RafaLint: January 28th
Photo by Beth Wilson
The local TV Schedule for the VTR Open. I’m hoping that since it will be on TV somewhere, there will be streams. The tournament also has a special page devoted to Rafa’s schedule (mangle). Which, I’m sure, makes all the other players there feel so special.
Articles:
- Be patient: Agassi on Nadal – by Adam Cooper (smh.com.au)
- La nutrida agenda que cumplirá Rafael Nadal en su visita a Chile – via latercera.com (mangle)
- Misión Nadal, ¡misión cumplida! – via kiakonnect.com (mangle)
- La agenda de Rafael Nadal en Chile ante su regreso al tenis – via cnnchile.com (mangle)
- 2013 Australian Open: Over… but never forgotten – Grand Slam Gal misses Rafa
Videos/Audio:
- Acapulco promo
- Rafa can be briefly seen in this video about the Ryder Cup.
- Cute little RafaTot about 1:50 into this video.
- Casey Dellacqua thinks Daveeed is hot. Her cousin goes for Rafa: Kia Open Drive 2013: Casey Dellacqua – Australian Open 2013.
- rtve.es report on Mision Nadal
Rafa does social media:
- Rafa shared a photo from a very male dinner.
- He also showed us he was working overtime to be ready for his next tournament.
He was very happy the Spanish handball team won the World Championship:
Que gran partido de los #hispanos! Enhorabuena por vuestro segundo mundial! Great match of the #hispanos! Congrats for your second worldcup!
— Rafa Nadal (@RafaelNadal) January 27, 2013
And was sad for the people of Brazil:
All my support and strength to the affected of the fire in #Brazil. This kind of situation should not happen again!
— Rafa Nadal (@RafaelNadal) January 28, 2013
Social media related to Rafa:
Nadal´ll arrive Chile on Friday 01 and he´ll visit the president of Chile @sebastianpinera with his father
— VTROpen by Cachantun (@VTROpen) January 28, 2013
Random:
- Facebook chat: Tennis players react to Djokovic winning the Australian Open – via tenngrand.com
And now, for your viewing pleasure, Marc! and Marcel on the TV show “Tie Break”:
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Yes – I’m sure Rafa having his own page makes other players feel *really* good!
Agassi is talking sense here – in my opinion. Of course Rafa might take less time to regain his game than Andre suggests, but initial expectations ought to be tempered. I personally don’t care about his ranking; I’m just looking forward to seeing him play again!
I agree. I don’t care about his ranking. I want to see a healthy, happy Rafa on court for years to come! There’s no one who brings more excitement, energy, and integrity to the game. He is so missed!
Agree Heath. It’s just great knowing he’ll be playing again. I’m so happy it’s on the clay too. Cannot wait until next week!
Oh wow! the Chilean authorities and tournament organisers are making a massive effort to welcome Rafa to their country and tournament, really giving him the superstar treatment he deserves. Of course we all know that Rafa will compose himself in his normal humble and down to earth way, but it’s just so heartwarming to know how much his participation in Vina del Mar means to them.
Currently, the first link at the bottom of this page is reporting that Nadal’s knees are still sore? So, he hasn’t recovered after 7 months?