Q. Thats two very effective, impressive performances. You must be pretty satisfied with your game so far? RAFAEL NADAL: Well, no, I think I didnt play nothing really impressive, but I played solid. You know, I didnt have big mistakes. So I think today the more positive thing is I finished much better than the beginning of the match. So improve during the match always very good news, no? In general, happy with the serve, happy with the backhand. Forehand I need to forehand always is my best shot, and I need to be aggressive to have chances, good chances to be in the right position to have good tournament. Thats the only thing, in my opinion, no, but probably is the most important thing.
Q. How about your doubles game? Thats the important thing? RAFAEL NADAL: Yeah, thats true. Fantastic beat for us yesterday. We played well, I think.
Q. You always care about issues around the world. You played a lot of matches, charity matches. I was wondering, as No. 1 in this sport, do you have any plans on Japanese earthquake? RAFAEL NADAL: Well, we are thinking about what we can do. But, you know, these big events, for sure for us always before the tournament start, when the tournament starts, everything is difficult because the court is full, not all the players can be on court because one player today, another player play tomorrow. So is difficult, no? But I am sure well, all of us are have compromise with Japan, especially myself. I was there last year, and the people was always really nice with me, so I am open to do everything for Japan, and am very sorry and so sad, because whats happening is terrible. So hopefully the situation gets better soon. Seems like gonna be difficult. But, you know, if we can help, I dont know which way, but for sure we gonna try something.
Q. Outside of hard court tournaments you have played, how does this surface rate in terms of speed and high bounce? RAFAEL NADAL: I think is the court that the ball gets more topspin on hard court, no? The hard court tournament, the bounces are more crazy. Is difficult to control the ball for moments because sometimes if you are not touching the ball at the right place, is very easy to put the ball longer than usual. But seriously I think is a tournament, a hard court tournament that I had better results in my career. I had three semifinals, two champions, so I think I dont have these results in another hard court tournament.
Q. You really enjoy playing with Marc. Can you tell us about your friendship with him and how long you two have been playing together doubles? RAFAEL NADAL: Well, we have fantastic relationship since long time ago, and for sure I love play doubles. Is impossible to play more times. I would love to play more times, but the calendar is this one, and is impossible to play more. But when I have the chance and tournaments like here that I have to stay here in United States, even if I lose in singles I have to wait for the next tournament. And if I am winning, doesnt matter, because I have one day off almost every day. So I can play, and I happy to play and happy to help a little bit Marc. I think he dont need help right now. He is No. 14 of the world. But last year and two years ago he needed this help, so for me is important satisfaction, personal satisfaction, that I see him right now No. 14 of the world. We start to play together two years ago in Qatar; we won. And last year we won here. I think he start to I think he really start his career another time, no, in doubles right now. So he has a good future in doubles, I think, for long time, because in doubles you can play longer, so is good to see him in a good position.
Q. Actually in terms of keeping up the momentum, what happened to you last year losing as you did in the singles and then winning the doubles, I mean, Andy Murray is in that situation now. He lost in the singles and hes in the doubles. If there was no doubles here you would have then probably 10 days before RAFAEL NADAL: Thats what I say before. Is the perfect tournament, because even the tournament is long, if you win, you can keep playing; and if you lose singles you keeping you are in competition, you are still in competition. So be here for 10 days or 12 days without competition is very long. So is important pay attention to doubles, and sometimes doubles important for the confidence, too. I think is not the same case last year. I was in semifinals and I had a big opportunity to be in the final. And after that I play the finals of doubles two hours later, no? But for sure is hard to be here one week without playing singles and without play doubles. Its hard to be here if you are singles player only play doubles, but is for sure harder if you dont have nothing.
Q. Raonic was in here last night saying that after his match with Mardy Fish he went to the net and he apologized to Mardy for some of the things that went on during the match. He felt that maybe Mardy thought that Milos disrespected him in some way during the match, so he apologized after the match. When you were younger and coming up on the tour, how did you deal with situations like that? Did you have older players RAFAEL NADAL: What happened exactly?
Q. Milos said that he was bending over during the injury timeouts and maybe thought that Mardy thought he was disrespecting him by stalling, something like that. RAFAEL NADAL: What happened? He fight a little bit at the net?
