Don’t count this man out

If you aren’t following @JamesLaRosa on twitter you should. If for no other reason than kefuoe and I need more donations to the “JamesLaRosa streaks the Hit for Haiti” fund. Any way…he just tweeted a link to his “He’s Rafa, Dammit” article. Read it. Chill. Be happy – RafaTennis resumes soon.

10 Mar 2010 | 23 Comments

[Updated] I need to continue to play well and win

mary sends in this interview with as.com (Google translation). When asked if the knees and torn tendon were 100%, he answered…kind of.

I’ve been training hard three weeks, from which I was medically discharged for doing so. We’ve done as a pre-season work with the idea of recovering the early-season form, which was to reach Australia. I feel strong and knees do not hurt. Now it is competing.

He goes on to say that during Doha and the AO

9 Mar 2010 | 31 Comments

SoBeFit preview

They keep teasing us with previews and, while some people have reported luck in finding these in the store, they still have the old issue where I live. So, here’s another preview. This time, we do get some teasers of the article text. (Article by Marta Montenegro).

When you consider Rafael Nadal’s impressive physique, it’s hard to picture him at a standstill sidelined by injuries. But that’s what he has been facing, battling ailments (first the knee, later in his

5 Mar 2010 | 29 Comments

Breakfast with Emilio

Maria sent in two similar articles that feature a “breakfast chat” with former Spanish Davis Cup captain Emilio Sánchez Vicario. He has a lot to say about Rafa and seems to think people should just chill – Rafa will be back.

Europsport Yahoo version (Google translation)
Marca.com version (Google translation)

5 Mar 2010 | 16 Comments

Full RTV practice video

We’ve seen bits of this practice session/interview before, but not the whole video and not with the handy translation (click the “Read more” link on the page). Thanks to SpanishRNfan for sending this in.

3 Mar 2010 | 10 Comments

Tighten the throttle into the season of earth

…at least, that’s how Google translates the title of this article from balearesport.es (dated February 18th). Yes, I know clay = earth, but season of the earth just sounds poetic for some reason. Seems like we missed a radio interview where Rafa talked about Miguel Angel’s dancing stint, the Shakira video, his injury recovery progress, and thoughts on the upcoming tennis months.

(Thanks to Atch2 for the heads up.)

1 Mar 2010 | 25 Comments

Well, d’uh!

In the “blatantly obvious” category today, we have a report titled “Nadal concerned about injuries” – I mean, he’d be neck deep in denial if he wasn’t, right?

Rafael Nadal “is worried” about his constant injuries although the former top-ranked player is confident of getting back to his best form, according to Spain’s Davis Cup captain Albert Costa.

“He is worried about his physical state but he’s working every day to get better,” Costa said on Wednesday.

So, panicky headline turns into “no

24 Feb 2010 | 11 Comments

Dr Cotorro talks about Rafa’s status

I have no idea what he says, but here he is saying it:

Posted by vamosrafelnadal.

18 Feb 2010 | 18 Comments

Interview with publico.es

There’s a new interview published on the publico.es site today. (Google translation) I don’t know if it’s because I’m super rushed or what, but the Google translation seems worse than usual and is hurting my head. Looks like he’s saying he’s very doubtful for DC (I think it’s probable that he’s a “no” and just doesn’t want to come out and say it) and is still planning on Indian Wells for his return.

(Sorry to whomever sent this in

18 Feb 2010 | 18 Comments

More video of practice session

With bonus twisty-Rafa action:

And yesterday’s iB3 footage in better quality:

Posted by vamosrafelnadal.

16 Feb 2010 | 15 Comments