THE ARGENTINE IS A GREAT FRIEND OF SPANISH TENNIS PAYER

Juan Martin del Potro was the most wanted man barely gave Argentina the fifth point of the semifinal with Russia. It was warmly embraced with David Nalbandian and received congratulations from the rest of the team. A minute later, still on the track, he was asked about being the final with Spain. And he responded, for the entire stadium: "Yes, we will try to be as best as possible to get the pants to the ortho Nadal, "he said in jest and left laughing.

In fact, there is more of a joke that this gesture by Nadal in his usual game. Del Potro took the liberty of making this joke for the excellent relationship between the two. They share many hours on the circuit, training and a passion in common: the PlayStation. Will spend hours playing, and therefore knows that the Manacor not take it badly.

In any case, your joke reflects his young age, as the newly Tuesday its 20th Anniversary. And although the track seems very large (per game and stature), outside it is just a teenager.

Rafael Nadal reached the final of the tournament at Queens imposed comfort to Andy Roddick by 7-5 and 6-4 in a match that of Manacor controlled at all times. Nadal, who has suffered in previous rounds, is already back in a final this month after winning Roland Garros. The Spanish are still adapting to the grass with the aim of winning Wimbledon, although his last hurdle will be difficult to overcome in the finals expected to fortísimo Novak Djokovic, who crushed David Nalbandian in his semifinals, 6-1 and 6-0.



With a spectacular game background and above all, with a special rest and a timing that left Roddick stunned at himself, Nadal was placed in the finals where they will fight for the title against the winner of the encounter between Argentine David Nalbandian and Serbian Novak Djokovic . The Spanish is now only one victory to mark a historic event in this tournament. Never so far, the Roland Garros champion who has won the same year.

Nadal will debut with the Brazilian Bellucci in Paris

Rafael Nadal will begin his defence of the title at Roland Garros against Brazilian Thomaz Bellucci, who won (6-3 and 6-3) to Czech Tomas Zib in the run-up. The previous round had also been overtaken by Spaniards Miguel Angel Lopez Jaen and David Marrero.

In addition, the Manacor will face the winner of the encounter between the Frenchman Nicolas Devilder, which surpassed the South African De Voest (6-3 and 6-3), and Austrian Chris Guccione in the second round if it beats Balearic Bellucci.

Lopez Jaen and Marrero surpass the previous round Miguel Angel Lopez Jaen won the Brazilian Thiago Alves (7-5, 4-6 and 6-1) and managed to qualify for the first round of the French tournament, where he hopes the Canadian Frank Dancevic, while David Marrero won the German Bjorn Phau (6-3 and 7-5) and face the Romanian Victor Crovoi.

Finally, the rival Carlos Moyà in first round will be the Argentine Eduardo Schwank, who broke (7-6 and 7-5) of Serbian Ilia Bozoljac also in the preparatory phase.

Rafa Nadal submitted to David Ferrer in the final of the Conde de Godo and managed to write her name on the honours of the Barcelona tournament for the fourth consecutive year. The Manacor, that amount already 25 titles to its credit, continues enlarging his legend, both on clay (103 victories in his last 104 matches on this surface) and in this sport.

Nadal and Ferrer were measured at the seventh final between Spaniards who has seen the Godo in its history. The poster was luxury and the public, divided by favoritism, filled the stands of the Real Club de Tenis Barcelona. The duel did not disappoint and the festival held throughout the high Rafah, which was imposed on a marker by David comprehensive 6-1, 4-6 and 6-1 after two hours and fourteen minutes of play.

Rafa the clash which began on cyclone sunshine, destroying everything that Pilla in its path and reversing the attempts to survive by David. The Manacor played very deep, very comfortable, varying their raquetazos and targets in track to cancel rises to the network of Javea. Ferrer tried so timidly, but chocaba again and again before the Balearic wall. When the Alicante wanted to join the first game in his locker, Nadal had already been four (two breaks included) to his credit. In just over half an hour of play, Nadal was pointing the first set in his locker with a partial 6-1.



