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Rafael Nadal, the second global player, acknowledged that Spain is a favorite in the final of the Davis Cup against the Czech Republic from 4 to 6 December at the Palau Sant Jordi in Barcelona.

Rafael Nadal, the second global player, acknowledged that Spain is a favorite in the final of the Davis Cup against the Czech Republic from 4 to 6 December at the Palau Sant Jordi in Barcelona. "In Davis, who plays at home is always the favorite, but the favorite does not always wins. We will have to prove it on the track, "said Nadal.

The player made his statements precisely in the Catalan capital, where he traveled to receive from his club Barcelona RCT, a replica of the Trofeo Conde de Godo in its capacity as the tournament champion five times (2005-2009). For the number one Spanish team, the Czech Republic "has no weaknesses," it has "level players, as Tomas Berdych and Radek Stepanek also make a good double. "Against them you can not say you have a point gained in advance," he said.

Having overcome their problems in the abdominals, Nadal wants to focus now on finishing the year in the best possible way. Davis would be the culmination of a dream. "I am very excited because this is a special competition where you represent your country. The final goal for this season over any other, is back to win it," he said.

To this end, Nadal made a appeal to the fans "of Barcelona, Catalonia and Spain" to fill the Sant Jordi "and help get the salad bowl. The Mallorcan tennis player also wanted to settle any controversy with his fellow Feliciano Lopez and Fernando Verdasco, on the final venue.

"What I said is that we must deal with players playing and not opinion. We could have given our opinion that if there had been a choice between playing or not in height, but from the time that Madrid did not run, we had nothing to say. All the venues were at sea level and have to say is the federation, "he argued.

The heavy rain that fell throughout the day in the Catalan capital was suspended because the acts that had been prepared on tracks 1 and 2 of the club and move this small tribute to the hall of the French school, where he improvised a small Minitennis court.

On stage, Nadal pandering to children's school club and answered their questions before receiving a replica trophy. "I had five of them, but in small. Now I have the big one. Still do not know where to put, but will be in a truly special," has ruled.

Say it is not extraterrestrial, but his numbers speak otherwise. With its victory before David Ferrer, Rafael Nadal reached his fifth consecutive Open Banco Sabadell Barcelona. The shooting follows the piston down without break after his compatriot in the final pentacampeonato achieved in his second home.

So live the match between Manacor and the Javea.
The climate party respected the time, the center court of the Royal Tennis Club of Barcelona dressed gala for the occasion and the final desmereció, although the script was expected. Rafa Nadal (1) was imposed on David Ferrer (4) by a score of 6-2 overall and 7-5 after an hour and forty five minutes of play.

The match was unusual, with both players more successful than the rest of the service. Good because it had the proportions of the poor and the first services of a good and when they do not have the pressure of the draw. Nadal was the first to successfully join the game with his serve and took advantage. Ferrer was below the marker, and although the exchange stand from the bottom of the track Nadal ended succumbing in the first set by 6-2 to a strong reflection of what was not like he was the first manga.

The second set was another story. A combative Ferrer threw the towel in no time and no one to challenge Nadal not far from definitive. What was the first bars of the set, dropping drive as a hose, moving his opponent from side to side of the track. However, the combined strengths balear forced with no errors and that got David into the party. Meanwhile, Alicante was the first time in the shock front and the light was at a verge of a break in the sixth game that could have delayed the game to the third set. Nadal saved the situation and gave a speed of more in the eleventh game. One later, did not hesitate to close the game the fast track ...

Nadal achieved in this way their fifth title of Count Godó. Manacor The only lost to Alex Corretja this clay, when it still had no majority, their first participation, and has since chained 24 consecutive victories. The amount of Manacor and continues: fourth title of the season, the thirty-fifth of his career, the twenty-fourth on clay ... Pass the following ...

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Manolo Santana, winner of four Grand Slam during the sixties, said that Rafa Nadal "no limits" and that what is valued more than the number one world not put your goals and is playing tennis every day .

"I see a great tennis and is playing unbelievable," said Santana, who has highlighted the tournament won by Nadal in this year: Open Australia and the Masters of Indian Wells and Monte Carlo.

The past and the future of Spanish tennis had met at a promotional event of the Trofeo Conde Godo, which takes place these days in RCT Barcelona, where Santana has given the Foundation Rafa Nadal one of the rackets with which he won Wimbledon 1966. "With only 22 years and has become, for me, the best player in the world by far," he assured.

Santana, director of the Masters Madrid 1000, wanted to highlight the dedication of a number inside and outside the tennis world "and said his presence at the tournament to be held next May in the Spanish capital.

Nadal was more consistent than his rival, who is suffering from problems físicos.Murray broke in just 61 minutes from Croatian Mario Ancic.

Rafa Nadal will play the Rotterdam Open final against Andy Murray in the semifinals after defeating French Gael Monfils 6-4 for a double. Spanish was much more consistent than his rival, who is suffering from physical problems, and resolved without too much trouble despite the tight score.

The only tennis player who was capable of winning Nadal was unable to repeat his 2009 epic Doha and had to surrender to the superiority of a number of the world, more accurate with the first service to its rival. The Spanish do not need three sets this time to end Monfils, who lost the first game with his service but was able to retrieve it immediately.

After the exchange of errors made due to Nadal's victory in the fifth game when they got the break which eventually would give the first set after pick up a 40-0. Monfils would not be able to break the Nadal serve in either the first set or the second.

Monfils began to show signs of exhaustion and often fail to Nadal a serious but less bright than other times. The French seemed to cannon fodder, even speculated with its withdrawal, but forces pulled out of weakness and continued to give war to the end.

Andy Murray, head of the second series, won in just 61 minutes andalusia to the rival who had a negative balance of 3-1, with the latest clashes in favor of the Croat in Miami and Barcelona, last año.Mucha of the blame for his victory was due to the overwhelming benefit of the Scottish, who scored eight direct and that did not escape in any of the three occasions he had Ancic, who ceded it twice. Croatian Mario Ancic, 6-1 and by 6-2 to reach his fifteenth ATP final of a tournament in Rotterdam. Murray, now restored to its defeat Fernando Verdasco in the final round of Australia Open, the second title fight for this season and tenth of his career, after his phenomenal start this year with victory in Doha and on display in Abu Dhabi.

The UK has completed its goal, to reach a final again, and has done so against a