RafaLint: February 3rd
Photo by RAUL ZAMORA/AFP/Getty Images
Articles:
- Rafael Nadal turns small tournament into big deal – via usatoday.com
- Nadal Voices Comeback Expectations – via atpworldtour.com
- Nadal: Espero que este torneo me sirva para encontrar buenas sensaciones – via cooperativa.cl (mangle
- Rafa Nadal Denies IMG Cut of Earnings as Career Resumes – by Alex Duff & Danielle Rossingh (bloomberg.com) Is it just me, or is the headline misleading? It makes it sound like Rafa is not turning over the commission he owes IMG, but the article just talks about him letting his contract expire and taking his business elsewhere.
- Sparring de Nadal: “Rafael debe trabajar mucho para volver a ser el de antes” – interview with Tomeu (It won’t let me link to a mangle, so you are going to have to self-mangle by going to Google Translate and copying/pasting the article text into the translation box.)
- Los detalles del agitado primer día de Rafael Nadal en Chile – again, you have to self-mangle.
- Nadal reclama que los controles antidoping sean “públicos” – via elpais.cr. From the mangle, it sounds like Rafa wants doping results/records to be public. I think it’s a good idea too.
Videos/Audio:
- Video from Sunday’s practice with Andujar.
- Interview for 24horas.cl. (mangle)
- Massú: “Nadal es uno de los más grandes que hay”
- I’m told Pico says nice things about Rafa in this radio interview.
- Nadal looking forward to Chile return
Photos:
- From Sunday’s practice.
- Check out the frequently updated Viña del Mar photo gallery on the ATP site. (And don’t forget to view the photos full-screen.)
Rafa does social media:
- Rafa shared his belly button, erm, a photo (that included his belly button).
Social media related to Rafa:
- Nike on Rafa’s impending return.
- Benito shared a photo of one happy tot.
- He also posted a photo from the 24horas interview
- And one from the presser.
Practice Today looking better twitter.com/b1pr/status/29…
— B1PR (@b1pr) February 3, 2013
El face to face con @rafaelnadal twitter.com/zamotian/statu…
— zamotian (@zamotian) February 2, 2013
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I liked the article from USA today . It explains how Rafa’s presence affects the world around him . He’s an industry :D
I really liked the USA today article too.
I am so excited that he is playing again, i will have to wait for the highlights to be posted on Youtube or some other internet site as I have given up watching TV.
I am still smiling from ear to ear that Rafa is back.
I hope he has a great time in Chile.
A summary of Pico’s nice words on Rafa:
He says that he’s very eager to go to Viña and meet Rafa, talk to him… He’s been following Rafa’s recovery very closely. Rafa’s been his friend for many years and it’ll be excellent to play with him. He can’t wait for the doubles match. Pico considers Rafa’s a tennis icon and it will be very special for him to take part of Rafa’s return. It will be awesome for everybody.
What I would give for being present when these two meet… such a bromance! :-)
Rafa is a world wide celebrity but is being made even more of than usual in Chile. It still amazes me how he deals with his celebrity, still appearing so humble and natural. One can see how most celebrities think they are demi-gods, with all the fawning and fuss made of them. Can’t wait to see how he does….we will not get any TV coverage here in Australia…so if anyone knows how I can get any coverage of his first matches I would be grateful!