RafaLint: February 8th
Nadal’s Impact Evident In Vina Del Mar:
Toni’s cracking me up.
Articles:
- Racquet Reaction: Nadal d. Gimeno-Traver – by Steve Tignor (tennis.com)
- Nadal Beats Gimeno-Traver For SF Berth; Chardy Up Next – via atpworldtour.com
- Rafael Nadal into semi-finals in Chile on his return from knee injury – AP via guardian.co.uk
- Rafael Nadal wins in singles, doubles – AP via espn.com
- Rafa’s bought a new house (mangle)
- Nadal says he wants drug cheats caught – by Stephen Wade (AP via yahoo.com)
Videos/Audio:
- Quick post 2nd round match interviews in English and Spanish.
- Singles quarterfinals highlights
- Nice forehand
- Doubles highlights
- Presser footage
- Audio of an interview witn Toni.
- ESPN Center Court: Nadal, Querrey and Wawrinka – Garber thinks Rafa will challenge in Roland Garros
Photos:
- Photos from the singles match.
- And another one here.
- Singles set from terra.cl. They have another small set here.
- Practice, match and presser photos in the tournament’s daily flickr archive.
- Photos from cnn.com
Rafa does social media:
- Rafa enthusiastically shared a video.
I’m happy for @rickyrubio9 that he will finally at #AllStarGame! I hope to watch the great rubio!
— Rafa Nadal (@RafaelNadal) February 8, 2013
@paloma_anton mucha suerte en el torneo! Ya me contarás como fue.
— Rafa Nadal (@RafaelNadal) February 8, 2013
Social media related to Rafa:
- Rafa, booze (used responsibly, of course) and Valentine’s day? Seems like a good combo to me.
- Keep calm and vamos!
Great 2 have @rafaelnadalback on the @atpworldtour . Thnx to rafa and his team 4 a great interview in Viña del mar twitter.com/justingimelsto…
— Justin Gimelstob (@justingimelstob) February 8, 2013
According to a later tweet, Gimelstob’s interview will air on The Tennis Channel on February 27th at 7PM.
Rafa Nadal cerró su entrenamiento con Lama, a puro saque.twitpic.com/c1x6gu
— Fernando Grisolía(@FerGrisolia) February 8, 2013
Rafael Nadal terminó su entrenamiento. A la salida, una avalancha de fans. twitpic.com/c1x5bv
— Fernando Grisolía(@FerGrisolia) February 8, 2013
#Viña. Rafa Nadal culminó su entreno hace minutos.twitpic.com/c1x7zh
— Fernando Grisolía(@FerGrisolia) February 8, 2013
Entreno intenso de Rafa Nadal. Empezó con drive, luego revés y cerró sacando.twitpic.com/c1xf28
— Fernando Grisolía(@FerGrisolia) February 8, 2013
Is this knee fit for another crack at the French Open title this year? #8timeslucky RT if you think yes! twitter.com/livetennis/sta…
— Live Tennis (@livetennis) February 8, 2013
At home watching the match between @rafaelnadal and Gimeno-Traver! 1st set for Rafa 6-1. It’s so good to have him back! #Chile
— Pau Gasol (@paugasol) February 8, 2013
Nadal se deslizó y se señaló la rodilla. Luego le hizo un comentario a Toni. La gente se alarmó pero no fue nada. Eso parece.
— Fernando Grisolía(@FerGrisolia) February 9, 2013
Which mangles to:
“Nadal slipped and said the knee. Then he made a comment to Toni. People were alarmed but nothing. Apparently.” This was during the doubles match.
Okay, it’s late and I have to get up early tomorrow. So, I’m wrapping this entry up.
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Lovely new digs for Rafa! He must feel good to have such a nice, quiet place by the sea and at the same time preserve the local architectural heritage that fits so naturally with the environment, saving it from being turned into another nondescript apartment building. A true Mallorcan.
Yep, awesome house with its own little cove and cave in the sea. Hmmm wonder what Rafa will do with it…
Indeed.Gorgeous. Can’t see him living there alone though. Too scary in the dark. Hmmm. New domestic arrangements?
Can’t see him living anywhere alone, ever! But this is a fixer-upper. I’m guessing he’s got an eye on the future, probably too good an opportunity to pass up. Location, location, location. :-)
Wow, nice place you got there Rafa! The views of the water and direct access to it is fantastic. I always wanted a house near the sea…
This article says multiple times that the house is a Clan Nadal purchase. It had been slated to be demolished and replaced by 75 apartment units. I suspect the family ponied up to keep that from happening, since they all have property nearby.
Assuming that the article correctly states that it was a family purchase, no way would the family chip in to buy Rafa yet another house, so I do not expect him to live here.
http://www.manacornoticias.com/noticia.php?id=8682