“Guys are coming in here and a couple of them are already sick or injured, on the court it can be around 50C, so definitely it’s maybe too much.”
Rafael Nadal of Spain and his compatriot Carlos Moya attend the inauguration ceremony of the Chennai Open tournament in the Indian city of Chennai yesterday. via The Peninsula
World number two Rafael Nadal made a losing start to his new season on Monday when he and his partner Bartolome Salva-Vidal were defeated in their opening doubles match at the Chennai Open. via Reuters UK
World No. 2 Rafael Nadal , dogged by foot problems that are rumored to be more serious than his camp lets on, tests his 2008 mettle early this week as the top seed at the Chennai Open. via Tennis Articles
“It is difficult to play better”
Spaniard Rafael Nadal has targeted the 2008 Beijing Olympics after ending a third consecutive year as world No. via ESPN
“It is a very well spread out, heavy and deep draw. You cannot say a particular player has an easy run and I feel the tournament is very open this time”
World No.2 and top seed Rafael Nadal of Spain will take on Mathieu Montcourt of France in the first round of the $ 436,000 ATP Chennai Open tennis tournament commencing here Monday. via India Gazette
“I’m probably going to go in as one of the big favourites and I really expect myself to do well. It’s one of my goals of the season”
IT is the year of the Golden Slam for tennis in 2008 and realistically only two names are in the running to take the honours. via NEWS.com.au
RAFAEL NADAL December 28, 2007 © Last Lap World No. 2 Rafael Nadal and Real Madrid goalkeeper Iker Casillas organized a fund-raising soccer match to fight against malaria in Madrid on 20 December. via ATPtennis.com
“Sunny greetings here from Dubai where I am busy getting ready for 2008 under perfect conditions”
Whatever else Serena Williams accomplishes next year, she’ll have the distinction of being one of the first two players to hit a ball in the 2008 tennis season that begins bright and early Saturday at the … via CBS SportsLine
“Maybe he’s more tired for the next year, and is losing concentration. ‘Everybody is waiting for that.”
From correspondents in Latium, Italy, 01:33 PM IST The shining beacon of another year of excellence from record-breaking Roger Federer lit up what has been a murky tennis landscape in 2007. via India eNews
Roger Federer falls to the ground after beating Rafael Nadal July 8, fro his fifth consecutive Wimbledon men’s title. via People’s Daily Online
For the goal: Spanish tennis ace Rafael Nadal celebrates a goal with Real Madrid’s Italian defender Fabio Cannavaro during a friendly match in aid of malaria-prevention organised by the Red Cross in Madrid … via Gulf Times
Spanish Formula 1 driver Fernando Alonso tries to return the ball to Spanish professional tennis player Rafael Nadal during the “Friends of Iker vs Friends of Rafa” match against malaria in Madrid Dec. via People’s Daily Online
Reuters MADRID - Former International Olympic Committee president Juan Antonio Samaranch has been taken to hospital in Madrid after collapsing at a promotional event in the Spanish capital on Wednesday. via ABS-CBN News
“Roger’s serve is more of a weapon than it may appear, and that forehand is deadly”
Roger Federer and Justine Henin are Tennis magazine’s 2007 players of the year. It’s the fifth consecutive time Federer has won the monthly U.S.-based publication’s award. via CBS SportsLine
Juan Antonio Samaranch, the ex-president International Olympic Committee collapsed as he was preparing to attend charity fund-raising event in Madrid Wednesday and was rushed to hospital. via The Globe and Mail
