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Last result: Australian Open second round (lost to Mackenzie McDonald)

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  3. “I hope to play Hamburg will help me to improve my level.” said the Spaniard, who insists: “The long-term goal for this season is to qualify for the ATP Finals, but at the same time I fixed no large goals, so I do not feel anxious to achieve them. I hope to be competitive.”

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  4. Here’s hoping that Rafa can get a good result in Hamburg. At least it’s a chance to see him playing again.

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  5. According to the Guardian, the former world number 1 said, “Today I am not as good as I was. I don’t know if tomorrow I am going to be as good as I was. Life has been fantastic for me – and it still is.”

    http://www.kpopstarz.com/articles/222595/20150722/rafael-nadal-girlfriend-maria-francisca-perello-hamburg-world-number-1-wimbledon.htm

    That’s all that matters, El Toro, that’s all that matters, that life IS still fantastic for you. Let others worry about your mental state, quality of your coaches, ROS, etc, etc………..enjoy your life!

    Love this guy………………..

    #Rafaisthebest
    #Ladolcevita
    #Peace

    Vamos!

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  10. Between the cryptic comments and everything jumbled out of date sequence I can’t make head or tail of this thread any longer 🙁

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          • For @augusta08 who points out Boris Becker coaching during the match:

            “He was coaching a little bit too much again today. I caught him in the act. I told him many times already, through the entire match in Monaco, but it seems like they don’t keep a close enough eye on him,” Federer said at the time.

            Toni responded by saying the rule was the problem, not him.

            “I think all the sports make an evolution,” he said. “It’s not natural that you pay a coach and this coach travels to Australia and to New York to watch his player and he can’t say nothing.”

            #MuchAdoAboutNothing
            #WTF

          • I believe Rafa who says:

            “But, yes, sometimes in the past Toni talk maybe too much. And when it happened, and the referee or the umpire give me an advice, and if it is continuing, later a warning.”

            Rafa has also admitted to looking to his box for advice.

          • I believe Rafa who says:

            “It’s an old regulation. It was logical many years ago because some players had coaches, and others didn’t, so this was protection for those who didn’t have coaches, But now everybody has a coach so today I don’t see any player in this circuit who doesn’t have a coach so it’s rather absurd that everyone pays for a coach to help him and then when you need him the most you can’t talk to him.”

          • For sure, no?
            Actually there is only return games won. ROS is an acronym made up to confuse things, no?

          • (This site is broken (like Rafa). The only way to ensure your post appears at the bottom of a thread is to reply to the last post.)

            Laver is speaking about Federer but it could apply to Rafa:

            “Roger is keen to play and he is eager. It is a mental thing. He could still be playing well and all of a sudden, he might say, ‘Where is my form? It has been perfect but today it is only so-so.’ That is what I found when I was coming to the end of my career. You feel there is no reason at all that you are not playing well but, for some reason, mentally you are not up for the match. That seems to be the thing that got me. This was not at 31 or 32, but on down the line a bit. But Roger is very determined and enthusiastic about playing now.”

            I still hope and believe that this is not the case.

          • Rod Laver says:

            “Most of it,” affirms Laver, “is that Nadal is mentally drained. Yes, he has slowed down a bit on just totally getting to a ball and getting back into position, which he did unbelievably when he was confident. But now I look at some of the errors or mental mistakes he is making and you think, ‘How did you do that, Rafa? You were ready to hit a winner and you miss-hit that shot.’ To me that is a sign of just not being confident enough. His game is so unique and I am wondering sometimes if he really knew how he did it three or four years ago? The magic that he came up with when he was running wide on the forehand side and then whipping the ball down the line and it would curve right into the corner at the last second—he hasn’t done that much recently. He is not timing the ball as well as he would like. Nadal has to get into a tough match and come out of it to renew his confidence. I like Rafa. He has been great for the game. He plays so hard. But then you see him lose that match [to Dustin Brown] at Wimbledon. It was a crazy match and I watched about a set of it before I had to go do something else. I thought when I left that he would come good. It has got to be worrying to him.”

            http://tennischannel.com/steve-flink-rod-laver-chat/

            #BetweenTheEars

          • chloro (at 7:23 pm),

            Clarification on my post at 6:23 pm:

            …are still furious about that… ➡ …are still furious about the word ‘REAL’…

          • augusta08 says:
            July 29, 2015 at 7:24 pm
            I am curious to know WHO believes your made-up stories.

