Re: Rafa Nadal - 13 slams - no love here ?
Reply #5 –
In my opinion he needs to do one thing. He needs to decide whether he is going to burn out, or just fade away. If he decides he doesn't want to just fade away he needs to leave the game for a short while. Have a break of say a month. Then do nothing less than getting the best crew around him to train, and prepare a last battle of say 16 months. Learn every players skills and learn how to beat them with creative tennis. Real fair dinkum creative tennis. Just the way footy clubs do with our form of the game. Train for strength, stamina, endurance, speed, power, and develop a double handed backhand.
Do this every day (with rest days too) for at least 3 months. Only play as a training form against ex-players to develop this new tennis style. 2 against one on the court if required. then come back and attack 5 grand slam majors in a row, with an attempt to win at least one if not, 2 or 3 of them. Develop a game plan that involves lots of chip shots over the net, volleys coming to the net and run your opponent off their feet. Get super fit. Super fit. Not the way he is now. Fed sweats in every game I have watched him in 3 years now. Yes, that's right he sweats. He never use to sweat. Why ? Because he didn't want to. He was a machine and he never felt pressure. Will he do all this above ? No. Therefore he will just fade away. Such a shame from my favourite all time hero. I still have a signed cap, so it is nice trying to remember the old games.
As for humble no man can ever match humble with Agassi. No man, and never.