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Current ranking: 14

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

Next tournament: Roland Garros

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  4. According to the research presented by Bergeron (2008), several factors may be involved with causing muscle cramping in dehydrated athletes with sodium deficits. These factors directly affect the body’s sodium content. They include:

    • Sweat rate of the athlete
    • Sweat sodium concentration of the athlete
    • Dietary intake of the athlete

    The importance of these factors is that they are absolutely unique to the individual athlete. Some athletes are prone to cramping and others are not. The answer lies in the factors listed above.

    Some athletes just sweat a lot. While performing the same level of activity, some athletes will be dripping with sweat and others will be relatively dry. This can be seen in both genders. If an athlete has a high sweat rate during activity, this athlete may be susceptible and be at greater risk for muscle cramping.

    Sweat sodium concentration is another factor that is unique to the individual athlete, that is, the amount of sodium contained in the athlete’s sweat. Some athletes have a high sweat sodium concentration. These athletes may actually leave salt residue on their skin or clothes after a workout. If an athlete has a higher sweat sodium concentration, this athlete may also be susceptible and be at risk for muscle cramping.

    Although other electrolytes are lost in sweat, their concentration and consequent total loss via sweating is not enough to prompt muscle cramping or other problems. The electrolytes most commonly blamed for muscle cramping include calcium, magnesium, and potassium. However, the review of the literature by Bergeron (2008) did not substantiate any of these electrolytes as possible causes of muscle cramping.

    http://tennis-health.com/articles/tabid/128/Articles/Musclecramps/tabid/155/Default.aspx

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      • Humidity and lack of play being the main two.

        nadline10 says:
        February 24, 2015 at 11:41 am
        ^^^The frequent cramps are also a concern.

        Again, I’m only aware of the one recent event so not sure why you say frequent.

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  5. http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2015/01/22/24EA662500000578-2921262-image-a-8_1421911489012.jpg
    http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2015/01/22/24E7AA7300000578-2921262-image-m-10_1421911496308.jpg

    Rafael Nadal suffered crippling cramps during his play-off against American Tim Smyczek, but has been widely championed for his perseverance. The Spaniard went on to win in a four hour battle

    Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2921262/British-tennis-champion-Andy-Murray-sour-tweet-praise-Rafael-Nadal-inspiring-Australian-Open-performance.html#ixzz3SnVBj457
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  7. Rafael Nadal felled by cramp after beating David Nalbandian at US Open
    • Defending champion collapsed in interview room
    • Victory sets up fourth-round tie against Gilles Müller
    Kevin Mitchell at Flushing Meadows
    Sunday 4 September 2011 21.06 BST Last modified on Tuesday 20 May 2014 17.41 BST
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    Rafael Nadal collapsed on the floor of the main interview room with cramp, an hour after going through to the fourth round of the US Open with a straight-sets win over David Nalbandian that lasted two hours and 39 minutes in searing midday heat.

    The world No2 had finished answering questions from Spanish journalists when he grabbed at his right leg and slid slowly back in his chair to stretch out, grimacing in pain. He grabbed at his leg, called for water as concerned officials gathered round and sat for several minutes on the ground, where he received treatment. His leg was massaged and he was given ice and fluids before being helped to his feet.

    “I just have cramping in my leg,” Nadal said, sounding a little short-tempered when officials asked him to make a statement on his condition. “That’s all. There are no questions. I already finished my press conference in English. I talked half an hour. I just have cramping in front and behind. That’s why it was so painful. That’s all.

    http://www.theguardian.com/sport/2011/sep/04/rafael-nadal-david-nalbandian-us-open

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  9. Andy Murray takes swipe at critics over double standards after Rafael Nadal struggles through in five sets

    Rafael Nadal struggled with his fitness against Tim Smyczek
    The Spaniard looked to be heading out but battled back to win in five sets
    Andy Murray believes there are double standards when it comes to fatigue
    The Brit has been criticised in the past when cramping during matches

    By MIKE DICKSON FOR MAILONLINE
    PUBLISHED: 04:30, 22 January 2015 | UPDATED: 12:08, 23 January 2015

    Andy Murray has accused his critics of double standards in the wake of Rafael Nadal’s dramatic comeback win over American Tim Smyczek in the Australian Open second round.
    The 27 year-old Scot was back on the practice courts on Thursday ahead of his own third round against Joao Sousa, but before that he took to Twitter and took a pointed swipe at reaction to the Nadal win, which saw him come back from cramps to survive in five sets.
    ‘When I cramped and won in the US Open last year I was a “drama queen, unfit, needs to see a shrink, faker” weird…’ he posted.

    Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/tennis/article-2921119/Andy-Murray-accuses-critics-double-standards-Rafael-Nadal-struggles-five-sets.html#ixzz3SnZ6OaGo

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  10. @nadline10, you obviously are not on top of things regarding Rafa if you think stomach cramps are muscle cramps and Nalbandian in 2011 is “recent” so maybe you should brush up on the facts first before jumping in.

    I’m disappointed in you @nadline10. You seem to know more about Roger’s chest hair than Rafa himself.

    Curious.

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    • “I’m disappointed in you @nadline10. You seem to know more about Roger’s chest hair than Rafa himself.” LOL

      btw, this cramping was quite unusual in many ways and that is a fact 🙂 rafa feels that too! Lets just hope he regains his fitness .

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      • Very unusual for him indeed.

        Next thing @nadline10 will be telling us is that Rafa has had several “recent” SF losses on clay! Including the previous one just the other day in 2003!!!!

        Hahahahahaha! God, it’s KILLING Me!!!!! 🙂

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    • Rafa said himself after his match against Fognini in Rio that he hasn’t had a problem with cramping during matches in his career. The examples cited are one-offs, such as the one when he collapsed during the post-match press conference at the USO a few years ago.

      At that time it was said that this happens to the players very often after matches, but the world doesn’t see it. Andy Roddick spoke up at the time saying that they go through this after a match but it happens in the locker room and off court. So what happened to Rafa then was not unusual.

      There may have been some rare instances of cramping after a match, but Rafa does not as a rule cramp during matches. His fitness on court is legendary.

      So who knows their player?

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  11. So you didn’t know that Rafa had cramps against Smyczek, nor the fact that he had cramps at a press conference in 2011. You are so keen on discrediting Rafa that your memory fails you.

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      • Stomach cramps dear girl. Not muscle cramps.

        Come back when you get a half clue and learn more about Rafa. Stop counting Roger’s chest hair.

        Poor @nadline10 still thinks it’s 2011. 🙁

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      • As usual, @augustan08 aka @octoburro10 the troll jumps in to support @nadline who started this (just like the troll @augustan08 does all of the time).

        The clueless fangirl leading the even more clueless fangirl. @augustan08 even makes @nadline10 look Rafa savvy by comparison.

        Classic. Boring, but classic.

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  12. Seems like she is trolling Rafans on other sites lol:

    octoburro10 Says:
    Untrustable “fans” are the ugliest thing.

    LazyNinja19 Says:
    I don’t blame you. You’re not a Rafa fan, you’re a worshiper…

    octoburro10 Says:
    I’m not his fair-weather fan.

    octoburro10 Says:
    Yep, and these posters attack Rafa& his team and are demanding the removal of his coach

    MichaelNadal Says:

    I don’t think anyone is attacking anyone. Just annoyed at seeing their favorite player not believing in himself. Especially when we know how good he is and he doesn’t. Toni tells him all the time he’s not talented, other players are better etc, and it shows. Toni made Nadal as successful as it is, but Nadal’s game is no longer revolutionary, neither is it conducive to his career continuing much longer after this year.

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    • I haven’t been to that site for a long time, the Nadal hate there is unreal. Please don’t tell me MichaelNadal is being attacked and labelled as ‘untrustable’ Rafa fan. I agree with him about being annoyed at seeing Rafa not believing in himself, yes, Toni Nadal is mostly responsible for Rafa’s success, but the mentality that Rafa is ‘not talent or good enough’ that he had injected into Rafa is the reason for his lack of confidence and belief in himself, it is very frustrating to see this crept into Rafa’s mind and affected his play.

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      • Yes, a self-claimed “Rafan” is busy attacking Rafans there eerily similar to what happens here from a small minority of fandom extremists.

        Federer lost his confidence in 2013 and got it back. I think Rafa can and will do the same hopefully sooner rather than later.

