Rafa Nadal Withdraws From London Olympic Games

RyanLeafOfBets · 07-19-12, 10:16 AM

I was just about to post this... unreal

RyanLeafOfBets · 07-19-12, 10:17 AM

Per ESPN text I got... he said "not in condition" to compete.

ngates815 · 07-19-12, 10:23 AM

Embarrassed the last time he stepped foot on that court...Makes sense.

BigDeem5 · 07-19-12, 10:33 AM

Show some respect, ngates.

FuzzyDunlop · 07-19-12, 10:34 AM

Do the Olympics count for the #1 ranking?

ngates815 · 07-19-12, 10:37 AM

Originally posted by BigDeem5

Show some respect, ngates.

lol. Sure thing BIG deem.

jjgold · 07-19-12, 11:35 AM

He did not want to play

Realizes it means nothing

Goat Milk · 07-19-12, 11:45 AM

Originally posted by FuzzyDunlop

Do the Olympics count for the #1 ranking?

Yeah.

CanuckG · 07-19-12, 11:52 AM

Too busy playing on Pokerstars.

MUHerd37 · 07-19-12, 01:14 PM

He gets shaken mentally too. He got beat by Murray last year during the indoor hard courts in Asia and he took time off after that. Then uncle Tony talked about Rafa not being right mentally. Losing in the first round of a grand slam can hurt you mentally as well.

revnecro1273 · 07-19-12, 02:30 PM

isn't he the flag bearer for the spanish contingency? will he still be doing that?

MUHerd37 · 07-19-12, 05:06 PM

Originally posted by revnecro1273

isn't he the flag bearer for the spanish contingency? will he still be doing that?

He was going to be the flag bearer but not anymore.

Cheme82 · 07-19-12, 05:26 PM

Originally posted by MUHerd37

He gets shaken mentally too. He got beat by Murray last year during the indoor hard courts in Asia and he took time off after that. Then uncle Tony talked about Rafa not being right mentally. Losing in the first round of a grand slam can hurt you mentally as well.

He didn't lose in the first round, he lost in the second.

k13 · 07-19-12, 05:32 PM

He already won gold at the last Olympics, does not care to win again.

JNic · 07-19-12, 06:01 PM

Originally posted by jjgold

He did not want to play

Realizes it means nothing

Wtf...

Good for him to give up the spot to another Spaniard, is it Feli Lopez?

Boner_18 · 07-19-12, 06:02 PM

LOL at people saying he is soft peddling this. Dude is straight injured.

Cheme82 · 07-19-12, 06:52 PM

Good move to rest for the U.S. open, hard court season about to begin and that beats your knees up. Rafa's trying to get either that or the Aussie before he takes the French again.

Boner_18 · 08-15-12, 11:09 AM

Originally posted by Boner_18

LOL at people saying he is soft peddling this. Dude is straight injured.

This again. I bet he never wins another GS.