RafaLint: May 8th

Photo by Roberto Castelli for PokerStars

Articles:

Roger Federer says Rafael Nadal deserves higher seed at French Open – by Courtney Nguyen (si.com)
Rafa drops in on PokerStars Madrid – by Brad Willis (pokerstarsblog.com)
Rafa Nadal: “La vida tampoco se acaba en el tenis” – interview with Rafa by Euginio G Delgado of 20 minutos. (mangle)

Videos/Audio:

Rafa Nadal y la Fundación LQDVI
Practicing in Madrid.

Photos:

Photos from the KIA presser/event Rafa attended in Madrid.
Today’s Madrid Open tournament Facebook gallery includes some

7 May 2013 | by miri | 2 Comments

RafaLint: May 6th

Rafa’s pre-tournament interview:

Articles:

Official Roland Garros 2013 magazines – download to your tablet today!

Videos/Audio:

Madrid 2013 Monday Feature Big Four – poor Daveed
Big Four Pays Tribute To Brad Drewett In Madrid
Los talentos de KIA y una cuestión de pelotas – what the heck is Rafa doing just after the start of the 3rd minute?

Photos:

Today’s Facebook photo album from the Madrid Open. Must have been sunny if Rafa’s wearing shades while playing!
The very nice rafandready’s photos from Monte-Carlo.

Rafa does social media:

Rafa posted a photo of a practice chat session.
Later, he

6 May 2013 | by miri | 6 Comments

RafaLint: May 4th

How about we start with some pictures from Madrid?

Photos by Julian Finney/Getty Images Europe.

Articles:

Nadal will not get higher seeding, says French Open chief – via Reuters
Roland Garros no modificará el orden de cabezas de serie – EFE via marca.com (mangle)
Shark Bites: Big Four Comparison – by by Greg Sharko (atpworldtour.com)
Red Redux – Tignor’s Madrid preview (tennis.com)
Federer and Nadal on Semifinal Course in Madrid – by Chris Oddo (tennisnow.com)
Madrid preview: Rafael Nadal, Maria Sharapova eye key rankings points – by Courtney Nguyen (si.com)
Get Ready for a Duel to the Death on

4 May 2013 | by miri | 15 Comments

RafaLint: April 6th – special poker edition

Thanks to poker, Rafa was a busy bee on social media today! A few of these were posted bilingually on Facebook and then tweeted separately, once in English and once in Spanish. Since English it the language most commonly spoken on this site, I’ll embed the English version of the tweets, but will also link to the Facebook posts with both languages.

Rafa started by setting the scene – the players were gathering and getting fortified for battle.

In my free afternoon, @el_ragehas just arrived. While we’ve lunch , we are planning a póker night. Who Is in?

6 Apr 2013 | by miri | 8 Comments

PokerStars: Rafa takes a bath

Photo via PokerStars

Dear PokerStars,

You are creating very nice Rafa campaigns. We appreciate that he wasn’t made to awkwardly read lines. Oh, and the shirt optional approach doesn’t hurt. (Although, we suspect you might be the reason for his recent lack of tummy and chest hair, which makes some of us sad.) Please, however, our boy is prone to freak accidents. We are hoping that was a dummy tablet in the tub and that there was no real danger of electrocution.

We look forward to

27 Mar 2013 | by miri | 10 Comments

RafaLint: February 24th

B-Roll footage from the Acapulco Champions Drink Responsibly Event:

Posted by SportfolioPR.

Articles:

Ráspala de nuevo, Rafa – by Juan Ignacio Ceballos (mangle)

Rafael Nadal in Acapulco still testing troublesome knee – AFP via timesofindia.indiatimes.com
Nadal asegura que Abierto Mexicano será una buena prueba – article and video from terra.com.mx (mangle)
Nadal en el séptimo cielo – from the tournament site (mangle)
Rafa Storms PokerStars’ Sunday – by Brad Willis (pokerstarsblog.com)

Videos/Audio:

Footage from a practice session on Sunday.
Arriba Rafael Nadal a Acapulco para Abierto Mexicano de Tenis

Photos:

Very nice set of

24 Feb 2013 | by miri | 2 Comments

RafaLint: February 21st

Photo by Marcelo Ferrelli/Inovafoto

Articles:

Rafa no cedió, pese a las tentaciones – by Sebastián Torok (lanacion.com) And here’s the mangle. (Thanks, Denizen)
Nadal ve improbable batir hoy al top3 – by Álvaro Rama (mangle)

Videos/Audio:

Welcome back Rafa – fan video that Rafa tweeted about (see below)
Rafa’s serve as broken down by the Vstrator peeps.

Rafa does social media:

Rafa let us know they were nearing the mileage goal for the Nike app.
He shared a photo of the beautiful view he has in

21 Feb 2013 | by miri | One Comment

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

14 Feb 2013 | by miri | 9 Comments

The Champions’ Party – video and contest

After watching Rafa attempt to act, be sure to enter the contest to join him at the party!

Posted by bacardiltdchampions.

14 Feb 2013 | by miri | 3 Comments

RafaLint: February 4th

First up! Rafa’s name is on an OOP! He kicks off his comeback by playing doubles tomorrow “Not Before 6:00 PM”. It will be broadcast locally, so check the usual streaming sources for a stream.

Good news for those of us in the US who get The Tennis Channel, they’ve added Rafa’s first match to their broadcast schedule!

Nadal is making his return to the ATP Tour this week and you can watch it LIVE on @tennischannel, Wednesday, Feb 6 at 4pm ET— Tennis Channel (@TennisChannel) February 4, 2013

Rafa doing his promo thing for KIA.

4 Feb 2013 | by miri | 19 Comments