RafaLint: August 9th
Ready for RafaTennis? He’s up 4th tomorrow (Wednesday) on the main court – not before 5:30pm Montreal time.
Pre-tournament presser excerpt (thanks, Inés):
Rafa speaks from Stephanie Myles on Vimeo.
Photos:
- Check out Nida’s Tumblr for some great pictures.
- Practice photos by Bianca Tosco via Rafa Updates
- Enjoy these photos by Meredith Lackey. No really. Enjoy: one; two; three.
- Nice shorts by Sylvain Morin Photos
- A good set from Aude Constantin.
Video:
Rafa does social media:
Rafa’s team’s view of the doubles match.
And a photo taken while heading back from practice:
Volviendo del entrenamiento de hoy con el equipo. Mañana tengo el primer partido contra Ivan Dodig. Todavía no se a que hora será pero ya os avisaré ;) Rafa
Return from the practice with my team. Tomorrow, the first match against Ivan Dodig. I don’t know the match time but I’ll tell you ;) Rafa
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ugh, i told myself i wouldn’t frazzle/worry anymore, but why are rafa’s wrists taped (from the flickr batch)? i don’t remember ever seeing him with taped wrists before. though i see those photos were taken on the 7th and they don’t seem to be taped yesterday?
Hi Abbey. I noticed that too about the bandages and am frazzling end even more so now after his vid about the footzy. I think his one wish above everthing (even above winning against Djok) is his health – as he said the worst momenent in 2011 is not his 5th consequtive loss to Djok but the injury in the Aussie open. Please be healthy. A bit of a blow he lost the doubles. As from his interview he wanted to go fairly deep for good practice. Sigh….
Maybe it’s only in order to use his wrists differently, to have other feelings, sensations in his wrists and it has nothing to do with pain or other things. It can be only a training method.
It can just be to give the wrist strength or for more support so your wrists don’t bend back. Having them taped limits unnecessary movement.
Yes I was also thinking about that.
Don’t worry… Last year in the North American HC season ( Toronto or/and Cincy ) we’ve seen this tape too, iff i remember correctly someone had a perfectly logic explanation for it then and it had something to do with the sweating and not to support the wrist… I’ll try to look it back up.
Sorry, can’t find it… But don’t worry anyway!
So glad to hear Pete Sampras praise and confidence in Rafa. I hope Rafa hears this and comes out on fire! Vamos!
Kinda wish I hadn’t watched that video, Rafa looks so tired and sad. Hopefully that was just a bit of jetlag. At least he cheered up with the whole I can’t even remember my mother’s birthday, let alone Roger’s thing! It’s great to hear Pete raving about his game and his attitude though… but it’s FIVE wins not SIX!!! Five is quite enough thank you! Some great pics in those sets too!
Rafa looks scrumptious in that presser video. His hair looks thick and full (wonder if they styled him?), the colour of the polo suits him so well, and there’s a regular eyebrow fest going on. I just wish he wouldn’t wear his initials on his shirt… it’s a little too Roger!
I was wondering about his hair too. It definitely looks a little thicker.
JC, it’s a NIKE RUNNING t-shirt, not Rafa Nadal. I don’t think he has his own line.
Well, if that’s true, I’m relieved :-) Just a funny coincidence, then!
They’ve started putting his initials RN on a few of those polos now. Started at Wimby. I’m not a fan of it either.
Yeah his hair does look lovely, maybe the ‘armani’ folk have been giving him hair treats for regrowth! or some serum? he is looking handsome than ever, the pics are gorg! and the shorty one, those legs, *swwoooooooons*….
I hope he isn’t Sooo injured, with Murray out and Feds form uncertained it all looks in favour of nOVAK again!!! sorry to be pesemistic but Rafa is looking so so handsom e these days but underneath it all he isn’t 100% fit, and I hate to see him play when he isn’t right, it just means more losses thus lack of confidence!
Great interview from Pete, so nice to hear from another great champ!
Presume every Rafa fan knows its raining in Montreal and its 10.45pm English time (meant to start at 10pm – 5pm Canadian time) and still got Cilic and Del Porto to go – only done a handful of games in that. And weather looks bad. I guess the match might be played tomorrow, which in a funny way might help Rafa with the healing of the footsy no?
I don’t think one day is gonna make a difference to his foosty’.. too bad its been raining, so much tennis to play, am anxious as hell for Rafa!
Yes I was waiting with my laptop ready to live stream. Should I wait up? It’s now 11.30pm in London
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Sorry about that – suffering sleep deprivation (kept awake by London riots last few nights) & didn’t even think.