I. Haychew said:
Not that it matters to anyone, but here is how it went down phor me (during the Nadal/Phederer era)...Until about 2009, I was only a "casual" tennis phan. I'd sometimes watch phinals of majors, but that was about it. During the Nadal/Phederer era, there were only two players that mattered to me...Nadal and Phederer. I liked Phederer because of his phluid style, one-handed backhand, and on-court demeanor. Nadal's style didn't really bother me, but his on-court demeanor did. The grunting, phist-pumping, and VAMOS-yelling was a huge turn-OPHPH. The pre-serve routine and all the little quirks were annoying, too. Then he started owning Phederer, which was the icing on the cake. Late 2009 was when I began to become somewhat of a die-hard tennis phan. I began to phollow other, less popular players (I'm one of those underdog guys). Even though he was my phavorite of the big guns, I became less interested in Phederer. Still, my hatred of Nadal persisted, and still does. I respect the guy, but I'll never like him and I cheer against him every time he takes the court. Again....Not that anyone cares, but that's my condensed version as to why I developed a hatred phor Nadal.
A lot of your objections are those of others. Our "taste" in terms of how players behave, and how it irritates us seems pretty personal. I'm interested to hear from those who consider his game to be "ugly," too. No one has responded to that. Do you find his game "ugly," or is that what puts you off?
