RafaLint: February 23rd

Photo by Jorge Reyes

Articles:

Rafael Nadal ya llegó y entrenó en el puerto – by Ricardo Coello (mangle)
Rafael Nadal Confirms Hotel Partnership in Mexico – via laht.com

Videos/Audio:

Footage from practice.
Rafael Nadal se enamora de Cozumel
This video from 2011 was recently posted: Nadal High Intensity Training @ Masters Finals 2011
Interview with Enrique Garay for aztecadeportes.com. It appears to have been done last year in Monte-Carlo.

Photos:

Today’s photo gallery from the tournament.
Yesterday’s photo gallery.

Rafa does social media:

Rafa let us know

23 Feb 2013 | by miri | No Comment

Acapulco: Saturday practice photos

Photos from today’s practice session.

Photos by Jorge Reyes

23 Feb 2013 | by miri | 4 Comments

Acapulco: Arrival & first practice photos

Photos from Rafa’s arrival and first practice session.

Photos by Jorge Reyes

23 Feb 2013 | by miri | 9 Comments

RafaLint: February 3rd

Photo by RAUL ZAMORA/AFP/Getty Images

Articles:

Rafael Nadal turns small tournament into big deal – via usatoday.com
Nadal Voices Comeback Expectations – via atpworldtour.com
Nadal: Espero que este torneo me sirva para encontrar buenas sensaciones – via cooperativa.cl (mangle
Rafa Nadal Denies IMG Cut of Earnings as Career Resumes – by Alex Duff & Danielle Rossingh (bloomberg.com) Is it just me, or is the headline misleading? It makes it sound like Rafa is not turning over the commission he owes IMG, but the article

3 Feb 2013 | by miri | 4 Comments

Photos: Presser and practice

Photos from today’s pre-tournament presser and practice session.

Photos by RAUL ZAMORA/AFP/Getty Images

2 Feb 2013 | by miri | 2 Comments

Practice in Barcelona

Per this article, Rafa’s continuing his practices in Barcelona. (mangle)

And there’s some videos to prove it! First, an iB3 report. Here is Inés’s translation of Rafa’s words:

Happy to to play again in Brazil and also especially happy to be back to play two weeks earlier than it was planned, that was Acapulco and that the things are working well and try to keep working with the same intensity, in the same line, and hopefully that everything continues working well as it is doing in recent weeks.

Next, a video from sport.es:

15 Jan 2013 | by miri | 10 Comments

RafaLint: December 19th

Photo courtesy of PokerStars

A few linty bits before I turn in for the night…

An updated item in Rafa’s official store (to support his foundation) – wristbands.

Articles:

Nadal relishing Abu Dhabi return – via gulfnews.com
El Nadal-Djokovic del próximo verano ya está en marcha – It seems a new “Alma Nadal 2013″ is in the making: Rafa & Nole will play the charity match next July at Bernabeu. (mangle)
ATP Buy/Sell/Hold: Expect shuffling, perhaps shakeup, among top four

19 Dec 2012 | by miri | No Comment

RafaLint: November 21st

Photo by Beth Wilson

Articles:

Tenis – Vídeo: La mejor noticia: Nadal vuelve a la pista (mangle)
“Pensé que ganaríamos, Rafa lo veía difícil por la presión” (mangle) – Toni talks Davis Cup and Rafa’s return
Nadal Prepares for a Return – by Ben Rothenberg (nytimes.com)
Five thoughts after Rafa Nadal returned to the practice court – by Mark Hodgkinson (thetennisspace.com)
The end of Rafael Nadal as we know him – by Douglas Perry (The Oregonian)
Mubadala draw sets up potential Murray-Nadal rematch in Abu

21 Nov 2012 | by miri | 7 Comments

Back on the practice courts

Guess who was back on the courts and smacking a tennis ball around? Yep, Rafa shared photos and videos from today’s practice session. Oh, and it was on the news too.

20 Nov 2012 | by miri | 45 Comments

Wimbly: Sunday practice photos

Photos from Rafa’s practice session today.

Photos by MIGUEL MEDINA/AFP/GettyImages and Julian Finney/Getty Images

24 Jun 2012 | by miri | 11 Comments