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
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
First!
Yum, yum……
This is a great idea!
This page is sure to garner the most comments ? ? ?
Deucy will have company on the Andy page from time to time ?
Djokovic is woefully short of supporters on this site ?
Fedfans have gone strangely quiet ?
Ah at last, the perfect spot for nadline to do all her product placement….
#RicksterRocks
Hahahahahahaha!!!!!!!
Vamos
What the hell have Nike gone and got Rafa to wear now, a snakeskin t-shirt?
https://twitter.com/bnppmasters/status/394507078993063937/photo/1
#MarchOnNike
According to several Ebay ads, these are the shoes he’s using just for the Paris Masters tournament. They appear to match the shirt.
http://i.ebayimg.com/t/New-Nike-Courtballistec-4-3-Rafael-Nadal-Shoes-Paris-Masters-1000-2013-/00/s/MTIwMFgxNjAw/z/n2EAAOxyg7xSXYfP/$T2eC16VHJHYFFkPR9-)-BS(YfPS!Qg~~60_57.JPG
And on the Tennis Warehouse site, these are the crazy socks that go with them.
http://img.tennis-warehouse.com/new_big/NDFESWC-1.jpg
Jpacnw,
Oh my goodness! The shoes and socks are as bad as the shirt!
Who is designing Rafa’s outfits at Nike these days?
NNY7: Nike certainly has been all over the map, fashion wise, with Rafa throughout his career. He looks good in anything, so maybe they figure they can use him as a fashion guinea pig.
what is the No. 1 ranking scenario in Paris?
If Rafa really wins the darn thing, he has it wrapped up, no matter, what Djoker will do for the rest of the season. If Novak wins it, it would be good for Rafa to be in the final, even, if that means another loss to Novak. Novak should at least reach the final and face someone else than Rafa there in order to have a chance at all. The draw deities or whoever is responsible for that particular draw, decided to make it a real challenge for him. Let’s see, if he takes up the gauntlet, or if he decides to save himself for London and Belgrad.
I’m sure, someone can do better and can work out the exact scenarios and numbers. But don’t look at Rafa’s shirt, when you are doing it.
Apparently, Nike continued their experiments with optical warfare. That shirt gives Rafa an unfair advantage IMO.
I’ve seen a some hideous shirts as bad as this but not many. Reminds me of the poisonous snake green patterned shirt Djokovic wore for the 2008 USO. It’s made worse by the shiny, slimy looking fabric.
Dont players have any say in what they wear?
Is that snakeskin thing what Rafa will be wearing when he is actually playing in the tournament? Yikes!
Do you remember Lleyton Hewitt, after beating Hrbaty (think it was at the USO), saying “there was no way he was going to lose to someone wearing a shirt like that”.
It was a bizarre affair in pink and black with cut-out holes in the back. During the match he got badly sunburnt because he hadn’t thought to use sun bloc on his back.
pretty sure I was at that match.
i was definitely at one of Hrbaty’s matches that year at the USO, but not sure against whom.
LOL! Yes, I remember that!
I hope Rafa doesn’t inspire a similar attitude in his opponents! 🙂
They get charged up enough when they play him!
Honestly, this has to be some kind of joke. Please!
how did you embed that photo in a comment?
#AmateurHour
Ricky: WordPress allows for the embedding of Youtube videos, Twitter pics/tweets, and PollDaddy polls. Everything else can only be included in comments with the url that must be clicked on to display it. (I thought that was the case but I went to the WordPress support site to confirm it).
You are right, @Jpacnw. I just open the particular picture (be it twitter or anything) and copy and paste the whole url into the comment and, voila!
I am trying.
I am trying.
https://twitter.com/chidoufen/status/394704481532661760
Yes, please do tell RITB. Is it just via Twitter, or are there other ways?
I wanted to put the Hrbaty shirt up but couldn’t fathom out a way to do it.
yeah you should be able to post photos in comments
Here’s the Hrbaty shirt. It was definitely an odd one.
http://a.abcnews.com/images/US/nm_hrbaty_060831_ssv.jpg
Fellow Rafa fans, please don’t forget to vote for Rafa to win the 2013 Fans’ Favourite Award!
Voting remains open through Thursday, 31 October.
Voting is available in the NEWS sections (Moët & Chandon Awards) of the ATP website. Sometimes it’s visible in the HOME section too.
http://www.atpworldtour.com/News/Tennis/2013/Moet-ATP-Awards/2013-ATP-Awards-Fan-Favourite-Voting.aspx
I love it that the Tour Awards are “presented by Moet & Chandon Champagne.” Roger, of course, is their main ambassador.
This is certainly the reason why the voting is well hidden – it’s meant for well-experienced Fedfans. 🙂
Jpacnw,
Thanks for posting that picture! Yes, that’s the one I remember all too well! 🙂
Ricky Dimon@October 27, 2013 at 7:44 pm
—what is the No. 1 ranking scenario in Paris?—
Rafa wasn’t penalized for not playing in Basel. So, he has to earn at least 666 points (Paris & WTF) to keep the No.1 spot after the Davis Cup final.
Rafa will remain No.1 after the Paris Masters, because the points from the 2012 WTF will drop on Monday after the Paris Masters.
Djoko can earn points :
¤ Paris – 1000
¤ WTF – 1500
TOTAL: 2500 points
¤ Davis Cup – 225 points (the final in the middle of November)
GRANDTOTAL: 2725 points
Rafa:
To keep the No.1 spot after the WTF, Rafa needs to earn enough points to cover 225 points Djoko can earn in the Davis Cup final.