Q. No, no, no. He went up to the net at the end of the match and apologized to Mardy. RAFAEL NADAL: Well, I think the physio is a rule, and you can ask the physio if you want. For sure the fair thing is ask the physio if you really have something. If you dont have nothing, for the opponent is not that fair. But Im sure he asked the trainers because he had something. I dont know exactly why, what he had, because I didnt talk to him. But I believe in Milos and I believe in all the players. All the time when I see a player asking for the physio, I dont thought this because he wanted to stop the match or he wanted I dont know. Is because he has something, no? Not because he wanted to lose, to stop the rhythm of the opponent. Thats my opinion, but I am not in the mind of everyone.
Q. Did you have older players that when you were first coming on the tour you would go to for advice on maybe how to act on the court sometimes? Milos said hes new to the tour, so he didnt really know if Mardy was offended or not. RAFAEL NADAL: To dont know nothing, hes doing really well, no? (Laughter.) I think the tour is nothing really different about the life. Finally is do the right things. And if you do the right things, you can ask the physio as many times as you want. Important thing is be correct, be good person, and respect all the players, respect everybody, and for sure not be arrogant. Thats what I tried all my career. In my opinion I did. In the opinion of someone, for sure I didnt. So is impossible everybody likes, you know? But important thing is be happy with yourself and try to be the right things all the time.
Q. Youre talking about playing doubles here. Would you ever consider playing doubles in a Grand Slam? RAFAEL NADAL: No.
Q. Why not? RAFAEL NADAL: I played. I played in 2005; I played in Australia. And 2004 I played, for sure. But is difficult, because if you play long match, five sets, and next day you have to play doubles, sometimes is too much. It depends of which is your goal, what is your goal playing the tournament, no? If your goal is trying to win the tournament, probably is better not play doubles. If you go there and you are happy to be in fourth round or quarterfinals or third round, you can play doubles, no? But anyway, somebody I think Kafelnikov won in Roland Garros singles and doubles. For sure is nothing impossible, but for me I think yes.
Q. You spoke earlier about Japan, but youve chosen to do some significant charity work in India. Could you tell us about that, why you chose to do that work? Arent you doing charity work in India? RAFAEL NADAL: In India?
Q. Yeah. RAFAEL NADAL: I did because, you know, like all the new projects, like when you start something new, you need help, you need to have experience, and we had a good opportunity about work there with Vicente Ferrer Foundation. Thats very important foundation of Spain, and they have his base on India. What they did in Anantapur, in that place, is amazing for more than 20 years. So we have opportunity to go there and to work with them, to build tennis courts, to build a school for the kids, and not for ourself doing together project. So for that reason we started there, no? And for sure, for me and for my mom, for Claudia, it was a fantastic experience, and we learn a lot about what they did there and how they work. For us is important thing right now we are trying to be bigger and bigger all the time, but we need to get experience from these projects. But seriously, for me, I want to start working for Spain, we have a lot of work to do in Spain, too. And if the foundation in the future is enough big, enough important to can work in all different parts of the world, I will be more than happy, no, with that. But in the beginning I would like to start in my country.
Rafa is obviously No. 1 in the world, won a lot of Grand Slams, said Devvarman. I have a lot of respect for the guy. He's one of my favorite tennis players, one of my idols, so when I'm out there I'm gonna do everything I can to win the match. I'm gonna compete as hard as I can and leave everything on the table.
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คุณน้องอยากเชียร์ที่นี่ หรือห้องใหญ่เอ่ย ? ราฟาขึ้นนำได้เบรคก่อน 2:1 แล้วก็มาเจอ 2 BP Save 1 Save another 1 ด้วยการดวลแรลลี่ต่อสู้กันอย่างดุเดือดถึง 27 shots ใครดีใครอยู่ Duece ราฟาเจออีก 1 BP Duece Adv Rafa Game ราฟาขึ้นนำ 3:1
Btw, I also a huge fan of Rafa too and have gone thru' an emotional rollercoaster due to his defeat in IW and Miami too. Hope Khun น้องส้ม won't mind that I take the liberty to post the message here.
Nadal Extends Monte-Carlo Reign Monte-Carlo, Monaco by ATP Staff | 17.04.2011
World No. 1 Rafael Nadal reigned supreme at the Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters for the seventh year in a row on Sunday as he defeated fourth seed David Ferrer 6-4, 7-5 in an all-Spanish final at the Monte-Carlo Country Club.
Victory saw the Spaniard break two of his existing records. He became the first player in ATP World Tour history to win a title in seven consecutive years, having been the first player to do so six times last year in Monte-Carlo. He also won his 19th ATP World Tour Masters 1000 crown, having previously held the record with 18 of the coveted titles. Roger Federer and Andre Agassi both have 17 Masters 1000 titles.
