26 Jan 2010 | by miri | 160 Comments
The agonknee of defeat

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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Next Tournament:

Indian Wells: 8 Mar 2010 - 21 Mar 2010

Most Recent Result:

Quarterfinal: Lost to Andy Murray 3-6, 6-7(2), 0-3 Ret

Commercials & Sponsors »

5 Feb 2010 | by miri | 3 Comments
Challenge Rafa & Jo in Paris

Babolat is having a contest where you can win a chance to play against Rafa and Jo in Paris! Check it out.

 

Australian Open, Interviews »

4 Feb 2010 | by miri | 17 Comments
Nadal intimate (well, not really)

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.

General News »

4 Feb 2010 | by miri | 9 Comments
Downtime videos to keep you occupied

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

General News »

3 Feb 2010 | by miri | 18 Comments
Wacky stats Wednesday

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

Australian Open, From the fans »

3 Feb 2010 | by aRafaelite | 3 Comments

(Sorry I’m so late getting this posted for aRafaelite – I kept forgetting.)

Australian Open »

3 Feb 2010 | by miri | 16 Comments
AO practice sessions

Posted by TheOnlinemovies2010.

Posted by australianopentv – thanks Atch2.

General News »

2 Feb 2010 | by miri | 33 Comments
Vote for Rafa

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)

General News »

1 Feb 2010 | by miri | 35 Comments
More footage of Rafa getting into a cab

Stop the presses! Rafa’s getting into a cab!

Posted by europapress.

Rankings »

1 Feb 2010 | by miri | 48 Comments

Deep breaths, people – we knew this was coming.

General News »

29 Jan 2010 | by miri | 14 Comments
Yep, more TV footage

Like nash said: 24/7. The forehead tan line always cracks me up.

Posted by iB3.