Category Archives: Rafael Nadal

Nadal Walks Away From Players Council

Posted on March 28, 2012 by admin| Leave a comment

Rafael Nadal has stepped down as vice president of the ATP players council in what can only be described as a good, yet surprising, move.

Nadal has been fighting for a two year ranking calender to help preserve the playing lifetime of tennis’ athletes and yet he seems to fail to find the support of president Roger Federer and other head honchos in the ATP. Despite having significant player support for reducing the work load on the players Nadal’s pleas continue to be ignored.

He drew a huge amount of media and fan attention to the issue by mildly airing his grievance with Federer in the press at the Australian Open. Now, with  a continued lack in progress, Nadal is sensibly walking away – gaining more attention by doing so because no-one saw it coming and Nadal so rarely rocks the boat. Read more »

Posted in Australian Open, Injury, Media, Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer

Nadal Rolls On As Knee Problems Resurface

Posted on March 28, 2012 by admin| Leave a comment

Rafael Nadal has moved into the quarterfinals in Miami, a tournament he’s never won, after an interesting  6-4, 6-4 win over Kei Nishikori.

After a horribly slow start for Nadal, in which it took him almost 15 minutes to hold the opening service game he was broken in the third game before immediately breaking back. Read more »

Posted in Injury, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, Kei Nishikori, Miami, Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal

Behind The Scenes With Rafa Nadal And Bar Refaeli

Posted on February 15, 2012 by admin| 1 Comment

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Posted in Bar Refaeli, Media, Rafael Nadal, Sports Illustrated

Rafa Nadal Poses With Bar Refaeli For Sports Illustrated

Posted on February 15, 2012 by admin| 1 Comment

I’m sure some of Rafa’s fans are going to rip me apart for the comments I’m about to make but I can’t hold back. When I saw these photos yesterday I was laughing out loud. They’re awkward and lacking in any chemistry and real feel between two very beautiful people. I’m a little surprised a professional model like Bar couldn’t create some heat between her and Rafa even if he can be horribly awkward.

The black silky boxers and the Playboy-esque shooting is just laughable. Why Nadal participated in some of the shots is beyond me. Read more »

Posted in Bar Refaeli, Media, Rafael Nadal, Sports Illustrated

Novak Says He Wanted It More

Posted on February 1, 2012 by admin| Leave a comment

Posted in Australian Open, Head, Media, Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal

Highlights From Djokovic And Nadal’s Australian Open Epic

Posted on January 30, 2012 by admin| Leave a comment

Posted in Australian Open, Media, Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal

Nadal In Need Of Change But Still Coming For Novak

Posted on January 30, 2012 by admin| 1 Comment

As Nadal fans everywhere mourn the loss of the Australian Open final and struggle to manage their disbelief at a seventh consecutive loss to Djokovic with extreme fatigue on a Monday morning there are two important points to take away:

1) He almost won

2) The crippling depth of the Djokovic return can only be combated by more effective serving from Nadal Read more »

Posted in Andy Murray, Australian Open, Injury, Physio Perspective, Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer, US Open, Wimbledon

Heartbreak For Nadal As He Loses Almost Six Hour Marathon

Posted on January 29, 2012 by admin| Leave a comment

Rafael Nadal has fought for his sanity and valiantly lost as Djokovic claimed his third Australian Open title and his third consecutive Grand Slam in a record five hours and 53 minutes, eventually winning 5-7, 6-4, 6-2, 6-7, 7-5. Nadal has now lost seven consecutive matches to the Serbian world number one – all of the matches were finals, three at Grand Slams.

The first set was an epic one hour and 20 minute battle in which Nadal capitalized on a slow start from the Serbian and took a 4-2 lead. At this stage Rafa looked hungry and determined to snap his losing streak but soon some tightness snuck into his game and allowed Novak to break back. Read more »

Posted in Australian Open, Match Report, Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal

Djokovic Beats Murray In Long Five Setter – Next, Nadal

Posted on January 27, 2012 by admin| Leave a comment

Andy Murray was hoping to try and change the statistic that 26 of the last 27 Grand Slams have been won by Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal or Novak Djokovic, but it was not to be. The strange almost five hour match was won, eventually, by Novak 6-3, 3-6, 6-7, 6-1, 7-5. Defending champion Novak will now face Rafa for the title.

In his quarterfinal Novak had been clutching at his hamstring and struggling to breathe but initially looked to be OK, but not at his best, in his match against Murray. Despite an early break Murray stayed unusually positive even after Djokovic took the first set despite increasingly struggling to breathe. Read more »

Posted in Andy Murray, Australian Open, Fernando Verdasco, Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer, US Open

Nadal Beats Federer To Aim For 11th Grand Slam

Posted on January 26, 2012 by admin| Leave a comment

The rivalry between Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer was renewed at the Australian Open the minute Rafa opened his mouth to the media about player issues and Federer’s lack of interest in them.Tonight Federer and Nadal fought for a finals position and a chance to claim another Grand Slam and it is Rafael Nadal who will play either Novak Djokovic or Andy Murray in his bid for his 11th Grand Slam.

Rafa was forced to fight for his fourth consecutive Grand Slam final but after three hours and minutes Nadal won 6-7, 6-2, 7-6, 6-4

Roger came out firing looking like he planned to slaughter Nadal with his aggressive accuracy from the first point. He quickly found himself at 1-4 before Rafa finally found his range and got back on serve at 3-4, his forehand finding its mark. Read more »

Posted in Andy Murray, Australian Open, Injury, Kim Clijsters, Match Report, Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer, Toni Nadal