RafaLint: February 14th
Photo via AFP
Articles:
- One of the participants in yesterday’s clinic blogged about her experience. You can read it here. (mangle)
- Today’s issue of the tournament magazine.
- Nadal, Almagro Win Sao Paulo Openers; Monaco Upset – via atpworldtour.com
- Catching the Tape: Two Kings of Clay – by Steve Tignor (tennis.com)
- Why Rafael Nadal Needs An Even Lighter $690,000 Watch For Tennis – by Ariel Adams (forbes.com)
- Reading the Readers: Feb.14 – by Steve Tignor (tennis.com)
- Com torcida dividida, Nadal elimina Feijão e pega argentino nas quartas de final (mangle)
- Aos 88 anos, fã sonha em encontrar ídolo Nadal: “É como se fosse um neto” (mangle)
- Nadal defeats Souza in Sao Paolo opener – AP via tennis.com
Videos/Audio:
- Totes adorable video from yesterday’s clinic…where Rafa gets lobbed by a tot: Rafael Nadal conquista fãs em São Paulo. I think that kid’s been getting lessons from Marc!
- Not enough adorable footage of Rafa with wee ones in that video? Try this one.
- iB3 report on the doubles withdrawal.
Photos:
- A few photos via sina.com.
Rafa does social media:
- Rafa shared a photo of himself with Maria Bueno.
Me acabo de enterar en #Brasil de la lesión de la presidenta. Espero que #DilmaRousseff se recupere pronto de su fractura de pie!
— Rafa Nadal (@RafaelNadal) February 14, 2013
Which mangles to: “I just found on # Brazil’s president injury. I hope he recovers soon # DilmaRousseff from a broken foot!”
Social media related to Rafa:
- Nike wants us to know about lilac power.
- At a KIA event.
Rafa gives a modest look to the camera as he arrives on court in Sao Paulo. Watch him live! bit.ly/y2cwds twitter.com/TennisTV/statu…
— TennisTV (@TennisTV) February 14, 2013
It’s like a jungle in the arena to get close to Nadal. Someone was actually using a fishing rod to get an autograph. #SP #fierce
— Tennis Panorama News (@TennisNewsTPN) February 14, 2013
About the São Paulo balls, Nadal said they have less hair than normal, so it’s hard to control. #SP #fierce
— Tennis Panorama News (@TennisNewsTPN) February 15, 2013
Glad to know Rafa doesn’t like manscaped balls.
This app is so smart. twitamore.com/rafaelnadal
— Lindsay Gibbs (@linzsports) February 14, 2013
(And in case it changes before you can see it, here’s what it produced.)
And, Marc! loves Rafa:
@rafaelnadal Después de ver el final deyoutube.com/watch?v=fd1KPa… queríaaprovechar San Valentín xa decir que t sigo queriendo comoamigo…
— marc lopez tarres (@marclopeztarres) February 14, 2013
Which mangles to: “After seeing the end of http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fd1KPaDrs2s … xa Valentine wanted to take that as a friend I still want t …”
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So is Rafa playing with a new/different raquet? Before Vina del Mar, I remember seeing some article and interview with Toni about a new raquet with more power and some microchip built into it? And of course there’s the Babolat commercial with Jo. Any know if Rafa is using something new? (Sorry if I’ve missed some Rafalint about this.)
Miri thank you for all the articles, videos and tweets.
Oh I miss Rafa and Marc together.
Lol at the fan using a fishing rod to get an autograph.
They better do something about those ‘supermarket’ balls
The little fan lobbing Rafa is too cute
A more accurate translation of Marc’s word would be ” After seeing the final of the video I want to use Saint Valentine to say you that, I still love you as friend…
Sorry, not even me, I can understand that mangle :))
Thanks Inés, that makes sense. Very clever for Marc! to use Valentine’s Day to respond to Rafa’s claim – that’s too funny!
Thanks Ines. Awww, I miss Team Cuteness, wonder if they’ll ever play doubles together again?
I think that ship had sailed. Right now, Marc and Marcel are doing well in the Rotterdam doubles. Over the past six months, their hard court record has been superb.
Since Rafa has been hurt, I have not been following tennis with the intensity that it usually holds for me. I have been wondering, if after Rafa retires, I would still love the game as much. For me Rafa represents the best in tennis and sport in general. The Tignor article comparing Guga with Rafa reminded me how beautiful tennis and (the personalities it brings forth) is. I loved watching Guga; I loved Agassi’s brand of tennis; I love Rafa’s. It’s good to be reminded that there will be other fun players to follow, that tennis will continue to be a great strategic game, even after Rafa. Meanwhile I am reveling in his comeback. Vamos!
I know what you mean. I watched hardly any tennis after Rafa’s injury. Despite other great payers, it is Rafa with all his intensity and tenacity and skill that I want to see. If he leaves, I’m just not sure i’ll ever be as into tennis as I have these last years.
Miri, I am wondering how to get to chat section from mobile ? Thsnks