SonicNirvana
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He's gonna start wearing the cage 4 outsole??
those are fantastic for slide
those are fantastic for slide
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Beulah Jesus
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Hear, hear!!Bless his heart! He can laugh at himself and that's the best way to heal and grow and go forward!
Rafa officially out of Wimbledon and Olympic Games.
ElChivoEspañol
Hall of Fame
It was obvious he wasn’t going to play Wimbledon.
The best decision was skip the Olympics. Let’s go all out and try to win the USO, Rafa.
The best decision was skip the Olympics. Let’s go all out and try to win the USO, Rafa.
Nadal15thslam
Hall of Fame
Best decision ever. He'll come back fresh and win Us Open.
weakera
Talk Tennis Guru
It would just be nice to see him come back fresh whenever he is able. Not worried about USO in particular personally. Although it is an interesting move in the sense that a lot of the tour will be super burnt out after all of the travel/play for Wimbledon-Olympics-Toronto-Cincy. So maybe he'll be ready to take advantage. But it wouldn't surprise me if we see him next in Australia.
Nadal15thslam
Hall of Fame
No way he skips Us Open. Only if he's injured.
weakera
Talk Tennis Guru
I hope you are right. "I have decided not to participate" does make it sound more maintenance-based than career threatening so perhaps some time off before working on HC and flying to Toronto in 6-7 weeks. But nothing would surprise me.
JustMy2Cents
Hall of Fame
Sounds like the foot was not ready for rigorous play so soon. Rafa will rest up and come back recharged, for the USO.
It was good to see and hear him yesterday. He's in good spirits!
Vamos Rafa! Love you!
It was good to see and hear him yesterday. He's in good spirits!
Vamos Rafa! Love you!
JustMy2Cents
Hall of Fame
They'd have given him a tough draw and put him for SF with Djoko for Wimby too.
At RG it was clear they hoped the tough draw would make him arrive tired for the SF and even if he wins, @21 would have been difficult.
Proud of how Rafa handled Sinner, Diego etc. If the SF had been scheduled 1st or the 1st SF finished earlier, Rafa would have had a decent chance in the sun.
Anyway, Rafa has risen from similar bad circumstances before and he'll definitely bite big trophies!
At RG it was clear they hoped the tough draw would make him arrive tired for the SF and even if he wins, @21 would have been difficult.
Proud of how Rafa handled Sinner, Diego etc. If the SF had been scheduled 1st or the 1st SF finished earlier, Rafa would have had a decent chance in the sun.
Anyway, Rafa has risen from similar bad circumstances before and he'll definitely bite big trophies!
Beulah Jesus
Hall of Fame
Wow!! Not too happy about this but not really shocking because he had hinted on this after the loss. Wishing him the very best.
This is unfortunate for Rafa, but completely understandable and acceptable. He has sacrificed his body, and I fear like others that have prolonged athletic careers and injuries, he will pay a heavy price as time goes on. He needs to protect himself at this point, at all costs. Good decision.
JustMy2Cents
Hall of Fame
RCT Barcelona-1899 and Rafa Nadal's academy reach a training agreement
Rafa's b'day June 3 is to be celebrated as National Tennis day
Dinner pics
Rafa's b'day June 3 is to be celebrated as National Tennis day
Dinner pics
TennisFan3
Talk Tennis Guru
RAFAEL NADAL'S DECISION TO MISS WIMBLEDON, OLYMPICS PART OF LARGER GAMBIT TO PROLONG CAREER
www.tennis.com
"Better to see Nadal a little less often, than to see him going at anything less than full blast. Rafa wouldn’t be Rafa if he couldn’t play every point as if it were his last. "
Rafael Nadal's decision to miss Wimbledon, Olympics part of larger gambit to prolong career | Tennis.com
At 35, Rafael Nadal says he’s skipping Wimbledon and the Olympics to try to “prolong my career.” Roger Federer, who started skipping Roland Garros at 34, should give Rafa hope that there will be life, and major titles, in his late 30s.
"Better to see Nadal a little less often, than to see him going at anything less than full blast. Rafa wouldn’t be Rafa if he couldn’t play every point as if it were his last. "
catskillthunder
Professional
He is out to dinner on my birthday! I hope he does a toast in my honor haha! I looked at that restaurants website, what a really nice place.
estigma2001
Hall of Fame
We all want more RAFA for many years and i think he wants the same so VAMOS!!!!
vernonbc
Legend
Thank goodness for Monse. She spends so many hours giving us these translations. God love her!
