RafaLint: June 12th

Photo by Pacific Coast News

I linked to this before, but just in case you missed it, Nike’s released a limited edition “King of Clay” t-shirt. I’ve ordered mine from Tennis Warehouse.

Articles:

Nadal set to play at China Open – via chinadaily.com.cn
The 42 Most Beautiful Grunt Faces From The French Open – by Matt Bellassai (buzzfeed.com)

Tennis Now Digizine French Open wrap-up
How Nadal’s eighth French Open impacts GOAT debate; mail – by Jon Wertheim (si.com)
Rafa’s kit for Wimbledon

12 Jun 2013 | by miri | 5 Comments

RafaLint: August 27th

I’m heading to NY for a week starting Wednesday. So the infrequent updates could get even more less frequent. Don’t forget that Inés and genny_ss are posting more frequent updates to Facebook.

China Open promotional video:

Posted by timevisit.

Articles:

Rafa is number two on Forbes’ list of The World’s Highest-Paid Tennis Players.
Experts Roundtable: Burning questions for 2012 U.S. Open – including a bit on what Rafa’s absence means.
A Grand Slam Without Rafa is Wrong – by Chuck Culpepper (sportsonearth.com)
Murray mentions Rafa in his pre-US Open presser.
The Hunger Games –

27 Aug 2012 | by miri | 8 Comments

RafaLint: August 23rd

Photo by Beth Wilson

Rafa, Juan Martin Del Potro, Serena Williams and Victoria Azarenka are scheduled to participate in an exhibition at Madison Square Garden on March 4, 2013. Tickets go on sale October 9th at 10AM EST. More information via the MSG site.

Articles:

Nadal’s impact on U.S. Open, Murray’s HoF credentials, more – by Jon Wertheim (si.com)
Injury won’t change Rafa’s all-action approach – by Chris Wilkinson (espn.co.uk)
What’s Rafa without his knees? – by Matt Wilansky (espn.com)
Rafa is currently included in the

23 Aug 2012 | by miri | 7 Comments

Post semi-final presser

Transcript is here; photos here..

Posted by luneworld.

10 Oct 2009 | by miri | 69 Comments

Semi-final match photos

Photos by REUTERS/Alfred Cheng Jin, GOH CHAI HIN/AFP/Getty Images, Feng Li/Getty Images, PETER PARKS/AFP/Getty Images, and AP Photo/Elizabeth Dalziel

More photos.

10 Oct 2009 | by miri | 20 Comments

Steamrolled

In the semi-final of the China Open, Rafa took on #15 Marin Cilic of Croatia. It was the first meeting between the two players – let’s hope this doesn’t set the tone for their tour relationship. Cilic was on fire; Rafa looked like he was half awake. Cilic flipped to the “How to beat Rafa on Hard Courts” section of the players’ manual and executed the game plan spelled out there to perfection. He rolls over Rafa: 6-1 6-3.

10 Oct 2009 | by miri | 75 Comments

Quarterfinal match photos

Photos by Feng Li/Getty Images, FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP/Getty Images, and GOH CHAI HIN/AFP/Getty Images.

More photos.

9 Oct 2009 | by miri | 14 Comments

Post QF presser

Transcript here.

Posted by luneworld.

9 Oct 2009 | by miri | 8 Comments

No really, so long, Safin

He so wants to be anywhere else but on this court going through this…

I swear, he leans over and tells Rafa to shut up so that they can get off the court. ;)

Both vids posted by meriko100.

9 Oct 2009 | by miri | 9 Comments

QF match highlights

Including a Safin racket smash and the banana nibble smile moment.

Posted by ib3.

Stop, drop and roll:

Posted by meriko100.

9 Oct 2009 | by miri | 8 Comments