ดูเหมือนว่า Rafa จะได้ walk over นะครับ. เพราะ order of play has been changed , and no match between Rafa and Del Potro. Becuase Del Potro got a left hip injury. I am not sure , though
โดย: Pat IP: 99.155.71.67 6 พฤษภาคม 2554 0:08:31 น.
จริงๆ อย่างที่คุณปลาดาวว่า สถิติการเล่นที่ Madrid ราฟาตีไม่ดีเมื่อเทียบกับรายการอื่น ใจจริงผมอยากให้แพ้ที่ madrid เพราะราฟาจะได้ปรับปรุงการเล่นให้ดีขึ้น ผมว่าแพ้ที่ Madrid ดีกว่าแพ้ที่ Roland Garros. แต่ว่าถ้าชนะ ที่ Madrid มีโอกาสสูงที่จะแพ้ที่ Roland Garros. ราฟาต้องตีลึกท้ายคอร์ทมากกว่าเดิมครับ . แต่ก้คิดว่า ราฟาคงได้ French open ปีนี้ อีกสมัยครับ
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Nadal not worried by Djokovic form AFP | May 12, 2011, 07.04am IST
ROME: World number one Rafael Nadal has denied that he is concerned by the current winning form of his closest rival Novak Djokovic.
The world number two from Serbia has had an incredible start to the season, winning his first 33 matches in a row.
He has won all six tournaments he's played in including the Australian Open in January and three Masters Series, in which he beat Nadal in the final every time.
The most recent of those was last week, where Djokovic managed to beat Nadal on clay for the first time in his career in Madrid.
But the Spaniard says he's not worried.
"That's part of the game, I'm not worried about Novak. I probably arrived here (in Rome) a bit more nervous because I felt I played badly in the semi-finals and final in Madrid.
"I don't like to play badly. Novak is playing fantastically, he beat me three times but I don't know how many times I beat him in the past.
"I beat him in the US Open (final in 2010), I beat him in the Masters Cup (last year in the round robin stage), three times at Roland Garros (2006, 2007 and 2008), once in Rome (the 2009 final), Madrid two years ago (in the semi-final).
"Now he's playing well but in the past I played very well against him, I've won lots of titles (against him).
"I can't be nervous about Novak because I've won a lot of titles in my career, more than I ever dreamt I would.
"I'll keep fighting to try to find solutions to play better, I'll have more chances for sure.
"In Madrid I think I played badly. I want to play well and I want to do it my way.
"He's doing it his way, he's doing very well. I can only play against him in the final (here).
"I'm not more worried about Novak, I'm only worried if I'm not playing well.
"I'm doing my season and if one player is doing beter than me then I congratulate him."
Nadal still leads Djokovic 16-9 in their head-to-head meetings and 9-1 on clay but the Serbian has won the last three, all this year.
It remains to be seen how long Djokovic can keep up this winning run but Nadal doesn't expect it to affect him when it does come to an end.
"When you're winning you're less affected by a loss," he said.
"When I was winning everything and I lost, I felt it less. Novak will lose, I don't know if it will be tomorrow or in six months but tennis is like this.
"Some moments are fantastic, you feel confident, you feel unbeatable but things change.
"For him the big advantage is that he plays well on other surfaces (than clay) and another is that he's very good.
"He's playing well so all I can do is congratulate him. I'm happy with how I'm doing and we'll see what happens in the next weeks, the next months and the next years."
พอดีมีข่าวกอล์ฟ คือ นักกอล์ฟที่ชนะใหญ่รายการอาทิตย์นี้ คือ Adam Scott (ไม่รู้ยังเป็นขวัญใจอนารึปะ) ที่ชอบดูราฟาตอนแข่งมาก
-- Adam Scott is a big tennis fan. He loves to play, and he particularly enjoys watching Rafael Nadal, the fiery Spanish clay court master, whenever he can, in person or on TV. So on Sunday when Scott had a chance to earn the biggest title of his career, the Aussie played with the same kind of passion the 13-time Grand Slam champion (ตรงนี้น่าจะหมายถึงราฟา ตะราฟายังได้ไม่ถึง 13 แกรนด์สแลมนะ ยังไงขอให้ได้ภายในปีหน้า เนอะ ราฟา) displays and pulled way to a four-stroke victory at the World Golf Championships-Bridgestone Invitational. ...............................................
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Rafa is obviously No. 1 in the world, won a lot of Grand Slams, said Devvarman. I have a lot of respect for the guy. He's one of my favorite tennis players, one of my idols, so when I'm out there I'm gonna do everything I can to win the match. I'm gonna compete as hard as I can and leave everything on the table.
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