Rafael Nadal
Background
Rafael Nadal Parera (IPA: [rafa'el na'ðal]) (born June 3, 1986, in Manacor, Mallorca) is a Spanish professional tennis player. He is ranked world number two (for 150 consecutive weeks), is a four-time singles French Open champion (2005-2008), and a two-time singles runner-up at Wimbledon (2006-07). He is also known as Rafa.
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...championship instead of Spain. I had Kimi Raikkonen and Ferrari riding highest in Formula One instead of Lewis Hamilton and McLaren. I had Michael Phelps winning seven gold medals at the Beijing Olympics instead of eight. I had the New England Patriots winning...
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International Herald Tribune
...back expected to be coveted by NFL teams declared he will end his college career and enter the NFL draft. A day after Knowshon Moreno announced his was leaving Georgia, Chris "Beanie" Wells issued a statement yesterday saying he will give up his final year...
3 hours ago from
Boston Globe
...from the Qatar Open, while Roger Federer advanced to the semifinals of the tuneup for the Australian Open. Nadal lost to Gael Monfils of France 6-4, 6-4, in Doha and Federer saved three set points to defeat Philipp Kohlschreiber of Germany 6-2, 7-6 (6). The...
3 hours ago from
San Francisco Chronicle
...more than two decades with the Atlanta Braves, Michigan native John Smoltz is likely to finish his stellar career wearing a different uniform. A person familiar with the negotiations, speaking on condition of anonymity because the final paperwork had not been...
3 hours ago from
Detroit Free Press
...clash will be a firm favourite to claim the title tomorrow after top seed Rafael Nadal's surprise 6-4 6-4 defeat by Gael Monfils yesterday. Monfils meets Andy Roddick after the American defeated Romania's Victor Hanescu 6-3 6-2 while Federer beat Philipp Kohlschreiber...
4 hours ago from
The Daily Record
...senior defensive lineman Greg Miller. * Top-ranked Rafael Nadal was eliminated from the Qatar Open in Doha, falling to Gael Monfils, 6-4, 6-4. Roger Federer advanced to the semifinals of the tuneup for the Australian Open with a 6-2, 7-6 (6) victory over Philipp...
4 hours ago from
Philly.com
...the Qatar Open on Thursday, while Roger Federer advanced to the semifinals of the tuneup for the Australian Open. Nadal lost to Gael Monfils of France 6-4, 6-4, and Federer saved three set points to defeat Philipp Kohlschreiber of Germany 6-2, 7-6 (6). ●...
4 hours ago from
AZ starnet.com
...dispiriting new year setbacks. Nadal, the French Open, Wimbledon and Olympic champion, slumped to a 6-4, 6-4 defeat to France's Gael Monfils in the Qatar Open quarter-finals on Thursday. Jankovic, looking to silence the sceptics by capturing a first Grand...
5 hours ago from
Times of India
...Monfils of France reacts after defeating Spanish tennis player world number one Rafael Nadal during their quarterfinal match at the ATP Qatar tennis open in Doha, Qatar. DOHA, Qatar — Top-ranked Rafael Nadal was eliminated from the Qatar Open on Thursday,...
5 hours ago from
Houston Chronicle
...Murray booked a semi-final date with Roger Federer. World No.1 Nadal managed only 10 winners as he crashed 6-4 6-4 to Frenchman Gael Monfils. The Spaniard said: "He played better than me. That's what happened." Murray beat Sergiy Stakhovsky of Ukraine 6-4...
6 hours ago from
Mirror.co.uk
Last Week - About Rafael Nadal
..."Every time you play Roger it's a great challenge." He will face world number one Nadal after the Spaniard beat Russia's Nikolay Davydenko in straight sets 6-2 6-3. Murray appeared to struggle with his back in the closing stages but played down any problem...
7 days ago from
BBC News
...the top 10 players and offers a winner-take-all prize of $250,000. Murray will play top-ranked Rafael Nadal, who defeated Nikolay Davydenko 6-2, 6-3. Murray entered the exhibition with a 4-2 record over Federer. He lost to Federer in the U.S. Open final, then...
7 days ago from
Sports Illustrated
...Murray has beaten Roger Federer for the third time in a row. Murray came back from a set down to beat the former world number one 4-6 6-2 6-4 in the semi-finals of the World Tennis Championship in Abu Dhabi. Federer beat Murray in straight sets in the final...
7 days ago from
Channel 4
...Murray has beaten Roger Federer for the third time in a row. Murray came back from a set down to beat the former world number one 4-6 6-2 6-4 in the semi-finals of the World Tennis Championship in Abu Dhabi. Murray has now beaten Federer three times in a row Federer...
