Speechless...

Rafa withdraws from Doha and Australian Open...



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Christmas news

Good news on Christmas ! Rafa will play at Mubadala World Tennis Championship in Abu Dhabi. The tournament begins on December 27.

With this occasion I wish you all a Merry Christmas ! :)


UPDATE: In the end, Rafa will not be present in Abu Dhabi due to a stomach virus. 


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Rafa`s corner

Rafa has his own corner in the Nike Store, Madrid.

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Rafa is back on court

Rafa was again on the court after 5 months for the first practice since the knee injury. We are all happy to see him back in business.





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Rafa`s Nike outfit preview for Roland Garros 2013

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News

Rafa announced on Twitter that he will play next year in Acapulco, Mexico.

It looks like for Rafa the first tournament of 2013 will be Australian Open



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Latest news

It seems that Rafa will not be present in London at ATP World Tour Finals but he will return in December on Mubadala World Tennis Championship, Abu-Dhabi. The tournament is between 27-29 December

All of Rafa`s fans can`t wait !!!


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Out for 2 more months

Rafa Nadal would not be at the Semifinals of the Davis Cup and will stop for the next 2 months

“I have to recover and I’ll be back once the pain is gone”

Manacor, Spain, September 3rd, 2012.- Spanish tennis star Rafael Nadal will not play in the next 2 months and will stop to rest and recover his knee. Among other things he won´t be able to be at the disposal of the Spanish Davis Cup captain for

 the semifinals tie against the USA.

Rafa has partial tear of the patella tendon at the distal pole of the patella plus an inflammation of the Hoffa’s fat pad of his left knee.

Since the diagnosis of that tear, Rafa has been receiving medical treatment consisting on specific medication, physical therapy and a progressive program of rehabilitation and muscular potentiation.

For Rafa Nadal “I have missed the Olympics and the US Open in the last few weeks, tow of the most important tournaments of the year and that I really wanted to play. I really want to be back competing and enjoying the tennis tour, but I have many years in front of me and my knee needs some rest. I will be back when I have no pain and able to compete with guarantee.

I feel better after the meeting with my doctors and happy knowing that the evolution of the past weeks has been positive and surgery has been avoided. I will continue to work with the plan my doctors have established to be able to compete as soon as possible in the right conditions.

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Rafa...

Yesterday US Open started and one thing is for sure: I miss Rafa...



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All for Rafa

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Sad news

Rafa will not be present this year at US Open. He said on his Facebook page that he is not ready to compete this year at Flushing Meadows.

Rafa continues his recuperation after he suffered a knee injury.

We want you back as soon as possible !


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Awaiting...

We are expecting news of Rafa`s return on the court. His last tournament was Wimbledon. Rafa pulled out of Olympic Games, Rogers Cup and Western & Southern Open in Cincinnati.

We all hope that he will be present at US Open. Get well as soon as possible, Rafa !


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Bad news

Rafa is out for the Olympic Games. " It is one of the saddest moments of my career" said Rafa.


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Rafa`s kit for US Open 2012

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2nd round interview

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What a SHOCK !

Rafa was eliminated by Rosol in second round at Wimbledon in 5 sets: 7-6, 4-6, 4-6, 6-2, 4-6.

Unbelievable !

We are all looking forward to Olympic Games...


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RG History

                                              2005

                                            2006

                                                     2007

                                              2008

                                             2010

                                             2011

                                             2012

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Rafa@Wimbledon

Nadal is the second seed for Wimbledon 2012 and in first round he defeated Thomaz Bellucci of Brazil. Rafa won in 3 sets on Central Court: 7-6, 6-2, 6-3. As you can see he had a difficult first set when he was leaded 0-4 but he managed to recover and win on tie-break.

The next opponent for Nadal is Lukas Rosol of Czech Republic in second round. This will be the first match between them.


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End of road at G.W. Open

Unfortunately Rafa was defeated by Philipp Kohlschreiber at Gerry Weber Open in straight sets: 3-6, 4-6.

