โปรแกรมของราฟาในอาทิตย์นี้ค่ะ On Thursday morning, the World No.1 will make his way to Paris, where he is expect to appear at a promotional exhibition match later that afternoon.
On Thursday, the defending champion will continue his professional obligations with the media, only this time it will be a private meeting with the Spanish press.
On Friday, at 11:30pm (local time) ( ส้มว่าน่าจะ 11.30 am มากกว่านะคะ ) Rafa will take part in the draw ceremony for Roland Garros, followed by his first official pre-tournament press conference.
ราฟาเป็นนักเทนนิสคนแรกที่ได้เข้าไปเล่นใน atpworldtour final ที่ลอนดอนปลายปีนี้อย่างแน่นอนแล้วค่ะราฟาให้สัมภาษณ์ว่า : "To qualify was one of my goals and shows this season has already been a great success for me," said Nadal.
"London brings me great memories and the fans really support me each year."
สัมภาษณ์ราฟาโดยนิตยสาร MensFitness ค่ะ Rafael Nadal MF catches up with the world's No. 1 tennis player
Your 2008 Wimbledon final has been called the Greatest Match of All Time. Obviously your conditioning is vital to winning most matches, but how important was your conditioning in this particular match, especially in the areas of mental toughness and confidence? I felt great at Wimbledon last year. Both physically, mentally and happy with the way I was playing. I didn't know if I could be able to win it but I did know I was feeling great and that I could be ready for everything.
Now that you've had time to reflect on it, what is your biggest memory of that tournament? I have a lot of memories. Especially on the match points and the rain delay.
After winning Wimbledon and recently the Australian Open, you've been ranked No. 1 the past year. Has being No. 1, rather than No. 2, affected your mindset on the court, especially against Federer, against whom you were always the underdog? I don't think it changes that much to be No. 1 or No. 2 to be very honest with you. It is difficult to be up there and as I say the change is not much. Federer is always the main rival but also now Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray.
What is a your weekly workout regimen when you're not playing in a tournament? It all depends at what period of the season we are talking about. If we are in the pre-season, the gym work is higher. During the season I don't do much, I prefer to play tennis.
What about during tournament weeks? Here I do more aerobic types of fitness and clearly play much more tennis on the court.
How about your flexibility routine? This is very important. This I do everyday. I have my own Physio and he stretches me everyday. This is crucial.
How has your training regimen evolved as you've grown from a teenager into a man? I always had the same physical trainer and I don't really see the difference from what I did 5 years ago. The biggest difference comes with the kind of work I specifically need for my tennis and the changes I have [made]. But not depending on age.
Do you train specifically for different court surfaces? Yes. For Wimbledon there are special exercises for the lower part of the body since we tend to be closer to the ground due to the strokes we have to do and the low bounce of the ball.
Why do you think your arms get so much attention? This is funny, if you look at many other players they are probably fitter than me. The difference probably is that I was playing sleeveless. Now that I carry shirts with sleeves it doesn't look that different. And also my left arm is much more developed than my right arm. This is because I play lefty and that's sort of my gym, the tennis court. That's where I have fun.
What particular exercises do you do for your arms? Nothing, believe me. Just the normal things any other player, tennis player, would do.
When you flex your arms after a big shot, do you know that it can intimidate your opponent? I don't think so. I think that at our level guys don't get impressed with these things. It is more the running, the speed and the shots that really we pay attention to.
Such a big part of tennis is the ability to recover quickly after a match. What are some of your secrets to recovery? The stretching is very important and to have good conditioning does help a lot. Clearly getting the right rest is also important. Sometimes it is too short of a time and I really can't recover fast enough. But that happens to all of us.
Are you concerned that your all-out style of play could limit your longevity in the sport? For the past couple of years I've tried to improve my game, to play more inside the court and limit the amount of kilometers that I run. I think I have been playing much shorter matches in general with the exception of those in Melbourne or even in Madrid. This is important and I think I'm learning and getting better.
We read that during Wimbledon you went grocery shopping and actually cooked your own food. How often do you cook at home? Only those 2 weeks of the year. I have fun doing that, I like to eat that funny pasta we cook in Wimbledon. I really see that as part of my distraction there, especially in the past years with the rain making it a bit long.
What's your specialty in the kitchen? Pasta with shrimp and mushrooms. I'm also good at making cakes. ( อึ้งค่ะอึ้ง พึ่งรู้ว่าราฟาทำเค้กได้ด้วย เป็นแม่ศรีเรือนยิ่งกว่าเราอีก )
How strict is your diet? Do you not eat certain foods? It depends if I am playing the day after or not. I am not that careful in general but those days I am. I try not to eat meat or heavy things. But I do sometimes eat a lot of chocolate and things like that. Clearly I also burn a lot of calories!
