RafaLint: October 30th

Photo by Beth Wilson

Got 150 spare Euros? Buy a signed Rafa hat to support his foundation.

Articles:

Reva pointed out this Tignor article that I somehow missed: Catching the Tape: Little Aces
Mais que faisait Rafael Nadal à Rennes, samedi? – what was Rafa doing in Rennes? (mangle)
An article about the recent “More than Tennis” event Rafa’s foundation worked on with the Special Olympics. (in Spanish)
Interview with Toni. (mangle)

Videos/Audio:

Rafa lends his support to Proyecto Campeones. If you can’t see the video

30 Oct 2012 | by miri | One Comment

M6 Interview

Rafa was on the French TV tonight for a short interview. It’s been posted as a replay on the official site, but is not playing for a lot of people (I tried disabling my ad-blocker and still nothing). So, if the official site doesn’t work for you, here’s a YouTube version:

Posted by molvi1501.

28 Oct 2012 | by miri | 5 Comments

RafaLint: October 27th

Photo by Beth Wilson

Per Benito, Rafa is in Paris and will be live on M6 news at 8pm on Sunday.

Articles:

Rafael Nadal still injured and now out of ATP Tour Finals in London – via the heraldsun.com.au
Nadal, ATP World Tour Pay Tribute To Ferrero At Retirement Ceremony – via the ATP
“Rafael Nadal is my inspiration” – a badminton player looks up to Rafa.

Rafa’s foundation is hard at work: Los discípulos de Rafa Nadal, rumbo a Barcelona (mangle); Fundación Rafa Nadal y

27 Oct 2012 | by miri | 5 Comments

RafaLint: October 24th

Articles:

Excerpt from the Quality Sport article.
Fellow tennis greats hail retiring Ferrero

Videos/Audio:

Rafa arrives at the tribute for Ferrero.
The camera finds Rafa in the stands.
Mid-match interview (another version).
Tribute to Ferrero; another version with high quality video, but kind of odd audio. And lastly, one with decent video and audio in parts: part 1; part 2; part 3.
ATP tribute video that they played on the screen during the ceremony.

Photos:

Screen grabs from the Ferrero tribute.
Tribute photos
And

24 Oct 2012 | by miri | 2 Comments

RafaLint: October 23rd

Nice video: “Rafael Nadal and Nasser Al-Khelaifi interview for beIN sport”

Posted by molvi1501.

Articles:

The cover of “Quality Sport” – Inés is trying to find a copy of this. Per her, the title translates to: “Or you stop or you’ll never be number 1 again”. (It was also posted to Twitter – in case the Facebook doesn’t work for anyone.)
Sony Open’s future at Crandon Park Tennis Center in the hands of Miami-Dade County voters – includes a quote from Rafa.

Videos/Audio:

Fan video of Rafa doing the footie kick-off.

Photos:

Very nice photos from

23 Oct 2012 | by miri | 9 Comments

RafaLint: October 20th

Photo copyright AFP
Articles:

Berdych would like Rafa’s return.
Rafael Nadal set for Mexican Open – AP via ESPN. Includes some quotes from Toni.
Nadal invited to watch Paris Saint Germain-Reims – from as.com. And here via paristeam.fr (mangle).
Ligue 1: Rafael Nadal a donné le coup d’envoi de PSG-Reims – includes a nice photo of Rafa at footie today. (mangle)
Nadal’s day at the Parc des Princes – from the team’s official website.

Videos/Audio:

Can anyone see this? I just get a black

20 Oct 2012 | by miri | 7 Comments

Frente a Frente – Behind the Scenes

Short video about the interview with Ana Pastor from CNN Español:

18 Oct 2012 | by miri | No Comment

RafaLint: October 17th

It’s time for the annual ATP World Tour Awards and a certain Spaniard could use your vote. (There’s a doubles team that could use a vote too. *hint hint*)

2013 Acapulco

Articles:

Celebrando 20 años con manteles largos – Rafa’s been confirmed by the Acapulco tournament as a participant. (mangle) No word from Rafa’s camp yet, but Rafa’s front and center on the tournament’s home page.
¿Retorno al primer amor? – by Sebastián Fest (mangle)
Toni Nadal:”La final de la Davis no

17 Oct 2012 | by miri | 3 Comments

RafaLint: October 15th

Lots of golf stuff, Frente a Frente fall-out and photos, Pico & Rafa continue to woo us via Facebook.

15 Oct 2012 | by miri | One Comment

Interview: Frente a Frente

The complete Ana Pastor interview that aired on CNN Español in the US and TNT in Spain.

15 Oct 2012 | by miri | 7 Comments