            Given that you call your own words my “made up stories”, I’m guessing nobody?

            I got a million of ’em folks.

            Thank you, thank you very much. I’m here ’til Thursday. Try the veal!

          • hawkeye63 says:
            July 29, 2015 at 7:39 pm
            augusta08 says:July 29, 2015 at 7:32 pm
            …are still furious about that… ➡ …are still furious about the word ‘REAL’…

            Yes @augusta08, it has always been obvious that you are furious about the word ‘REAL’…

          • Is this the only way to get a comment to appear in the right place? I am replying to hawkeye, who posted last.

            This thread is getting even crazier.

          • Let’s just all bow down to the truth: the only REAL rafans among those who post here regularly are only three in number: augusta, nadline and mary.

            How do we know? Augusta (and nadline) told us. And gave us innumerable, undeniable arguments.

            The rest of us simply fool ourselves in being pro-rafa. We are in fact not. We just don’t know it yet. Eventually the truth that Augusta keeps humbly presenting to us will sink in and we will repent. We will then admit we were never REAL rafans all along. And we will probably realise we don’t even have what it takes to become REAL rafans,

            The TRUTH is sweet,
            😉

          • chloro (at 12:51 pm),

            I replied to someone on April 3, 2015: “I haven’t seen any real Rafans writing Rafa off.”
            I didn’t know whether YOU (you personally, not mysterious “we”) were writing Rafa off or not. Now I understand that you were writing Rafa off, otherwise you won’t be furious. 🙂

          • Is anyone interested in Rafa’s match because he’s playing now. I didn’t see a prediction from Ricky or a match preview.

          • As usual, you do not reply in any meaningful way to what people (other than nadline and mary) write to you, feigning not having understood what was written to you.

            Instead you write something unrelated, usually copying and pasting (again) some old post… instead of engaging in a dialogue.

            Wake up, augusta, wake up.

          • About the Montreal draw:
            Rafa is in Murray’s half and Nishikori’s quarter.

            (P.S. My posts about the draw are meant for posters who don’t dislike to get information about Rafa.)

          • Q&A session with Uncle Toni:

            Q:Rafael talked openly of his nervousness on the court. How did you approach this problem?

            First you have to accept it and know exactly what to improve. It is not easy when you have little confidence. You can improve forehand and backhand, mental work is more difficult.

            Q:Rafael was always criticized for time violation during his service games and received warning from time to time. What is your opinion on the regulation of the time between one point and another?

            Rafael takes too long. And it is his fault. But it’s amazing how things changed from the past. Although the ATP changed the rules, during a match he receives a warning, sometimes even two.

            Q:Do you think men’s tennis will have problems once Rafael and Roger Federer will leave the court?

            Yes, there could be problems. The current situation is very special. But it was the same at the time of Bjorn Borg, John McEnroe and Boris Becker. In 2005, Federer dominated. What happened then? It came a young Rafael. The two gave birth to a special rivalry, comparable to that between Real Madrid and Barcelona or Manchester with Liverpool. Federer with his fantastic tennis and technique, Rafael with his mental strength and physical ability. Both were a great combination for tennis. And then there was the advent of a super player like Djokovic. These three won almost all the most important titles, and that was good for tennis because you know before a big tournament you’d see a great final. Just look at how many times they have played against each other. I see no one as good as Federer and Djokovic in the next generation of tennis players. I’m not sure Kyrgios, Kokkinakis, Coric or Zverev will become great tennis players. If the opposite will happens, it would be good for tennis.

            Q:Roger Federer celebrates 34 years in a few days and He is still number two in the world. Do you think Rafael can play at that level in the next 5 years?

            In the case of Rafael, it will be a matter of will and desire to win. I often heard that Rafael had a short career. He was already a professional tennis player at 16 and he won at least one Grand Slam title each season in the last 10 years, and he was in the top 100 for 13 years in a row. Rafael, if he wants, can compete at an high level even at 34 years. But there isn’t just Roger Federer…

            Q:Tommy Haas for example.

            Exactly. Tommy Haas has had many problems and still playing at a high level. In 2013, at 35, he just missed out on qualifying for the ATP World Tour Finals. Then there’s David Ferrer who at 33 is still playing at the level that he always expressed. Wawrinka has reached the pinnacle of his career at 30 years. Times is changing.

            Q: Is it still a goal to overcome Roger Federer’s Grand Slam titles record?

