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