The next tournament for Rafa is Wimbledon. Rafa won Wimbledon twice in 2008 against Federer and in 2010 against Berdych.

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Rafa@Gerry Weber Open

First victory in 2012 for Rafa on grass. He defeated Lukas Lacko of Slovakia at Herry Weber Open in Halle. Rafa won in straight sets: 7-5, 6-1.

Rafa is present at Gerry Weber Open for the first time since 2005. After this victory, Rafa is in quarters where he will play against Philipp Kohlschreiber of Germany.
The overall score is 8-0 for Rafa. Their last match was this year in Doha on hard, where Nadal won in 3 sets: 6-3, 7-6, 6-3.


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Last two points

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In the locker room

Rafa with the RG trophy in locker room ! The 7th RG title is in his hands !


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Rafa - King at Roland Garros

Long live the king ! Long live the King of Clay !!! Rafa won Roland Garros for the 7th time. He defeated Novak Djokovic of Serbia in 4 sets: 6-4, 6-3, 2-6, 7-5. This is the 11th Grand Slam crown for Rafa ! What a great performance !

After he won this final, Rafa is the first man in history to win 7 title here, definitely his favourite Grand Slam !
Roland Garros champion: 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012


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RG Final

Play suspended due to rain at 6-4, 5-3 for Rafa.

More to come...

UPDATE: The play started again and Rafa took the second set: 6-3.

UPDATE 2: Play suspended again due to rain. Rafa - Djokovic: 6-4, 6-3, 2-6, 1-2.


UPDATE 3: The final will resume tomorrow.

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Rafa in RG final

Rafa lost only 5 games against David Ferrer in RG semifinal. Nadal won in 3 sets: 6-2, 6-2, 6-1 and lost only 35 games this year at Roland Garros.

Rafa said: "I'll be playing in a Grand Slam final, which is something quite special for me. This tournament is special for me. I'm really happy to reach the final. Considering what's happened so far, I'd say this tournament has been excellent for me. We'll see what happens next, what is going to happen during the final. If I were to win I'd be very happy, but the best thing for me is to reap the fruit of so many years of work."

In Roland Garros final, Rafa will play against Novak Djokovic of Serbia.
This will be the 4th final between them this year. Rafa won the last two finals, in Monte Carlo and Rome against Djokovic.

The overall score between Rafa and Djokovic is 18-14 for Rafa.


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50

Rafa needed 2 hours and 46 minutes to win the quarters match against Nicolas Almagro of Spain: 7-6, 6-2, 6-3 and reached in last 4 at RG.
Rafa is the sixth player who has 50 victories at Roland Garros, the others are: Ivan Lendl, Andre Agassi, Roger Federer, Guillermo Vilas and Nicola Pietrangeli. What an achievement for Rafa !

In semifinals, Rafa will play against another spanish player: David Ferrer. On head to head Rafa leads Ferrer 15-4. Their last match was this year at Internazionali BNL d`Italia where Rafa won in straight sets: 7-6, 6-0 after 2 hours and 6 minutes.


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RG Quarterfinal

Rafa had no problem against Juan Monaco of Argentina in 4th round at Roland Garros. He won in 3 sets: 6-2, 6-0, 6-0 after one hour and 45 miuntes of play. Nadal lost at this Roland Garros only 19 games. Impressive !

After another strong victory, Rafa is in quarterfinals where he will play against Nicolas Almagro of Spain. On head to head, Rafa leads Almagro 7-0 ! Their last match was 2 years ago on the same tournament, Roland Garros when Nadal won in 3 sets: 7-6, 7-6, 6-4 after 2 hours and 35 minutes.

Statistics:

Games lost by Nadal at Roland Garros in first four rounds:

2005 - 38
2006 - 49
2007 - 33
2008 - 22
2009 - 49
2010 - 34
2011 - 53
2012 - 19


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Happy Birthday !

         HAPPY BIRTHDAY, RAFA !!!