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      • Some of you will remember the discussion we had a couple of times on whether or not uncle Tony was a kind of bully while Rafa was growing up. He has done immense good for his nephew but you have got to wonder whether he might have helped the young boy turn into as successful a competitor with less of that cutting down in size stuff. I read Rafa’s (auto)biography a few years back and that book doesn’t shed much light on this particular topic even while it is very open about just about everything in his life. It does talk about as an adult Rafa makes all his own tennis and other decisions regardless of Tony’s views, but that’s an entirely different thing from the mindset he grew up with.

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      • Octoburro10 loves to cherry pick leaving out context.

        Here is the start of the attack from Octoburro10 that led to deucy’s comment above.

        https://tenngrand.com/2014/04/18/monte-carlo-sf-previews-and-picks-djokovic-vs-federer-wawrinka-vs-ferrer/comment-page-2/#comment-57832

        It was shortly after this attack that deucey decided to leave. She is now a respected poster on Tennis-X where she is no longer bullied.

        I miss her insights here. She is a true tennis fan.

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      • I think that octaugusta does not even see how she bullies others
        or pretends not to, being the less likely scenario
        bullies seem to always have a good reason why they do the bullying and why presumably it is not bullying

        octaugusta, no smiley this time as I am not kidding

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      • @auguStan08 aka @octoburro10, you can’t even see (or choose not to see) that, in addition to other putdowns from you, the words after “don’t worry” were insulting and quite condescending when she said nothing wrong to begin with.

        Yes, cloro, in seriousness, and honestly speaking, I agree with you. I’ve already thought that. She has lost perspective and almost anything becomes an attack on her obsession.

        One feels sorry for this delusional behaviour but it cannot be excused nor condoned.

        As a result we lose great posters like deucey (a Muzza fan) that adds variety and value to the discussion and get this crap in her place.

        Trying to reason with this one is a waste of time. As Ron White says…

        https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0gxKStPXyn8

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      • chloro says:
        February 26, 2015 at 3:59 pm,
        ===

        chloro and hawkeye63 have always cooperated well with each other in the field of bullying and creating fantasy stories about other posters. 🙂

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      • Oh of course @auguStan08 aka @octoburro10.

        But don’t forget deucey (who you claimed on that thread always cheered for Nole over Rafa because she was influenced by the British media) and Ricky who you claimed always defended Nole and vamosrafa and on it goes.

        Everyone is out to get you and Rafa.

        I’m curious @auguStan08 aka @octoburro10, I’m wondering if you can tell me if you’ve forgotten to wear your tinfoil hat today.

        I like to have fun 🙂

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      • Not to mention luckystar (of all Rafans) and nny.

        The world must be a small place for you @auguStan08 aka @octoburro10.

        Tell me @auguStan08 aka @octoburro10, I’m wondering just how many other tennis sites youare busy trolling real Rafans. 🙂

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      • It is you auguStan08 aka @octoburro10 who does all of the lying especially to yourself.

        If it was just your continual crap it wouldn’t be so bad, but you drive intelligent posters away (which is your goal whether you know/admit it, or not).

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  14. It seems that on all tennis sites, the amount of full moon crazy is inversely proportional to burro fanatic’s fangirl favs doing well.

    For your entertainment pleasure, I direct you to:

    http://tt.tennis-warehouse.com/showthread.php?t=496732&page=233

    Comedic gold at its best.

    @clayqueen and @octoburro10 whose respective (and somewhat telling) tag lines read, get this, “I want to live in a world where Nadal keeps playing” (what happens after?) and “Fed was honored to be the first member of the club ’20 losses to Rafa’. Vamos!”, (which seems more obsessed with Federer than Rafa) whoever you are, all I can say is…

    Here’s hoping Rafa improves for you so your symptoms may also improve. Until then? Please check your medication.

    We have our own eerily similar crazies to contend with here on tenngrand. 🙂

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      • Oh is that you @nadline10? What a coincidence!

        I’m cutouts nadline.. I’m wondering if you can tell me what year it is now or the difference between a muscle cramp and a stomach cramp.

        You take Rafa too seriously.

        Hilarious!

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  15. C’mon Rafa.. one down, three to go.. the title is near . there were some bad spells in the first set but he got over it quickly… a bagel will do good to his confidence

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  19. It seems some are ok with saying they are only joking and that others take things too seriously when in reality it is quite the opposite.

    They can dish it out but can’t take it.

    As far as who started what fire where, you’re delusional. 🙂

    Too funny!

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  20. Thx for the video

    Difference between a confident Nadal (37:10 mins into the video) vs a non-confident Nadal (02:33 mins into the video).

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