Rafael Nadal has been diagnosed with appendicitis but has decided to play the Shanghai Masters this week after receiving antibiotics at the hospital to treat the inflammation.
matt1216
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10-27-11
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Originally posted by w@lt
Are we fading him as long as continues to play? Lopez is +230 tomorrow morning.
"obviously I am not in my best condition" he said.
Not sure I would fade him. Ifs he's not feeling good or there's more pain, he will retire anyways. A lot of these injuries are precautionary. Nishikori at the US Open with his foot. He said he wasn't sure if he was going to be able to play much, lol we all saw how that went. Lopez has been horseshit lately too
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Cappinpicks
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03-11-10
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#3
you need to ask to fade Nadull? lmao
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HeeeHAWWWW
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06-13-08
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#4
Nadal could play right-handed in a wheelchair and Lopez would still find a way to lose.
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Cappinpicks
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03-11-10
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#5
Originally posted by HeeeHAWWWW
Nadal could play right-handed in a wheelchair and Lopez would still find a way to lose.
pretty sure lopez is a lock unless his serve is off
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SirtySree
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12-19-13
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Originally posted by Cappinpicks
pretty sure lopez is a lock unless his serve is off
They played 11 times and Lopez only been able to force 2 tiebreaks which came on grass and carpet, which heavily favours big servers and hampers Nadal's style of play.
Lopez is going to need way more than just his serve to trouble Nadal. That slice will be useless and incredibly hard to execute with the topspin of Nadal. Lopez doesn't have many weapons outside of his serve and slice so will need a lot of help from Nadal to even come close.