            Our goal has always been to be the best as far as possible. 14 Majors won is incredible. We do not think to increase to 17, because it is far away. But I think that Rafael will be strong enough no later than next year to win again a Grand Slam title.

            Q:What advice would you give to young players who are beginning a professional career?
            I like sports where there is a ball to be hit. In this way, players must use a technique and thinking on the court. Today you can be a good tennis player if you make good shots, especially with the service. The next generation of tennis players has to be very aggressive, but they shouldn’t lose control. If you make errors on errors, it will become difficult.

          • Francisco Roig on Rafa:

            “It is always good to win, especially before the start of an important part of the season such as the North American hard court swing. There is a change in surface and thus a need to adapt to the new conditions. It is a success that helps in the right motivation and approach to the practice sessions. It was fundamental to leave Hamburg as the winners. If that wasn’t the case, the approach to the North American season would have been different”

            “The lack of consistency is a symptom of a lack of confidence. Some tournaments went bad, he didn’t play how he wanted. When it was time to compete, Rafael didn’t do as he had done in the past 10 years. I think it is normal for that to happen considering how long Rafael has been on the top of his game. Despite all that happened this year, Rafael is No 6 in the race after Hamburg. The goal is to finish in the top 5 and conclude the season in the best possible way to do well at the US Open and start well the 2016 season”

            “Thinking of points yes, we can say that Murray, Federer and Djokovic are not reachable at the moment. Focusing on the level, Novak Djokovic is a spot above everyone else, but I don’t think he is better than the other years. Maybe it was Nadal who was being a shade on him in the last part of the season. On a single match Rafael can beat anyone: Federer, Murray, Wawrinka…are all players he can create difficulties to. Let’s not forget that in the past years Nadal and Djokovic made the difference in the last part of the season in terms of points. The rankings speak and they tell that Djokovic is on top, with a strong lead over the rest. I can say that in the United States this year Rafael will be able to compete against anyone, but Novak Djokovic”

            *Roig thinks rafa is ready to compete with all players except Novak Djokovic.

          • Uncle Toni thinks rafa will start winning slams again from next year and if he has the will he can compete at the highest level even at 34..hmmmmm… I hope so

          • Yes, I liked reading these thoughts from Uncle Toni. He feels that Rafa will be ready to win another slam next year. I think this year it’s not going to happen. It’s nice to hear him say that Rafa can compete for some more years.

            Thanks so much for posting this! 🙂

          • ed,

            You think so? What else can they really say? That they think Rafa is finished? That he can’t ever come back?

            Yes, they may be trying to put the best face on it. But I guess that’s how Rafa has to approach. If you read between the lines of what Roig said, it appears that they don’t think Rafa will get back up to the top four. I also don’t know that Rafa can beat the likes of Fed, Murray and Stan. He hasn’t been able to beat them or Novak this year.

          • Tennis Canada, Aug 7, 2015: ¤¤ Rafael Nadal stole the show on the opening free-admission practice day at Rogers Cup in Montreal.
            He worked out on the stadium court for almost two hours with Tommy Robredo and then spent the better part of a half hour signing autographs – first for fans inside the stadium and then (see above) when he finally made his way outside and headed to the players entrance.
            As usually happens at this time of year, Uncle Toni is not with Nadal. As can be seen in the picture below Francisco Roig, the longtime ‘assistant’ coach, is with the current world No. 9. ¤¤
            http://www.tenniscanada.com/tebbutt-rafa-rocks/

            (P.S. My post about Rafa’s practice session & signing autographs is meant for posters who don’t dislike to get information about Rafa.)

          • ed,

            Where are you? I think you have to reply to the last post in this thread. Try it and maybe we can continue our discussion.

          • ed,

            If you click on the reply for the last post in this thread, then it should come up in the right place. Right now my answers to your and your responses are way up thread. I think it’s among posts from back in the last week or so of July.

            This is insane!

          • I’m told it does. I did jusr that but it still disappeared back up the thread. I’m going to email Ricky. I think this whole thread needs to be abandoned and a new Mark II version of the Rafa page introduced.

          • ed,

            My last reply to you ended up back in the same place among the posts around July 22nd. So I will try again.

            I said that I agree with your idea to contact Ricky and have him set up a whole new thread and just abandon this one.

          • -This Year his right seemed to do as much damage as before.

            -The Right hurts when you loose confidence and good hand; if less loose, unless you hurry the coup and do less damage. Right in Montecarlo against David [Ferrer] hurt and in Madrid against Berdych, but not against Murray. The main problem has been the inconsistency. Who is right? Surely all.

