Archive: rafael-nadal
The first day of the year's second Grand Slam having come to a close, I've decided I will reflect on the happenings of today, and give my predictions for the rest of the matches that have yet to be played.
Second seed Rafael Nadal began his quest for a record* seventh Roland Garros title on Tuesday with a 6-2, 6-2, 6-1 first-round victory over Simone Bolelli of Italy. He improved to 46-1 on Parisian clay and to 150-21 lifetime at major championships.
The French Open is now into it's third day and no great surprises so far. The draw sets up really well for the favorites. This first week is all about the side stories away from the top 8 seeds, at least on the men's side. The biggest news was the withdrawal of a couple of players, Fish and Monfils.
Last years title holders are Lina and Rafael Nadal.....
Dear Roger. We hope you are ready, rested, rejuvenated , and really ready for Rafa aka Rafael Nadal.....Good luck on the red clay....
Swede Robin Soderling still has no idea when he can return to tennis after suffering for ten months with glandular fever.
Rafael Nadal now has his eye on the numbers after winning his sixth Rome title, planning ahead for an assault on a seventh at Roland Garros when the clay-court major starts at the weekend.
The Internazionali BNL d’Italia final between World No. 1 Novak Djokovic and five-time championRafael Nadal has been rescheduled for Monday, 12 noon local time, 6am EDT after persistent rain suspended play in Rome Sunday.
Two of the top three players in the world had great days at the office today. David Ferrer put forward another great effort in the first set of their Rome semifinal to get to 6-6 in the first set tie-breaker
This doesn't mean much for Maria Sharapova in the short term; she remains #2. And yet, if we look at the Top Ten in clay points earned over the last year, it's a fascinating list....
"Rafa is the player I've played against the most in my career. We're all aware of his qualities on this surface, which suits him the best,” Djokovic said.
Almost everyone likes to imagine their favorite team or their favorite player winning. As tennis fans we want to see our favorite players win the Slams and the Masters1000s(men) or Premier(women) events and this year, the Olympics.
Roger Federer is going to be number one again.... All we can say is Go Rogi!!! Or "Allez Rogi "
World No. 3 Rafael Nadal produced a scintillating performance in Friday’s quarter-finals at the Internazionali BNL d’Italia in Rome, defeating the in-form Tomas Berdych 6-4, 7-5.
R Nadal def. F Mayer 6-1 7-5
This will drop Florian Mayer well below #30. This probably means no Roland Garros seed; he's going to be a spot or two below the cutoff. For Rafael Nadal, this keeps alive his hopes for a return to #2. But the news wasn't all good:
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