RafaLint: June 14th

AP Photo/Christophe Ena

Articles:

Nadal likely seeded fifth at Wimbledon with possible blockbuster quarterfinal – by Courtney Nguyen (si.com)
Nadal To Return To China Open In Beijing – via atpworldtour.com
Rafael Nadal: French Open winner a ‘sporting great’ – by Jonathan Overend (bbc.co.uk) Thanks, JK.

Videos/Audio:

Rafa and the ball kids – he’s smiling so much. I wonder how his face didn’t break? (Thanks, Dianne)

Photos:

A slideshow of lovely black and white photos from the 2013 Roland Garros final. She also has a slide show from

14 Jun 2013 | by miri | 16 Comments

RG: Final photos

Photos of Rafa from the 2013 Roland Garros final. (It’s too many photos, but can you blame me?)

Photos by Julian Finney/Getty Images, Clive Brunskill/Getty Images, REUTERS/Christophe Saidil, Matthew Stockman/Getty Images, REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes, REUTERS/Vincent Kessler, Alexis Reau, Patrick Kovarik, Kenzo Tribouillard, AP Photo/Michel Euler, REUTERS/Philippe Wojazer, Thomas Coex, Miguel Medina, AP Photo/Petr David Josek, AP Photo/Christophe Ena, and REUTERS/Stephane Mahe

9 Jun 2013 | by miri | 7 Comments

RG: Semifinal photos

Before I head into work (where I should have been, oh, 4 hours ago), here are some photos from Rafa’s win over Djokovic.

Photos by REUTERS/Philippe Wojazer, REUTERS/Stephane Mahe, Clive Brunskill/Getty Images, Julian Finney/Getty Images, Matthew Stockman/Getty Image, AP Photo/Michel Euler, AP Photo/Michel Spingler, and AP Photo/Christophe Ena

7 Jun 2013 | by miri | 6 Comments

RG: Quarterfinal photos

Photos from today’s solid win over Wawrinka.

Photos by REUTERS/Vincent Kessler, REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes, Julian Finney/Getty Images, AP Photo/Petr David Josek, AP Photo/Christophe Ena, Miguel Medina, and Patrick Kovarik

5 Jun 2013 | by miri | 3 Comments

RG: 4th round photos

Photos from Rafa’s win over Nishikori and with a massive birthday cake.

Photos by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images, Julian Finney/Getty Images, REUTERS/Vincent Kessler, and REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes

3 Jun 2013 | by miri | 7 Comments

RG: 3rd round photos

Photos from today’s win over Fognini.

REUTERS/Stephane Mahe, Clive Brunskill/Getty Images, Matthew Stockman/Getty Images, and REUTERS/Philippe Wojazer

1 Jun 2013 | by miri | 2 Comments

RG: 2nd round photos

Photos from Rafa’s win over Klizan.

Photos by Clive Brunskill/Getty Images, AP Photo/Michel Spingler, Susan Mullane/USA TODAY Sports, and REUTERS/Stephane Mahe

31 May 2013 | by miri | 2 Comments

RG: Saturday practice pictures

Just a few pictures from today’s practice with Verdasco.

Photos by AP Photo/Christophe Ena, Kenzo Tribouillard, AFP/Getty Images, and REUTERS/Stephane Mahe

25 May 2013 | by miri | 12 Comments

RG: Practice and Nike Event photos

Rafa had a shortened practice session today. Shortened for two reasons: he was late; it started raining. Here’s a few pictures:

Photos by AFP PHOTO/MIGUEL MEDINA and EFE/CORINNE DUBREUIL.

Later in the day, he joined a few other career slam holders for a Nike event.

Photos by AFP PHOTO/KENZO TRIBOUILLARD

23 May 2013 | by miri | 2 Comments

Rome: Trophy photoshoot

All taken at crotch level…I guess to fit in with the XXX/69 theme.

Photos by Clive Brunskill/Getty Images

19 May 2013 | by miri | 9 Comments