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Publish 19 August 2011 in The Player - 6979 views

The U.S. has played two finals in Cincinnati, falling to Andy Roddick in 2003 and in 2010 Roger Federer

Mardy Fish has qualified for the semifinals of the 1000 Cincinnati Masters after two rounds defeating Rafael Nadal, who had never previously won. While the Spanish repeats the quarterfinals last year, the U.S. will seek his third final in this tournament against Andy Murray, who beat Gilles Simon.

Rafael Nadal, Cae eliminado del Master 1000 de Cincinnati por el estadounidense Mardy Fish In the six previous between both players (Indian Wells 2006, Queen's 2006, Madrid 2006, Wimbledon 2006, U.S. Open 2008, Wimbledon 2011), Rafa Nadal Mardy Fish had bowed to, and these increasingly intense confrontations and even. In Cincinnati the U.S. has broken the story and got his first victory over the Spanish, who won by an aggregate score of 6-3, 6-4 in one hour and thirty-nine minutes in the clash played in the second turn of the Lindner Family Tennis Central Tennis.

Fish jumped to the mat past revolutions, too concerned not to give options to Nadal in the exchange. Their mistakes have led him to save two break balls in the opening game, but its successful sartenazos at the bottom track and its good performance in the network allowed him to maintain balance on the scoreboard. As in previous days, Nadal played to the rhythm of his opponent and missed the first time trouble was, `giving away 'with a double fault the break Fish in the fourth game of the match. Since then, the U.S. demonstrated the maturity of mind which led him to 'Top Ten' at 29 years and knew how to manage income to sign the first set. The statistics hit winners (16-1) leaves very clearly the difference in the audacity of one another during the first act.

Nadal battled against the elements

In the second set, multiplied the problems for Nadal. Besides the relentless game of Fish, has not yielded a single service so far this championship had to deal with the errors of the line judges, too erratic, and discomfort in your blisters (left foot and right hand) that required medical treatment on track. In purely sporting, the Spaniard fought and I can not want more after conceding a new break in the fifth game of the set. Fish, meanwhile, had its day of grace and took advantage, gathering a great service (made 220 km / h) and an automated pull-volley game. He even dared to left and from bottom to play Rafa!. While Spanish is deflated, the U.S. swelled in happiness, giving to win for the first time in your career at a rival institution's Nadal.

In the semifinals, Fish will have to face to face with Britain's Andy Murray, who won with authority to Gilles Simon of France by a score of 6-3 and 6-3 after one hour and thirty-five minutes game crash that opened the day on Grandstand court. Are the third semi-final British number 4 ranking in these parts after those of 2008 (won the tournament after beating Novak Djokovic in the final) and 2009 (lost to Roger Federer). Fish and Murray were measured seven times to date, with a wealth of favorable to Minnesota 4-3.


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Publish 29 June 2011 in The Player - 13108 views

Nadal has never lost a set on grass against Murray (1 / 4 of Wimbledon 2008 and Wimbledon SF 2010)

Rafael Nadal qualified for the semifinals of Wimbledon after beating in four sets to Mardy Fish in a match where the best news is that their physical problems nothing was known. On Friday look for a ticket to the final against Andy Murray.

Rafa, supera los problemas de rodilla y se clasifica a semifinales de Wimbledom Rafa Nadal reached his sixteenth Grand Slam semifinal and fifth Wimbledon after beating the Mardy Fish by an aggregate score of 6-3, 6-3, 5-7 and 6-4 after two hours and fifty-three minutes of play in a clash played at Track 1, All England Tennis Club. There were no reports of problems in his right knee and the peroneal tendon in his left foot. Perhaps this is the most positive of a Nadal offered an improved version over the green London to Fish, a rival who tried until the last point, but eventually bowed the knee to the champions. After heating the British junior Evan Hoyt on Track 4, Nadal became committed to the mat. He started the game as well like, with a break in the opening game that allowed him to mark time. He looked loose on the track, playing aggressive with both his right and his backhand, hit forgotten in the closet in previous matches and yet in this match served to confuse a Fish that did not find loopholes in a pediment all it returned. Neither the guns of the U.S. would end up with 12 aces to his credit, the Spanish were able to prevent the first act to sign up with sufficiency.