Unstoppable

Rafa defeated Schwank in 3 sets: 6-1, 6-3, 6-4  after 2 hours and 16 minutes of play. IN 3 matches at Roland Garros, Rafa lost 17 games without losing a set and he lost only a game on his serve against Simone Bolelli.

After this victory, Rafa is in 4th round in Paris and he will play against Juan Monaco of Argentina. On head to head Rafa leads Monaco, 3-1. Their last match was last year on Davis Cup when Rafa won in 3 sets: 6-1, 6-1, 6-2.


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Rafa vs Istomin - Highlights

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Another clay victory

Rafa defeated Denis Istomin in 3 sets: 6-2, 6-2, 6-0 in 2nd round at Roland Garros after less than 2 hours of play. This is the 47th victory at Roland Garros for The King of Clay.

In 3rd round, Rafa will play against Eduardo Schwank of Argentina. This will be the first match between them.


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Easy

No problem for Rafa in first round at Roland Garros. He defeated Simone Bolelli of Italy in 3 sets: 6-2, 6-2, 6-1.

In second round, Rafa will play against Denis Istomin of Uzbekistan. The overall score between them is 2-0 for Nadal. Their last match was 2 years ago at U.S. Open when Rafa won in 3 sets: 6-2, 7-6, 7-5 after 2 hours and 44 minutes.


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Interview in Paris

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Rafa vs Djokovic - Highlights

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King in Rome !

Rafa defeated Novak Djokovic in the last act at Internazionali BNL d`Italia in straight sets: 7-5, 6-3 after 2 hours and 20 minutes.

Nadal made the second break of the first set in a perfect moment at 5-5 adn after that won his serve and the first set after one hour and 16 minutes.
Rafa made the rbeak in the beginning of the second set adn leaded 2-0 after he saved 4 break points. The King of clay won the match in style with another break when the score was 5-3.

Another final won against Djokovic. Well done, Rafa !

The next where we can see Rafa is his favourite Grand Slam, Roland Garros.

Photo: zimbio.com


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www.rafaelnadal.com launched !

The official web page of Rafa is launched ! Click HERE !


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Rafa storms Ferrer

Rafa defeated David Ferrer of Spain in semifinals at Internazionlai BNL d`Italia: 7-6, 6-0 after one hour and 25 minutes of play and tomorrow will play the final in Rome.

In the last match Rafa will play against Novak Djokovic of Serbia. The words are useless.


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Awesome !

The King of clay took another step forward at Internazionali BNL d`Italiaafter he defeated Tomas berdych of Czech Republic and he is now in semifinals.
Rafa won in straight sets: 6-4, 7-5 after 2 hours and 5 minutes of play. Nadal needed just one break in first set to win it (6-4) after 46 minutes.

The second set was more difficult than the first one, but Nadal stayed calm when he was leaded 2-4 by Berdych and managed to recover de difference.

In semifinals, Rafa will play David Ferrer of Spain. The overall score between Rafa and Ferrer is 14-4 for Rafa. Their last match was this year in Barcelona where Nadal won in straight sets: 7-6, 7-5 after 2 hours and 40 minutes of play.


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At 1 !

Rafa won the match against Marcel Granollers of Spain in straight sets: 6-1, 6-1 and he is ready to play in quarterfinals at Internazionali BNL d`Italia.

Speaking of the quarters, Rafa will play against Tomas Berdych of Czech Republic. The overall score between Rafa and Berdych is 11-3 for Rafa. Their last match was this year at Australian Open when Rafa won in 4 sets: 6-7, 7-6, 6-4, 6-3 after more than 3 hours of play.


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Rafa in 3rd round

Rafa defeated Florian Mayer of Germany in straight sets: 6-1, 7-5 in second round at Internazionali BNL d`Italia.

In 3rd round, Rafa will play against Marcel Granollers of Spain. The score between Rafa and Granollers is 1-0 for Rafa. The only match between them was this year at Indian Wells when Rafa won in straight sets: 6-1, 6-4.


