RafaLint: June 17th

Photo by Beth Wilson

Articles:

Nadal prepara Wimbledon en Manacor – by Álvaro Rama (mangle)
Rafa Nadal, triunfador humilde – fluffy piece about Rafa’s sponsorship with KIA (mangle)
Rafael Nadal: French Open Legend and The Future of Poker Sponsorship – by Lee Davy (calvinayre.com)

Videos/Audio:

Players tell us about their favorite Wimbledon places.

Today’s JeannaB64 flash back takes you all the way back to Sopot 2004 – Rafa’s first ATP title.

Social media related to Rafa:

Guess who’s on the cover of Tennis Magazine (in

17 Jun 2013 | by miri | One Comment

RafaLint: June 16th

Photo by Clive Brunskill/Getty Images

I spent a good chunk of the day watching the Roland Garros semi again. (I fear it will be deleted off my DVR due to space during Wimbledon.) I’m still amazed by that smile on Rafa’s face when he was broken in the 4th set to put things back on serve. He really does love suffering and the competition.

Exhibition:
Rafa will play this year’s Necker Cup Pro-Am in November.

The Necker Cup is five-day, all inclusive world class Pro-Am Tennis

16 Jun 2013 | by miri | 32 Comments

Practicing ahead of Wimbledon

The iB3 paid Rafa and Pico a visit during their practice session. You can find video on their site or via YouTube:

Posted by molvi1501.

While Rafa’s getting ready for the tournament, the tournament’s getting ready for him.

15 Jun 2013 | by miri | 11 Comments

RafaLint: June 14th

AP Photo/Christophe Ena

Articles:

Nadal likely seeded fifth at Wimbledon with possible blockbuster quarterfinal – by Courtney Nguyen (si.com)
Nadal To Return To China Open In Beijing – via atpworldtour.com
Rafael Nadal: French Open winner a ‘sporting great’ – by Jonathan Overend (bbc.co.uk) Thanks, JK.

Videos/Audio:

Rafa and the ball kids – he’s smiling so much. I wonder how his face didn’t break? (Thanks, Dianne)

Photos:

A slideshow of lovely black and white photos from the 2013 Roland Garros final. She also has a slide show from

14 Jun 2013 | by miri | 16 Comments

RafaLint: June 13th

It’s so Rafa that they went on the Small World ride:

Maymo looks really excited. (Maribel is taking photos too.) Mary, not so much. (Posted by disneylandparis.)

Articles:
Not a lot of stuff out there that’s interesting, so this is some extra fluffy lint.

Through Rain, Chaos, Nadal Nonpareil in Paris – by Chris Oddo (tennisnow.com)
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly of the 2013 French Open – via thesixthset.com
Top-Five Points and Top-Five Shots of the 2013 French Open – via thesixthset.com
Marathon Games: Djokovic vs. Nadal, Super Bowl XLVII Among Longest Title

13 Jun 2013 | by miri | 5 Comments