Mixed Final

no doubt that nathan didn't want to give up but the question is why was his fitness worse than the other three people playing in that game. personally i would have thought that the player which would have been bogged down by fitness should have been zheng jen because all the commenters were saying that he is a little bit overwieght and they were questioning his fitness before the game.

 

Actually the tired one should have been Gao Ling, she also plays doubles with Huang Sui.

Regardless, sometimes it happens, you run out of gas and cannot "jia you" anymore. This was definitely the case.

 

i'm pretty sure that your allowed to get a drink a few points. i only saw nathan do this in between games, this could have been the key to gain more energy

 

thats why i asked how hard do they make them train at the NBC because I'm wondering if Nathan was tired because they worked him too hard in training. I know its a possibility because its happened before to other players

 

someone else said he was recovering from an ankle injury, if he was then he wouldn't have been doing intense training anyway

 

Of course, but that's not my point. Regardless of food or drink, sometimes a person is just too tired to continue, running on empty: for whatever reason. If you can't continue, you can't. I guess only an interview with NR will reveal the truth.

 

i've had games where i have almost just collapsed, it's normally if i have a tough game which goes to setting at 20-20. i suppose he did well not to give up completely, at least they got a point

 

I don't think he is being worked too hard in training, or if he is he is eating too much. It was clear he looked larger than last year (not Muscle).

His ankle injury was before the WC (6 months previous) , Although Gail had a cold apparently.

 

so gail is the one who was ill and she still managed to keep going

 

Gail's definitely a fighter.

 

pity it didn't reflect on nathan that much it that game then

 

When you're running on empty, just about nothing can help...except food, water, and rest.

 

are you allowed to take a bite of an energy bar when you have a drinks break?

 

I highly doubt there is a rule against it.

 

this is what nathan should do then

 

Assuming NR was running on empty/exhausted, nothing but rest would have helped. Again, we won't know unless they interview him.

 

i would have thought that they did interview him

 

well when i spoke to him on tues he admitted he wasnt at his best but also said he was running on empty and needed to work on his fitness.

 

we have all forgotten that he did more work in that match than gail (most men do in XD).so gails fitness still might not be better than his

 

That's what I figured.