A page and forum to discuss all things Rafael Nadal.
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Last result: Australian Open second round (lost to Mackenzie McDonald)
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A page and forum to discuss all things Rafael Nadal.
Current ranking: 14
Last result: Australian Open second round (lost to Mackenzie McDonald)
Next tournament: Roland Garros
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Unlike this year, when my two betes- noir commentators talked up the Federer and Djokovic performances against Rafa until I was fit to be tied 🙁
@ augusta08 says:
November 29, 2013 at 11:47 am
Thank you. I haven’t created a WP account which I need to do, but the link provided doesn’t seem to work.
nadline says@December 1, 2013 at 6:08 pm
Click ‘Leave a Reply’ box (here, below) and then an avatar.
Thanks, augusta. I’ll see if it works!
nadline!
You are welcome!
It works!!!!!!!
I am now Nadline28. No I am not 28 years old, just my childhood house number.
http://www.tennis-x.com/xblog/2013-12-01/14261.php Rafa has reportedly netted 10M dollars from the exhos…wow..
vamosrafa@December 2, 2013 at 9:13 pm
The Swiss agency obvioulsy wants to prove that Rafa earned less than Fed in 2012! 😀
hahaha…but remember augusta, federer played 5 exhos and Rafa played 4 !
vamosrafa@December 3, 2013 at 1:23 pm
Fed played 6 exhos and Rafa – 5. Fed reportedly netted about $2 million per match. I think, this Swiss agency made its own calculations of Rafa’s earnings. 🙂
Reuters released its best photographs of the year. Among them is an evidence of women’s attraction to Rafa 🙂
https://twitter.com/RafaelNadalFC/status/407567441460350976/photo/1/large
I saw in another article that the photograph had been chosen as one of 2013’s best. It is, indeed, a great photo. The looks on the women’s faces are priceless, not to mention the woman on the right who looks like she’s praying that Rafa will take off more than just his shirt.
That’s too funny! Yes, that woman does look like she is praying to see more of our gorgeous Rafa! 🙂
I can hear Jpa hyperventilating from where I am 😉
lol..a funny pic indeed !
p.s, just finished writing something..thanks to Ricky the great,it will be up on the Grandstand soon 🙂
Rafa has been voted the 18th sexiest man by readers of Glamour Magazine UK. It’s reportedly Britain’s No.1 women’s magazine.
https://twitter.com/augustazeight/status/407920781465636864/photo
Sexiest Men 2013: The Results
http://www.glamourmagazine.co.uk/celebrity/celebrity-galleries/2013/07/sexiest-hottest-men-of-2013#!image-number=83
1. Henry Cavill
18. Rafa
So………….Justin Beiber is deemed sexier than Rafa??? Ooookay…………..
No accounting for taste, no? And who the heck is Henry Cavill??
i hope that is a joke
rafaisthebest@December 3, 2013 at 8:20 pm
Henry Cavill
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Cavill
rafaisthebest@December 3, 2013 at 8:20 pm
Henry Cavill, pictures
https://www.google.ee/search?q=cavill+henry&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=dj6eUpSfC8qO4gTd8IGICQ&ved=0CC0QsAQ&biw=1048&bih=481
This morning Rafa visited Dr. Angel Ruiz-Cotorro in Barcelona, reportedly for a routine checkup.
http://tinyurl.com/pgzxt9j
well done Augusta ! thanks for all these updates 🙂 you make Grandstand a lot more resourceful
Thanks @augusta08. So he’s “Clarke Kent”, doesn’t make him sexier than Rafa……just my oh so humble opinion.
Ricky, 8:22 pm, its UK Glamour, what do they know about sex appeal? Rod Stewart’s Scottish!
#DoYouThinkI’mSexy
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OIlHt_syoSE
Oops……Scotland’s still part of the UK, no? Rod Stewart’s an outlier then……..
There’s been a lot of nonsense on various blogs recently about why Rafa’s (yes, it’s Rafa that’s been called out invariably, not Novak) been playing so many exhos when he complains (an erroneous interpretation of Rafa’s remarks) about the length of the season, culminating in people even questioning the amount of money he made in the exhos! Well, enter cool head Tiggy:
http://www.tennis.com/pro-game/2013/12/reading-readers-dec-3/49891/#.Up69KHi8_FI
” Steve,
Don’t you think it’s wrong for the players to complain that the season is too long, and then, when they do have time off, to play exhibitions?—Simon
No, I don’t think it’s wrong. From a physical standpoint, mental standpoint, and any other standpoint, exhibitions are not like tournaments; they’re not even like tour matches. They’re something like practice sets, and you wouldn’t think it was wrong for a player to get in a practice set during the off-season, would you?
