The luck was not on the side of Rafah, in his painting he has played hard bones of roer 4, Novak Djokovic third favourite to take the gold medal, Australian Lleyton Hewitt in second round, Andy Murray recent winner of the Masters Series Cincinnatti Radek Stepanek and a specialist in fast tracks.

In his first statements of Manacor said: "It has been the worst thing that can touch." He knows that his picture is very complicated, but since rafa-nadal.com give you all the spirits of the world that we know you're the best, that's why your number one, and the best always meet expectations against major rivals, winning the gold against these rivals, will be much more valuable .

Vamos Rafa! AND BRING so precious metal gold, for all your fans and all the Spanish fans.

Despite falling into the semifinals of the Masters Series in Cincinnati before the Serbian Novak Djokovic, Nadal said: "I played a very good tournament here, reaching the semifinals after winning in Toronto is almost perfect. I have the best track season lasts of my career so far, so I am very happy about it. "

Nadal, who lost (6-1 and 7-5) before 'Nolan' Djokovic in the semi-finals of Cincinnati, wanted to congratulate the Serbian because it is "doing well" in American tournament. "He played unbelievable in the first set. In the second I found myself well and at some point I felt I was playing better than him, but ultimately reached a 'break' and beat me", he said.

The winner of Roland Garros and Wimbledon assured that perhaps was not in his "best condition" but was optimistic by the way they played in the second sleeve. "In the second set I played better than previous days, so we finish the tournament with good feelings," he said.

Finally, asked about the possibility that the current number three in the ATP ranking comes in the future to be number one in the world, Nadal wanted to emphasize that until you leave the official list is the number one Swiss Roger Federer. "I think Djokovic also want to be number one, but at this moment, I'm still not the" lapsed.

After the defeat of Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal has Mallorcan at your fingertips and not depend on anyone to be number 1 next Monday of the ATP.

Rafa Nadal is virtual number 1, after the defeat of Swiss Roger Federer to Ivo Karlovic. The big surprise of the tournament gave yesterday in the Croatian Ivo Karlovic, the defeat by Federer 7-6 (8 / 6), 4-6, 7-6 (7 / 5), in an intense match. He was unable to pressure him and served on a plate to his throne Nadal.

Rafa will face joined in the quarter-finals of Cincinnati Masters Series to Ecuadorian Nicolas Lapentti, executioner of Fernando Velasco, after defeat in Round to German Tommy Haas by a blunt Rafa Nadal by 6-4 and 7-6 (0 ).

If everything goes as it's meant to go, wins the Masters Series Cincinnati on Monday will officially proclaimed number one of ATP, fully deserved, after an impressive season you are doing. Bravísimo Rafa!

The Spanish just as well with 234-week reign of Swiss

The Mallorcan rid tennis in two hours and two minutes of play, German, who won by 6-4 and 7-6 (0).

After 4 years at No. 2 ATP rankings, finally justice is done and our Rafa Nadal will lead the world tennis rankings not later than August 18. One year pletórico for Manacor and joined the striking and obvious decline of Swiss Roger Federer make Rafa to dethrone Swiss after 234 weeks in the tennis throne.




Why is not the No. 1 Rafa Nadal next Monday
The ATP ranking of the (association of Professional Tennis Players) is developed taking into account the results obtained in the previous year. Both tournaments in Canada, which won the Spanish last week, as Cincinnati, who is playing, it was disputed last year two weeks later, in their usual dates. Have been advanced in the calendar because of the Olympic Games.

Thus, by failing to find the reference 2007, the computer simply sum points to players. Federer added five to his account in Toronto, despite losing in his debut, and Nadal joined 500. Similarly, the Swiss sum 75 points in Cincinnati, where he has fallen into eighths, and Nadal has already added another 75. The classification is maintained well with a difference of 300 points for the Swiss player, a reference fictitious by the exceptional circumstances of this season, as an Olympic years.

In any year not Olympic, the computer had worked as usual, making it the next August 18, including the results of the Olympic Games. Federer immediately lose 850 points (350 by the end of Toronto in 2007 and 500 by way of Cincinnati) and Nadal 230 (225 in the semifinals of Canada in 2007 and five in the second round of Cincinnati). In the Olympic Games only adds: gold was quoted at 400 points, silver and bronze at 280 to 205.

Rafael Nadal begins his journey by the Cincinnati Masters Series to stalking the number 1, with a convincing victory.

His first opponent was a loose Florent Serra, French was a mere spectator of another impressive game of Spanish, who in September took two quick victory, 6-0 and 6-1.

Little history took the match, Serra had no choice, in 13 games could only win one, the Mallorcan is in his best game by game time and it shows, Federer knows it and shows his nervousness, almost lands on his first match! He knows that is a matter of days the end of his reign.

His rival Tommy Haas, who won the French Gael Monfils, will be able to win more games that Serra?