¤ leads today (Oct.28) with 2060 points in the Race to London
¤ needs to earn 670 points (Paris & WTF)
TOTAL: 2730 points
So, Sanju was right: Rafa did not get penalized for skipping Basel! I wonder, why not? The wording of the regulation seemed to be pretty clear and in favour of a penalty. So, the magic number is 666 in a snakeskin… hmm…
I mean to CLINCH
Ricky Dimon@October 28, 2013 at 8:56 am
My calculation.
The Race to London on Oct.28 (points):
Rafa 11,670
Djoko 9,610
To clinch the year-end No.1 ranking in Paris, Rafa has to be 1,730 ahead of Djoko after the tournament.
Rafa needs one of these scenarios:
¤ reaching SF (+360) & Djoko losing in F (+600) —-> Rafa 12,030 vs Djoko 10,210
¤ reaching R3 (+90) & Djoko losing in SF (+360) —-> Rafa 11,760 vs Djoko 9,970
¤ Djoko losing in QF (+180) —-> Rafa 11,670 vs Djoko 9,790
¤ Djoko losing before QF
if Rafa reaches final he clinches?
No, if Nole beats Rafa in the final, then Rafa still does not clinch. He would then have to win one WTF match to clinch.
Ricky Dimon@October 28, 2013 at 3:16 pm
If Rafa reaches the final (+600) & Djoko wins the title (+1000) —->
Rafa 12,270 vs Djoko 10,610;
the difference 1,660 is not enough to clinch the YE No.1 ranking.
Are those the shorts he will be wearing too? They are longer and baggier.
I’ve been wondering how long it would be before Nike got round to designing shorts that fitted him. The current ‘one size fits all’ version does not accommodate the famous butt and are too tight across the thighs.
Ed:
I don’t know what shorts he’s wearing for Paris, but I would guess it won’t be a pair of longer shorts. His WTF kit has already been announced and that kit will have the shorter shorts that he’s worn all year. Seems unlikely he’d wear longer shorts for one tournament. Personally, I’d be ok with him wearing the really short shorts that Borg and everyone else wore in the 80’s. Anyway, here’s the WTF kit, courtesy of the Vamos Rafael Nadal Facebook fan page.
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.647219218632564.1073742144.148883365132821&type=1
Well Nike should review their pattern cutting then. He needs a D cup for those buttocks 🙂
ed,
So I am not the only one who has noticed that Rafa’s shorts are too tight in certain areas. 🙂
Yes, he definitely needs more room!
For what it’s worth, I do not want to see the players wearing those short shorts from the 80’s. Can you imagine Rafa in them?
670 is the magic number. For example, if Nole loses before semis, Rafa clinches without winning another match this year.
#HUMB2E
#SanjuTheGreat
hawkeye, I warmed to the magic number 666. It’s easy to type, and makes a great combo with the snakeskin shirt.
Yes, I’m humble, too, and sanju was right, but don’t ask me, why. If I were Novak,and those 150 points should make all the differenceat the end of the season, I’d hire a lawyer to look into this, and find out, why Rafa wasn’t penalized. 🙂
Sanju is right but I don’t think he or anyone else (including the ATP) could give a consistent explanation why. He had a 0-pter from Valencia that expired which then allowed Vina del Mar to count. Therefore, then why wouldn’t he get a 0-pter from Basel??? He didn’t even get a 0-pter from Basel because it doesn’t even show up in his points breakdown. So why did he get one from Valencia in the first place?? Makes no sense.
But, as a Rafan, I’m gonna drop it.
hawkeye63@October 29, 2013 at 12:14 am
—So why did he get one from Valencia in the first place?? —
Last year Rafa got two penalties – ‘a zero point ranking penalty’ for each ATP-500 event less than four played. Valencia and Beijing were chosen by the ATP to impose a penalty because they are last tournaments of the season.
This year, Rafa has played four ATP-500 events:
¤ Acapulco, Barcelona and Beijing ATP-500 tournaments;
¤ Monte Carlo Masters (that is a non-mandatory Masters tournament and is counted as one of four ATP-500 events a commitment player has to play).
Rafa’s pre-tournament Paris interview: He looks better rested than he did in Asia. Not as tired looking around the eyes. Hope that’s a good sign.
http://youtu.be/hb49yQXFHbU
Rafa himself says he doesn’t feels exhausted.
— Rafa’s interview
Published 28/10/13
Question. Does the fact that you started this year later than usual mean you feel fresher than ever for the last two indoor tournaments in Paris and London?
Rafa. I don’t feel exhausted like I have felt in the past. Previously I have arrived here feeling very tired, like I don’t have enough energy to compete well. This year the situation is different. I am relaxed and happy to be here. —
http://www.fft.fr/en/bnp-paribas-masters-official-website/news/nadal-my-goal-end-year-healthy
You’re right. I noticed how strained he looked in Asia. The break has clearly done him a lot of good. He will bust his guts in Paris and London but having made his point by leading the Race and getting back to No.1 he’s not going to fall apart if Djokovic pips him at the post. He makes that clear in his interview.
I so want to see him do well at the WTF – like win it – to cement his legacy but that’s a tall order.
#IcingOnTheCake
#HisHealthComesFirst