Rafael Nadalparis

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.

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Rafa Nadal was classified to the quarterfinals of the Masters Series in Paris after getting rid of the French Gael Monfils in a match less clear what the scoreboard says, 6-3 and 6-2. French is the second defeat in two rounds after beating Florent Serra in a Round. The rival's number one will be the next Russian Davydenko who beat Czech Berdych in two sets (6-1 and 6-1).

The statistical break points was decisive for the fate of the party. Nadal took all three occasions before the break, while his rival who had missed the 9. Statistics number one.

The two precedents between Nadal and Monfils (Monte Carlo and Rome) were very friendly Nadal, who had not ceded, nor a set. But this was Paris (factor public) and fast track. Monfils, the world No 16 and semifinalist in Roland Garros, began the match with a poor percentage with the first service, its main weapon. So, too soon Break Nadal in the draw (4-2).

When the Spanish served with 5-3 to close the sleeve, Monfils lifted his head and, using a pair of forced errors not of Spanish, increased to 0-40 marker. With the patience of someone who knows upper back Rafa all three break points, and in September fell as ripe fruit. 6-3.

Pushed by his audience, Monfils disputed an emotional game, alternating gray. In one of the valleys of his game, Nadal took the opportunity to rob the French service of his second set. Then came the battle. Monfils was again placed at the service of 0-40 above Nadal. That fourth game of the second sleeve was the battle that finally decided the fate of the party.

When the game was complicated, Rafa pulled repertoire, going crazy with their services to Monfils lifted and the Spanish lifted the body up to 5 balls break, too hard a blow to the morale of French tennis player unstable.

The audience was silenced and Paris Monfils dropped his arms, lost in useless battles parallel with the judge and the hawk's eye. Nadal became the steamroller to close the shock by the fast track. At this stage of the year no one should be generous with the effort, every minute on the track tomorrow weighed on the legs. The Spanish came back to break the service of the French, and I hope the eighth game to go to certify their rooms with their service.

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."

NADAL could lose second place FOR SI CAE Djokovic in the semi-finals

The semifinals will dispute that Rafa Nadal and Novak Djokovic will have an incentive more than the ticket for the grand final of Roland Garros: the second grade in the global list of entries ATP. As happened in the Masters Series Hamburg, Manacor must win if they do not want to lose the privilege of being the world's second best racket at the time.

Novak Djokovic played this Friday at Roland Garros its fifth semifinal of a Grand Slam in a row, something that has succeeded only in the 'Open Era' Roger Federer, Ivan Lendl and Boris Becker. On this occasion, can have a double reward.

Rafa Nadal has 5,585 points in the list of entries for the ATP, the 5,225-Novak Djokovic, ie 760 points of difference between Spanish and Serbian. The Manacor has to defend the 1,000 points in Paris who managed last year to achieve victory, while the Belgrade only has to defend the 450 that gave the semifinals of the last edition.

Should Djokovic to break Nadal in the semi-finals, the Serbian would ensure, at least, leave next Monday with 5,475 points (5,775 could be ended if winning Roland Garros), leaving the Spanish with 5,035 points eliminated in semifinals. In the event that Nadal to break Djokovic, there would be no more 'account of the dairy'. This will be the second has disputed three Roland Garros earlier, with the semifinals last year his best result: 18 matches, 15 wins, 13 sets against and two withdrawn.

Rafa Nadal and Novak Djokovic have met on ten occasions so far, with a positive balance for the Spanish tennis player of 7-3. At Roland Garros have crossed the last two years, in the quarter-finals in 2006 and the semifinals in 2007, always being the victory for Rafa. The Serbian has only been able to occasion, after the Hamburg Masters Series, which puts Nadal in the second game ladder world.

The statistic is lenient with Nadal
The situation is the least complex for the Serbian. Rafa Nadal has not ceded any set in this year's Roland Garros, but do not know what is falling defeated in this tournament and has its shares for wins: 26 matches, 26 wins and only 7 sets against. For its part, also Djokovic imposed on the Spanish, today, hard surface. Do break the curse this year?

Rafael Nadal had no mercy from French Nicolas Devilder, who won in three sets by 6-4, 6-0 and 6-1, and was ranked for the third round of Roland Garros, where he expects the Finn Jarkko Nieminen, who has won all four previous duels.

Nadal is still far from his best game, but continues to make progress and offering increasingly better feelings on the runway in Paris. The Manacorense left something cold and doubtful to track Suzzane Lenglen of the French capital, but at Like Brazilian Bellucci in front of the first round, was released after the first set of drink and exhibited at times beatings that have taken him to be champion three times in this tournament.

Devilder, an unknown even to their fellow tennis player, left without complex and posed a direct duel, bluntly. The French showed a powerful, a strong right and correct a setback and drive, which put in serious trouble to Nadal throughout the first sleeve.
Nadal and to a good sack of errors not inclined forced the set in favour of Spanish. In the second raise bet, Nadal put the direct and repeated the script of the encounter against Bellucci, which however was interrupted by rain when the crash marched wind in its sails and 5-0 for the Mallorcan.

Just over an hour and a half it took to the encounter from restarting. Nadal did everything possible to avoid losing concentration and not to close the set flaqueó nothing more
The first break of Spanish in the sixth game of the match was answered by two consecutive games of his rival, aware of the stamina of Spanish and committed to finish the points early, racing to the maximum in their strokes. A point was to put the 5-4 in their favour in the ninth game, but a major setback to cut Rafah slowed down the aisle streak of French and was the prelude to what he would come over.

The impetuous Devilder game was not enough to hurt resume the match. Threading the second set ended with the hopes of a Devilder in the third took over starting any applause in the audience for his insistence that to stay in the match.