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Publish 16 February 2009 in The Player - 67868 views

Nadal fell in the final to Andy Murray in Rotterdam

The injury suffered Sunday by the Spanish Rafael Nadal, world tennis number one, "does not seem anything serious," he said today, his uncle-trainer, Toni Nadal



"In principle it does not seem anything serious," he told dpa the coach of Spanish, which fell on Sunday before the British Andy Murray in the final of the tennis tournament in Rotterdam affected by problems in his right knee. Nadal, champion in the recent Open Australia lost by 6-3, 4-6 and 6-0 in a match that ended without being able to move almost due to their physical complaints.

"When I went to the track was bad," recalled Toni Nadal. "He took a painkiller but it did not end. In the third set and could not draw." Tennis meet today a series of advertising commitments in Madrid and took the opportunity to undergo physical tests with your doctor, Angel Ruiz Cotorro. "So the doctor does not say is how we will not know anything Specifically, but in principle does not seem anything serious, "he insisted to dpa Toni Nadal, who stood" a little below "the lesion, is distinct from that Nadal was the end of 2008 and which prevented him from playing the Masters in Shanghai and the final of the Davis Cup in Argentina.



The coach's number one believes that, in principle, his nephew to play in Dubai, its commitment to next week, although made the decision to the Davis Cup series later in the week to Serbia in Benidorm. "What Dubai will depend on whether we want to or not, is because after the Davis Cup." The player had already outlined their doubts about Dubai on Sunday night after the defeat to Murray. "I hope to play in Dubai, but you never know. For now we'll have to wait, that's all," said Spanish.

The organizers of Dubai paid a heavy sum for Nadal to play the tournament, which disputed in the past three years. The Swiss Roger Federer, who spends several weeks a year in her flat in Dubai, also played there each season. The absence of Nadal prevent the revenge of the Australia Open final, in which the Spanish beat the Swiss, who slumped over in tears.


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Publish 24 January 2008 in The Player - 196327 views

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga no option semifinl Rafa Nadal in the Australian Open (6-2, 6-3 and 6-2). The French went over the Mallorcan in one hour and 57 minutes and will be measured in the final of the first Grand Slam of the year to the winner of the other semi-final between Federer and Djokovic.

I did not expect this level nor Federer

Its fast, explosive, is not real each ball played out to my setback with the power and strength with a non-regular. Some of his voleas his setback were incredible, playing at that level it is difficult to stop and better than today will be difficult to play. You can not always play well

Nadal was not disappointed, nor felt powerless, but that could hardly make changes. I have not been able to enter the party, I gave time, it was an entire pim-pam-pum. Given this, one can get better, stronger throw from right, but this is like a balance, and when a player is the case, the other low. In these cases, all you can do is get better for the party to equalize more

I went in with things very clear but the game began badly for me with that initial rupture. Later has been an accumulation of circumstances and has not been for lack nor my fight, or my ideas

We must learn to lose and win with humility, so the best thing I could do it is to congratulate him and move forward, save rackets and work even harder

It is not a matter of luck that is in the finals after having defeated players like Murray, or Youznhy
But I think it is going to feel the pressure of her first final of a Grand



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Publish 22 January 2008 in The Player - 207542 views

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.

SUPERÓ ROOM AFTER THE BARRIER TO OVERCOME NIEMINEN AND RIVAL IN WAITING SEMIS 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).


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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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