RafaLint: December 29th

Photo by Beth Wilson

Injury and Illness to Keep Nadal Out of Australian Open – by Christopher Clarey (nytimes.com). This is the best article I could find on the withdrawal. It has actual research in it!

Nadal’s publicist, Benito Pérez Barbadillo, said in a telephone interview that Nadal began to feel ill Dec. 20 in his home island of Majorca in Spain. At that stage, Pérez Barbadillo said, Nadal had been practicing with increased intensity, but his illness forced him to stop training and doctors

29 Dec 2012 | by miri | One Comment

Rafa withdraws from Doha and the Australian Open

This morning, Rafa announced his withdrawal from Doha and the Australian Open via Facebook. He currently plans to return to the tour in Acapulco.

28 Dec 2012 | by miri | 33 Comments

RafaLint: November 8th

Photo by Beth Wilson
Articles:

Fans select top four for AO cover – good job, RafaFans.
Federer spares a thought for absent Nadal – by Martyn Herman (Reuters)
Federer-Rafa still the best rivalry – by Ravi Ubha (ESPN)

Videos/Audio:

k alerted me to a YouTube video of the complete Rafa/Verdasco 2009 Australian Open semifinal. Awesome. Check out the user’s channel for more Rafa matches.

Photos:

Behind the Scenes photos from a Champions Drink Responsibly event.

Rafa does social media:
Rafa had a very tweety day today, check out his

8 Nov 2012 | by miri | 8 Comments

RafaLint: October 3rd

The Champions Drink Responsibly campaign has posted a video retrospective of their promos with Rafa – enjoy!

Articles:

Toni Nadal: “Hay una pequeña posibilidad de que Rafa juegue el Masters” – genny_ss has posted a translation on Facebook.
Tony nadal: “muchos dt son demasiado serviles con los tenistas” – and another translation on Facebook via genny_ss.
Toni Nadal vaguely opens door for Rafa to play again in 2012 – by Courtney Nguyen (si.com)
Can Rafa be Rafa again? – by Steve Tignor

Videos/Audio:

Interview with Toni
Video from Toni’s conference
Ready to play? –

3 Oct 2012 | by miri | No Comment

RafaLint: October 2nd

Let the Australian Open hype begin!

2 Oct 2012 | by miri | One Comment