I’m going to assume you’re referring to Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal, who embarked on a short tour of Chile and Argentina after finally finishing their long 2013 season. Now, if they had slogged through six weeks together, I would have said it was dumb and greedy. But they got their hits and giggles in quickly, fans saw a few cool shots of them on a glacier, and now we both have December to rest. Like Roger Federer last year, Rafa and Novak had a chance to play for tennis fans in South America, a place they rarely go. And while someone like Nadal may be set for life, I’m not going to tell anyone to turn down the $10 million he reportedly received to play fou
r exhibitions.”
Ting.
haha…tiggy is right….exhibitions are in my view an even lighter versions of practice sets…but yea, I think another more exho for rafa and I would have spoken against it ! REST RAFA, REST
vamosrafa,
Steve TIgnor has always really understood what Rafa is all about. I love reading his thoughts on Rafa’s matches because it’s so insightful.
I am not surprised that he would stand up for Rafa against the know nothings who criticize him for merely breathing.
But it’s enough now. Rafa needs some downtime to get ready for the 2014 AO.
VOTE for RAFA!
Rafa is one of 12 athletes nominated for the 2013 United States Sports Academy Athlete of the Year.
Polls are open through December 20, 2013.
http://rafaelnadalfans.com/2013/12/04/vote-for-rafael-nadal-for-2013-united-states-sports-academy-athlete-of-the-year/
I voted, but I didn’t understand whether my vote was counted or not.
Rafa will play in Buenos Aires in February 2014 (The Copa Claro, ATP-250 on clay )
Video message from Rafa (in Spanish):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MveOMMV-vm8&list=HL1386173010&feature=mh_lolz
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MveOMMV-vm8
unnecessary tournament
but at least it’s clay so I won’t fault him too much for this decision.
Ricky Dimon@December 4, 2013 at 4:52 pm
Other players of Top-10 played unnecessary tournaments between the AO and the Indian Wells Masters this year:
Montpellier (ATP-250) – Gasque
Rotterdam (ATP-500) – Federer, del Potro and Gasque
Marseille (ATP-250) – del Potro, Berdych and Gasque
Buenos Aires (ATP-250) – Ferrer and Wawrinka
Dubai (ATP-500) – Djoko, Federer, del Potro and Berdych
Acapulco (ATP-500) – Ferrer and Wawrinka
Why are they doing this?!
not one of those guys other than Del Potro is injury-prone. That’s why?
Why Del Potro plays all of those? Who knows.
Don’t tell Federer this, Ricky.
Said The Maestro:
Commenting on his injury-addled past year, Federer summed it up saying, “It was a very difficult year. It may have begun well with the semi-final in Australia, and it ended well. But it would be better to forget the months from March to October.
“Sometimes, I could hardly move properly, and yet was sharply criticized by some people,” he added pointing out that such criticism was “unjustified.”
Federer’s injury problems aren’t related to playing too much tennis.
They are related to being older than Ancient Greece.
EXACTLY. del potro is NOT learning. why does he keep playing all these events??? he played like crazy before USO and we all know what happened!! :S :S beyond my comprehension…on his day he can upset the big 3 and federer but he cannot match the big 3’s stamina and endurance.
Ricky Dimon@December 4, 2013 at 5:47 pm
—Federer’s injury problems aren’t related to playing too much tennis. They are related to being older than Ancient Greece.—
Fed’s problems have been related to his back being sick (reportedly) since ancient Greece.
augusta, but saying that others do it is no right justification. can you tell me who else for away for tennis for 7 months? we cant make a list for that…. rafa needs to take more care ! I am sure he is also aware of that….. but may be he thinks playing clay court events before IW will serve him well once again? lets see… if he has taken the decision, I hope it turns out well
even if its clay, I am not in favor of this decision.
vamosrafa,
I agree with you. I also think that it’s irrelevant to bring up other players. What they do has no bearing on what Rafa does. He is the one who has struggled with knee problems throughout his career.
I hope that this decision will be the right one. But it comes so soon after the AO.
vamosrafa@December 4, 2013 at 6:44 pm
Rafa’s doctor Angel Ruiz-Cotorro gave a press conference today. He said, “El calendario del año que viene está en la línea del de este año. Si ha funcionado también lo puede hacer en 2014”.
