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As the newspaper MARCA prepay in its Sunday edition, Rafa Nadal will not play the 58th edition of the Barcelona Open BancSabadell, tournament better known as Conde de Godo, for some problems in his knee, which already had to be infiltrated to play in Monte Carlo event on Sunday won for the sixth consecutive time.

Rafa Nadal will not play Conde Godo, a tournament he has won his last editions and which has on many occasions that feel "at home." The cause of this waiver are, once again, their knees, they need a break from face-to party does not overload on this stretch of the season, where he faces defending Rafa most titles and points. 500 less to his credit will be deducted when they won in Barcelona last year, when he won the final against David Ferrer. Thus, Nadal joins casualties late David Nalbandian and Juan Martin del Potro, both also out through injury.

In a statement sent by the press officer for rafa, we could read as follows: "I regret not playing in Barcelona, more than any other tournament, but this year after winning in Monte Carlo I asked my body to rest. I feel especially not to play. I stress this because I like to really understand that this is because they played in my club because it's my home tournament. I have mentioned repeatedly that the long calendar of tennis, particularly this part of the clay court season this badly structured and me not playing in Barcelona is the result. I thank in advance to club members, tournament organizers and all the fans for understanding. Tomorrow I will be in Barcelona at the disposal of the organizers. "

For his part, Albert Costa, Spanish Davis Cup captain and tournament director, said in this connection that "wish Rafa the best of luck. We know that this is a very thoughtful and we know what it has cost to take it. Player must also know when to listen to your body. But the tournament has just started and we have a week of best tennis ahead. Falling Rafa is a shame but the tournament will follow and very hard and really interesting games. "

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 ...

Picture Gallery Conde Godo 2009

CREE QUE LO MEJOR DEL tennis MANACOR S THAT GETS NO GOALS

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.