RafaLint: March 1st
Photo by Hector Rivera
Some quick lint while I: pack for my trip to NYC, tweet and watch the match. (Sadly that means I’m doing none of these things very well.) I’m going to NYC for the exhibition match on Monday – but I won’t have credentials, have nosebleed seats and MSG says no long lenses allowed. *sigh* Also, this means I may or may not be able to make a match post tomorrow…should one be needed (no jinxing!).
Articles:
- Nadal To Play Almagro In Acapulco SFs; Ferrer Sails Through – via the ATP
- Rafael Nadal, David Ferrer advance – AP via ESPN
- Rafael Nadal beats Leonardo Mayer to make Mexico semi-final – via the BBC
- Five takeaways from Rafael Nadal’s interview with Justin Gimelstob – by Courtney Nguyen (si.com)
- Rafael Nadal Is Back In Swing, Marketers Follow Him To NYC For Tennis Showdown – by Barry Janoff
- Nadal, tranquilo y atento con sus fans, previo a la semifinal del Abierto Mexicano de Tenis via hola.com. Rafa and tot photo alert! (mangle)
Videos/Audio:
- QF Highlights from the ATP
- Post QF on-court interview
- Interview for Mexican TV. (Here’s the original of that, but it’s region blocked for some…like me.)
- Some practice footage
- Great shot
- Rafael Nadal, el Rockstar del Tenis
Rafa does social media:
- Rafa let us know that, all by himself, Maymo is a team.
Social media related to Rafa:
- Champions Drink Responsibly shared a photo.
As it happens w @rafaelnadal twitter.com/b1pr/status/30…
— B1PR (@b1pr) March 1, 2013
Rafa poster at Madison Square Garden. twitter.com/Jeannab64/stat…
— Jeanna (@Jeannab64) March 2, 2013
Bigger Rafa banner. Vamos!! twitter.com/Jeannab64/stat…
— Jeanna (@Jeannab64) March 2, 2013
.@rafaelnadal playing in 44th career SF on clay @abiertotelcel & has won 42 in a row since only loss @charlymoya in ’03 Umag.
— Greg Sharko (@SharkoTennis) March 2, 2013
Genny tweeted translations of Rafa’s post quarterfinal on-court interview comments:
Rafa’s happy to be in SF in a very special tournament for him. he’s happy with his knee, too. He’s running almost normally. Difficult match!
Rafa acknowledges the crowd. He doesn’t have words to thank them for their support. Re: SF with Nico, Rafa reminds us he’s been 7 months out
(cont) and this is his 3rd tournament, while Nico arrives here better prepared. But, irrespective of tomorrow’s result, he’s very happy w/..
(cont) how things are going in Acapulco. All that said, Rafa adds that tomorrow he’ll fight as always to get the win! :))
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That interview with Adela Micha is just lovely. I haven’t seen him enjoying an interview so much in a long, long while. His face when she tells him that he must know that he is a bombón. Hahaha.
Have a great time miri !!
I thought this Adele interview was particularly decontracted and Rafa was very generous as usual, answering same question again as if it was the 1st time. Had someone noticed the weird cut when it comes to delicate doping topic? Wonder what was the concern there…
Loved the Micha interview. Rafa seemed fairly relaxed and seemed to have good rapport with the interviewer. Got the feeling that this is as close as we can get to seeing him just being himself, natural, charming, and enjoying himself in conversation.