RafaLint: May 29th
Photo KENZO TRIBOUILLARD/ AFP/ GettyImages
Articles:
- Six titles not enough for Rafael Nadal – by Greg Garber (espn.com>
- Racquet Reaction: Nadal d. Bolelli – by Hannah Wilks (tennis.com)
- Tebbutt: A Day Sans Canadians – by Tom Tebbutt (lovemeansnothing.ca)
- Ruthless Nadal gets the job done – by Kate Battersby (rolandgarros.com)
- Does this mean Nutella is healthy? (mangle)
- Slower, softer tennis balls helping Rafa Nadal in Paris – by Mark Hodgkinson (The Tennis Space)
- Why Rafael Nadal cannot be stopped at the French Open – by Douglas Perry (The Oregonian)
Videos:
- Paris loves Rafa – trying too hard? (If that doesn’t work for you, try this link.)
- Rafa helps Babolat celebrate their 100,000th Facebook fan.
- Practice clip
- Assorted coverage from L’Equipe
- It’s just a small group of French people that don’t like him…
- Rafa gets a mention in Nalbandian’s Road to Roland Garros video.
Photos:
- Some nice Rafa shots in this Facebook set from the tournament.
- Presser photo and another.
- Practice photo
- Looks like la_bretagne_a_paris was at Rafa’s match.
- An old photo of Rafa at a Quely event in Doha.
Rafa does social media:
- Rafa was rather happy that Fernando was at his match today.
He also tweeted about it:
@llorentefer19 thanks for your support in my debut at #RG12! Good luck for the Euro!
— Rafael Nadal (@RafaelNadal) May 29, 2012
Muchas gracias a @llorentefer19 por apoyarme en el día de mi debut en #RG12! Mucha suerte en la Eurocopa!
— Rafael Nadal (@RafaelNadal) May 29, 2012
A hug for the family and friends ofvictims in Doha fire. I want to give my support to the big Qatar’s family, they’re good friends !
— Rafael Nadal (@RafaelNadal) May 29, 2012
Un abrazo para la familia y amigos de las víctimas del incendio en Doha. Todo mi apoyo a la gran familia de Qatar que son grandes amigos!
— Rafael Nadal (@RafaelNadal) May 29, 2012
(More information on the tragedy Rafa tweeted about.)
Random:
- Vika took photos of Rafa.
- Some sort of comic book that features Rafa.
Lesson learned today: I can’t stand weight-lifting class.
Okay, it’s 12:30am, tennis starts in a few hours and I have a long day ahead of me tomorrow. Time to nap!
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I can’t seem to view the PARIS LOVES RAFA video..it runs when launched but BLANK/BLACK screen with audio only..is it a technical problem? any tips for me? codec upgrade?
They might region block that channel. I added an alternate link – give it a try.
Ok Cool! Thanks! it works!:o)
WOw! Rafa in cartoons now!? Cool! :o)
The Douglas Perry article brought a smile to my face, however I am finding all of the predictions of Rafa winning (and I’m not reading everything) are becoming unnerving to me. Enough already!
Ditto…and anti-jinx @ all those predictions, especially that of Simon Reid who has a reputation for damming anyone he picks to win. Here’s hoping that predictions become premonitions! :)
“Paris loves Rafa” is an embarrassing video and they come across as trying too hard to convince us. It does make me a bit sad that the fans there can’t seem to embrace him as the great champion that he is. These are magical years that we are able to see him play and will be over all too soon. I am sure there are many French fans of Rafa who do appreciate him. Can’t believe he will be 26 on Sunday!
“I can’t stand weight-lifting class.” hee, isn’t it awful? But congratulations on all the effort you are making to be healthy. :-)
Not sure where the ‘paris loves rafa’ video came from but it seems about time that people tried to counteract the messages that Rafa has received from RG crowds -apathy, animosity, failure to show appreciation for a champion. … I would be absolutely humiliated if crowds acted that way towards ANY player at a Canadian hosted tournament. I would want to the athlete to know that not all of us act without respect and want to show appreciation for outstanding talent and achievements. I don’t understand booing (unless someone is having a temper tantrum on court) or cheering for people’s mistakes …and I’m with Uncle Tony about acknowledging good play even if from the player you are not wanting to win. The fact that Rafa always responds with such class and only has positive things to say about the crowds is just another reason that people may want to show him some overdue appreciation.
Maybe the video is trying too hard? I’m just glad they are trying period.