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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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
Copyright © 2024 | MH Magazine WordPress Theme by MH Themes
Nadal page is up. Will make a 2016 version soon.
Thanks Ricky!
This is a pre-2015 version.
yep
Where’s Rafa’s 2015 page?
Man, Rafa was good…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UOkpZzC78aY
Man, Rafa IS good the problem in 2015 was just the lack of confidence; not trusting his body after so many injuries.
Rafa has arrived safely in the Philippines
https://www.instagram.com/p/-6gvIFD_FO/
Globe Telecom arranged a contest between Rafa superfans to get a chance to meet him in Manila. The winners got a ticket to “the Globe Nadal Clinic” to be held on Sunday, Dec.6.
(Globe Telecom is a major provider of telecommunications services in the Philippines.)
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CVeXosTWcAEdqYP.png:medium
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According to Telefónica (a Spanish telecommunications provider), ‘superfans’ are passionate fans who show their true adoration.
“According to Telefónica (a Spanish telecommunications provider), ‘superfans’ are passionate fans who show their true adoration.”
augusta, you and I would qualify. 🙂
nadline10 (AT 5:41 PM),
🙂
According to Babola, Rafa started to practice with a new racket.
Babolat published the video below on Dec 3, 2015 and wrote: “Sneak peek of Rafa’s first practice with his new racket.”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bkDe17fhT9w
Babolat published this video about “Pure Aero 2016” on Aug 19, 2015:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5qtbrzUz6m4
Rafa played with his new racket in the IPTL in Manila. A closer look at the racket:
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CVyBEHMW4AAYpYw.png
About Rafa’s promotional activities.*
Rafa gave several interviews before&after the Tommy x Nadal event in Madrid this week. This is one of his interviews:
http://www.abc.es/estilo/gente/abci-rafa-nadal-verme-valla-201512012157_noticia.html
[Excerpts translated from Spanish by Chris Boardman]
ABC, Dec. 1, 2015: ¤¤ Rafa Nadal: <>
Question: “Did it take much to convince you to take your clothes off?”
RAFA: “No, not much (laughs)…
Well, I was very shy when I was young. Now I’m a little less shy because I have lived with many people around me for so many years and that helps to overcome shyness. But that does not stop me from feeling strange when I see myself on a billboard with few clothes on. I guess it’s part of my life and my work.”
Question: “And I suppose it would be easier to pose in a suit rather than just your underwear…”
RAFA: “Honestly it has been the same. I was with my team, with my trusted people. It does not bother me more to pose without clothes (laughs).”
Question: “Can you earn more as a model?”
RAFA: “I do not know if I can earn more as a model than as a tennis player. But I do know that if you do well in your sport you have more choices of starring in campaigns. I don’t do campaigns just because, but because I accomplished something prominently in my work. I’m not someone special, but I’ve done something special on the court and that’s why brands trust me.”¤¤ 🙂
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*Not for the Djoko fan, who sees Rafa as ‘a piece of meat.’
I disagree Rafa, you are someone special.
Lovely interview Gussie.
Millions of fans know how special he is but he’s never been allowed to regard himself in that light or get above himself. I’m convinced having all the family around him ia what keeps him grounded. Also they are affluent in their own right so are not about to be overly impressed by his earnings.
I tried to order Rafa’s Official 2016 calendar from Amazon today and it’s out of stock. The calendars of other top players are available.
Testing the thread. (Old comments posted in 2014 are showing up at the end of the thread, after the new comments.)
From Rafa:
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CViLyuBUkAEw3va.png
Testing log in.
Rafa donated his racket for a good cause. 🙂
EL Universal, December 4, 2015: ¤¤ Rafael Nadal’s racket was auctioned for 6 million pesos [about $2,000 US] in Bogota.¤¤
http://www.eluniversal.com.co/deportes/tenis/raqueta-de-rafael-nadal-fue-subastada-en-6-millones-de-pesos-en-bogota-213101
The proceeds will go towards supporting education of underprivileged children.
Rafa is thinking about the future of tennis. He hosted a tennis clinic for children alongside U.Toni in Manila:
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CVx755OU4AQlt-V.png
So that’s why U. Toni is with him I was wondering why he accompanied Rafa to an exhibition tournament.
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The IPTL is not an exhibition – it is a professional tennis league that pays out more than most ATP/ITF tournaments.
That’s like saying MLS is exhibition soccer.
nadline10 (AT 12:21 PM),
You are correct – the IPTL is an an exhibition tournament!
From Wikipedia: ¤¤ The International Premier Tennis League (IPTL, officially the Coca-Cola International Premier Tennis League Presented by Qatar Airways pursuant to sponsorship agreements with The Coca-Cola Company and Qatar Airways) is an annual team tennis league that takes place in various cities in Asia. Founded in 2013, the elite level EXHIBITION tennis tournament took place for the first time in November 2014. ¤¤
Anbody can write on wikipedia lol, even extreme tennis fans.
Why don’t you go on wiki and correct it? Of course it’s an exhibition. Players have to be invited to be in the league and there are no points awarded; also players can drop off from the teams at will and they don’t have to participate in all the countries.
any match in which players can get substituted for each other in the middle of a set is an exhibition
Sure they get points. Check the standings.
By invited, I assume you mean drafted like most professional sports.
According to Ricky, NBA and Premier League are exhibition by that definition.
And it makes me wonder.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D5j1koOHPts
A date with Rafa in Manila:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8zQki3JYju0
🙂
Rafa has arrived safely in Delhi:
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CVzn1gGWIAAdfDE.png
Phew!
Rafa held a tennis clinic for kids in Delhi today (he did the same in Manila):
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CV2cub-WEAAgZML.png
Business Standard, Dec. 10, 2015: ¤¤ Nadal, Bhupathi tennis academies tie up for collaboration.
(Excerpts)
Rafael Nadal entered into a partnership with Mahesh Bhupathi for their respective tennis academies on Thursday to identify talents in India and offer them the opportunity to receive expert coaching at the former’s academy in Spain.
Through the collaboration, Mahesh Bhupathi Tennis Academies (MBTA) will facilitate the admission of talented young tennis professionals a chance join the Rafa Nadal Academy from next year in Manacor, Spain.
Selected players will have the opportunity to join the training program for a specific period of time in the academy slated to start in May, 2016.
“We try to help the kids to become better tennis players, and help them to become best possible in tennis and help them create their own stories with their lives. This idea is right at the centre of my foundation. The thing that we’re trying to do is to give opportunities to the kids to learn from the best to have a better life and help them learn the technicalities that go into the game,” Nadal said on Thursday.¤¤
Read more in:
http://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/nadal-bhupathi-tennis-academies-tie-up-for-collaboration-115121000554_1.html
Rafa is trying to change his shirt without being noticed:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ma-KXCLp_Vw
🙂
It happened in Manila.