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After beating Nalbandian, a sharp pain hit him in the thigh

Hour and a half ago that Rafa Nadal had set foot in the second round of U.S. Open. In stifling heat in the cauldron of Arthur Ashe (over 30 degrees and 65% humidity) came from the right curb Silk David Nalbandian 7-6 (7 / 5), 6-1, 7-5. Sitting in the press room, analyzing their progression when ... "I can not go, call the physio". Hands on the face, leaning back in his chair at first, snorting, grimacing. Confusion. Fading ¿? Closed doors. His parents and his girlfriend, Xisca, alarmed, came ready. Ice down the aisles. Shock.

Fifteen minutes later, explaining: "It was a cramp. I have loaded the hamstring and quadriceps in his right leg at the same time. Too bad! The downside is that it has been before the cameras, if it happened in the locker room no one would have known. But still, tomorrow (today) I'll be there training no problem. "ufffff. Relief in New York. The story covered the party's cramp that put the champion against Gilles Muller powerful serve, which accounts for 65 aces in the tournament.

Nalbandian made before a first set of luxury which lead to sudden death, risking in a match that finished with 60 unforced errors. The second level of Rafa came up and covered up her legs and heart irregularity sometime. Doubt. Like when pulled to 5-3 to win the match and lost his serve for the third time.

Positive.

But after the cramp, radiography hopeful: "I have gone from less to more every day. There is to be self-destructive, or cast from the rooftops. What I miss? Tranquility time to close the game. But I played much longer, the drive runs, I made a few unforced errors (18), I managed to carry a line of play and I attacked when Nalbandian dropped his level. " The was not cramped Ferrer: 6-1, Mayer 6-2, 7-6, or by Roddick.

In the quarter-finals will face Robin Soderling

Rafa Nadal has gotten into the quarter-finals of Wimbledon after beating Mathieu in three sets (6-4, 6-2, 6-2). The world number one, who suffered from his knees, will face Soderling in the next round.

It had a second round Nadal enough available for an event that came to the only question the performance of his knees. Mathieu, being a good player, not is much danger on grass and meet him around a second round of Wimbledon is a pleasant surprise.

The Frenchman hit the track with the lesson well learned: attack Nadal's serve. The problem for the Gaul was that the Spanish brought superbly and made very few cracks in their service. Mathieu only had one ball break throughout the match and, interestingly, occurred in the first kick Rafa. Once the number overcame evil start, it's over Paul-Henri Mathieu.

Over Nadal games began to feel comfortable the rest to the despair of an opponent unable to hold the rally in Spanish. Only a few sparks with the back kept the party crossed into French.

No option

Nadal, without any knee pain, remained very stable to throw at the continuing attempts to winners of its rival. The second and third sets did not have history. Mathieu suffering in each of their services, and Nadal walking without conceding a single break. In the end the match early and opted Nadal won easily, without suffering and in a game cortito (great news for Rafa's knees).

In the next round Robin Soderling expected to go into the match after being charged with David Ferrer in the fifth set. The Swedish and Spanish back to see their faces after that match at Wimbledon in 2007 where he mocked Nadal Soderling. Many battles have passed, but I'm sure Rafa has not forgotten.

Rafa will be reviewed: "I have something in the back of the leg"

A long hard day of tennis in the rain and the grass of the manor Queens Club in London was closed between doubts and surprises. Andy Roddick fell in straight sets (6-4, 7-6) to Israel's Sela Duda. Nole Djokovic sank against Belgian Malisse (6-3, 4-6, 6-2). Murray stayed with Fish with 3-3 in the third set ...

And Feliciano Lopez (6-2, 6-4 Benneteau) and waiting for Rafa Nadal in the quarterfinals. But after Uzbek Denis Istomin win, Rafa Feli decide whether to play or is removed after the physical tests he played this morning.

After losing the second set yesterday to Istomin (4-6), Nadal claimed the physiotherapist of the ATP. "I have something in the back of the legs," said Nadal, who showed signs of pain as was seen in the back of the thigh to the buttock. Given the flat sticks Istomin, Rafa went ahead and slipped on the wet grass which tries to adapt. The effort gave him to solve the first set in sudden death: 7-6 (7-4), but after giving the service a second time in the day, Nadal handed the second round: lost the first set from which Almagro beat in Madrid.

Dudas. With the gesture twisted, Nadal came back. With 3-3 and service, break up two balls. Without respite, Rafa broke Istomin service with a monumental passing and took to win: 5-3. That failed in two match points. One, an auction to range. Service again under Istomin, set and match Rafa sentenced to 6-4. "I ended better but not serve well. It was very difficult with the wind and wet," analyzed Rafa. But ...

Spokesmen for the Queens formed Nadal will be reviewed today in the buttocks before playing. "I do not sound good," they said. The order of play gives Nadal, Feliciano at 14:00 pm: pending review.

Rafa is pinned against Djokovic and has an overhead on the back • Travel to Barcelona but will not train hard until tomorrow, Sunday • Fer should be ready for the double

Spain has begun to play the Davis Cup final a week earlier than planned under syndrome virus of Mar del Plata, Juan Martin Del Potro was just because of a pulled hamstring that Masters. A Fernando Verdasco, with an injury to the psoas, joined him yesterday Rafael Nadal infirmary, suffering from an overload in the lower back.

The Spaniard, with a score of 1-1 in the second set and after the first heat transfer to Novak Djokovic, he was nailed to the point of 15-15. He tested the mobility of your back with a push down and kept playing until the turn of 2-1. Rafa is not the practitioner who looks for well-tolerated because of pain. But after so many setbacks this year was frightened. "It was hooked in the done running time of the kick and I felt something down, "he explained.

Three minutes of massage work around the inconvenience of Spanish, although it never again hit with the same comfort as before. "I hated to pull with the back of the rotation of the body," he adds. Djokovic made him break and then broke the Serb party in the semifinals, with a score of 7-6 (5), 6-3, and the number 1 out of Spanish tournament without a win and sets won. "It would disappointing if the thought had come to win. I ran the battery and I have to charge it or buy another. " Nadal is looking for a great victory. Since winning at Djokovic in the semifinals in Madrid, did not score a single set in eight games against a top 8.

Verdasco, in Madrid, Nadal's defeat coincided in time with ultrasound and MRI was performed Verdasco in Madrid combinations found no direct flights to Barcelona to clarify whether he could play in a week at the Sant Jordi.

From the clinic of Barcelona FIMA, Angel Ruiz Cotorro Federation doctor, supervised the results of tests on Fer, which confirmed a small lesion at level 1 of the psoas muscle, at the height of the adductors. Madrid will aim to start training on Monday and gradually increase the intensity to be ready to face the double. David Ferrer then jump play one of two points of first-time against Stepanek.

Cotorro was Friday afternoon with eyes on radiographs and the ear on the phone, awaiting a call of hope from London. Carlos Costa, Nadal's agent present at the O2 in London, tried to calm Albert Costa, who had traveled to Barcelona in the morning, saying he was not serious. But the coach was on the nerves and Juan Carlos Ferrero, the first reserve, the expectation.

Rafa, just to shake hands with Djokovic in the network, headed down the path of the locker room to see how his back with his physiotherapist and masseur Rafael Maymó of ATP, Michael Novotny. It took over two hours to go before the media to the general uncertainty. The conclusion is suffering an overload that is cured with manual processing.

The Spaniard took the last flight to Barcelona to concentrate with the rest of the team of Davis, who training begins today. He played his third bowl and finish second ranking as though Djokovic ATP crown teacher. "If I win the two singles from the final, does not happen as I continue depending on me," sentence.