7 days ago from
ITN News
...No1 in the event's inaugural staging, but bounced back to complete an impressive victory to set up a final against Nikolay Davydenko or Rafael Nadal. Nadal and Federer both received first-round byes in the exhibition event, which is not part of the ATP Tour...
7 days ago from
Guardian Unlimited
...Photo: GETTY IMAGES If Murray had made that sort of fresh-air mistake in a grand slam final, his language would have made Gordon Ramsay sound like a character from 'Little House on the Prairie’. Still, for all the fun and practice games to be had at the...
7 days ago from
The Telegraph
...Murray and Nikolay Davydenko lived up to their world rankings and advanced to the semifinals of the Capitala World Tennis Championship on Thursday. World No. 4 Andy Murray and World No. 5 Nikolay Davydenko had a perfect start to the season with fluent wins...
7 days ago from
Canada.com
...World Tennis Championship semi-finals - LIVE on Sky Sports 1 on Friday and on Sky Sports Xtra from 11am on Saturday Andy Murray continued his impressive start to 2009 by clinching his third consecutive victory over Roger Federer to reach the final of Capitala...
7 days ago from
Sky Sports
...likes to lose a sudden death tie-break. So Murray had every reason to be pleased with his progress through to the final with Rafael Nadal and a winner-take-all prize of $250,000. He will also be able to reflect on the fact that he should have won more easily,...
7 days ago from
Daily Mail - UK
...Murray continued his impressive start to 2009 by clinching his third consecutive victory over Roger Federer to reach the final of Capitala World Tennis Championship. In a match which hung in the balance right until the final point, Murray eventually crossed...
7 days ago from
Sky Sports
Last Month - About Rafael Nadal
...few days ago we showed you Rafael Nadal's Australian Open 2009 Nike outfit... I didn't like it (at least until I see it on Rafa) but his US Open shirt was also released and we have some pictures of it ... I don't love it but I don't hate it either... Features...
30 days ago from
Sports Blogs
...No. 17. Anna-Lena Groenefeld: After two years in the abyss, former top 20 player is on the way back to where she once belonged. Toni Nadal: If his English were better (or, alternatively, our Spanish were better), we'd be calling him the Yoda of Tennis. With...
30 days ago from
Sports Illustrated
...to stay. What now seems odd, at least to me, is that the earliest harbingers of this transformation were two teenagers, Steffi Graf and Boris Becker, who had grown up at the same time and in the same obscure place, the suburbs of Heidelberg, West Germany....
30 days ago from
Peter Bodo's TennisWorld
...finally confirmed Frenchman Gael Monfils yesterday after speculation last month that he would be next to join compatriot Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, David Ferrer of Spain, and Marcos Baghdatis of Cyprus in the draw. The 22-year-old Monfils is ranked 22 on the ATP...
29 days ago from
AllAfrica.com
...will be playing at the SA Tennis Open tournament at Montecasino in Johannesburg from February 2 to 8. Monfils has join, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, David Ferrer and Marcos Baghdadis. “I'm really looking forward to playing the South African Tennis Open. It will be...
30 days ago from
Sports Blogs
...to raise a ruckus at Freedom Hall tomorrow. Roddick, joined by Serena Williams, plans a special mix of music and sports in the ICAP Energy Rock-n-Racquets event. Three exhibition matches will be set to music by live band Chamberflow, singer Dennisha Duncan...
29 days ago from
Louisville Courier-Journal
...he has created about me and I want to thank him sincerely. Here is the link: http://alberto-carol.blogspot.com Check out Rafael Nadal's pictures with Albert Carol... Rafa Nadal met one of his fans, Albert Carol, during the opening of a Nike store and he left...
29 days ago from
Sports Blogs
...of Leonardo. Take care and see you in Melbourne!!! Rafa Ivan Ljubicic become a proud first time father on Wednesday when his wife, Aida, gave birth to Leonardo, and Rafael Nadal sent his congratulations like he did a few days ago with Nenad Zimonjic. ...
29 days ago from
Sports Blogs
...free to call it the greatest tennis match of all-time. At the Wimbledon final this July, Spain's Rafael Nadal upset his archrival, five-time defending tournament champ Roger Federer, in a five-set epic, 6-4, 6-4, 6-7 (5), 6-7 (8), 9-7. The match, which took...
29 days ago from
Sports Blogs
...the match against Malaria and hopefully the stadium will be full. We are very excited about this again. Thanks to all. Rafa Rafael Nadal blogs again form his website and he just talks about what he will be doing the next couple of day, like a dinner with his...
29 days ago from
Sports Blogs