Nadal gone in Round 1

[WhiteMamba]

Straight sets 7-6 7-6 6-4.

Nadal falls to Belgium's Steve Darcis.

Biggest upset I have winessed since I started following tennis 5 years ago,

My man Nadal goes down.

 

[rmilia1]

Guess all the hubbub about him being seeded 5th instead of 3rd can stop now..... LOL

 

[WhiteMamba]

I would say so. He didnt look himself. But none the less you cant lose in the 1st round to a guy like that.

Guess he will have to wait for the French again. He aint winning US Open 2013 or Australian in 2014.

I think Djoko has the hard courts on lock for the foreseeable future

 

[bksballer89]

Typical Nadal year as of late. Win the French and stink up the joint for the rest of the year

 

[iowajerms]

I wouldn't overlook Darcis. That guy has hustle and a great serve. It was obvious that Nadal wasn't at 100% either. I did not expect him to lose, but I think Darcis played well.

I've followed it for around 10 years and I wouldn't put this as the biggest upset. I would say Serena Williams' 1st round loss last year at the French Open was a bigger upset. It was her first loss in the opening round of a Major as well.

Serena Williams loses in 1st round of major for first time in her career at French Open - CBS News

 

[JuiceTheGator]

^ I didn't get to see any of it. Could you tell if his bad heal or shoulder or something was the culprit...or was it just a bad damned day? Or did Darcis play out of his mind? Nadal might've had the shits or sumpin.

 

[HammerDown]

I LOVE IT!!! Makes my day.

 

[iowajerms]

^ I didn't get to see any of it. Could you tell if his bad heal or shoulder or something was the culprit...or was it just a bad damned day? Or did Darcis play out of his mind? Nadal might've had the shits or sumpin.

It seemed Nadal couldn't do anything when Darcis was serving. Darcis did amazing at serving. Hitting those corners amazing and his hustle was something to watch.

Nadal had a lot of dumb unforced errors. Tried to lob over the net and goes right into the net. Just barely missed the inbound line, crap like that. His right knee started to affect him. Not saying that is the reason he lost, but it did play a role. Unforced errors on Nadal is the biggest reason he lost.

 

[Smart]

Straight sets 7-6 7-6 6-4.

Nadal falls to Belgium's Steve Darcis.

Biggest upset I have winessed since I started following tennis 5 years ago,

My man Nadal goes down.

You miss Rosol last year? That was a much bigger upset.

 

[Fiero425]

You miss Rosol last year? That was a much bigger upset.

Rafa needs prep, and when he skipped Halle like that, I knew he was in trouble! I didn't think he'd go out in the 1st round, but I definitely thought it was premature to think it was automatic that he and Federer would be playing in the quarters! That was just rude; esp. with the way Roger's been playing; or not playing really! He used up all he had regaining his #1 ranking and taking another Wimbledon last season! He's been done since and people have been pushing him around like he's just "another player!"

 

[Old Lion]

Nadal's knees are shot. He puts too much tourque on them with his ground strokes on the outside leg. That's what happens when you hit unbalanced shots. Your body rebalances for you and you get hurt. His service motion will kill his shoulder soon too, although it is not as big a deal as his knee issues will be.

 

[Fiero425]

Nadal's knees are shot. He puts too much tourque on them with his ground strokes on the outside leg. That's what happens when you hit unbalanced shots. Your body rebalances for you and you get hurt. His service motion will kill his shoulder soon too, although it is not as big a deal as his knee issues will be.

I've been telling people for ages Rafa won't last with his technique and working so hard to win matches against people we don't even know! I'm surprised he's lasted this long and the only path for him is DOWN right now! He's not going to have a Federer rebirth! He can forget about ever being #1 again! He might even win a major or 2, but dominance with the way he plays is truly over off of clay!

 

[PPhan]

Looks like people were a bit premature (yet again) in saying Rafa was done winning anything outside of Clay. Same stuff, different year.

Even if ends up losing the US Open, he's been by far the most dominant player thus far in 2013.

 

[Old Lion]

He will be able to play well for a few months a year, but the time will be shorter and shorter as the years go by. Right now he seems to get about 6 months per year. In a few years he will only be good for the French and Wimbledon.

 

[Liberal Icon]

Rafa needs prep, and when he skipped Halle like that, I knew he was in trouble! I didn't think he'd go out in the 1st round, but I definitely thought it was premature to think it was automatic that he and Federer would be playing in the quarters! That was just rude; esp. with the way Roger's been playing; or not playing really! He used up all he had regaining his #1 ranking and taking another Wimbledon last season! He's been done since and people have been pushing him around like he's just "another player!"

Fiero, Nadal will be fine. By the way, good to see you on this forum, fiero.