SHOULD NADAL RETIRE??

When did he last win a non-clay tournament?

Yes he should, and not just because of tonight.

2010 since he won something off clay I think.

No chance of winning another hard court slam and Novak will be ready for him at RG next year.

October 2010, where he had to beat Monfils in a final ...

And had to save MP in the semis against Troicki !!!

2010 US Open?, when he had his big serve thanks to his 'grip change'

Whatever happened to that?

Dirt track bully

He looked poor in last round. He was so desperate to beat djoko on clay he has sacrificed his game for other surfaces.

He also does my head in with his time wasting.

Garner calling a let on Rosol's ace when Nadal wasn't ready was one of the most despicable things i've seen on a tennis court, it probably will get forgotten about by most people in the madness of the result, but I found that shocking.

You are right, that was disgusting and could have cost him big time.

Nadal just breaks the rules nearly every game.

That was incredible, and as you say could have been a massive talking point

"SHOULD NADAL RETIRE??"

lol

especially since Rosol lost the point when they replayed it.  Luckily Rosol was serving so well it didn't matter in the end.

Used to be a fan of Nadals but his behaviour in the last 2 years has got worse and worse

He barely looked Rosol in the eye at the end, and just about shook his hand briefly

Surely someone who has won so much in the game as Nadal, could be a bit more courteous to someone who is probably experiencing his one big moment of glory in his career

Everyone says he's humble

Suppose he is compared to the likes of Connors and McEnroe

enjoy the night lads but rest assured, Rafa will be back

you don't get to the top without being a bad loser

louie He needs to enter Bastad, Gstaad and Hamburg this year to get some wins to keep his confidence up. Otherwise, it's April next year until he finds his best form, as usual.

Of course, but he creates this image of being a good

loser

he pushed the best player on the planet to 5 sets in the aussie open won the french and has been beaten by a man who has had the game of his life. he will recover for the hard court season and I still think he's the only man that can challenge novak at the US at the end of the season.

So you say he pushed Novak to 5 sets in Oz and that makes him the only man who can challenge him at he US... did you forget about certain Swiss bloke who got even closer to beating him at the US 2 years in a row?

Murray can also challenge him

Admittedly there are only 3 though

Unless Rosol plays like that again

There's no reason why Nadull can't win another 7 Carking Cups in Paris to be realistic, if he can bother being motivated to do it.

He'll also still continue to benefit from spineless umpires who turn a blind eye to time wasting and gamesmanship.

rafa always poor with the roof shut

the thread of the haters..u kept it inside u so much time guys..now its time to release the frustration..lol

He will do a Phil Taylor. Be so pissed off at losing that he is will come back even better. Don't be suprised if he wins next year.

Phil Taylor?  Does he play for West Brom?

why the hell should world number 2 retire?

He played 11 tournaments this year:

4 won ( Roland Garros included )
3 semifinals ( Miami withdrew before facing A. Murray cause of knee troubles)
1 time runner up ( Aussie Open )
lost to Verdaco on blue clay
fold vs Kohlschreiber
lost a match to Rosol

yes.... he should retire..... you are amazing at times.....should he retire cause you lost money on him? 

he may play on if he stops a$$ picking, besides he won't be #2 any longer, will be lucky if he's top 3 end of year, just lives on his clay domination.

bb66 he has gone close to win Aussie a couple months ago... he doesn't surely leave ONLY on his clay domination, cause just like stats say he played semis and finals even in non clay tournaments... and this year at Australian Open, Aussie open is not on clay, is it?

It's not far away from clay

Besides, now that his ranking is slipping he can no longer get plumb draws, so he'll have to beat Fed AND Novak to win (not happening on hard court). Normally he gets Murray or someone like Youzhny (lol) in the SF while Novak and Fed soften each other up in the other semi.

Petr that's still not a good reason for retire from tennis.... and I  won't back Djokovic or Federer when they play Rafa, never on any surface... just like I won't back Rafa vs Djoko or Federer... Good Luck everybody... pointless discussion this one imo... and pointless thread too...

Of course he shouldn't retire - this is just a funny troll thread, probably in response to all the "should Fed retire" threads that pop up when he loses in a semi-final.

it's boring to wait for Wimbledon to start....

ricky dont mind them...they are just haters..I mean as far as I remember at AO he defeated federer in semifinal...everyone can have a bad day and we all know that he has problems against big server****s, remember Isner at FO and Petschner at Wimbledon..it is not really as big as a surprise..Altough I like Rafa I layed  him yesterday at 1,02 prematch only because rosol has 2 m. I traded out after the 3rd set but it wasnt such a big surprise imo..anyway he will come back stronger

nice to read a post posted by a clever guy....

addrian 29 Jun 12 09:32

..anyway he will come back stronger



when, where, and stronger to which reference? Many open questions, nevertheless I would hold the bet.

He has come back stronger a couple of times before when he seemed to be on the wane

Particularly after a break where he can get 're-energised'

Wont play for ages now, so plenty of time for his team to 'work on him'

He will be back for the Olimpics...

Just more evidence that Nadal is as bad as anyone when it doesn't go his way, no doubt the clueless mugs will still maintain he's the perfect sportsman

cheer up bhoys,im sure he will return

am seething tho

Lost a match in Wimbledon and he should retire lol. Amazing thread from a clueless mug again.

Maybe it is time for him to get injured and start a round of treatment with knee injections

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The bloke is filth, persistent time violations, consistent illegal coaching from Toni, fake injury time outs, attempting to cheat hawk eye, the moaning about conditions at the French and now kicking up as fuss and bumping into a player ranked 100 attempting to intimidate him.
Shameful behaviour

if federer had lost the 2nd round to some mug, the world would have just said 1 thing "fed shud retire" .. why dont they say that to nadal now

roof closing didnt help rafa tho

No it didnt but that is just part of it