At this rate does not play or two years, "Nadal told the physiotherapist that he served during the meeting of the quarter-finals of the Paris Masters before the Russian Davydenko in which he had to leave for an injury in his right leg.

An injury that will force him to miss the Masters Cup in Shanghai because it has decided not to attend the tournament teachers to be "recovered" and prepare "for the important event in Mar del Plata with my country."

Does While the players most relevant for the circuit as Nadal or Roger Federer himself by publicly protesting the huge number of tournaments to be played throughout the season and the short recovery time. A war that has confronted them with Etienne de Villiers, until now president of the ATP, and that, for now, has had a clear conclusion: Federer has been absent from the final tournament of the season, the Swiss and Spanish left in Paris and the current a number of the world will miss the event that brings together the eight best tennis circuit.

Thus, Nadal complains in the communique that offers its website: "I've said several times that the schedule of tennis this year has been very hard where practically every week is forcing players to compete not making it possible for an athlete of this elite to 100%. " However, the Balearic recognizes that his eagerness to reach number one it has subtracted something from Freshness: "Perhaps there are injured, especially at the end of the season, my physical condition."

Nadal acknowledges that it does not go to the Masters in Shanghai is "one of the hardest and most difficult decisions I ever made in my career because of the importance of the event and, especially, not to be with the fans." In addition, the champion of Roland Garros and Wimbledon did not recognize any medical evidence to have been made, although "I can say that I have taken the right decision."

A decision which is directly linked to the Davis Cup final to Spain to play Argentina on 21, 22 and Nov. 23 in Mar del Plata, as the manacorense wants to "be restored to prepare for an important appointment with my country" and that Piazza opened the tournament Chinese to French Gilles Simon, who at the Madrid Masters defeated the Spanish in the semifinals.

The Mallorcan tennis player spoke loud and clear in the long interview that he spends L'Equipe

Rafa Nadal is the number one and as such it addresses one of sport's most prestigious newspapers in the world, 'L'Equipe', that yesterday he devoted a four-page monograph.

Rafa, who says that since he is number one "feels no more pressure," once again demonstrated its maturity. The same as projected at the time when he became vice president of the council players along with Roger Federer, president and the two pushed for the president of the ATP, the South African Etienne de Villers, took the decision not to continue in office. Regarding this issue, the world number one has it clear: "I wish that the future president of the ATP is a European and less arrogant Etienne de Villers," he confesses in the interview with the French half. The manacorí, who is in France to compete in the Masters Series in Paris, has become a man with power in the tennis world and he wants the sport is run by someone who understands better tennis players and that, among other things, compile a more rational calendar.

If something also characterized Rafa Nadal is his humility despite the successes it has achieved in just 22 years. In this aspect, the player has no hesitation in acknowledging that "Federer is the best and not me," it warns that "the square of the number one may be tough to maintain next year. " Also, the angry tennis player who confesses that she had been surprised during this season has been "Andy Murray, because he has demonstrated a clear progression."

His current ranking is not something that obsessed him according to his words: "I did not get up in the morning telling me that I am the world number one," says the tennis.

And if something needs to rest because Nadal is as yesterday confessed to "get to the limit in this end of the season. I arrive just a little. " The Mallorcan recognizes that "is the latest effort, I hope to get better prepared I have left," he said after confessing to "get worse than in 2007."

For the first time in 2008, none of the three first classified in the world ranking will compete in the final of any of the nine Masters Series in the circuit in the absence of the event in Paris-Bercy.

Novak Djokovic fell into eighths, Federer and Nadal in the semifinals. Andy Murray, fourth in the world, and Gilles Simon, tenth starting Monday, averted another year the desire of any tournament, a final between the top two rackets in the world. The Madrid tournament will be dismissed from (59-15).

Behind them, David Ferrer and Murray did not spend 65 and 61, respectively. What plans have Nadal and Federer for the final stretch of the season? How to manage your energy low? "In principle I'm going to play in Basel and then we'll see what happens," Federer said after the defeat. "The first goal, to retain the number one until the end of the year, as I have met. The next is to do well in Paris," said Nadal.

Plans for the near future. A his version 'indoor' without having enjoyed the crossing expected.

Despite the huge gap reflected in the ATP list among the top three and the rest, the differences are reduced in the final leg of the course due to a grueling schedule in which the best paying the price of its success to compete more encounters than the rest. Nadal, undisputed king of the year, accumulated 89 games (80-9) in their legs; Federer reaches 71 (58-13), three less than Djokovic this stage, none dares to predict what will happen next month. In any event, Nadal could afford the racket sheathed until the next Open from Australia, in January 2009. Federer could not be dislodged until then. Enough with the Swiss have to look back to control the movements of Djokovic, who in Paris and Shanghai has options to threaten his second position.

Murray said his defeat in the face of the mathematically a Spanish presence in the highest ranking at the conclusion of a season. Juan Carlos Ferrero, number one for eight weeks in 2003, ceded his crown to Roddick in the final tournament, the Masters Cup, then based in Houston. Carlos Moya, two weeks at the helm of the ATP in 1999 after reaching the finals in Indian Wells, also failed to defend his position. Could not even finish among the top 10.

For 22 years, Nadal is the first left-handed in front of classification final since John McEnroe in 1984 and third in the history of the ATP ranking (since 1973). Jimmy Connors, a leader between 1981 and 1984, was the first.

