Nadal - the French?

He'll win it, don;t worry.
And then he will go out early losing to a no name in Wimbledon. Again!

he will struggle to be seeded top 4, if he doesn't win it he will vanish into obscurity, if he wins, it will be his last slam taken.

I've taken a big position against Rafa. Layed him at 2.70

Expect a sizeable drift (already out to 2.80) as reality kicks in. New Rafa is a a pale imitation of the original. The beast has gone, sadly.

Nole wins this year. Would and should have done last year too if he hadn't mugged about.

this year, its not just Joker that can beat him on clay.

Apr 4, 2015 -- 4:31PM, smb360 wrote:

Nole wins this year. Would and should have done last year too if he hadn't mugged about.

see 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

Monte Carlo will be interesting. Joker, Fed, and Wawa all stand in his way, along with a few former mugs he's lost to recently (Berdych, Raonic, Verdasco).

Wafa will win easily 3 is a gift from...........

Nadal will be faVOUTRITE

He will trade much higher than current price, during the tourney. Does anyone really believe the current Rafa will be bulldozing all his opponents all the way to the final at RG ?

Gentlemen, this is a massive trading opportunity.

Plat we thought the same last year and he won it quite comfortably

TheBhoys, there are few bigger fans of Rafa than myself and much as I'd like to believe he could do the TEN (9 is ridiculous anyway), I just don't. It pains me greatly to watch him now.  The beast has gone. His superpowers have gone, the intimidation factor has gone. He's like Samson without his hair. You will never again get the chance to lay him for the French at such low odds.

in what respect do u mean his superpowers gone plat, hes been injured for a while now, hes getting fitter so i see no reason why he wont dominate again

Nadal isn't Finnish, he's Spanish.

He's had injuries before, many times, but always bounced back. But this year he hasn't bounced back. He's been losing to mugs not top players. The injuries have taken their toll, the way he plays has taken its toll. He's not old at 28 but his amazing recuperation powers and sheer fitness are nowhere near where they used to be.

Same old story last year

layers got burnt big time on clay

I must fully agree with Platini

If he somehow manages to take the French I'll say he's a God of Clay

Apr 4, 2015 -- 3:42AM, yyyy wrote:

He'll win it, don;t worry. And then he will go out early losing to a no name in Wimbledon. Again!

Extra week in between his French and prep for Wimbey this season, so should be an improvement in Wimbey form.

Apr 4, 2015 -- 12:32PM, bb66 wrote:

he will struggle to be seeded top 4, if he doesn't win it he will vanish into obscurity, if he wins, it will be his last slam taken.

Seeding will not matter. Playing Djokovic in the semi for Nadal will probably be better.

*QF

Apr 9, 2015 -- 7:31PM, nsx wrote:

I must fully agree with PlatiniIf he somehow manages to take the French I'll say he's a God of Clay

GOD of Clay already fella!

hes the best ever on the surface already folks

what IF Rafa meets Djoker in R64???

Too easy for Joker

Odds for Nadull winning RG should be higher than Djoker doing the Slam in 2015

1 bookie going 2/1 now. really should be bigger and easily bigger on here. Market in denial still.

Could you not see improvement from previous Djoko matches?

Nadal looked like he was finding some decent depth at times (Nadal's biggest and reason he struggles so much vs Djoko imo).

Playing Djokovic high on confidence is tough, let alone the run Nadal is on.

Nadal is the best player at building momentum, he will be a different animal come the French!

I don't see any improvement in the gap between Nadal and Joker, if anything its wider than its ever been. Remember when Nadal use to boss Joker on a clay court. Those days have gone, it's the other way round now. The Serb has gone up a level at a time when Rafa has gone backwards, thus widening the gap.

More painful viewing as Rafa gets dumped out early on in a tourney he used to dominate. A tourney missing all the top players as well.
RG odds out to almost 5/2 now. Are you still a backer, TheBhoys ?

Apr 19, 2015 -- 1:24AM, Platini wrote:

I don't see any improvement in the gap between Nadal and Joker, if anything its wider than its ever been. Remember when Nadal use to boss Joker on a clay court. Those days have gone, it's the other way round now. The Serb has gone up a level at a time when Rafa has gone backwards, thus widening the gap.

Not saying he has backed the gap between himself and Joker, not by any stretch.

I am implying that Djokovic has dominated him over the last few years and Nadal has always edged it out on clay.

Nadal has lost that edge on clay, but I would say that was a better losing performances vs Djokovic than in recent times.

Which imo means he is closing if you catch my drift.

Haven't seen the Fognini match due to a busy week but I wont be worried about Nadal, unless he has two bad tournamnets prior to RG.

There is only one person that can beat him at the French, and the French is bigger for said person than Nadal this year, as it is his time to strike.

Could be set up to be the best French (most open), since Rafa first won the title.