            -The Felt celebration of Hamburg reveals how bad it happened.

            It was important to win because if you’re not used to losing, there are moments of tension, and celebrate each victory. And it is normal, defeated an opponent who had won the last times. Another joy was that Rafael recovered the fighting, was more fighter when things were not well fought.

            He speaks of militancy, but gives Nadal always made.

            When you have problems, you lose consistency, it is normal. It happens to everyone: Tiger Woods, last year Messi, Cristiano also had a drop … It is very difficult to keep all the time. A Rafael things have gone very well since 2005, when I was world number two, and despite the injury remained always on top.

            -Consistency. And the head?

            His head is consistency and works like any body part.

            What would have to happen for the 2015 is a good year?

            -Win a title in the eight tournaments he has and play well, with positive feelings. Qualify for the Masters and finish as high as possible. If Rafael wins the US Open, 2015 and will be a great year; and, if not, at least try to get back in shape.

            Rafael said he might not return the best Nadal. ¿Exaggerates?

            He is wise. One thing is what you think and what you say to other reporters. Boast not mention it! What are you going to say?

            Before 1000 has two Masters, but how well will the US Open?

            – I do not like talking about the future. His game is not far from a high level. In Hamburg semis he was at a very good level. Regularly you need to make 20 straight games.

            Four years ago he told me it would not be unreasonable to think of a career of 16 to 27 years. Rafael now has 29.

            I always say a ten year career can go 22-32 or 18-28, which is not short. Just because one has worn the physical or the mentality is not the same. If you start earlier, it could happen before.

            But we are not in that trance …

            -I think no. It does not mention that I thought Rafael is finished! Is the 6 Race [the ranking of 2015]. I value it because I think there are a lot of very good people. I finish? Not at all.

            With poor performance analyzes emerge. John McEnroe said he could use a change of coach.

            -I do not care. (Calla few seconds). How do you want me to feel? I do not pay attention to what people say. And that has some logic. Sometimes a player needs to be told new things, or they say them differently. I get it. If it says McEnroe, who is an expert, maybe you’re right

          • Q: What is the state of Rafael Nadal at the moment?

            –It’s okay. I think it has passed the situation was coming, but that alone will be on the track. Hamburg’s victory was very important to raise their morale.

            –until Now the season is much suffering.

            –Yes. Pretty complicated, with many ups and downs. This year Rafael has lived a slide mounted on the end of that, for one reason or another, it always fell. It has not been regularly. After a good game coming off a tough loss. It happened in Australia when he won nicely Anderson and suffered a beating after Berdych, as in Miami with Verdasco in Barcelona with Fognini in the Madrid final against Murray in Rome with Wawrinka or Wimbledon against Brown.

            ‘And at Roland Garros, where he lost in the quarterfinals, was it the same?

            –Allí Was different. He had to play against Djokovic, who is one step ahead of everyone and did not bad at first. In the first set 5-5, I decided to break 15-30 and missed an easy smash. After it collapsed, he lost the first set and no longer believed he could win. He lacked mentality.

            –Esas Situations before the exceeded. The mentality has always been one of the strengths of Rafa Nadal.

            –It is true. Rafael is a player of sensations. If it feels good you are capable of anything and the results of his career all along demonstrated, but when you do not have and do not feel safe, then its low performance.

            –¿Eso Explain the difficulties he has had to return after six months stand?

            Well, it is normal that after winning everything that has earned feel strange and insecure now that does not win. It’s happened to others like Federer or Tiger Woods. Other times but had long stoppages again and won everything. Actually, that was not normal and I do not know whether it was more rare win it all or what he has done this season, although people had become accustomed to it first. Nevertheless, Rafael has won three tournaments this year and is sixth in the Race to London and bit him well and will improve even more up.

            –The Tour that begins now will be a good reference, right?

            –We’ll see what happens. It is able to do very well if he plays psyched and fight as always. In Hamburg he suffered at first but won the regularity needed his game. If you believe in him and his tennis’m convinced that make a great role in the US Open.

            –it’s Last chance you have left to win a Grand Slam tournament this year. Otherwise it would be the first time since 2005 that can not be reached. Are you worried?

            ‘That they are things of the press. The important thing is that you feel can compete with the best and fight for the title. If you play with the best will and if not, return to Mallorca. That is sport. In New York, for me, the only real favorite is Djokovic; the rest, Federer, Murray, Wawrinka … all are evenly matched and then wins who plays better.