The muted reaction of Fish early in the second act to save Rafa took a 15-40 asserting an open and remove the body of another American. Then the Spaniard who would star in the break that ultimately would give him the set. A round in which he offered a wide range of shots in which 'Passings' were the guest stars. Impossible Hits including, Nadal into his pocket to the right audience with the world's No. 1. It all seemed plain sailing for Rafa, he returned to take advantage of the scoring in the opening game of the third set, but Fish is 'Top ten' for something and still had things to say. Nainkin David's pupil was not prepared to throw in the towel early and took advantage of Nadal went through a time gaps in your game (the only one but that Rafa can put in this match) to start the comeback. Supported by 80% effective with his first serve with a forehand into acceleration that ran more than ever about the English green and up to the network for display as an extraordinary voleador, Fish scored the third set and ran the rumor by steps of the court.

The audience had already seen to suffer Bernard Tomic Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer fell to Jo-Wilfred Tsonga. The doors to a new surprise was open. However, only to see the faces habvía quiet Toni Nadal and Carlos Costa in the box of Spanish to know that the Spaniard would soon return to their routine. It was. It was not just four games to back Rafa right to punish the Fish and sign a break that will pave the way to the semifinals. A road that ran through the hard way that winning the public rose from their seats and undermined the morale of a combustible Fish, which While trying to the end ran out of prizes. Rafa finally was able to raise his arms to heaven in London, now respected as far as rainfall is concerned.

Rafa has 19 consecutive wins at Wimbledon and maintained at the throne of ATP (although this does not only depend on it). His next opponent will be on the green local hero London, one Andy Murray won in three sets to Feliciano Lopez. Nadal and Murray, 1 and 4 in the ranking, have been measured to date 15 times, with a `head-to-head 'of 11-4 in favor of the Spanish.


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Tags : Murray | Wimbledon | semifinales | Mardy Fish | rodilla


Publish 10 June 2011 in The Player - 8400 views

The first set was decided in favor of the Spaniard in sudden death · Tsonga rallied and swept the next two with a 6-4, 6-1

Rafael Nadal was unable to qualify for the semifinals of the Queen `s, having lost (6-7 (3), 6-4, 6-1) with Frenchman Tsonga.

Rafael Nadal no pudo con el francés Tsonga y cae en el torneo de Queen`s The Spaniard, who struggled to squeeze into the top eight against Stepanek, blamed fatigue and was traced to the nineteenth racket on the planet. The Frenchman punished since the beginning of the Balearic with their service, a whole slab to the tournament champion in 2008, and ended up bowing in just over two hours.

The first set, which had to be postponed the start by rain, was extremely even. Both contenders service safeguarded against all odds. Especially required was that of Le Mans in the eleventh game, having put on the ropes to the recent won Roland Garros in the sixth.

A threatened the break 0-40 on the serve of the Gaul, but the Le Mans again make your 'first' a gun and saved the last ballot with two 'aces', for a total of 16 in the opening set, which was decided in sudden death where the Spaniard was thinner.

Far off to be at a disadvantage, the fifth-seeded of the tournament began with a desire for revenge, another air over the grass in London. A 'break' in the first game of the second set as Nadal warned that he would suffer in the next exchange, an ordeal.

Although the Spaniard was able to put the tables quickly, a new rupture of French in the ninth game put things on a plate to force the third set, which not long in coming, because then closed the set.

The ghosts that have accompanied all season Nadal again fly the skies of the capital. Crestfallen, without power and at the mercy of his rival, quite the opposite of what offered a week ago on Paris, he most city of light for anyone.

Tsonga, who had won only until this Friday when the winner of ten 'great', the work was not to waste a chance like that in front of him and pressed the accelerator, causing more blood in the wound of a head Nadal and at Wimbledon.

Tsonga will seek his second final of the season after losing in Rotterdam, against Britain's James Ward, 216 of world and invited by the organization of the tournament, which took two hours and seven minutes to break the Frenchman Adrian Mannarino (6-2, 6-7 (14) and 6-4).


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Tags : Tsonga | arrasó | semifinales | torneo de Queen`s | cansancio


Publish 13 May 2011 in The Player - 10426 views

Easily overcame Croatia's Marin Cilic 6-1 6-3 and will see them in the semifinals with French Gasquet, sensation of the tournament, this time knocked the Czech Berdych.

The Spanish Rafael Nadal, world number one, certified today go to semifinals in the 1000 Masters of Rome, easily disposing of Croatian Marin Cilic (23) 6-1, 6-3. With this victory and their place in the penultimate stage of the Roman tournament, the tennis Manacor week secured a number one tennis world, regardless of registration to sign the Serbian Novak Djokovic, world number two, measured tonight with Swede Robin Soderling.

Rafael Nadal, se afianza en el Number One His opponent in the semifinals will be Frenchman Richard Gasquet, who beat Roger Federer, who beat Czech Tomas Berdych today 4-6, 6-2, 6-4. Gasquet, the world number 16, got back from a first set down to win in two hours and 18 minutes into Czech, seventh in the ATP rankings.