Ferrer put the emotion with an intense game
Barcelona, maritime city, is accustomed to changing wind direction, but nobody expected that the party suffered in the second set. Ferrer charged batteries in the rest physically and mentally, was put on the track to play Nadal and beat strong and angled in an attempt to gain ground. Took advantage very soon and ahead in the bright, the party won in intensity and tension. Give and take that ended in the tenth game, when David will not quaked pulse for Rafa to win the set with a partial 6-4. The first set that gave way to Manacor in this tournament since the quarterfinals in 2006 in a clash before the Finn Jarkko Nieminen.

The tennis was gifted a third in September between these two great players, who put in the best of their competing versions. They played every point as if it were a match point with the intensity of the tournament and their dreams knowing that who managed to take command of the helm, take their ship to victory. Rafa took a small advantage at the beginning of September and was gradually undermining the morale of David. The tennis player is Balearic grew at the right time and had the confidence that he lacked his rival. It is believed, the assimilated and reflected on what the track with a 6-1 last part. Point, set, match, tournament and space reserved in the history of this tournament.

Nadal, living history of Godo
Rafa Nadal is the only tennis player who has managed to win four times the Conde de Godo and more titulus what has succeeded so consecutively. Only Alex Corretjer, when the promise was still in Manacor, has succeeded in overthrowing Nadal in Barcelona. The fans of good tennis are already accustomed to seeing Rafa biting this trophy. In one year we still talking ...

WIN ROOM AFTER THE BARRIER TO OVERCOME NIEMINEN AND HOPES IN SEMIS RIVAL

Rafa Nadal showed once again that its development remains and that his game improved with the passage of days. On the morning of Tuesday, Manacor achieved its move to the semifinals of the Australian Open, after disposing of Finnish Jarkko Nieminen, surpassing his best result in Melbourne harvested last year. Nadal, who so far is the sole representative of the Navy in the semi-finals tomorrow could join Ferrer, waiting for his opponent, who will leave the duel between Gallo Jo-Wilfred Tsonga and Russian Mikhail Youzhny.

Rafa Nadal, the second head series, and met the forecasts doblegó the Finnish Jarkko Nieminen, Twenty-fourth favourite for a marker comprehensive 7-5, 6-3 and 6-1 in two hours and twenty minutes. With this victory, the Manacor exceeds the barrier reached the quarterfinals last year and expects rival in the semi-finals. The party began as the script was written prior, ie with both players very involved in the match and focused on his serve. Nadal and Nieminen not failed with the first service, and although they descended rates effective with the second, held the games in the service without any problem. The first pass was struggling Rafah, he had to save his first ball break in the eighth game and two balls set against in the tenth. He did and gave wings to the eleventh which forced him off the machine, the break out of the Finnish and take the first set with a partial 7-5.

In the second match, Rafa felt much more comfortable to be ahead in the light and not forced errors before, became hits winners. The scoreboard showed that seen on the track and Rafa was 4-1 with an early service in its favour. After a timid reaction Nieminen, Rafa again tighten the grip and had no little difficulty in overcoming his opponent when he attempted to annihilate the Spanish game on the network. However, Rafa closed the second match to rest, with a new blank break, which would be a part of the second 6-3. The start of the third set was more disputed by reflecting the light. Although Rafa went off with the first 3-0 in their favour had to save up to three balls break, good mind that Nieminen was not for the work of throwing in the towel. But when Rafa is wise, as today, there are those who will not stop. It diminished a game blank, but continued doing damage to the extent that closed the set and the match with a final partial 6-1. A splendid victory of Manacor, which moves on to the next phase without having wasted even one minute's work.

The rival Rafah in the semifinals will duel between Gallo Jo-Wilfred Tsonga (with whom he has a balance of parties in favour of the Spanish 1-0), one of the revelations of the tournament, and Russian Mikhail Youzhny, head of the fourteenth series (which has a balance of parties in favour of the Spanish 6-4).