This sentence has been translated: “Next year’s schedule goes along the same lines as that of this season. If it worked, so can it in 2014”
I trust Rafa and his team.
Interview with Dr. Cotorro today (excerpts)
[Translations via @cami_melescanu]
“”We are pleased with the evolution of Rafa’s knee. We didn’t know how it would go at the start of the year.
Rafa Nadal has finished the year in better conditions for the knee than how it started this year.
He has to try to play the majority of the matches on his surface and choose the best for him; he has to keep it.
No one was thinking he would own this season. He has no limits and he surprises us each day.
There are players that you know they will recover and Nadal is one of them. He makes things easier and he’s a safe bet.Nadal is willing to outdo himself and he puts everything from his part.
The injuries are part of his life, and what he needs to do is to be prepared and work in prevention. That’s how he became no 1.
There are players exposed to the highest pressure, and we hope that with the work he does he can extend his career.
The calendar for the next year is similar to that of this year. If it worked, it can happened also in 2014. “”
^^^You and me, @augusta08. I trust Rafa. Everybody says IW plays like clay anyway, so it makes sense for Rafa to prep on clay for IW. It worked well in 2013 when it should have been harder.
#IfItAin’tBroke………
RITB, it may play out well again and I hope it does but the long term perspective I am worried about cannot be ignored, at least not by me.. and i don;t think it has anything to do with trusting rafa..haha
i respect rafa and his team’s decision but I have a disagreement here. plus, he is also playing Australian open and Miami ! so he should drop 1-2 tournaments to balance that off, no?
and I remember what happened at wimbledon !
vamosrafa@December 4, 2013 at 7:50 pm
—I remember what happened at wimbledon !—
I repeat an excerpt from Rafa’s interview on August 14, 2013 (in Cincinnati):
RAFA: “I felt more trouble on grass because the movements are less stable and I need to play lower than in the rest of the surfaces.”
u mean rafa was not able to transition properly? thats it?
vamosrafa,
This discussion has nothing to do with respecting Rafa and his team. We should question some of the decisions if we have concerns. As you said, in 2014 he will be playing at the AO as well as at Miami. So that’s one more slam and one more Masters tournament than he played last year.
I want Rafa to be able to play at Wimbledon next year, because he can gain points there. We know that it’s more difficult to play on grass since this knee injury. I just don’t want Rafa to take on too much.
@vamosrafa, it’s resignation tinged with hope, expectation and a lot of touching wood! Rafa has made up his mind, nothing we can do about it. We just have to HOPE his body holds up and lets Rafa play well. In any case, if he feels unwell, he can always pull out of tournies………….
yea, that is what I am counting on now RITB.. rafa has matured he can pull out if he feels unwell…the young rafa used to play on and aggravate injuries… yes i agree, for now lets be hopeful ! I hope he streamrolls everyone in straight sets at Oz lol
http://www.marca.com/2013/12/04/en/more_sports/1386180130.html
Though Rafael Nadal will be resting in his hometown of Manacor until 9th December, when he is set to start pre-season training following the growth factor injections he had in his knees last week, the Mallorcan ace and his team have already drawn up his 2014 schedule.
Nadal is pencilled in to feature in 21 tournaments next season, his highest figure since 2005. This means he will be clocking up some 115,656 kilometres – the equivalent of almost three trips around the globe – assuming he competes at the ATP World Tour Finals in London. Despite having qualified for the competition for eight straight years, he was forced to miss the 2005, 2008 and 2012 editions with injury.
Notable changes compared to last season include the decision to play in the ATP 250 tournament in Buenos Aires and the ATP 500 event in Rio de Janeiro. On the other hand, he will be giving Viña del Mar, Sao Paulo and Acapulco a miss. The choice to forego the trip to Mexico is likely a result of the tournament switching from clay to hard-court in order to attract players in the lead-up to Indian Wells, with the likes of Andy Murray and John Isner, who are hardly renowned for their love of the red dirt, having already confirmed they will feature.
Nadal’s jam-packed schedule could be further swelled if he represents Spain in the Davis Cup tie against Germany from 31st January to 2nd February, which will be held on indoor hard-court in Frankfurt.
this is NOT good ! playing 21 tournaments when he is going to turn 28? Do not take this risk rafa ! it is time you start playing a little less to preserve your body..