Rafael Nadal doesn't like Robin Soderling and it has nothing to do with his upset loss in last year's French Open. At Wimbledon in , the pair played a contentious third-round match during which Soderling imitated Nadal's pants-picking habit and complained about the length of time the Spaniard took between points.
Nadal ended up winning the decisive set and was greeted at the net with a weak handshake by the Swede. He later told reporters that Soderling was "not the best guy in the locker room" and said his conduct was "maybe the worst possible. He never answers. I thought it was me. But I asked around the locker room; almost nobody had anything nice to say about him.
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You must be new to tennis. Its always best to find out for yourself. By MrRogerfederer13 , April 26, am. By tennismadfan , April 26, am. By unhingedmind , April 26, am. No one seemed to care before that nadal takes a long time. If someone cared, they would have spoken up. Plain and simple, soderling comes off as unprofessional with his attitude and everyone knows it.
After Nadal made fun of him… Do you really think Soderling got a new racket solely to piss off Nadal? Rodman was occasionally photographed by the paparazzi in women's clothes. He was colorful to say the least, often sporting brightly colored hair on court. And he was not afraid to touch other players on the court in inappropriate ways, if it would win him a point.
In short, Dennis Rodman took players out of their comfort zone just by stepping on the court. People didn't want to guard him or get near him if they could avoid it. So when you go on court and see a guy that you just don't like in a visceral way, it can have an effect.
For me, Robin Soderling's unapologetic defense of being unlikeable, when he says: "I couldn't care less," means that not only is it a real thing, he is using that issue to work for him.
It means that he can get in the face of other players under their skin. He can stand outside the circle and thumb his nose at those in the circle.
He sends a signal that he doesn't respect you. It works the same way that other players might use clothing choices or physical presence on the court to send signals to their opponent—Rafa for example? I'm also not sure that Soderling does it on purpose—as if he sits in the locker room figuring out a game plan to get under someone's skin.
I'm just saying that a player who can make you lose your calm and take you out of your game with his attitude has figured out—consciously or unconsciously—an effective weapon to add to his arsenal. Enjoy our content? Join our newsletter to get the latest in sports news delivered straight to your inbox!
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