RafaLint: June 9th

Write ups of the semi match, predictions for the final (the word “historic” gets bandied about a lot), flickr photos, and some locker room footage – today’s lint.

9 Jun 2012 | by miri | 4 Comments

RG: Pre-final presser

Video excerpt from Rafa’s pre-final presser.

And more can be found here – it’s not region blocked for me, hope it’s the same for everyone:

And now, the transcript:

Q. There are a lot of talk about the weather tomorrow, that maybe it is going to rain all day, and the final could be moved to Monday. Have you been said anything about it? What do you think?

RAFAEL NADAL: What I can think? What can I think? If rains, rains, then we play Monday. That’s all.

Q. Nobody

9 Jun 2012 | by miri | 18 Comments

RG: Semifinal videos

THE point:

Posted by igorjosifoski12345. There’s another version here – click on the video link on the left side of the page.

Rafa and Daveed before the match.

Highlights reel via the Roland Garros site.

The “I hate region blocking” section:

Highlights
Courtside interview
Eurosport interview (a low-fi version for the rest of us).

In the “It’s a free world” section:

Post match interview for French TV.
And an interview for CANAL+ or you can watch it on the channel’s site – if it works for you.

9 Jun 2012 | by miri | One Comment

RG: Rafa vs. Ferrer match video

Part one:

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Part two:

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9 Jun 2012 | by miri | One Comment

RG: Semifinal presser

Full presser video with a French voice over. There’s a clip of the presser on the RG site.

And, here’s a transcript:

Q. Of your many memorable matches on this particular court, how highly would that rate amongst your victories, do you think?

RAFAEL NADAL: Today?

Q. Yes, today.

RAFAEL NADAL: Sure was one of my best matches in this court, yeah. I think I played really solid match with not easy conditions out there, a lot of wind.

In my opinion I did

9 Jun 2012 | by miri | 3 Comments

RG: Semifinal photos

Photos from Rafa’s semifinal win over David Ferrer.

Photos by KENZO TRIBOUILLARD/AFP/GettyImages, REUTERS/Benoit Tessier, JACQUES DEMARTHON/AFP/GettyImages, PATRICK KOVARIK/AFP/GettyImages, Clive Brunskill/Getty Images, THOMAS COEX/AFP/GettyImages, AP Photo/Michel Spingler, REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes, REUTERS/Regis Duvignau, and PASCAL GUYOT/AFP/GettyImages

8 Jun 2012 | by miri | 10 Comments

RG: Dominance

In today’s first semifinal, Rafa played the second most dominant player in the tournament so far – #6 David Ferrer. and dominated him. Given that these were the two guys winning their matches with the greatest ease in the tournament, you might expect a close match. Rafa, however, had different plans. After a tentative start, he got on a roll that even a rain delay couldn’t hamper. Rafa’s into the final: 6-2, 6-2, 6-1.

8 Jun 2012 | by miri | 109 Comments

RafaLint: June 7th

Quarterfinal match write ups, semifinal previews and, well, just a lot of lint.

7 Jun 2012 | by miri | 9 Comments

RG: Quarterfinal photos

Photos from Rafa’s quarterfinal victory over Almagro.

Photos by KENZO TRIBOUILLARD/AFP/GettyImages, THOMAS COEX/AFP/GettyImages, Mike Hewitt/Getty Images, PATRICK KOVARIK/AFP/GettyImages, REUTERS/Benoit Tessier, REUTERS/Regis Duvignau, and REUTERS/Francois Lenoir

7 Jun 2012 | by miri | 3 Comments

RG: Tennis Channel interview

The Tennis Channel has kindly shared the interview they did with Rafa online:

If the embed doesn’t work for some reason, here’s the link.

7 Jun 2012 | by miri | 10 Comments