R. NADAL/T. Dent 6 4, 6 3 An interview with: RAFAEL NADAL
THE MODERATOR: Questions, please.
Q. Obviously a good start. Nice tidy win. Your serve wasn't broken. Is that how you drew it up, how planned? RAFAEL NADAL: Yes, was good start for me. Play against Dent is always a difficult match because you don't have rhythm. You know, I have my chances on the return, small ones, only few ones, and I did. I converted, and I have three breaks against his unbelievable serve he has. So I happy for that with my victory. 6 4, 6 3 is comfortable win against a difficult opponent.
Q. Djokovic lost. Is it advantageous to you when a player like Djokovic is out of the draw? RAFAEL NADAL: I am in second round, no, or third. I only have the chance to play Djokovic in semifinals, no? Sorry for him. He's a lose for tournament. He's one of the biggest, you know, biggest stars of the tournaments, and it's important lose. And for me, you know, doesn't matter, no, because I am in the other side. So remains a lot of matches.
Q. The other night, on Tuesday, you were practicing around 8:00 in the evening. I saw you hit purposely a lot of balls went like way out. Was there anything in particular you were training on, or... RAFAEL NADAL: Way out?
Q. (In Spanish.) You actually broke two strings twice. Was there anything in particular? You were hitting really hard. RAFAEL NADAL: All I know it was the first day for me to practice here.
Q. Getting your range? RAFAEL NADAL: I have to adapt a few days, no? If you watch the match the practice of yesterday of me, I practiced very well. But when you arrive a different place, always the first day it's not easy.
Q. The other day you said you were having problems with your tooth. How is it? Have you seen any dentist since? RAFAEL NADAL: No, it's better. It's better. It's not perfect, but it's much better.
Q. Are you gonna get it pulled after the tournament? RAFAEL NADAL: (Through translation.) I will have to do it, I think, yeah.
เฟดผ่านเข้ารอบสาม ตอนนี้มีแต่คนอยากให้เฟดเจอกับราฟานัดชิงมั๋กๆๆๆ เพราะที่นี่เป็นที่ที่สองเทพมาเจอกันครั้งแรกเมื่อปี 04 ตอนนั้นราฟาเพิ่งนมแตกพานอายุ 17 มือ 34 ของโลกแล้วก็เจอกันในรอบสอง ราฟาเขี่ยมือ 1 ของโลกตกรอบแบบมึนนักข่าว เอาข่าวสมัยนั้นจาก ESPN มาให้อ่านนะ เหมือนพวกเซียนจริง ก็มองออกเหมือนกันว่าราฟาจะกลายเป็น The Swiss' greatest rival และแม้แต่เฮียเฟดเองก็รู้สึกว่าเจอของแปลก ตั้งแต่วันนั้น....ป่านนี้เฮียแกคงเข้าใจซึ้งว่าราฟาเป็นของแปลก ของจริง ของแท้ สมกับที่เฮียบอกไว้วันน้น " I tried to get out of it, but kind of couldn't."
....But on March 28, in the second round of Key Biscayne, Federer came up against a 17-year-old Spaniard then ranked 34th in the world. Rafael Nadal played brilliantly that day, knocking off Federer 6-3, 6-3, in just over an hour.
Though Nadal had been touted as a fine player, few dared imagine then that he'd emerge as the Swiss' greatest rival. But even at that early stage, Federer was aware of how Nadal could disrupt him. Said Federer following the loss:
"He doesn't hit the ball flat and hard. It's more with a lot of spin, which makes the ball bounce, bounce high, and that's a struggle I had today. I tried to get out of it, but kind of couldn't."
Rafael Nadal Interview SONY ERICSSON OPEN - Miami March 28, 2010
R. NADAL/D. Nalbandian
THE MODERATOR: Questions, please.
Q. You had to play some of your very best tennis today to beat David. Were you surprised how well he played? RAFAEL NADAL: No, no, I am not surprised, no? I know how well he serve and how well he can play. Well, I know for sure, because, you know, the first two meetings against him how was, 62, 6 1, 6 4, 6 0 for him. So when you go another time on court against one player with this talent, you are always a little bit scared. I started the match playing pretty well, really good. And, yeah, he has the break back, and in the tiebreak I have 5 4 and I did amazing double fault by two meters. After that, you know, was there that the match was close. But I think having a long first set for everything was better for me than for him, no? If I win because if I win the set, for him gonna be difficult still believing on the victory. And if I lose the set, is because probably he is more tired than me. I felt that. He had important chance in the beginning of the second. I served with the 15 40, well, good game, and after that I played well. I felt he was a little bit more tired than me. He started to have more mistakes, and was a little bit easier for me to play.
Q. What makes him so good? He's beaten Roger eight times. Is it the backhand? Just the whole package? RAFAEL NADAL: Everything, I think. He's very complete player. Anyway, look, I'm very happy to see him back after important surgery. He's a close friend of mine. He is talent, no? He can play very easy. He can make very difficult things very easy. So, you know, when he's playing at his best level he makes you feel like you are nothing in the middle of the court, no? So I think it's strange that one player like David don't have a Grand Slam victory, because he has everything to win.
