Who would be the next player to call it a season?
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Anybody who said Murray wins the door prize. He shut it all down except for his November XO against Roger. Not unexpected at all. Just wish he'd had the decency to do it before the US Open draw was made!
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Ok, this is a continuing thread. Now that Murray is the correct answer, repeat the same question again 
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^(delPo is still fighting, yeah!)
It seems that we have Raonic, Berdych and Kyrgios shutting it down too.
With a lot of guys out of the top 16 by AO next year, it will be the most fun round of 32 (and 16) ever! (Wawrinka surely stays inside the top 16, Djokovic most likely, but Murray, Raonic, Nishikori, Berdych and Kyrgios are surely out. )
It seems that we have Raonic, Berdych and Kyrgios shutting it down too.
With a lot of guys out of the top 16 by AO next year, it will be the most fun round of 32 (and 16) ever! (Wawrinka surely stays inside the top 16, Djokovic most likely, but Murray, Raonic, Nishikori, Berdych and Kyrgios are surely out. )
Hadn't heard about Raonic shutting it down, but I did just read about Kygios and Berdych. I guess it would be too much for the ATP to sit and take notice of all the top players willing to shut down their seasons rather than risk further injury. Of course some of this is due to how Roger's come storming back, but at the same time it's a clue to the ATP that the season is too long.
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It's interesting that Roger gets so much credit for starting a trend by taking 7 months off and coming back strong. And I mean amongst general press and commentators, as well. I seem to remember Nadal taking 7 months off in 2012, and coming back to have an excellent 2013, but no one notes that as an example to be followed. Such short-term memories.
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It's interesting that Roger gets so much credit for starting a trend by taking 7 months off and coming back strong. And I mean amongst general press and commentators, as well. I seem to remember Nadal taking 7 months off in 2012, and coming back to have an excellent 2013, but no one notes that as an example to be followed. Such short-term memories.
Deep down you're right -- people tend to overblow all things Federer, but there are indeed two differences: First, Nadal started a bit cold and gained momentum later -- his first tournament if I'm not mistaken was in Chile where he finished as the runner up. Federer first was AO... and, Nadal was #1 what, one and a half years before he came back, right? Kind of expected for him to win big again (even if he did better than people would bet). Federer, on the other hand, was almost five years without a major.
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I don't think it's correct to say that Nadal started "a bit cold." He didn't win Viña del Mar, losing in the final, but he went on to win everything he played except in another final to Djokovic in MC, through RG. No, he didn't win a Major out of the gate, but he came back refreshed and strong after a long lay-off, which was needed due to injury. That is the thing that is the same, and makes the example. It's not a Federer v. Nadal comparison. The guys taking the year off now aren't 34. They're younger. If they need an example of taking off 5-7 months to recharge the batteries and recovery from injury they have both Nadal and Federer as models. That's all I'm saying. If they need an example of trying to play through and losing even more time, they have del Potro, sadly.
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They will continue to discuss modifying the season because it's taking its toll on the top players! Winning begets more matches, play and practice, more travel, and a lot of late arrivals due to playing final after final like Nole in better times! I think Raonic's the latest player to voice concern about the length of the season! I also read an article showing why it wouldn't matter if they shortened the season! They'd just try to get the same number of events played anyway because we're talking about big money! Some tournaments like Shanghai are willing to pay extra to be a part of the tour! Let's face it, no matter what they do, the players will find a way to make it just as detrimental as before; if not worse! 
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Well... runner up in Viña del Mar, in Nadal standards, specially back then, is a bit cold. It is bellow his own average. Federer came back above his own average (at least regarding the last four years). That's the comparison (I mean, against one player's own present standards).
Anyway I was so quick to say Nadal was a bit cold because the only time I happen to see him playing live was in the following week here in São Paulo. I saw him battle past Berlocq in tigth three sets. While I like Berlocq and think he on his day is a fine clay courter, he shouldn't have chances to win the match the way he did. I remember I posted a reasonably long post about the match the day after, where I said something like "right now he is still bellow top ten level" (even if I followed on saying that I figured that in a month or so he would be back to his usual level) .
Anyway, just to mention, even realizing that he was not at 100%, watching the guy play live was one of the most fun (and impressive) things I ever saw about sports.
