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Publish 25 November 2011 in The Player - 2612 views

The Spaniard joins a list of names that have received the award, which also includes Spanish tennis player Carlos Moya, Federer himself and former president Nelson Mandela.

The Spanish tennis player Rafael Nadal on track today received the O2 Arena in London, where these days you play the Masters Cup in London, the Arthur Ashe Award for solidarity in recognition of the efforts of its founding.

Nadal, por labor solidaria con su Fundación recibe el premio Arthur Ashe The chief executive of the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP), Adam Helfant, presented the trophy to the day after the world number two fell defeated in that same track against Roger Federer, fourth-ranked player for a strong 6-3 and 6-0.

The organization of the award highlighted the Rafa Nadal Foundation "offers educational programs for young people with social disadvantages and uses sport as a tool for social integration and personal".

The organization sponsored by the player works with the Vicente Ferrer Foundation in Antapur (India) and SOS Children, dedicated to the protection of children in vulnerable situations.

The award for the work of the foundation was delivered shortly before the start of the second match of Czech Tomas Berdych in the group stage of the Masters Cup.

After being defeated in the third set tiebreak against Serb Novak Djokovic, world number one, the seventh player in the ATP rankings was framed with fellow Serb Janko Tipsarevic, replacing Andy Murray retired from competition by injury.


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Publish 19 December 2010 in The Player - 18833 views

For the first time, be given an opportunity to the public to take home a part of the track that will play one of the most interesting matches of tennis and thus contribute to the objective of meeting

Rafa Nadal and Roger Federer played the next 22 December, the charity game 'Unite for Children', on a fast track which will then be divided into 35,000 pieces to be sold to benefit children with disabilities and from disadvantaged backgrounds.

Rafa Nadal y Roger Federer, jugarán partido en beneficio de los niños The game will be played on a fast track which is then cut into pieces of 13 x 17 inches that will go on sale in the audience to raise funds for children, committed in the works since 2007 Rafa Nadal Foundation, organizer the meeting.

For the first time, be given an opportunity to the public to take home a part of the track that will play one of the most interesting matches of tennis and thus contribute to the objective of the meeting.

Each piece is kept in a perspex box, shall be signed by Rafael Nadal and can be purchased through the Foundation website Rafa Nadal (www.rafaelnadal-shop.com/es).


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Publish 31 October 2010 in The Player - 20753 views

Rafa Nadal and Roger Federer, rivals but mostly friends, want to fill the facility, 11,000 spectators, for a good cause and will play a charity match for Rafa Nadal Foundation.

On Monday go on sale tickets to be held in Madrid between the two best players of the moment.

Rafa Nadal y Roger Federer, disputarán un partido solidario a favor de la Fundación Rafa Nadal The best kicks, the best left, the best way around and the best will not work right on 22 December, from 18.30 in the Box Magic of Madrid, to win games.

Rafa Nadal and Roger Federer, rivals but mostly friends, want to fill the facility, 11,000 spectators, for a good cause and will play a charity match for Rafa Nadal Foundation.

The main and only objective will be to raise funds to help children with disabilities and from disadvantaged backgrounds. That match was the smallest gain for which the Foundation works from Created in November 2007.

"This will be the first big event we do with the Foundation to present to the public and especially to your support for our projects. It makes me special pleasure to do with Roger. Besides that we're friends, we both have a commitment to solidarity and we decided to take our situation to help others, "said Rafa Nadal, founding trustee of the Foundation that bears his name in the Foundation's website.

Tickets for the event will go on sale from Monday 1 November. The price of these range between 26 euros (high tier) and 33 euros (lower tier). Can be purchased through the Foundation website, www.fundaciónrafanadal.com.


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Publish 27 May 2009 in The Player - 60932 views

The American got 33 wins a row

Nadal has connected in the autopilot mode Grand Slam "and is not saved to the smallest charity itself. Without self-pity, Rafa Arisco load game against his legs, his tennis days before opening Marcos Daniel. It requires "electricity" in the same train that the world less envy. Well, the reality is that today, in the fourth round of the Track LENGLEN (to 17:00) to the Russian Gabashvili, Rafael Nadal Parera reaches a peak biting fantastic: the 30 consecutive victories in the France international.

In the thirty victories followed (and slightly beyond) at Roland Garros, has risen only Chris Evert, 33-0 between 1974 and 81. Evert champion in 1974, 75, 79 and 80 (not a party between 1976-78) and fell in the semis before 1981 Hana Mandlikova, which would be the champion of the year. Wagers online . If Nadal beats today Gabashvili, who crushed weeks ago in Miami with a double 6-2, is 30-0 in Paris.