Q. With Murray and Djokovic out, you have a big chance to gain ranking points on them. Do you think about that at all in this tournament? RAFAEL NADAL: I think about me, no? That's like a league, and every tournament is like another match. We will see what's happening end of the season, no? For me, every match is important. I try to do my best in every tournament, in every moment when I am on court. Well, for me, doesn't affect a lot if Murray or Djokovic is outside if I lose today.
Q. But the best players are expected to maintain such a great level all the time, and when they don't reach that level, people are surprised. How difficult is it to keep that level for the whole time? RAFAEL NADAL: Well, you know for a long time about tennis, and probably we are in a moment of the tennis, the last few years, that the top players are unusual. They never lose in the first rounds, no? That's very difficult to do it all the time, and these players, the top players, we are doing without losing in the first round for a long time. Seems when one time happen that like everyone is surprised, but you don't know how tough is be mentally ready all the time and playing enough well all the time. Because every match decides for a few moments, and if you are not 100% and you have a little bit bad, not the best luck on the draw, you can go out very soon.
Q. I know you never like to look ahead, but you realize the tournament would love to see you against Roger in the final; the fans would love to see it. Do you care who you see in the final as long as you're there? RAFAEL NADAL: If I am in the final, I don't care. (laughter.) For me, important thing is try to be in the final. But, you know, I am in fourth round for me, no, so it's far away from that moment. Step by step, and sure it's important win for me today and I very happy for that. I very happy how I am doing in this American hardcourt season. Every match right now I want to be really important for me, and every victory give me confidence.
Q. You'll play David Ferrer, another friend, I'm sure. RAFAEL NADAL: Sure.
Q. Tough out, right? RAFAEL NADAL: Sure. He's a very good player from the baseline. Unbelievable. Very fast. He can play very good with his forehand, no? He's very tough. Gonna be very tough match tomorrow.
Because every match decides for a few moments, and if you are not 100% and you have a little bit bad, not the best luck on the draw, you can go out very soon.
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Sony Ericsson Open Daily Order of Play WEDNESDAY, MARCH 31
STADIUM start 11:00 am Y Chan (TPE) / J Zheng (CHN) vs [8] E Makarova (RUS) / S Peng (CHN) - WTA
Not Before 1:00 PM [WC] J Henin (BEL) vs [2] C Wozniacki (DEN) - WTA
Not Before 3:00 PM [6] A Roddick (USA) vs [33] N Almagro (ESP) - ATP [8] M Fyrstenberg (POL) / M Matkowski (POL) or I Andreev (RUS) / M Youzhny (RUS) vs [2] B Bryan (USA) / M Bryan (USA) - ATP
Not Before 7:00 PM [9] S Stosur (AUS) vs [14] K Clijsters (BEL) - WTA
Not Before 9:00 PM [8] J Tsonga (FRA) vs [4] R Nadal (ESP) - ATP
At home resting, calm and preparing the Monte Carlo tournament. I am arriving there on Friday already. Too bad in Miami since I was playing great. I take teh opportunity to thanks again the support over there (and at Indian wells). I am posting a picture of the dinner we took at the restaurant the night after I lost and before I traveled back to Spain.
I think he has played at a high level, say the four-referring to Federer, Djokovic and Murray, has been the most consistent. The pity was losing to Ljubicic where I think we need peace to win the game, and then Miami had a problem in his left knee that prevented him from playing at its highest level.
Asked about the sore knee, Toni Nadal said he does not think are very important, and on Wednesday attempted to train 100 100 Our intention is brand new to stop on Wednesday and Thursday. On Friday we marched to Montecarlo. This stretch of the season is the one with less wear to the physical as they play on clay is less dramatic for the joints but also is the most important.
Then Nadal coach did not rule out changing the treatment to avoid injury to your knees, if they are going playing during this season.
Rafael Nadal has partnered with Richard Mille brand watches to create a timepiece that can handle his wicked topspin. The resulting watch weighs only 20 grams and will cost a cool $525,000. Thats $26,250 per gram, in case you were wondering. Only 50 watches will be made like Rafas, with the ultra light polycarbonate strap. Quick, everyone, get your name on the wait list!
In their quest to take watch-making to new levels (courts?) super high-end watch maker Richard Mille, in conjunction with tennis superstar Rafael Nadal, have created the all new RM 027 Tourbillon. A watch that is so light (just 20 grams with the strap on!) that Mr. Nadal will actually be wearing it when he plays on court!
Now if you know anything about tennis youll instantly realize what a big deal this is as any slight shift in weight on a player can dramatically change their game. Therefore, if this partnership was ever going to succeed it was imperative that the company produce a piece that satisfied Rafas strict requirements.
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