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ATP Doha wrap-up

12 Jan 2010 | by miri | 4 Comments

Jan 10th mini press round-up

The ATP write up of the Doha final has some great quotes from Rafa:

“Sure, it’s better to win, especially when you have the chance,” said Nadal. “But, that’s tennis and probably this match I needed a little bit more calm. But playing at this level I am sure I’m going to win .

“I think I did the most difficult thing and that was playing all the time at my best level. I’m probably playing better than ever, for the moment. There was

10 Jan 2010 | by miri | 16 Comments

Doha final match highlights

Posted by Tennis24grTV.

9 Jan 2010 | by miri | 2 Comments

Doha final in the Spanish media

Posted by vamosrafelnadal.

9 Jan 2010 | by miri | 3 Comments

Doha final photos

Photos by REUTERS/Fadi Al-Assaad, Ian Walton/Getty Images and KARIM JAAFAR/AFP/Getty Images

9 Jan 2010 | by miri | 8 Comments

Doha trophy ceremony

Making up for a lack of trophy to *nom* on by munching on cookies.

Posted by meriko100.

9 Jan 2010 | by miri | 15 Comments

Rafa and #6 Davydenko played in the final of the ExxonMobil Qatar Open today. Davydenko had won the last two matches these guys played on hard court and has been in excellent form of late, so everyone was expecting a battle. The first set, however, was a blowout. Rafa was doing whatever he wanted with the ball and he took it 6-0. Things tightened up in set two – way tight. Davy took it in a tiebreak 10-8. They exchanged breaks in the third until Davy got the set winning break in the tenth game to take it 6-4.

9 Jan 2010 | by miri | 230 Comments

Just another person

Thanks to patzin for sending in this article from The National. It’s basically little Rafa-primer on how to live a good life.

Realise that you are just another person. This is one of the most important things I have learnt. On the tennis court you may be different, you may be a star, but when you walk off the court, you are just another person. Some people get confused about that. They think that because they are good at singing, playing tennis, football or

8 Jan 2010 | by miri | 36 Comments