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Goodbye, Madrid !

Rafa was defeated by Fernando Verdasco at Mutua Madrid Open in 3 sets: 3-6, 6-3, 5-7 after 3 hours and 11 miuntes of play.

This is the first victory of Verdasco over Rafa in 14 matches. Next stop for Rafa is Internazionali BNL d`Italia. The tournament begins on May 13th.


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Rafa vs Davydenko (Highlights)

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Easy

No problem for Rafa against Davydenko. He won the match against the russian player in straight sets: 6-2, 6-2 after only one hour and 20 minutes.

In 3rd round, Rafa will play against Fernando Verdasco. The overall score between Rafa and Verdasco is 13-0 for Rafa. Their last match was this year in Barcelona where Rafa won in straight sets: 6-0. 6-4 in one hour and 26 minutes.


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Rafa - King in Barcelona

The king of clay did it again. Rafa won his seventh title in Barcelona after he defeated David Ferrer of Spain in straight sets: 7-6, 7-5 after 2 hours and 40 minutes.

It is unbelievable what Rafa is doing on clay. The words are useless.


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Rafa in the last act

Rafa dismissed Verdasco and reached to the last act in Barcelona. Nadal won the semifinal very easy in straight sets: 6-0, 6-4 after only one hour and  25 minutes.

In the last act, Rafa will play against another spanish player, David Ferrer. Nadal leads Ferrer on head to head: 13-4. So, it`s going to be another final against Ferrer in Barcelona like in 2011. Last year, Rafa won in straight sets: 6-2, 6-4 after one hour and 49 minutes. 

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Highlights

Rafa vs Robert Farah




Rafa vs Janko Tipsarevic




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The king of clay

After strong victories against Robert Farah (6-2, 6-3) and Janko Tipsarevic (6-2, 6-2) Rafa is now in semifinals in Barcelona where he will play against Fernando Verdasco of Spain.

Nadal leads 12-0 on head to head against Verdasco. Their last match was last year at ATP World Tour Masters in Cincinnati when Rafa had a tough match but he won in 3 sets: 7-6, 6-7, 7-6 after 3 hours and 38 minutes.


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Easy victory in Barcelona

Rafa won his 2nd round match in Barcelona against Garcia-Lopez in straight sets: 6-1, 6-2  after only one hour and 21 minutes.

In 3rd round, Rafa will play against Robert Farah of Colombia. This will be the first match between Rafa and Farah.


Photo: zimbio.com 


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Rafa vs Djokovic (PHOTO)

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RAFA - KING IN MONTE CARLO !!!

Rafa won his eighth consecutive trophy at Monte Carlo Rolex Masters after he defeated Novak Djokovic of Serbia. Despite the fact that it was a final, this match was at Rafa`s discretion.

This was the first tournament on clay for Nadal this year and he did not lose any set. So, this final was also a straight set victory: 6-3, 6-1 for Rafa after only one hour and 19 minutes.

As you can see, Rafa Nadal - King in Monte Carlo since 2005.


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The world is watching !!!

After a straight set victory against Gilles Simon of France, Rafa is in the final at Monte Carlo Rolex Masters.

A classic final, because the next opponent is Novak Djokovic. The words are useless. Let`s keep this trophy and stop Novak`s domination.

Photo: zimbio.com

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Rafa in semifinals

Rafa defeated Stanislas Wawrinka in qaurters at Monte Carlo Rolex Masters in straight sets: 7-5, 6-4 after one hour and 47 minutes. The match was difficult, Nadal was tested by Wawrinka especially in  first set.

Rafa reached to semifinals and he will play against Gilles Simon of France who defeated Jo-Wilfired Tsonga in quarters. The overall score is 4-1 for Rafa, the last match was in 2010 at US Open when Rafa won in 3 sets: 6-4, 6-4, 6-2.


Photo: zimbio.com

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Rafa vs Kukushkin (PHOTO)

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