There is something about being nadal. The way he bounces up and down, side-to-side before a match, his crazy zig-zag sprint to the baseline after the umpire’s meeting at the net with the players, his yell-grunt on his forehand and his exaggerated fist pump after winning big points. The way he apologies if he wins a lucky point. The way he so humbly gives his interview to the press after being thrashed in a match which mind you rarely happens. then again how innocently he says sorry after winning against his rivals. The way he connects with his fans on facebook.
Rafa's Australian Open (2009) semifinal lasted a record-breaking five hours, 14 minutes. He should have been—and probably was—physically exhausted. Every article, every prediction I read, was writing him off. Fedrer would be the out-and-out winner, they said. No competition. But they forgot just who they were talking about. The man with the impenetrable mental strength, the man who had transformed his entire career in four months. They forgot. And he came out that Sunday and reminded us all why he is the World No. 1, why he is the man nobody should ever write off. His loyal fans (myself included) hoped he would win. Of course we did. But did we expect it? Is there really anyone out there who can honestly, genuinely say they expected Rafa to win that final? Somehow, I doubt it. But win he did, despite everything that had been said to the contrary. Perhaps because of everything that had been said to the contrary.
His mind is a fortress. Tell him something is impossible, and he goes out of his way to make it possible, to achieve. He truly used his mind to overcome his exhaustion and ignore his critics. And, in doing so, he cemented his place in tennis history. And now after winning 10 majors, he will meet novak djokovic in 2011’s Wimbledon final. Novak will be world no.1 irrespective of the outcome of the match but the main point would not be that…it would hoe Rafa sets the tone of the match. In a grandslam rafa leads novak 5-0 but this year the serb has beaten him 4 times and he would love to beat rafa in perhaps his most important match till now. But as the saying goes, to beat nadal in a final you have to earn every point not just win it. anything goes RAFA is the GREATEST OF ALL TIME...!! If you have oother view, lets debate..!
Rafa's Australian Open (2009) semifinal lasted a record-breaking five hours, 14 minutes. He should have been—and probably was—physically exhausted. Every article, every prediction I read, was writing him off. Fedrer would be the out-and-out winner, they said. No competition. But they forgot just who they were talking about. The man with the impenetrable mental strength, the man who had transformed his entire career in four months. They forgot. And he came out that Sunday and reminded us all why he is the World No. 1, why he is the man nobody should ever write off. His loyal fans (myself included) hoped he would win. Of course we did. But did we expect it? Is there really anyone out there who can honestly, genuinely say they expected Rafa to win that final? Somehow, I doubt it. But win he did, despite everything that had been said to the contrary. Perhaps because of everything that had been said to the contrary.
His mind is a fortress. Tell him something is impossible, and he goes out of his way to make it possible, to achieve. He truly used his mind to overcome his exhaustion and ignore his critics. And, in doing so, he cemented his place in tennis history. And now after winning 10 majors, he will meet novak djokovic in 2011’s Wimbledon final. Novak will be world no.1 irrespective of the outcome of the match but the main point would not be that…it would hoe Rafa sets the tone of the match. In a grandslam rafa leads novak 5-0 but this year the serb has beaten him 4 times and he would love to beat rafa in perhaps his most important match till now. But as the saying goes, to beat nadal in a final you have to earn every point not just win it. anything goes RAFA is the GREATEST OF ALL TIME...!! If you have oother view, lets debate..!
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