Rafa's record at Evert Every day in the life of this boy Manacor is a day of record or near. Nadal has just overcome the 28-0 Borg attack, and the next challenge, as Reinhold Messner to eight. First with oxygen and without oxygen after having took over the Mess Himalayas and then went to cross the Antarctica. By the way: Borg completed 28-0 in their last four tournaments in Paris, 1978-81. The Swedish and double titles in 1974 and 1975 but in 1973 and 76 a man, if only in Paris, did stop a couple of times: Adriano Panatta, good looking Italian playboy with sympathy and mental superiority to the rigors of training and concentration which was submitted by Borg Lennart Bergelin.

The relentless Bergelin, who died recently, made up of driver and driving with the window down so that Borg was not cold. Borg and we jumped Bergelin Rafa Nadal and Uncle Toni, who is a sharp eye for the nephew of esparto mat pass on the track after each work session. This mat is the magic carpet that takes you where Borg and Evert.


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Publish 04 May 2009 in The Player - 62982 views

Beijing, Monte Carlo, Rome ... Change scenarios, the result is repeated. This time the Roman clay saw as the best tennis player in the world added another chapter to his legend by defeating the second time in two weeks a volunteer Novak Djokovic (7-6 (2) and 6-2). With Roland Garros in three weeks hearing the hegemony of the world number one seems incontestable. Especially in light of what happened at the stadium Pietrangelli of the Roman capital, where he broke Nadal in straight sets in which emerges as his main rival in the season on clay.

Started the match strongly Nadal, aware that he was against a rival group. The start of the Spanish overflowed to Novak Djokovic to deliver a break in the first game of the match. Despite having to play against from the beginning, Djokovic took the first class and one sleeve igualadísima saved a ball from Nadal and ended in September, forcing sudden death. In the tie break, the moral unwavering Nadal came to light and ended up bowing to the Manacor Serbian.

Rafa champion again

But Djokovic did not want to give up and showed his best in the second set, forcing Nadal to force the machine to avoid losing ground. Nole the game started to remind her second set before Federer in the semifinals, starting the comeback that led the final. Without However, this time the resistance of Nadal was indestructible until two errors not forced Belgrade player game in the sixth led to a break, the beginning of the end for Djokovic.

After this break, the number three in the world under the arms so the following games and final liability fell comfortably Spanish side, who ended the match with an outstanding passing shot, the house brand. In this way, Nadal won his fifth tournament of the season, third in the 1000 Masters and 15 years of his career. Only Andre Agassi has raised more trophies such that the Spanish, already a very impressive streak of 30 consecutive wins on clay.

The next important date is in Madrid, only fifteen days before the start of Roland Garros. To win in Paris this year, Rafa Nadal to surpass Bjorn Borg to get his fifth consecutive victory in the French Open, something unprecedented to date. Judging to the superiority shown by Djokovic, the erratic Federer and Andy Murray in trouble on clay, no one seems able to stem the irresistible advance of the Spanish champion to the Olympic tennis.

Roma 2009 Photogallery



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Noticias anteriores...


26/01/2009  Nadal shatters the Chilean Gonzalez in the quarterfinals and now in Australia

03/12/2008  Rafael Nadal the best known and best appreciated by the Spaniards

15/10/2008  Nadal wins but suffers in his debut before Gulbis' GM Madrid Masters

23/09/2008  Del Potro: "We will try to get the panties of ortho to Nadal"

22/08/2008  Getting to the top of tennis world number one, Rafa Nadal

19/08/2008  Rafa Nadal, already an icon of fashion

17/08/2008  Statements by Rafa Nadal party post

01/08/2008  Nadal dethrone the Swiss Roger Federer and it is virtual NRO 1

04/07/2008  Interviews "Brad Gilbert

02/07/2008  Rafael Nadal is measured at Murray before the British hunger

02/06/2008  Nadal makes a mockery of a Verdasco injured to seal his move to quarters of Roland Garros 2008

15/05/2008  Rafael Nadal: We have finished with Pedro Munoz

01/04/2008  Rafael Nadal returns to the Spanish team of Davis before Germany

24/01/2008  Nadal: "I did not expect this level nor Federer"

15/11/2007  Nadal moves to semifinals after beating Djokovic






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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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