Monday, February 7, 2011  The Curious Case of Rafael Nadal
Regular followers of this blog will be familiar with much of the
material in this post, which I am creating to use as a
reference, documenting some the absurd drama of Rafael Nadal, as
he battles dubious injuries and follows these up with amazing
performances and a near Grand Slam. It is no secret that the
opinion of this blog is that Nadal is benefiting from the use of
performance enhancing drugs. This post will serve as a review of
some the evidence, speculation and rumors over the past few
years related to Nadal and doping. Please let me know of any
omissions or errors. Sincerely, THASP  Many have suspected Nadal
over the years for the simple reason that he came on the scene
and quickly established himself as the biggest, strongest and
fastest, but paradoxically, also a player with amazing stamina.
His doctor describes him as "a very special athlete, with
abnormal amounts of energy and explosiveness. He mixes the
explosive pace of a 200-meter runn