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Publish 28 March 2011 in The Player - 10745 views

Rafael Nadal ended up happy after his debut in Miami, which overcame an awkward opponent as the Japanese Kei Nishikori displaying an excellent level of tennis, the same man who led last week to reach the final at Indian Wells. For him, a positive result.

Rafael Nadal ended up happy after his debut in Miami, which overcame an awkward opponent as the Japanese Kei Nishikori displaying an excellent level of tennis, the same man who led last week to reach final Indian Wells. For him, a positive result.

Rafael Nadal , debuta en el Master 1000 de Miami con triunfo "It was a difficult match because he was facing one of those rivals that you never want to find and much less in the first round," said Nadal on his 6-4 6-4 victory against Nichikori. "I think I played very well, a fairly complete game and I'm happy for the win," added the world number 1.

Much was expected Rafa's debut in Miami after he lost the final at Indian Wells Novak Djokovic as to the shooting, was above all a positive result. "The final at Indian Wells was a positive result, then returned after a while without competing on the circuit. Reaching a final gives confidence. It is true that at the end of the tournament I played better than at first, but I think I've been following an evolution in my game. "

Nadal, who has never won in Miami, it is clear that the objective is still to go step by step: "I have to continue working improvement. The next game will be tough against a friend and Feliciano Lopez. "That it will be on Monday ...


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Publish 22 June 2010 in The Player - 20915 views

The next opponent of Spanish will be the Dutchman Robin Haase, who won in three sets to James Blake.

Rafael Nadal, world number 1, was placed in the second round of Wimbledon today by eliminating three sets in the Central track Japanese Kei Nishikori, a rookie on that court, 6-2, 6-4, 6 - 4 in 2 hours and 5 minutes.

El cesped de Wimbledon presenció la primera victoria de Nadal The tennis manacorense second favorite in this Grand Slam, he returned this year to the All England Club after having been low in the last edition. Nishikori, ranked 189th in the world, entered the tournament thanks to a special invitation from the organization. The next opponent for the second favorite male box will be the Dutchman Robin Haase, executioner today's American James Blake, who won in three sets.

"It was a very special back to Central. For me to be here in my favorite tournament, is incredible. The public is always wonderful with me and make me feel at home," Nadal said nothing achieve their first win this year at Wimbledon.

The player, who comes from winning his fifth Roland Garros, where he won the final to Sweden's Robin Soderling, lost in Queens to his friend and compatriot Feliciano Lopez in the quarterfinals. This year, the Spaniard returned to his favorite tournament, which could not be in 2009 by a knee injury prevented her from defending the trophy, snatched in 2008 to Roger Federer.

In this triumphant return to grass of SW19, the new winner of the French Open, which has never been eliminated in the first round of a "Great", wasted no time. Disrupted the tennis serve and Japan in the first game and held a dominant position throughout the game. Nadal closed the first quarter with a 6-2 with less unforced errors in the manga (Japanese-June 10). Nishikori had two chances to break in the fourth game missed to put the game in tray into Spanish.
Nadal, who confirmed that there are no cracks in your physical condition, he again broke serve at 5-2 Nishikori to catch up and then seal the part in 36 minutes. Nishikori, who chained numerous unforced errors during the pulse with the winner of Roland Garros (with a total of 27 against 13 of the Balearics), sought to modify schemes to address a second set that cost a little more Spanish, but sealing Nadal ended in 43 minutes 6-4.

The Japanese, who debuted at Wimbledon in 2008 and starred in his second foray into the "Great", did not surrender and fought each ball to give in, finally, in the third set 6-4.


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Publish 19 June 2010 in The Player - 21676 views

On the bottom of the table, which leads Nadal, the threats are Murray, Isner, Soderling, Querrey, Simon and Tsonga · On the top of the table, which leads Federer, the threats are Djokovic, Davydenko, Hewitt, Cilic, Kohlschreiber, Monfils Roddick or

Rafa Nadal, seeded second in the 2010 Wimbledon debut to the Japanese Kei Nishikori, number 204 of the ATP.Roger Federer, top seed and current defending champion, will debut with the Colombian Alejandro Falla.

El primer compromiso en Wimbledon para Rafael Nadal será con el japonés Kei Nishikori Rafa Nadal entity will have an opponent in the first round of Wimbledon 2010. Despite the post 204 world ranking, Japanese Kei Nishikori has the endorsement of being a product of Nick Bollitieri factory. This young man of 20 years showed the world his last two card by winning the tournament in Delray Beach, arriving in February last year to fill the position 56 of the ATP.