แปะอีกข่าวค่ะ Nadal wants to be at his best Worlds No. One Spanish Rafael Nadal traveled to Paris, hoping to play Roland Garros "at his best level."
Rafael Nadal, who has not lost any Roland Garros since 2005, will play the tournament for the first time since he became the Worlds Number One.
I hope to arrive there and play well. Well se whether Im ready to win or not, but I would really like to clinch the title for the fifth consecutive year, Nadal affirmed before traveling to Paris.
If I do my best, I think I can give a good performance in Paris, otherwise, Ill have to take it easy because this is a great year for me, he explained.
With regard to the ATP World Tour final London in October, he added, I had qualified from the moment I won in Australia and my goal is to finish this year as the World Number One.
โดย: Im on your back IP: 58.136.218.15 21 พฤษภาคม 2552 11:24:35 น.
เอามาจาก USA today
Can anyone stop Nadal's drive for five at Roland Garros? By Douglas Robson, Special for USA TODAY
Rafael Nadal is so ridiculously dominant on clay that theories on how to beat him have become tennis' theater of the absurd. "Spray some mace in his towel in the changeover," top-ranked doubles player Bob Bryan quips.
"Attach a motor to your back so that your legs don't have to beat him," American veteran Vince Spadea offers.
Spike his water in the locker room "with some sleeping powder or some happy mushrooms," Martina Navratilova jests.
The default response: bewilderment
I don't know," 16th-ranked James Blake says. "Has anyone figured it out yet?"
In Paris, no one has. Which is why when the French Open begins Sunday the draw is Friday the strapping Spaniard is as sure a bet in all of sports to land in the winner's circle and capture a record fifth consecutive title. Nadal, the top seed at Roland Garros for the first time, and Bjorn Borg (1978-81) are the only men to win four consecutive titles.
"He's like Edwin Moses," says TV commentator Brad Gilbert, referring to the hurdler who won 122 consecutive 400-meter races from 1977 to 1987. "Nadal's beaten all comers, and he'll beat all comers the next nine years."
Nine might be a stretch, but not by much. Nadal, who turns 23 on June 3, has never lost at Roland Garros he has gone 28-0 in winning four consecutive titles. Never was his supremacy displayed in such stark relief as it was last year, when he won all 21 sets he played, including nine by scores of 6-1 and three of 6-0.
"I know (I am going to lose) one day or the other," says Nadal, who responded to questions by e-mail through an interpreter. "Since I know it will happen, I am not worried about it. That's life, the sport and the difficulty of tennis. However, I am right now only thinking about the first match. This is the way it is. Match after match."
Despite steamrolling opponents during the European clay-court swing he was 19-1 with titles in Monte Carlo, Barcelona and Rome Nadal enters Paris coming off a loss.
"You have to respect him. Whether you're a fan -- he always gives time; whether you're a journalist -- he always makes time for media; or whether you're a peer, he never makes excuses when he loses."
ราฟาจะแข่งพรุ่งนี้กับ Arnaud Clement นักเทนนิสเจ้าถิ่นค่ะ มาส่งกำลังเชียร์ราฟากันนะคะ Come on Rafa
( ถ้าส้มถ้าลิงค์ดูหรือ LS ได้จะรีบมาบอกค่ะ แต่ตอนนี้ยังหาไม่ได้เลยค่ะ ถ้าทาางจะอดดู
) 
) Rafa will take part in the draw ceremony for Roland Garros, followed by his first official pre-tournament press conference. 
ราฟาให้สัมภาษณ์ว่า : "To qualify was one of my goals and shows this season has already been a great success for me," said Nadal.
วิ่งไปทั่ว locker room เลย
ส้มชอบตอนที่ราฟาพูดว่า 2005 I won...
) 
เล่น FO ขอ ACE น้าาาาาาา
พรุ่งนี้ฝึกงานเป็นวันสุดท้ายแล้ว ดีใจ
พรุ่งนี้ใครว่างฝากลุ้น draw ด้วยนะคะ ขอให้ราฟาได้สายง่าย ๆ เถอะ เจอใครชนะหมด เป็นแชมป์ FO 5 สมัยติด เพี้ยงงงงงงงงงง
ขอเรียกว่า group of death ได้มั้ยคะ
ฝากข้อความหลังไมค์
Rss Feed
ผู้ติดตามบล็อก : 1 คน [