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RafaLint: December 29th
Photo by Beth WilsonInjury and Illness to Keep Nadal Out of Australian Open – by Christopher Clarey (nytimes.com). This is the best article I could find on the withdrawal. It has actual research in it!...
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Interview with Dr. Cotorro
Photo by Beth WilsonRafa’s doctor gave an interview last week and given all the questions that have been swirling about his recovery, delay and then sudden re-emergence in the practice courts, I...
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Rafa wishes us Happy New Year – first in video form (via @DavidJNadal): And then he goes back in time and has his 12 year old self wish us the same via a photo.Articles:Rivals support Rafael Nadal...
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RafaLint: January 9th
Photo by Beth WilsonArticles:Nadal’s Nurturing Nature Will Enable His Revival – by Chris Oddo (tennisnow.com)Barbadillo: “Nadal wants to come back when he feels well” – via ubitennis.comBrasil Open...
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(The “I’m only slightly delirious from one sleepless Australian Open night” edition.)Babolat is offering you the chance to win cool prizes…if you have reflexes like Rafa (and a Facebook account). Play...
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There are a lot of sites out there claiming that it’s confirmed that Rafa’s playing in Viña del Mar. As far as I know, his camp has not confirmed anything yet. Per Genny and Inés, the Spanish press and...
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RafaLint: January 29th
Photo by Beth WilsonIt seems that a lot of the stuff included in this lint post caused rampaging speculation, paranoia, fear and loathing to be unleashed on twitter today. (Okay, I’m exaggerating, but...
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RafaLint: January 30th
Articles:Rafa Nadal: “Espero hacer un buen torneo” – via mundodeportivo.com (mangle)Ask the Physio – discussing Rafa Nadal’s knee injury – by Alasdair Jones (thetennisspace.com)Nadal, portada en Chile...
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L’Equipe Interview: No Panic
Photo by MARTIN BERNETTI/AFP/Getty ImagesThere’s a nice interview with Rafa in today’s edition of L’Equipe (print only, I think). Moondancer of VamosBrigade has done the difficult translation work....
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IW & Miami: Rumors abound
Photo by Jorge ReyesJust before I went to bed last night, @Rafael_Plaza tweeted that a story was to come out in Marca today claiming Rafa had decided to pull out from Indian Wells and Miami. While...
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RafaLint: July 28th
Photo by Beth Wilson Inés was kind enough to clean up a google mangle this article from marca.com (I tweaked this a bit more and hope I didn’t introduce any errors). I have to say, the only idea new to...
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Interview: Suffering becomes strength
Photo by Beth WilsonI sent a link to an interview in El Pais to three people asking if it was worth a translation. What I got was three people who so loved the article they all contributed...
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AO: *sigh*
Scott Barbour/Getty ImagesOne year ago, we were watching the Australian Open final, missing Rafa and wondering when he’d be back. Now, he’s the world #1 and playing in the final. How crazy is the life?...
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RafaLint: January 27th
Clive Brunskill/Getty ImagesA very good new: Rafa Nadal should recover quickly from back injury, says coach – Reuters via theglobeandmail.comHis uncle told Cadena Ser’s El Larguero show his nephew...
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Updates on the back
Photo by Beth WilsonReports on the state of the back are starting to come in and the news still sounds promising. There does seem to be a bit of a worry that this is part of a recurring problem,...
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RafaLint: January 28th
Scott Barbour/Getty ImagesMore on the back: The iB3 was at the airport when Rafa arrived back on his island. (Well, duh.) As usual, he took the time to answer a few questions. You can watch the video...
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Official statement on the back
Earlier today, Rafa’s PR agency (B1PR) posted an official statement (in Spanish) on the state of the back on Facebook:Genny has translated this for us with the following word of caution: translating...
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Update on the back
Today, Rafa’s PR agent released an official statement regarding Rafa’s back and the progress he’s making. Thanks to Genny, we have a translation.Manacor, Feb 4 2014Rafa Nadal returned to Mallorca today...
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RafaLint: February 5th
Photo by Beth WilsonBefore digging into all the rest of this, take a look at this SkySports TV special on Rafa’s comeback – and then go thank @creamola_foam for uploading it.Nadal: The Comeback Year –...
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RafaLint: August 6th
Rafa kindly posted a video of his tennis shoe squeaking, energetically hopping self smacking the heck out of a tennis ball: @bluemathilde and her camera were at Rafa’s practice today…and, as Rafa’s...
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