Nadal, Djokovic confirm Rotterdam

Eurosport - Wed, 30 Sep 15:48:00 2009

Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic will play in next year's World Tennis Tournament in Rotterdam, according to tournament director Richard Krajicek.

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Spanish world number two Nadal reached the final on his debut appearance earlier this year, losing to Britain's Andy Murray in three sets.

The ATP 500 event will be played from February 8-14.

Reuters

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  1. Oh Rafa why?. I think he should skip Rotterdam newxt­ year. He played too many events this year and we all­ know what happened don't we. Rafa needs to stop­ punishing himself like this. He will be exhausted after­ Oz open. My feeling is that he want's that number­ one back. Forget it Rafa, it only brought you bad luck!

    From D, on Fri 2 Oct 4:16AM

  2. to those interested,read 11,then 12,been plagued by­ invalid comment and tried to rewrite it keeping some­ general sense,sorry to bore

    From coolworld, on Thu 1 Oct 6:54PM

  3. Now,The Master survives,and the heroe is tired.­ It's gonna take Nadal more than just fresh knees to­ once more overcome whoever dares stake a claim on the­ Master's grounds, be it the Master himself,or some­ other giant whose height and destructive power takes­ awesomeness to new territories,as yet untouched by­ human comprehension.
    If some, tired of repeats and same­ faces, are on the lookout for a new Divinitennis,­ consider this : If Thor had a hammer wielding­ descendant, it might be an Argentine you're­ searching for.
    As for me,i'll stick to my man,got­ the feeling he still have some pages to write,and­ hopefully,Nadal will be in it.

    From coolworld, on Thu 1 Oct 6:48PM

  4. This Mallorcan is an epi@#$%o himself,a titan,and­ that's what it took to beat someone who's one­ of the top masters of all time,at his peak,and replace­ him at the number One spot,beating the master in 3 GS­ finals in a row.Nadal ought to receive bravoury medals­ ,usually reserved for incredible feats on the­ battlefield.

    From coolworld, on Thu 1 Oct 6:39PM

  5. just playing devil's advocate here, perhaps Nadal­ is playing Rotterdam to gauge his injury. I'm not­ sure how many of the top guys are playing, but maybe he­ feels he needs to test himself. Hopefully that's­ what it is and not a return to the play everything mode­ of Uncle Tony. Totally in agreement that he should­ restrict his playing, otherwise as pjcogs says he will­ be carried off, and be a great loss to tennis.

    From annemcnaughtan, on Thu 1 Oct 3:33PM

  6. CERO:... Well, well..., finally you guys get it.­ I've had so many thumbs down for suggesting that­ Nadal must change more than his racquet if he intends­ to prevail in tennis again. I got responses such as,­ "pjcogs: it's very difficult for a pro to­ change his tennis style.. ." ...Barf !!!!......­ iT'S VERY DIFFICULT FOR A PRO TO PLAY WITH KNEE­ REPLACEMENTS, If he doesn't get the picture soon­ and change his schedule and his all-out bloody style of­ beating up his body, Nadal won't just fade­ away....he'll be carried away on a stretcher. I­ love the young man as most people do. But,­ REALLY!!!..What's it gonna take for Nadal and Uncle­ Tony to get the message? Sorry for the drama, but I­ always go dramatic to cover my fear for someone else.

    From pk161976, on Thu 1 Oct 5:16AM

  7. GUYS GIVE HIM A BREAK !!! THE POOR GUY HAS JUST­ CONFIRMED IT JUST THE WAY FED CONFIRMED FOR TOKYO BUT­ HE WIDREW THE MOMENT HE FELT HE NEEDED REST.. M SURE­ RAFA WOULD SEE HOW HE FEELS WHEN HE NEARS THE­ TOURNAMENT N THEN DECIDE WHETHER TO GO WITH IT OR NOT.­ N GUYS SECONDLY HE CANT BE LIKE FED I MEAN FED STARTED­ JUST CONCERNTRATING ON SLAMS WHEN HE REACHED 27. RAFA­ IS JUST 23 TOO YOUNG TO JUST THINK OF SLAMS . ITS JUST­ NOT ALL ABOUT SLAMS M SURE HE HAS OTHER TARGETS IN HIS­ MIND TOO

    From Ashit g, on Thu 1 Oct 4:31AM

  8. Nadal, you moron!!!!! You said you'll revise your­ schedule and concentrate on Slams and big events­ only!!!! Have you forgotten all that? You never learn­ from your mistakes! Everyone deserves what's­ happening to him, you - too.

    From tennischeto, on Thu 1 Oct 2:27AM

  9. Its great Rafa comes to Rotterdam. I'm from the­ netherlands so this is zo awesome!!
    How many days are­ left? I can't wait!

    From mariekeleijten, on Thu 1 Oct 1:44AM

  10. well,the guy is not learning from his­ mistakes,that's all I'm gonna say.He should­ skip Rotterdam and play in Dubai with some rest.

    From cero, on Thu 1 Oct 1:40AM

  11. Totally agree with u cero..what's the need of­ taking part in such small & unimportant ­ tournaments? Rotterdam, Rome, indian wells, Barcelona,­ Madrid etc that's where he got into trouble this­ year.

    From ritesh s, on Thu 1 Oct 1:11AM

  12. why the hell is Rafa playing in Rotterdam again?­ It's too early after Melbourne,I thought he would­ schedule himself better after all of the sh** happened­ to him this year. Hasn't he learnt anything from­ this year????? stupid Rafa.

    From cero, on Thu 1 Oct 12:14AM

  13. me 2

    From adewale o, on Thu 1 Oct 12:09AM

  14. i'm looking forward to watching it. Hope Nadal wins­ :D

    From thrinity, on Wed 30 Sep 11:43PM
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