Rafael Nadal: Thoughts on Wimbledon, Olympics, Grand Slam Titles and His Future

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Published: July 16, 2012

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Rafael Nadal’s early exit from Wimbledon launched a thousand articles. Headline articles and tennis followers chatted about his loss, with talk running the gamut from concern to outright doom.

What will happen to Nadal?

With Nadal there rarely are easy explanations. His losses are stormy and cast with turbulence.

How did he congratulate his opponent? Is he signing autographs to pretend he is classy? Is his career finished? Will he attend the Spain-Italy UEFA Eurocup final?

To reach consensus about Nadal’s latest loss and immediate future is like assuming that all colors of clay provide equal conditions.

Even solid reasoning can facilitate a slippery debate.

 

The Spanish Tragedy

Part of the conundrum with interpreting a Nadal loss is that he always gives straightforward, blunt answers. This is unacceptable to media hounds and armchair sports fanatics, who all relish playing armchair psychologist and banging out new, unfounded theories.

Consider Nadal’s remark following his Wimbledon loss to Lukas Rosol, reported by Mid-Day.com:

I played against an inspired opponent and I am out. That’s all. It’s not a tragedy. It’s only a tennis match. At the end, that’s life. There are much more important things. Sure, I wanted to win, but I lost. It’s not a tragedy.

Translation: Let's not make too much out of one loss.

There’s really not a lot here to offer speculation except that Nadal may be familiar with classic tragedy. Or maybe it’s a veiled attempt to disclose his admiration for Thomas Kyd’s (a contemporary of William Shakespeare) The Spanish Tragedy.

After all, this was a play about plotting and revenge.

 

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