clay consistently which was his forte. I honestly wish he would retire if he is not healthy anymore.
You think he can win a couple Masters 1000? A couple when Djokovic, Murray, Nishikori, Federer, Tsonga, etc. are all probably going to be there?
I have never been a clay guy. Outside of clay, I don't think anyone can beat Djokovic. Then you have Federer who is still 99% as good as Djokovic. Federer was the only guy that could beat Djokovic, on a hard court, last year.
I am a Federer guy but freely admit Djokovic's game comes close to perfection. I can't see him being beat regularly unless the competitor was a couple inches taller and leveraged a couple more mph on the ball.
Height is becoming more and more of an advantage in many sports it seems. Who would have predicted Usain Bolt at 6'5" or Phelps at 6'5" or Cam Newton at 6'6"? It took Michael Jordan to dispense of the notion that tall = awkward and slow....in the public mind. They didn't watch Wilt Chamberlain, the fastest sprinter in his school.
I have never been a clay guy. Outside of clay, I don't think anyone can beat Djokovic. Then you have Federer who is still 99% as good as Djokovic. Federer was the only guy that could beat Djokovic, on a hard court, last year.
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Federer beat Djokovic, in the big matches, more than all other players combined in 2015.
Federer still owns the record books. Djokovic is is position to essentially tie them if he continues at this pace. Rather large assumption if considering Federer's amazing health and longevity.
Last match was an embarrassment. Things happen to everybody. Roger's downhill slide was postponed by ~five years over previous super stars.
I have never been a clay guy. Outside of clay, I don't think anyone can beat Djokovic. Then you have Federer who is still 99% as good as Djokovic. Federer was the only guy that could beat Djokovic, on a hard court, last year.
I am a Federer guy but freely admit Djokovic's game comes close to perfection. I can't see him being beat regularly unless the competitor was a couple inches taller and leveraged a couple more mph on the ball.
[b]Height is becoming more and more of an advantage in many sports it seems. Who would have predicted Usain Bolt at 6'5" or Phelps at 6'5" or Cam Newton at 6'6"[/B]? It took Michael Jordan to dispense of the notion that tall = awkward and slow....in the public mind. They didn't watch Wilt Chamberlain, the fastest sprinter in his school.
Height is interesting, esp in tennis.
There have been a couple of Grand Slam winners that have been 6'6 - Juan Martin Del Potro and Marin Cilic, and 1996 Wimbledon winner was Richard Krajicek - a massive serving 6'5.
But there has never been a tennis Number 1 at 6'5 or over (although Marat Safin was listed at 6'4, may have been closer), due to lack of mobility and body more prone to injuries.
The perfect height in tennis is around 6' to 6'3. (Nadal, Federer and Djoker are perfect for this sport).
The leverage on serve - as seen by supertalls Isner and Karlovic, is often negated by a lack of flexibility and durability.
My prediction is that Milos Raonic will break this mould, at 6'5 he has a huge serve and forehand, once he can fine tune his game I think he will start a new trend - just as trends have changed in other sports as you say!
Djoker himself relies on super flexibility - and return of serve -esp against big servers like above. Nadal was similar in his prime, running down every ball.
Once he loses a yard in speed and retrieving ability, then things may change.
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