Wimbly: 2nd round photos

Photos from Rafa’s 2nd round match against Rosol.

Photos by REUTERS/Toby Melville, MIGUEL MEDINA/AFP/GettyImages, Clive Rose/Getty Images, AP Photo/Anja Niedringhaus, and LEON NEAL/AFP/GettyImages

30 Jun 2012 | by miri | 10 Comments

RafaLint: June 29th

Post 2nd round write-ups…if you care to read them.

30 Jun 2012 | by miri | 78 Comments

Wimbly: 2nd round presser transcript

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A transcript of Rafa’s post 2nd round presser is up on the Wimbledon site. What happened out there? Was he just too good?

Q. What happened out there? Was he just too good?

RAFAEL NADAL: Oh, c’mon. That’s too simple. In the fifth, yes. Not before, no? In the fifth set he played more than unbelievable. That’s fine.

Before, first three sets, I didn’t play well.

Q. You were complaining a little bit about something he was doing at one point. What was

29 Jun 2012 | by miri | 15 Comments

Wimbly: post 2nd round presser clip

A clip from ESPN:

A lot of repeat footage here, but also a bit more at on the Wimbledon site.

Updated:
I forgot to check the Tennis Channel site before posting. Here’s an additional clip:

Hoping for a full transcript eventually. From the tweets that went out and this video, Rafa was his usual level-headed self about the loss.

A self-indulgent message:
I keep having people ask me if I’m devastated. True, this was not the outcome any of us wanted, but as Rafa says in the Wimbledon clip, “it’s not a tragedy, it’s only a

28 Jun 2012 | by miri | 71 Comments

RafaLint: June 27th

Fan and tournament photos plus Euro watching and celebrating – today’s lint.

27 Jun 2012 | by miri | 4 Comments

RafaLint: June 26th

First round match write-ups, player field for the Olympics is announced, and a hypothetical bar fight – today’s lint.

27 Jun 2012 | by miri | 17 Comments

Wimbly: 1st round presser transcript

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Here’s a transcript from Rafa’s post 1st round presser:

Q. What happened in the first few games of that match?

RAFAEL NADAL: Well, happened that I had the breakpoint in the first game, so I think I played a good first game. But he had a few chances at the first, and then two great serves in the advantage in the middle to the tee.

Then I played bad game with my serve. Even I think I have game point for me, or few

27 Jun 2012 | by miri | 6 Comments

Wimbly: 1st round videos

Videos related to Rafa’s first round match, Wimbledon 2012.

26 Jun 2012 | by miri | 8 Comments

Wimbly: 1st round photos

Photos from Rafa’s victory against Bellucci.

Photos by GLYN KIRK/AFP/GettyImages, Clive Brunskill/Getty Images, AP Photo/Anja Niedringhaus, and REUTERS/Stefan Wermuth

26 Jun 2012 | by miri | 9 Comments

Wimbly: Top Chef audition reel

Rafa auditions for Top Chef – in Spanish:

And English:

I love that he does the “lift the lid and stir” action in both videos.

May all your pastas be correct.

26 Jun 2012 | by miri | 14 Comments