            -John McEnroe wanted jubilarle to you after the defeat of Wimbledon in the second round. Nadal said he had to find a new coach urgently. What do you think?

            Yes, so I’m told. Hehe … I feel good. Anyone can give their opinion and respect, but without knowing the reality of the situation and how it works Rafael seems frivolous. But people dare to everything and not just say it for Rafael. True Wimbledon defeat was a blow. He had prepared very well. Stuttgart had won on grass and lost a game that seemed easy. It was the hardest time of year for us.

            –¿Entendería That his nephew was replaced now?

            –Claro, And he accepts it. He may have doubts and are the boss, the boss. Understand a decision, but if I did tell her that Rafael also show me who can not take their problems. I have not won in nine Roland Garros or 14 Grand Slams, and all that he has achieved. All that he has won on the track, so I’m not that I lose now, he does.

            ‘But changes can help improve, right?

            –always Is good to seek new reviews, and I was the first to encourage him to do to improve and evolve every day. Rafael has changed a lot since I started as a professional and now we must continue to evolve.

          • That google translation is quite poor, even by google standards!

            It is true that this is the first time we have heard anything about the USO. Maybe Rafa and his team just wanted to wait until the North American hard court season was upon them before discussing it.

            I am really not sure what to make of that garbled translation. The bottom line is that next week is Montreal and Rafa will be playing against the top players. So we gonna see, no? 🙂

          • I’m giving up on this thread. ?
            There’s a gremlin placing comments randomly! If this appears where I put it, it’s the same place where I inserted my response to your comment August 8th 2015 £ 3.29pm which is now way back up the thread. It’s hard enough following the discussions without the sequence being arbitrarily scrambled.

          • vamosrafa,

            Thanks for these comments from Roig. Some revealing stuff! He did say that winning Hamburg was important before starting the North American hard court season. It’s interesting to read him say that if Rafa had not won Hamburg, that the preparation for the summer hard court season would be different.

            I thought what he said about Rafa’s lack of confidence was quite interesting. He did mention Rafa being at the top for all these years and that something like this happening can be normal. Maybe it did all finally get to Rafa. The pressure to compete and stay at the top can take its toll. Rafa also had to deal with debilitating injuries and take long layoffs.

            He also said that Rafa can’t catch up to the top three. Hopefully, that means that Rafa might have a shot to get close to or back to #4.

            Thanks for posting this!

          • augusta,

            please take the scales off your eyes
            I am not furious.
            Have been only once posting… on tennisgrand.. never on tt

            you are severely out of touch with reality… as far as stuff you post here goes

            sorry for you

          • chloro (at 1:25 pm),
            —I am not furious—
            ==================
            –
            May I ask what has my sentence posted on April 3, 2015: “I haven’t seen any real Rafans writing Rafa off.” to do with YOU (you personally, not mysterious “we”) ?

          • As usual, you do not reply in any meaningful way to what people (other than nadline and mary) write to you, feigning not having understood what was written to you.

            Instead you write something unrelated, usually copying and pasting (again) some old post… instead of engaging in a dialogue.

            Wake up, augusta, wake up.

          • Let’s just all bow down to the truth: the only REAL rafans among those who post here regularly are only three in number: augusta, nadline and mary.

            How do we know? Augusta (and nadline) told us. And gave us innumerable, undeniable arguments.

            The rest of us simply fool ourselves in being pro-rafa. We are in fact not. We just don’t know it yet. Eventually the truth that Augusta keeps humbly presenting to us will sink in and we will repent. We will then admit we were never REAL rafans all along. And we will probably realise we don’t even have what it takes to become REAL rafans,

            The TRUTH is sweet, 😉

          • To repeat, augusta, you keep evading providing any real answers but digressing. As you just did here.

          • chloro says:
            July 30, 2015 at 5:55 pm,
            —that question at 1:42pm as it wasn’t any kind of dialogue question—
            ==========
            –
            I don’t want to keep a dialogue with you, I want an answer to my question.

          • one more time for good measure 🙂 :

            To repeat, augusta, you keep evading providing any real answers but digressing. As you just did here

          • chloro (at 6:40 pm),
            —I am not planning to answer that question at 1:42pm—
            =============
            –
            Clear! If you answered the question, your made-up story would fall apart. 😆

          • I don’t know who was this ‘someone’, but as for me, I wrote at 6:08 pm:
            I don’t want to keep a dialogue with you, I want an answer to my question.”

