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Djoko as usual will be one of the favourites but this time, I’ll put Djoko and Alcaraz as top and co-favorites.

Based on what I’ve seen so far about these top players on clay, I’ll rule out both Tsitsipas and […]

I happen to have time on hand so I am happy to ‘argue’ with whoever, because some of the posters here are so biased in their views about Rafa. Perhaps they are here just to irritate the Rafa fans!

What I think […]

Part timer and achieved what he has achieved, not bad!

Why do you have to bother with how he loses his matches? Come on, his results on clay are there for anyone to see, so you think he couldn’t afford to lose […]

What’s the difference, whether it’s mental or physical issues, Rafa did lose at the FO! He’s not supposed to get injured?

Rafa has already beaten Djoko several times at the FO, isn’t that good enough proof that Rafa > Djoko at the FO?

Rafa after his loss at the FO had to skip Wimbledon because of injury, so that’s proof he wasn’t […]

So? You expect Rafa to be like Michael Jordan?

You think Rafa would market his RN brand, something like Fed does with his RF brand?

Rafa has his own tennis academy, and he’s doing well and opening branches […]

I would say Rafa lost mainly to Fed and Djoko at the WTF (he might have lost a match or two at the RR stage, which wasn’t shocking since Fed and Djoko also lost a RR match sometimes).

Whether the WTF is/was […]

You expect Rafa to run around like a rabbit at end of the season??

You mentioned that Fed played more points on clay, but you forget that Fed had his good serve to help him win points even on clay.

Rafa […]

Target market? Are you serious? He’s already nearing the end of his tennis career, and you’re here talking about his target market?

He is no green horn, has already won whatever he can win, and gets his […]

So what do you think will be the reason(s) or excuse(s) that Fed and Djoko will give when they decide to retire? Can’t win anymore, loses interest, or not motivated anymore?

I’ll say that for Rafa, he’ll […]

As for him being too tired during late season, well that’s not an excuse, it’s more a reason for him not doing well, just like many other players too. Why do you think some of those top players who fought so hard […]

Who brought that up? It’s the media, the journalists! So, why not you tell them not to ask him about his injuries? He would not say anything if he’s not asked about injuries!

And, it’s always his detractors […]

I actually feel that if Rafa could manage his foot problem well enough, he should be able to compete well at the FO despite playing only five competitive matches before the FO.

He had played five matches in […]

Rafa should play more like his match Vs Kecmanovic, going forward, at the FO. He should come out all guns blazing, takes things into his own hands and finishes off opponents asap.

He may be short of match […]

If I’m not wrong, 5 to 8 are drawn randomly into the four quarters. So, 5 to 8 can be drawn to face any of 1 – 4 in the quarters.

Is Meddy playing at the FO? If he’s not playing then Rafa will be seeded 4th […]

Yeah, I hope he can manage this troublesome foot throughout the FO. He just need to put less stress on that foot, so maybe cut down on the running, serves better, be more offensive and takes control of points as […]

He really had bad luck in both years when he won the AO. Both times that he won (the AO), he spent tons of energy just to win there. It affected his clay court season, both times!

AO is clearly not a good […]

Honestly I don’t like the way Rafa played against Shapo in this match. He’s standing so far back behind the baseline, just to handle Shapo’s big serve, and was made to run so much from corner to corner, it’s not […]

I think as long as Rafa’s doctor can help him manage the pain, Rafa will play at the FO.

I feel that Rafa will have to play in pain (he managed to do that all along) but since Rafa is nearing his career end, […]

With his foot issue, Rafa should all the more be aggressive in his matches and shortens points so that he need not do so much running and thus not putting too much pressure on his troubled foot.

He was more […]