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Miami: Rafa’s out

Photo by Beth Wilson

In not surprising news, it seems that Rafa has withdrawn from the Miami tournament. Here is the acceptance list that shows Rafa’s name crossed off. Seems like a wise move to me – he gained a lot of confidence in his recent tournaments. Why push the knees with another hard court tournament? Especially one with conditions that don’t suit his game as well as Indian Wells? Go home, say hello to the clay again and prepare for Monte-Carlo.

17 Mar 2013 | by miri | 12 Comments

IW & Miami: Rumors abound

Photo by Jorge Reyes

Just before I went to bed last night, @Rafael_Plaza tweeted that a story was to come out in Marca today claiming Rafa had decided to pull out from Indian Wells and Miami. While @Rafael_Plaza has proven to be a good source, Marca’s been more up and down with their statements on Rafa’s schedule. Sure enough, the article was posted today (mangle). Shortly afterwards, however, reports came via @tomeuterrasa and @PauFerragut that Toni had denied this on

26 Feb 2013 | by miri | 10 Comments

RafaLint: April 11th

Rafa’s getting ready for Monte-Carlo:

Articles:

The return of the real Rafa? – by Ravi Ubha (ESPN.com)
Nadal: “Las sensaciones son buenas” para Montecarlo – by EFE via as.com (mangle)
El Govern, l’Ajuntament de Manacor i l’esportista Rafael Nadal col·laboren per al finançament de l’Auditori de Manacor – about the donation for the auditorium; includes hi-res picture – you might want to avert your eyes instead of looking at the hair. (mangle)
Rafa Nadal dona 150.000 euros para equipar el Auditorio de Manacor – thanks, Beebs. And here’s the mangle. (Direct

11 Apr 2012 | by miri | 28 Comments

RafaLint: March 31st

Miami news wrap-up; full quarterfinal match video; someone plays tennis in their undies – sadly, it’s not Rafa. Enjoy the RafaLint!

1 Apr 2012 | by miri | 20 Comments

Miami: Withdrawal presser photos

Photos from today’s presser:

Photos by AP Photo/Lynne Sladky and Reuters

Also, check out these on flickr: one, two, three, and four.

30 Mar 2012 | by miri | 4 Comments

Miami: Rafa says hello and thanks everybodyguys

He’s really improved his self-filming skills. I have great illusion that soon these will seem like full-fledged professional productions!

Spanish:

English:

Is it wrong that I’m thinking he added that quiet little “guys” just for us? Yes. I am. *steps away from the KoolAid*

Via RafaNadalOfficial.

Oh, and Rafa? You don’t need to thank us…in fact…thank you!

30 Mar 2012 | by miri | 22 Comments

Miami: Rafa speaks about the withdrawal

Rafa’s words about why he had to withdraw from the Miami semifinal from a few different sources. First, he shared the news via Facebook.

Second, a studio interview:

Third, video and summary of the presser from Tennis Panorama News.

Lastly, a transcript of the presser (as much as I hate copying stuff from elsewhere without adding something to it, I can’t snark on a withdrawal presser):

Q. Perhaps you could just take us through the situation you’re faced with. We assume it’s your knee. Could you tell us the story of the last couple of

30 Mar 2012 | by miri | 6 Comments