Rafa withdraws from Paris Masters

Per statements on Facebook in French, Spanish and English, Rafa will not be playing in the Paris Masters tournament.

Hi all. I won’t be playing this upcoming week the tournament in Paris Bercy. It’s been a difficult decision to take but I understand that it is what I need to do right now to prepare well for the end of this season and also for 2012. I hope I can be back in 2012 to that great event in the most beautiful

3 Nov 2011 | by miri | 59 Comments

RafaLint: November 1st

Welcome to November!

Info:
The Paris draw will take place Friday at 6:30pm local time. According to the tournament site, we’ll be able to follow the draw live online.

Voting for the ATP Fan favorite singles player and doubles team is now open. You have to be on Facebook to vote, however.

Very interesting video about the coaching session from the guy who’s suing Rafa to get recognition for his contribution to the 2010 USO serve:

(Posted by xstf.)

I know I’m only seeing one side of the situation here (and thus, my conclusion is

1 Nov 2011 | by miri | 67 Comments

Getting ready for Paris

IB3 video of Rafa’s Paris prep:

27 Oct 2011 | by miri | 19 Comments