Rafa’s ATP rage

There are few stars in sport as genial as Rafael Nadal. So when he calls the tennis calendar ‘crazy’ and ‘overloaded’, he must be seriously peeved.

There are few stars in sport as genial as Rafael Nadal. So when he calls the tennis calendar ‘crazy’ and ‘overloaded’, he must be seriously peeved. Nadal once again attacked the punishing tournament schedule of the ATP. The cause for his outburst was his withdrawal from his home event, the Barcelona Open. His resurgent victory in the Monte Carlo Masters on Sunday proved a bittersweet development, as it took its toll on his dodgy knees and forced him to pull out of Barcelona in order to save himself for the French Open in May.

“I have said on repeated occasions that the tennis calendar, especially this part of the clay court season, is poorly thought out and not playing in Barcelona, I feel, is a consequence of this,” Nadal has been quoted as saying . “It’s very tough not to play in Barcelona, more than any other tournament. But this year after the victory in Monte Carlo, my body has called for me to rest.”

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