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

RafaLint: January 28th

Photo by Beth Wilson

The local TV Schedule for the VTR Open. I’m hoping that since it will be on TV somewhere, there will be streams. The tournament also has a special page devoted to Rafa’s schedule (mangle). Which, I’m sure, makes all the other players there feel so special.

Articles:

Be patient: Agassi on Nadal – by Adam Cooper (smh.com.au)
La nutrida agenda que cumplirá Rafael Nadal en su visita a Chile – via latercera.com (mangle)
Misión Nadal, ¡misión cumplida! – via

28 Jan 2013 | by miri | 5 Comments

Rafa’s racket goes on an adventure

Here’s a video summary of the adventure that Rafa’s racket enjoyed thanks to Mision Nadal.

(Thanks for sending me the link, Inés.)

28 Jan 2013 | by miri | 4 Comments

RafaLint: January 25th

Photo by Beth Wilson

Articles:

Inés pointed me to this blog post by some dedicated swimmers…and their new buddy: Our new friend, Rafa!

Ace in the hole – by Howard Bryant (ESPN.com)
The Player entry list is out for Indian Wells.
Rafa Nadal wins first poker tournament – by Brad Willis (pokerstarsblog.com)
Toni Nadal: “Rafael llegará con un poco de miedo a Viña” – via lanacion.cl (mangle)
Por “efecto Nadal” ya hay cuatro días agotados para ATP Viña – via terra.cl. Rafa’s selling those tickets.

25 Jan 2013 | by miri | 8 Comments

RafaLint: January 22nd

Photo by Beth WilsonRafa and Pico will team up for doubles in Viña del Mar. Excuse me, I need a moment to myself. There better be streams, damn it!

Articles:

Andy picks Rafa for his footie team.
Mats Wilander: Rafa Nadal could put fear in their eyes again – by Alexandra Willis (thetennisspace.com). It cracks me up that they picked a photo of Rafa looking like a little tot anticipating a lollipop to accompany that title.
Looks like Rafa’s getting a new watch: Richard Mille

22 Jan 2013 | by miri | 19 Comments

Rafa waits for you…

Babolat Serial Players Wanted – Teaser 1

13 Jan 2013 | by miri | 5 Comments

RafaLint: December 27th

Oops! Thought I posted lint the other day. Sorry about that. Sadly, a lot of the links I had are no longer relevant…but then, do we really need article after article about the Abu Dhabi withdrawal?

Rafa wanted to make sure we all celebrated the holidays responsibly:

Articles:

Nadal, como un astronauta – by Juan José Mateo. From (mangle) it sounds like Rafa’s left no stone unturned in his recovery.
Abu Dhabi-bound Nadal: Federer proved his greatness in 2012 – by Reem Abulleil (sport360.com)

Bro-mance alert! Andy Murray: Tennis Missing Rafael Nadal – by Reem

27 Dec 2012 | by miri | 7 Comments