TennisFan3
Talk Tennis Guru
Absolutely brilliant. Thanks so much for posting.Thank goodness for Monse. She spends so many hours giving us these translations. God love her!
JustMy2Cents
Hall of Fame
Monse does give translations but she gives a lot of misinfo and misrepresents the role of Moya in rafa's success.Thank goodness for Monse. She spends so many hours giving us these translations. God love her!
If you see some of her tweets, she claims Moya set the path for Rafa's career to win slams, become #1.
She even claimed Rafa's granny is Moya's fan and scolded Rafa for winning his 1st match against Moya when Rafa was 16 yrs old. Turns out the scolding was real but the reason was that the granny felt it was impolite of 16 yr old Rafa to beat the guy who had trained with him.
Monse keeps ranting about how her angel Moya feels hurt when Rafa is not playing well and how he sits around stoically. Hello. Moya is being paid for being the coach and he is Director at the academy as well! And Loya's hangdog defeatist attitude courtside does nothing to energize rafa
Monse is a Moya fan and bends everything to that narrative. Just my take on this, quite OK if you feel otherwise
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vernonbc
Legend
Oh, she's more than a fan, she's an obsessed fanatic of Charly, oftentimes an unhealthy obsession. But her heart is in the right place and I just laugh at her fanaticism sometimes.Monse is a Moya fan and bends everything to that narrative. Just my take on this, quite OK if you feel otherwise
I also appreciate how she digs and finds every scrap of information there is out there about Charly and for now, the info is mostly about Rafa and so she translates and passes all of it on to us. She keeps us informed about a lot of things we'd never catch as we don't speak Spanish so for that I'm grateful. I have no problem skipping over the Charly worship and just appreciating the Rafa stuff. JustMy2Cents
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Yes, her spiraling is quite scary. And Moya is DMing her, follows her and is answering some tweets.... not very healthy in this case, though it's probably flattering for him.Oh, she's more than a fan, she's an obsessed fanatic of Charly, oftentimes an unhealthy obsession. But her heart is in the right place and I just laugh at her fanaticism sometimes.
I feel https://twitter.com/genny_ss is a more reliable source for Rafa translations. So is https://twitter.com/_rafaholic
weakera
Talk Tennis Guru
Yes, her spiraling is quite scary.
I feel https://twitter.com/genny_ss is a more reliable source for Rafa translations. So is https://twitter.com/_rafaholic
Genny_SS is a legend
Beulah Jesus
Hall of Fame
Sounds positive. I hope it all comes together with a good run at the US OpenThank goodness for Monse. She spends so many hours giving us these translations. God love her!
jm1980
Talk Tennis Guru
Nadal is planning on playing Canada and Cincy according to Carlos Moya
"Es un torneo [USO] que históricamente se le ha dado muy bien, le gusta mucho el ambiente que se vive allí y esperamos que sea un torneo ya casi sin restricciones. La idea es competir en los dos Masters 1000 previos, como son Canadá y Cincinnati"
"It's a tournament [USO] where historically he's done well, he really likes the atmosphere and we hope it will be a tournament with almost no [COVID] restrictions. The plan is to play in the two Masters 1000 ahead of it, which are Cananda and Cincinnati"
www.puntodebreak.com
"Es un torneo [USO] que históricamente se le ha dado muy bien, le gusta mucho el ambiente que se vive allí y esperamos que sea un torneo ya casi sin restricciones. La idea es competir en los dos Masters 1000 previos, como son Canadá y Cincinnati"
"It's a tournament [USO] where historically he's done well, he really likes the atmosphere and we hope it will be a tournament with almost no [COVID] restrictions. The plan is to play in the two Masters 1000 ahead of it, which are Cananda and Cincinnati"
La hoja de ruta de Nadal de cara al US Open 2021
Rafael Nadal se va a tomar unas semanas para desconectar y reponer fuerzas antes del asalto al que ya es el gran objetivo de lo que resta de temporada: el US O...
www.puntodebreak.com
weakera
Talk Tennis Guru
Nadal is planning on playing Canada and Cincy according to Carlos Moya
"Es un torneo [USO] que históricamente se le ha dado muy bien, le gusta mucho el ambiente que se vive allí y esperamos que sea un torneo ya casi sin restricciones. La idea es competir en los dos Masters 1000 previos, como son Canadá y Cincinnati"
"It's a tournament [USO] where historically he's done well, he really likes the atmosphere and we hope it will be a tournament with almost no [COVID] restrictions. The plan is to play in the two Masters 1000 ahead of it, which are Cananda and Cincinnati"
La hoja de ruta de Nadal de cara al US Open 2021
Rafael Nadal se va a tomar unas semanas para desconectar y reponer fuerzas antes del asalto al que ya es el gran objetivo de lo que resta de temporada: el US O...
