Nadal unhappy with 3-set rule
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June 28, 2012, Thursday
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RAFAEL Nadal has criticized the decision to play the Olympic tennis tournament over the best of three sets rather than the five sets employed at Wimbledon and other grand slams.
"Playing best of three sets on grass in a very important competition makes the tournament more difficult for everybody because there are no favorites then.
"That's makes the tournament a little bit more crazy. Everybody can win even more than on hard or clay, because playing best of three sets, the match can be decided in just a few points.
"So that's probably the negative thing. In every match, you are at the limit.
"I don't say it's a 'crazy idea'. But it is a little bit more difficult to predict what's going to happen."
Australia's Lleyton Hewitt was also unhappy for missing out on a doubles wildcard. Hewitt, who won Wimbledon in 2002, has been handed a wildcard for the singles, but the 31-year-old and partner Chris Guccione weren't given the same courtesy for the doubles.
"I can't work that out for the life of me. I guess playing as much Davis Cup as you do doesn't count for everything," he said.
"Playing best of three sets on grass in a very important competition makes the tournament more difficult for everybody because there are no favorites then.
"That's makes the tournament a little bit more crazy. Everybody can win even more than on hard or clay, because playing best of three sets, the match can be decided in just a few points.
"So that's probably the negative thing. In every match, you are at the limit.
"I don't say it's a 'crazy idea'. But it is a little bit more difficult to predict what's going to happen."
Australia's Lleyton Hewitt was also unhappy for missing out on a doubles wildcard. Hewitt, who won Wimbledon in 2002, has been handed a wildcard for the singles, but the 31-year-old and partner Chris Guccione weren't given the same courtesy for the doubles.
"I can't work that out for the life of me. I guess playing as much Davis Cup as you do doesn't count for everything," he said.
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