This season he has won two Challengers on land Yankees (Sarasota, Savannah, both on clay). Nadal and Nishikori faces were two years ago in the coatvos-finals of Queens, where the Spaniard, in the final champion, 6-4, 3-6, 6-3.

As for the other members of the Navy include the duels that measured at Fernando Verdasco with Italian Fabio Fognini, Tommy Robredo with Australian Peter Luczak, Albert Montanes with Italian Paolo Lorenzi, with Feliciano Lopez American Jesse Levine, Pere Riba with American Michael Russell, Guillermo Garcia-Lopez with the German Tobias Kamke, Nicolas Almagro with Italian Andreas Seppi, Juan Carlos Ferrero with Belgian Xavier Malisse, Oscar Ivan Hernandez Croatian Dodig, Marcel Granollers with Portuguese Frederico Gil, Daniel Gimeno-Traver with Frenchman Jeremy Chardy, David Ferrer with German Nicolas Kiefer and Guillermo Alcaide with Frenchman Gilles Simon.

As Concerning the other favorites, Swiss Roger Federer, six times champion, will debut with the Colombian Alejandro Falla, before which has won all four times they have faced without dropping a set. This season, the Basel Falla imposed on land in Roland Garros and in Halle on grass. For its part, Sweden's Robin Soderling will face is American Robby Ginepri, Briton Andy Murray in the Czech Jan Hajek, American Sam Querrey in Ukrainian Sergey Stakhovsky, Frenchman Jo-Wilfred Tsonga with American Robert Kendrick, Frenchman Gael Monfils with Argentina's Leonardo Mayer, Lleyton Hewitt with Argentine Maximo Gonzalez, the Swiss Stanislas Wawrinka in Uzbekistan Denis Istomin, Andy compatriot Roddick Rajeev Ram, Russian Nicolay Davydenko with South African Kevin Anderson and Serbian Novak Djokovic with Belgian Olivier Rochus.


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Publish 11 June 2008 in The Player - 161161 views

Queen s tournament " faces the Japanese NISHIKORI

The Spanish tennis player Rafael Nadal comfortably rid of the Swedish Jonas Bjorkman in the second round of the Queen's tournament, preparation for Wimbledon, 6-2 and 6-2 in one hour and four minutes of play.

It was the first clash between the two tennis players, who until now had never been confronted despite 36 years of Bjorkman. The match was very easy for the Balearic Islands, which had fallen last Tuesday in doubles on the grass of London.
El tenista español Rafael Nadal se deshizo cómodamente del sueco Jonas Bjorkman
The Mallorcan only allowed the Swedish convert four games, two in each set, break the draw in the third and the fifth in the first sleeve and in the fifth and seventh in the second.

Nadal also held a good meeting with his service as only granted a ball to break Bjorkman, he failed to convert.

Nadal, who last year reached the quarterfinals at Queen's, will be measured in the third round Japanese Kei Nishikori, who previously eliminated by the French Olivier Patience 7-6 and 6-3.

Nishikori, that next December 29 will meet 19 years, lives in the locality U.S. Bradenton (Florida) and is one of the most promising of his country currently occupies the post 113 in the world ranking.

The Japanese immigrated to Florida with 14 years to join the academy of Nick Bollettieri talents and this year has already caused the sensation achieving the title of Delray Beach, defeating in the end none other than James Blake. The first ATP triumph of a Japanese since 1992.


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Wilmer: Te apoyamos Rafa..
Tomas: Nadal no tienes que demostrarle nada a ellos. como tu dices no pueden ni quieren dejar hacer las cosas bien.
Pepe: Paso a paso pero seguro, a ganar el Conde Godó
Amelia: Vamos mi Rafa ya es hora.
nadalek: me gustaria saber cual es la POCIMA DE DJOKOVIC..PARA AGUANTAR TODO FISICAMENTE desde hace 1 año.. cosa que antes NO.
nadalek: el problema de NADAL con DJOKOVIC .. es cuando juega corto.. o ESPECULA.. NADAL DEBE BASARSE EN SU REVÉS CRUZADO; SU DRIVE PARALELO..más continui ...
Sandro: Nadie le gana a Novak, es casi invencible se necesitaría otro Djokovic je je
Raul: Ya falta poco Rafa, seguro que Djokovic ya lo piensa mas..
Omar: Las distancias son mas cortas, Novak Justo Campeón pero cuando Rafa llegue a su nivel máximo, será otra historia...
Erick: Rafa de a poco le está encontrando la forma de enfrentar a Djokovic, lo tenia asustado..


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