RafaLint: November 4th

I’m so happy to have seen David Ferrer raise his first Masters 1000 trophy today! Lil’ Man is having a season as fierce as he is. And this week, Marc! will be playing doubles at the WTF. How awesome is that? Vamos!

Nana/NatalieHoHo shared her video of Rafa’s post Roland Garros victory celebration:

Let’s hope we get to see Rafa this happy again in 2013.

Articles:

Entrevista a Rafael Nadal – Rafa talks golf (mangle)
Nadal celebra Halloween en el Marítimo (mangle) Not much of an article, more like a photo with an extended caption.

4 Nov 2012 | by miri | 7 Comments

RafaLint: August 6th

Updates on Rafa’s progess come to us via DavidJNadal’s twitter account:

@rafaelnadal empieza a entrenar con normalidad. Ya coge raqueta y su objetivo es llegar a tope al @usopen.— David J. Nadal (@davidjnadal) August 6, 2012

@rafaelnadal is starting his training as normal and seeks to reach the U.S Open on top form.— David J. Nadal (@davidjnadal) August 6, 2012

Si @rafaelnadal no llegase a tiempo para jugar en Cincinnati buscará un torneo menor de preparación antes del @usopen— David J. Nadal (@davidjnadal) August 6, 2012

If Rafael Nadal

6 Aug 2012 | by miri | 19 Comments

RafaLint: June 24th

Rafa’s pre-tournament presser video, some tournament previews, Rafa loves food and F1, and Wimbledon history in photos – today’s lint.

25 Jun 2012 | by miri | 10 Comments

RafaLint: June 20th

Wimbledon previews, Roland Garros look-backs…it’s still in-between time in RafaLint Land.

20 Jun 2012 | by miri | 4 Comments

Witnessing HIS7ORY Part 2

The final

I think I always knew it was going to be a Nadal-Djokovic final. Maybe it’s my 6th sense or the belief that things always have to be done the hard way. I had been so incredibly lucky the whole trip that I was wondering if a happy ending was too much to hope for. However in my heart I had faith in Rafa and knew he had it in him to get this win against his toughest opponent yet. After

18 Jun 2012 | by Nana | 16 Comments

Witnessing HIS7ORY Part 1

My RG debut

In the grandest scheme of things, tennis is just a game and Rafa winning 7 Roland Garros titles was never going to be like finding a cure to cancer or ending famines. However, I live in a relatively peaceful world with mundane, minor concerns, being able to witness in person my hero making tennis his7ory is enough to fill me with such joy and hope that I feel the world is now a better place.

My trip

17 Jun 2012 | by Nana | 18 Comments

RafaLint: June 13th

More Roland Garros after-glow and Halle begins – today’s lint.

13 Jun 2012 | by miri | 11 Comments

RafaLint: June 12th

The Roland Garros after-glow lint post.

12 Jun 2012 | by miri | 40 Comments

RafaLint: June 11th

Ooodles. Just oodles of Roland Garros final coverage. What more could you ask for?

12 Jun 2012 | by miri | 24 Comments

RG: Final presser

If you aren’t region blocked (like me), you can watch the post-final presser in full. Same thing with the Spanish one. The rest of us will have to settle for this clip on the RG site.

There’s a transcript of Rafa’s post-match presser on the RG site. This unofficial transcript also includes the Spanish presser.

Two very small questions. First, when you were sitting down, everybody was taking your photo. You picked up the trophy, and

11 Jun 2012 | by miri | 13 Comments