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
We are Deucy. We are. Believe you me.
But it must have been heartbreaking for you that Andy wasn’t there.
Yes ed, was horrid, but also was there 2 years ago when Andy didn’t play, so kinda getting used to it. Bummer 🙁
Enjoyed the tennis anyway, you just appreciate the skill and power even more. Had never seen Crashquet or Stan play in the flesh either, so that was good.
RT @TennisTalker: “2nd serve points won in 2013. 1 Djokovic 60%, 2 Nadal 57%, 3 Isner 56%, 4 Kohlschreiber 56%, 5 Federer 55%, 6 Wawrinka 55% @bgtennisnation”
Rafa needs to work on his serve. In tennis, you are only as good as your second serve and a 3% differential with Djoko is a lot………………..
Virtual project of the centre court at Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro 2016:
https://twitter.com/PedroRFET/status/399260498241138689/photo/1
#Olympics2016WillBeRedClay
Too bad Olympics2012 was not on clay and Rafa’s knees where shot at the time ;-).
On Rafa’s Facebook page, posted less than an hour ago, is this picture, followed by the English translation that says “I can now finally do it: I introduce you to my brother Tomeu Nadal.” So there’s been a secret brother? I wonder if that was the reason for his parents split in 2009, although they have reconciled. https://scontent-a-sea.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-prn2/p480x480/1463357_10151860298326026_1709053106_n.jpg
hahahahahaha
He looks more like Rafa than Rafa does 🙂
don’t fall for it
Still trying to figure it out but they look like two peas in a pod. Must really be his brother
Vamos!
it’s a PokerStars promotion
#bluffing
I was wondering the same thing, in all the family pictures you never see this brother Tomeu
it’s not his real brother.
I’m trying to get to the bottom of it. I always wondered what a Rafa brother would look like. Could be a joke.
nadline, please do get to the bottom of that, lol! Always interested in gossip! If that guy is really named Tomeu Nadal, he is probably NOT Rafa’s out of wedlock brother, who probably wouldn’t have Nadal as his last name. But there are many Nadals on this tiny Spanish island with a limited gene pool, so one of them could look a lot like Rafa.
#sherlockanyone?
Rafa’s dad could have had a son. If so, the son would have a last name Nadal
Ever since Ricky accused Rafa of not making eye contact with chair umpire on post match handshake, I’ve made it a point to observe. Eye contact every time.
Anything else is a back handed insult. Is simply not Rafa’s way.
#BeatingTheDeadHorses
i didn’t accuse Rafa of not making eye-contact.
I accused people on this site of blasting Djokovic and other players for not doing it.
Ricky Dimon says:
November 1, 2013 at 2:37 pm
very few do. Nadal and Federer are the exception, not the rule. And I don’t agree that Nadal gives a strong handshake to umpires while making eye contact. He rarely does.
As long as you shake, it doesn’t matter how you do it.
Ricky Dimon says:
November 1, 2013 at 2:42 pm
yeah, I’m sure. Certainly when he loses he doesn’t (same with everyone).
#Revisionism
that isn’t an accusation. an accusation is when you call out something wrong.
not making eye contact and/or not making a firm handshake is not wrong.
#ReadingComprehension
Every one of the last nine matches, Rafa made eye-contact with the chair umpire since Paris and WTF including both losses to Nole at WTF and Ferru in Paris.
I’ve never shaken someone’s hand without making eye-contact. Can’t even imagine doing so. Either a sign of blatant disrespect or social anxiety.
Do you want a prize?
#DoYou
#BowToHawkeye
you also can’t compare introductory handshakes in everyday like to handshakes at the end of a tennis match with someone who is sitting 5 feet above you.
DO YOU?
I was talking about respectful handshakes, not passive aggressive nor socially inept ones.
Main point was that Rafa makes eye contact on handshakes even to lowly higher umpires, win or lose.
#Revisionism
Ok, I just got a clarification of that post that was on Rafa’s Facebook page. Per Neil Harman, it’s some kind of promotion for a Poker Challenge. It’s not an outing of a secret brother.
already pointed that out several posts above
Sorry, Ricky. Hadn’t refreshed and didn’t scroll up.
no prob. was just pointing it out.
#IssueSolved
#SortOf
#WhosBluffing
Jpacnw, I haven’t scrolled either was, too lazy…. and the guy does look a lot like Rafa, lol!
DO YOU!?!?!?!?!
Hahahahahahaha.
#NeverGetsOld
#QuoteOfTheCentury
#IfNotMillenium
#OfFirstTen
#MilleniumsMillenia
Video: Nadal brothers. 🙂
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xGQkVY8ZnjA#t=22
this page is one of the leading authorities on the case of Rafael Nadal and his brother according to google
good job, folks.
#LOL
there have been 1,000 views on this page already today thanks to google searches for Rafael Nadal’s “brother”
#epic
There’s more on Rafa’s brother:
https://www.facebook.com/Nadal
augusta got there first.
Murray talking about the prank Rafa played on him:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NPw8JLu8bIU
More to come.
rafaelnadalfans: “Rafa’s PR agency, B1PR, said via twitter that we will find out more tomorrow about Rafa’s brother: “Mañana mas sobre el HERMANO de @RafaelNadal”
we already know more than enough!
^^^shouldn’t this be on the Murray thread?
no
Quite frankly I don’t wanna know more! If this was Pokerstars’ idea of a joke, flew past me tbh…………
Still trying to fathom out what this is all about. Is it a promotion for Rafa’s Foundation?
no, promotion for PokerStars (with whom Nadal has a contract, I believe)
Maybe it’s preparation for the poker tournament Rafa is supposed to play in December.
FoxNews: “Tennis ace Nadal to show his poker face in Prague.
Tennis star Rafael Nadal will take part in his first live poker tournament in December, Czech media reports.
Nadal will participate in the European Poker Tour in Prague from December 8 to December 18, according to Dnes newspaper, which quoted online gambling company Pokerstars.”
http://www.foxnews.com/world/2013/08/23/tennis-ace-nadal-to-show-his-poker-face-in-prague/
bingo. good find.
Hey Benito, can this publicity stunt! It is not funny…………..
A propos of another topic, those of you accusing Rick of fan this and that, if you believe his bleacher report profile he:
likes: Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer
Favorite athletes: Michael Jordan, Tiger Woods, LeBron James, Rafael Nadal, Jerry Rice
Federer or Sampras? Nadal
What???? No mentions of Berdych????
Well?????
Well?????
DO YOU?????????????
likes?
“A propos of another topic, those of you accusing Rick of fan this and that, if you believe his bleacher report profile he:
likes: Rafael Nadal”
Source please, lol
The Bleacher Report Profile: http://bleacherreport.com/users/348-ricky-dimon
Ricky Dimon profile
Short list:
Favorite athletes?
Michael Jordan, Tiger Woods, LeBron James, Rafael Nadal, Jerry Rice
Federer or Sampras?
Nadal
http://bleacherreport.com/users/348-ricky-dimon
Federer is not even listed. So Ricky has been wrong footing us all these years.
“Federer or Sampras? Nadal”
hahahahaha God I am funny.
Ricky: Glad to see you’re a Jerry Rice fan. He’s my all time favorite wide receiver (of course, that’s somewhat like people saying that Brooks Robinson is their all time favorite 3rd baseman). I’m a Packers fan through and through, but Rice is one of my all time favorites.
^^^ the GOAT of all GOATs, Rice is
The Abu Dhabi draw is out:
Nadal
Ferrer
Wawrinka
Djokovic
Murray
Tsonga
solid
Good draw it is! Not for Ferrer and Wawrinka though… 🙂