Why There’s No Reason to Overreact to Rafael Nadal’s Loss at 2015 US Open

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Published: September 5, 2015

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A five-set collapse at the 2015 U.S. Open for Rafael Nadal will linger through the fall and winter for those who consider the future of his career. Overreactions will simmer in the press as the momentum picks up for those who insist that the Spanish champion and 14-time major winner will not win another of these cherished titles.



Don’t believe the hype. Nadal’s loss to Fabio Fognini, after winning the first two sets, was symptomatic of 2015, but it was hardly the epilogue to one of the greatest careers in tennis history.

There were a lot of good Nadal moments in the match, a contest that may gloss over Fognini’s spirited victory in creating 70 of the match’s 100 winners, but the Spaniard also showed more baseline consistency and patience than he had during his European clay-court losses preceding Wimbledon.

Nadal’s down but far from out.



 

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Everything about modern society is seemingly instantaneous. Food is microwaved, Twitter posts pithy headlines and tennis legacies shift in the wind. Spectators want quick information, and critics are all too happy to deliver their prognostications, knowing that the scenes will shift and the decor will be rearranged in the next column.

In 2015, Nadal’s more modest results have spilled gallons of ink. Keyboards click furiously, wondering what is wrong.

Early in the year, the consensus was that Nadal would find his form in clay-court Europe. But he was crushed in the quarterfinals at Roland Garros by Novak Djokovic and departed his former empire without a single title.



While he has not resembled the dominant champion that he was just two years ago, Nadal has nevertheless been adjusting his game to figure out how to blend in more offensive clout with his former grinding methods.

The critics and fans have been impatient, ...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Tennis

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