Nadal, this year seeking his sixth title in Rome, ended the aspirations of Cilic in one hour and 25 minutes and will now meet in the semifinals with the winner of the match between Frenchman Richard Gasquet (16), who beat Roger Federer, and Czech Tomas Berdych, the seventh tournament favorite.

Domain # 1

The Spanish did not have a particularly difficult box on its way to the semifinals, but suffered in his debut to win the Italian Paolo Lorenzi, 148 ATP ranking, by 6-7 (5), 6-4, 6-0. In the eighth game, the Spaniard easily got rid of his countryman Feliciano Lopez 6-4, 6-2, despite the physical problems that entailed because of fever.

Nadal dominated the first manga smoothly today's meeting, which showed the Balkan rallies problems and difficulties to reach the ball deep in Spanish, who came to break his service twice in the first set.

Nadal failed

With five games played, all closed in favor of Nadal, Cilic, who seemed not to feel comfortable on court, she survived the first round to avoid a new 'break' scoring his only game in this set. Serving to win the manga, Nadal remained calm and did not miss his first opportunity awarded.

The second set started better than the first to Cilic, who won his service and went ahead on the scoreboard, although Spanish equaled him to serve. With a score of 2-2, Cilic saved a complicated situation and a new''break.'' However, Nadal crumpled and broke the service soon after with the score 3-3, when it seemed that the Croatian began to be aware that the match was slipping.

With victory on track (5-3) and serving to win the match, Nadal once again proved its effectiveness and closed the match in the second match point. This is the second victory of Nadal against Cilic with those who until now had been measured on two other occasions, always on hard court.

The first one in 2009 in the Beijing tournament, which Cilic won the victory, while the tennis Manacor redeemed at this year's Australia Open, matching the balance of wins between them.

The win today gives Nadal a break atop the ATP rankings, while the threat from Djokovic, who now face either Sweden's Robin Soderling, fifth favorite, is still present, since the possibility that snatches the `crown 'will continue for the Serbian and louder, at Roland Garros where" Nole "defends the quarterfinals, and the Spanish championship title.


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Publish 10 May 2011 in The Player - 9623 views

The difference of 1,805 points is

Novak Djokovic began its participation in the Tournament of Rome to assault the number one in the ATP ranking of Spanish Rafael Nadal, whom he defeated on Sunday in the Madrid final.

Nadal, tras perder ante Djokovic en Madrid, aseguró que el número uno estaba finiquitado. After winning all six tournaments he has played in 2011, the Balkan has the opportunity, for the first time, settling in the lead and snatch the left-handed Spaniard, who was interrupted his streak on clay.

If Djokovic wins seventh consecutive tournament and Nadal, the defending champion in Rome, falls before the semifinals, Djokovic will be number one in the world.

However, it could get then at Roland Garros. In fact, Nadal, after losing to Djokovic in Madrid, said the number one was "buttoned up."

Today, the difference of 1,805 points is a list that loses a job Nicolas Almagro and Albert Montanes tenth and suffers a steep drop, lost twelve positions and drops to 38.


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Noticias anteriores...


01/04/2011  Mardy Fish was another victim of Novak Djokovic

16/03/2011  Rafael Nadal and Marc Lopez, with a chance to meet in semis Federer and Wawrinka

27/01/2011  David Ferrer, truncated the passage of the semi-finals and Rafael Nadal is defeated in three sets

26/11/2010  Rafael Nadal Gets into the semifinals of the Masters Tournament

26/11/2010  Rafa and I have the same chance of making the title, I say Federer

24/11/2010  Rafael Nadal made his move on track at Masters Cup semi-final 2010

09/10/2010  Rafael Nadal, goes a step further, already in the Tokyo semi-finals

13/08/2010  Rafael Nadal defeated him by pressing the accelerator to German Philipp Kohlschreiber and went on to semifinals

30/06/2010  Rafael Nadal, winning mentality has no limits and demonstrated that it is the world's best

30/06/2010  Nadal reached the quarter thinking on his knees but with his heart in a victory

07/01/2010  Rafael Nadal continues to demonstrate that its level goes on rising

16/10/2009  Shanghai is in the Spanish semifinal

10/10/2009  He fell in the semifinals RAFAEL NADAL

09/10/2009  Rafa Nadal, as in Formula One at all qualified to the semifinals machine

12/09/2009  A Rafa Nadal took him only 35 minutes to liquidate Gonzalez

22/08/2009  A time for Djokovic in the semifinals at Cincinnati Masters 1000

03/07/2008  Rafael Nadal, a cyclone in semifinals






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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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