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Publish 22 August 2008 in Rafael Nadal - Miscelaneous - 6763 views

Getting to the top of tennis world number one, Rafa Nadal

The path of Rafa Nadal at the top of the tennis world was not a smooth, quite the contrary, it was hard and difficult, since its inception as a professional, has by the añso 2002 until today.

That was the year that has reached the top, but had not been Federer would have secured long ago.

Graphic of evolution in ATP rankings, Nadal, by courtesy of AS

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Publish 19 August 2008 in Rafael Nadal - The Player - 7482 views

Rafa Nadal, already an icon of fashion

WITHOUT THE MANOCORÍ Pos t-shirts for a magazine

The number one tennis world and Olympic champion Rafa Nadal wins inside and outside the track. The Manacor has become an icon of fashion. The magazine devotes his New York home from tennis to fall under the heading "Rafael Nadal. Let the other are those who play to dress." In it we see Nadal without a shirt showing her figure.

In the interview, says that Nadal has no secrets to have that body. In confesses that he does not eat "too good". acknowledges that "I have nothing to do with designing clothes that I use" in fact its original pirate pants and sleeveless shirts adjusted as well as style sandokan their hair ribbons are all for work and grace of its sponsor.

Regarding their latest achievements Rafa says that "for an athlete, the Olympic games are over important than anything else. Never, not in my best dreams could imagine something like what I have done. "

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Publish 17 August 2008 in Rafael Nadal - The Player - 8606 views

Statements by Rafa Nadal party post

The atmosphere of the town has given me extra energy. With colleagues always closely with other athletes and Spanish animándote every day. It has not been as usual, in a hotel. All of them have served me a great help even if they do not know. Thanks to them I have a medal

I had imagined being on the podium. But it is special. I have heard ever heard the Spanish anthem. Like when I won Roland Garros and again. But nothing like here. In the Olympic Games is special

I suppose that put the medal in the same place as other trophies. I am happy to be Olympic champion and have succeeded. It is a great pleasure

Toni not told me anything special. Only you enjoy this moment and congratulated me because I played very well all week

There is no doubt that technically tennis and Federer is the best for me. Still the best. The best of history. He has a talent which makes it handle a wide range of strokes and more resources than anyone else

There have been met, let alone all my goals. I came to defend my country as best as possible and more by the possibility of winning a medal

Will my new challenge? Trying to play well next week, the U.S. Open. But I am lucky that there, to New York, is also my friend Tomeu Salva-Vidal. He arrived at the same time that I and That will be great

Ending the year number one in the world
and be in it
as long as possible

Michael Phelps: It would be a pleasure to see him back in the picture because I did I go wrong with him. Phelps is the Olympic Games itself and is a pride for the world that has an athlete like him

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Publish 01 August 2008 in Rafael Nadal - The Player - 14304 views

Nadal dethrone the Swiss Roger Federer and it is virtual NRO 1

The Spanish just as well with 234-week reign of Swiss

The Mallorcan rid tennis in two hours and two minutes of play, German, who won by 6-4 and 7-6 (0).

After 4 years at No. 2 ATP rankings, finally justice is done and our Rafa Nadal will lead the world tennis rankings not later than August 18. One year pletórico for Manacor and joined the striking and obvious decline of Swiss Roger Federer make Rafa to dethrone Swiss after 234 weeks in the tennis throne.

Nadal ATP ranking of No. 1

Why is not the No. 1 Rafa Nadal next Monday
The ATP ranking of the (association of Professional Tennis Players) is developed taking into account the results obtained in the previous year. Both tournaments in Canada, which won the Spanish last week, as Cincinnati, who is playing, it was disputed last year two weeks later, in their usual dates. Have been advanced in the calendar because of the Olympic Games.

Thus, by failing to find the reference 2007, the computer simply sum points to players. Federer added five to his account in Toronto, despite losing in his debut, and Nadal joined 500. Similarly, the Swiss sum 75 points in Cincinnati, where he has fallen into eighths, and Nadal has already added another 75. The classification is maintained well with a difference of 300 points for the Swiss player, a reference fictitious by the exceptional circumstances of this season, as an Olympic years.

In any year not Olympic, the computer had worked as usual, making it the next August 18, including the results of the Olympic Games. Federer immediately lose 850 points (350 by the end of Toronto in 2007 and 500 by way of Cincinnati) and Nadal 230 (225 in the semifinals of Canada in 2007 and five in the second round of Cincinnati). In the Olympic Games only adds: gold was quoted at 400 points, silver and bronze at 280 to 205.

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Publish 04 July 2008 in Rafael Nadal - The Player - 31008 views

Interviews "Brad Gilbert

In a final Federer-Nadal, I see Rafa 100% champion

The Californian Brad Gilbert was a player rather discreet, but as a coach has dealt nothing less than Andre Agassi and Andy Roddick. And safely predicts the triumph of Nadal in Wimbledon 2008

What do you think of that might be the third final Federer-Nadal?
First, we have to win the semifinals. I know both are favourites, but, you know, these things must stop. But it seems obvious that we all thought in a final between Rafael (Ralph, said Gilbert) and Roger. And my favorite in that final Nadal would be: 100%.

With so much security?
It was what I said and I repeat: a final against Federer, Nadal to win the 100% chance.

What has seen improvement in the game for Nadal to make a prediction like that?
Overall, I think Nadal is the best player who has given Spain, all I have seen. Later, Ralph has achieved many improvements and all together we have made progress on grass: is banging the ball much harder, with better position within the track. Advancing a step forward with each stroke, increasingly close to the line. The setback also what fails, and remove and la volée are tremendously better. If last year tightly lost in five sets before Federer, almost by a miracle, and these things did not as now, and see why I have so much confidence in him.

And the battle for No. 1?
If Nadal wins the tournament, will be where it should be to be number 1 at year's end. That depends on most circumstances, but on paper there would be no reason not to the outside. Nadal always find ways to do things. You, who worked with Agassi, Roddick and Murray, who waged memorable battles with McEnroe and Lendl, you who has written two bestsellers " tennis ( "Winning ugly" and "Te pillé in the back"), will see that Nadal could be compared with any other player? Boris Becker, for example, said that Rafah is a case apart

I agree. The de Nadal is a dimension or a galaxy apart. And within this galaxy, he has his own star, which is something I love, which I love so much.