In a highly anticipated match-up that felt more like a slam semi than a quarterfinal, Rafa took on #4 Andy Murray today in Melbourne. They came out swinging and playing high-quality no-holds barred tennis. The match was tight, but Murray was out-playing Rafa who was having trouble keeping his shots in the court. And then…the knee. Rafa hurt his right knee at the end of the second set and then aggravated it further in the third. He tried to keep going, but… Rafa’s Australian Open comes to an end with just as many, if not more, questions about the state of his game and his health.
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Google translates the title of this article to “Nadal intimate: his doubts, pressures, life” – which is clearly an overstatement on the depth of the article. The interview took place during the Australian Open, so I’m assuming it was pre-injury. (But have had a lot of sugar this afternoon, so my mental faculties aren’t what they should be.) Thanks to CC for sending in the link.
jimmy posted this as a comment on another thread. It wasn’t really on-topic but included links to vids I thought you guys might want to see, so I’m elevating it to a post.
Most of you probably have seen his, but for those that haven’t: ( this might be off-topic)
http://www.youtube.com/user/sztregozone#p/u/204/xowzMg8DSxg
It’s the you-tube channel of a guy whose uploaded several of Nadal’s matches (in their entirety) in excellent HD format.
Included are: AO 09 final, FO 06-07-08 finals, FO 08 SF
Do you know what happens when I have an hour left at work and no small projects to fill in the time? (I needed to start tackling one item, but it was at least a 4 hour task that would be difficult to stop in the middle.) Well, for some reason, I compiled the stats. Nope. I have no idea why… I think I got started by following a link on a tweet and it just escalated from there.
The stats are for over the course of their careers – from the year they turned pro. The titles and money per
Voting is open on the ATP site for the fan favorite singles and doubles players of the year. So, go cast your vote!
(Thanks, Angela)
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