Awesome news
MichaelNadal
Bionic Poster
Missing Nadal already.
Beulah Jesus
Hall of Fame
Glad to see this. A sign he is not drawing himself in the disappointment from RG
weakera
Talk Tennis Guru
JustMy2Cents
Hall of Fame
Rafa’s boat docked in Ibiza.
Rafa & friends enjoying the show at Lio in Ibiza. dutchperformante ; later Posing with the performer
Rafa at the club with Pio D’antini, an Italian comedian,
Pio: " Guys, we have a paddle match... Who wants to come?
Rafa: "Easy for me!"
Pio: " Come on, quickly, book yourself! We have already paid for the court!!"
Rafa & friends enjoying the show at Lio in Ibiza. dutchperformante ; later Posing with the performer
Rafa at the club with Pio D’antini, an Italian comedian,
Pio: " Guys, we have a paddle match... Who wants to come?
Rafa: "Easy for me!"
Pio: " Come on, quickly, book yourself! We have already paid for the court!!"
MichaelNadal
Bionic Poster
JustMy2Cents
Hall of Fame
Rafa is telling the girl that this year he can't win the Olympics but his friends will give it their all!
Rafa with a fan at Porto Cristo where he lives.
Miss Rafa!
Rafa with a fan at Porto Cristo where he lives.
Miss Rafa!
JustMy2Cents
Hall of Fame
Look who is back on the practice courts https://www.instagram.com/reel/CQvzp2OIjKq/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link
JustMy2Cents
Hall of Fame
Some more yacht pics.... bit too intrusive . Let me know if we should not be posting such paparazzi stuff
Beulah Jesus
Hall of Fame
So refreshing to see.
vernonbc
Legend
One of the (many) reasons I adore Rafa. As rich and famous as he is, he seems so normal and down to earth, partying with friends he's had since he was a very young kid, golfing, night clubbing, boating, jet skiing, laughing and thoroughly enjoying the life he's made for himself. No names mentioned but he seems so much happier than the scrawny screamer in the corner drinking spinach juice.Rafa had a couple martinis lol, my boy
Don't bother me. I feel badly that he can't have a fun day without the intrusion of the paparazzi but they're going to be out there anyway so it doesn't help anything if we refrain from posting them here.
vernonbc
Legend
From what's painted on the back of the bench, it looks like the boys spent some time on the island of Formentera too.
Translated, the tweet says:
THIS PHOTO SHOWS SPAIN'S GREATEST EVER SPORTSMAN...
BEHIND HIM IN THE BACKGROUND IS RAFA NADAL WITH SOME FRIENDS.
That's Fidel (Chaves) in the foreground, a midfielder who plays for Elche football club..
Translated, the tweet says:
THIS PHOTO SHOWS SPAIN'S GREATEST EVER SPORTSMAN...
BEHIND HIM IN THE BACKGROUND IS RAFA NADAL WITH SOME FRIENDS.
That's Fidel (Chaves) in the foreground, a midfielder who plays for Elche football club..
MichaelNadal
Bionic Poster
One of the (many) reasons I adore Rafa. As rich and famous as he is, he seems so normal and down to earth, partying with friends he's had since he was a very young kid, golfing, night clubbing, boating, jet skiing, laughing and thoroughly enjoying the life he's made for himself. No names mentioned but he seems so much happier than the scrawny screamer in the corner drinking spinach juice.
Don't bother me. I feel badly that he can't have a fun day without the intrusion of the paparazzi but they're going to be out there anyway so it doesn't help anything if we refrain from posting them here.
That whole first paragraph lol. Facts
JustMy2Cents
Hall of Fame
Videos from Rafa's training today July 1st
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JustMy2Cents
Hall of Fame
From Rafa's training today 2nd July
The guy in the pic calls it the best 40th b'day present ever!
The girl is a 13 year old player from Germany and she calls the pic with Rafa the best moment in her life!
The guy in the pic calls it the best 40th b'day present ever!
The girl is a 13 year old player from Germany and she calls the pic with Rafa the best moment in her life!
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JustMy2Cents
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Rafa with Colombian footballer Juan Hernandez who is at the academy for preseason training