With 344 points advantage over Federer in the Race of Champions, Nadal to him on 44, as the Swiss, even winning three tournaments in which you can still take part-Basel (50), Paris (100) and Shanghai (150) - Add a maximum of 300 points. The Mallorcan, despite the defeat, will overcome the barrier of 7,000 points on the List Ticket.

Therefore, there is no room for disappointment. "Of course not. I've come to Tournament semifinals at the first 'indoor' appreciation. "It was a shame to lose a game like this after a big fight, but I gave it my best. I'm going home happy with myself." Nadal, in contrast to the previous junction Feliciano Lopez, said no infiltration to alleviate their discomfort in his shoulder. "Today I have come across a little better. Also, I can not make a always played with a positive mindset. " treatment every day to hide the injury, "he explained.

Despite improved physical, three hours and 22 minutes of play eventually pass bill. "Both time for a match indoors is durísimo", he acknowledged. "I had many options, but could not be. I have to learn what I did wrong. I have to go a little further on the track and I lost points that you can not lose if you take a victory. Erred tactical and technical, but not me I can blame anything. I

Rafael Nadal does not host the finals of the U.S. Open after falling in the semifinals against Scots Andy Murray in a match that was suspended on Saturday due to lluvia.Pese to defeat the world number one has been satisfied with his performance in the fourth Grand Slam of the season. "When I arrived, my situation was probably not the best to play a good tournament, with many parties on my shoulders. I fought and I have done a good championship, so I left the U.S. Open with positive things with a good tournament ", said the Balearic tennis.

Rafael Nadal was dismissed in the best U.S. Open of his career can only do as a number one. To be exact, the number one tennis world: fighting, fighting until the end as when the indomitable Stanley Ketchel made giant Jack Johnson to exclaim: "This man is not human." This Nadal which eliminated Andy Murray, only saying that it fell as large: dropping his fists, fighting until the last breath.

"Rafael is not in a good state of mind or form, for the great effort in recent months. This week we are paying. Except the Olympic Games thanks to encouragement he received from people and other athletes, but here we have been very fair. " Before the resolution of the semifinal Nadal-Murray, the words of Toni Nadal already sounded premonition.

Breaks. But Nadal can only be applied comparisons and phrases of peleadores or bullfighters of legend: Stanley Ketchel ... Manolete: "defied death as a god, fell fighting like a man." The exhaustion of Nadal is reflected in the 20 balls that break Murray took over four sets. Murray hit like a thunder, but that figure is quite unusual.

Despite the exhaustion, despite a Murray in the best moment of his career, and negotiating the termination of the penultimate energy, Nadal pulled ahead in the third set that Arthur Ashe suspended on Saturday with 3-2 and pull for Rafa. For simple refusal to defeat, Nadal won 6-4, extended the match and sowed tension and anxiety among the Team Murray, commanded by his mother, the famous Judy and Miles Maclagan, the coach who has recast the boy Scots.

Nadal withstood a test almost supreme in the second game of the fourth sleeve. That lifted seven balls break, intimidate Murray broke him back ... and went to the front: 3-1. But this Sunday in windy in Flushing Meadows, service and Nadal's legs were not with the rockets that took Roland Garros and Wimbledon. Rafa took ball for 4-2, but failed an easy volea, Murray broke ... and the shadow of the order was extended on Ashe.

In the tenth game, Murray sentenced before a Nadal defeated, not defeated. Federer wants to follow in the footsteps of Tilden. We will have to see it with Murray.

Rafael Nadal was classified for the first time in his career for the U.S. Open semifinals after beating American Mardy Fish in 4 sets, 3-6, 6-1, 6-4 and 6-2, which assured him finish 2008 as No. 1 in the world. The flamboyant Prince of Asturias award for Sports is face in the semifinals at British Andy Murray, sixth head series, which defeated in the quarterfinals and after almost four hours party at Argentine Juan Martin del Potro, sixteenth favorite, 7-6 (2), 7-6 (1), 4-6 and 7-5.



The background for Rafa Nadal were more positive than before Mardy Fish. He had played against the United States on four occasions and never had yielded a single set. However, the party was unable to start for the worse Spanish. Fish saved a ball against break in the first game and then broke Nadal service.

With a very aggressive game, in which Fish was played everything no matter what if it fell or not the clubs that launched from the bottom of the track, American got that Nadal does not find its rhythm game during the first sleeve. With points short and supported in a draw devastating, which got up to 9 aces, Fish noted the first set for 3-6 before a Nadal who had two other balls in the break the fifth game when they lost 1-3 on the scoreboard.

The reaction of the worlds number 1
Nadal reacted as the number 1 which is nothing more to begin the second set. He won his first service in white, broke the Fish and kick him returned the 3-0 that the U.S. had endorsed him to Nadal in the first set. Nadal began playing high balls from the bottom of the track and Fish, not forced to accumulate errors. The vol of American remained in the network and their balls did not find the lines so primet frequency as in the set. Thus, Nadal equalled the match after win the second sleeve for a comfortable 6-1.

Presented battle over Fish in the third set. However, the minimum Nadal took that opportunity again break Service American, in the seventh game, to sign the partial 6-4. Rafa also had trouble certify their passage into the semifinals the fourth set. The game of draw-volea of Fish lost his entire Nadal effectiveness and sentenced to a further break in the seventh game a match which ended at 2:10 in the morning, an hour longer own a golfa meeting that a meeting of tennis.

With this victory Nadal enters the club of 20, the number of player who has reached the semifinals of the four tournaments Grand Slam in one season. Something of what today only can boast Federer, Nalbandian, Djokovic and from this Thursday Nadal.