          • augusta08 says:July 29, 2015 at 7:02 pm
            Actually, you are again lying! That’s the article where you posted your comment!

            I just posted your own words!

            @augusta08 has her own definition of “lying” and “Vamos”.

            Too funny.

          • After 2010 USO win over Nole, I believe Rafa who says:

            “Interviewer: You look to your bench, and you are so nervous that you ask: ‘Where?’ ‘Where do I serve?’ Was it so difficult?

            Nadal: It was in the last game, when I was serving for the match . . . I didn’t know where to serve. Down the center, to the middle or to try the classic play of the wide serve and then try to hit the forehand. They told me to serve wide and that’s where I served.”

            But this translation could be wrong. Rafa probably asked Toni “Vamos?” to which Toni probably just said, “Si. Vamos!”

            http://www.ubitennis.com/sport/tennis/2010/09/16/385737-nadal_admit_cheating_during_open_final.shtml

            #LostInTranslation

            This site is messed up. Posts appear in random locations.

          • Yes, I just made a post about the coaching issue and it has appeared way up thread among posts from a week ago.

          • LOL@ ‘But this translation could be wrong. Rafa probably asked Toni “Vamos?” to which Toni probably just said, “Si. Vamos!’

            hahaha

  13. For @augusta08 who points out Boris Becker coaching during the match:

    “He was coaching a little bit too much again today. I caught him in the act. I told him many times already, through the entire match in Monaco, but it seems like they don’t keep a close enough eye on him,” Federer said at the time.

    Toni responded by saying the rule was the problem, not him.

    “I think all the sports make an evolution,” he said. “It’s not natural that you pay a coach and this coach travels to Australia and to New York to watch his player and he can’t say nothing.”

    #MuchAdoAboutNothing

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  14. I believe Rafa who says:

    “But, yes, sometimes in the past Toni talk maybe too much. And when it happened, and the referee or the umpire give me an advice, and if it is continuing, later a warning.”

    Reply

  16. After 2010 USO win over Nole, I believe Rafa who says:

    “Interviewer: You look to your bench, and you are so nervous that you ask: ‘Where?’ ‘Where do I serve?’ Was it so difficult?

    Nadal: It was in the last game, when I was serving for the match . . . I didn’t know where to serve. Down the center, to the middle or to try the classic play of the wide serve and then try to hit the forehand. They told me to serve wide and that’s where I served.”

    But this translation could be wrong. Rafa probably asked Toni “Vamos?” to which Toni probably just said, “Si. Vamos!”

    http://www.ubitennis.com/sport/tennis/2010/09/16/385737-nadal_admit_cheating_during_open_final.shtml

    #LostInTranslation

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  17. I agree with Rafa about the coaching rule being kind of an anachronism these days. He pointed out that in the past there were some players who had coaches and some who did not. So it made sense to have the rule to level the playing field.

    Mary Carrillo has gone so far as to say that Rafa has been getting coaching from Uncle Toni all the time. She has called out Rafa for anything and everything. Which is why I cannot stand listening to her. The bias she has for Rafa basically makes her worthless.

    Whatever it is, be it a coach who is just encouraging his player or a coach who may be actually trying to give advice, I don’t see anything wrong with it.

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  18. Laver is speaking about Federer but it could apply to Rafa:

    “Roger is keen to play and he is eager. It is a mental thing. He could still be playing well and all of a sudden, he might say, ‘Where is my form? It has been perfect but today it is only so-so.’ That is what I found when I was coming to the end of my career. You feel there is no reason at all that you are not playing well but, for some reason, mentally you are not up for the match. That seems to be the thing that got me. This was not at 31 or 32, but on down the line a bit. But Roger is very determined and enthusiastic about playing now.”

    I still hope and believe that this is not the case.

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  19. augusta08 says:
    July 29, 2015 at 7:24 pm
    I am curious to know WHO believes your made-up stories.

    Given that you call your own words my “made up stories”, I’m guessing nobody?

    I got a million of ’em folks.

    Thank you, thank you very much. I’m here ’til Thursday. Try the veal.

    Reply

  20. augusta08 says:July 29, 2015 at 7:32 pm
    …are still furious about that… ➡ …are still furious about the word ‘REAL’…

    Yes @augusta08, it has always been obvious that you are furious about the word REAL..

    Reply

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