Rafael Nadal

**ajithfederer** · 21st July 2009, 08:49 PM

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JULY 21 | 2009
RAFA IS BACK!

Manacor, Balearic Islands, Spain

20th of July, 2009

Rafa is finally back training! It was the moment we’ve all been waiting for, especially Rafa and his team.

In what was a very light session lasting an hour and 15mins, the champion had a hit with his uncle and coach Toni Nadal. “It was just a quick training session, with no pressure to get a better idea of how he feels and on top of everything, make sure there is no pain,” said Toni.

“I’m very happy to be back training, get to touch a racket again and do what I love doing the most. At the same time, it was just a very light session, without putting too much pressure; just enough to see how I am".

“I still have to be very careful and I think within the next week and a half we will know more. Nevertheless, I’m still very happy,” said Rafa after the training session.

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**ajithfederer** · 1st August 2009, 11:21 PM

JULY 29 | 2009
TVE: EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH RAFA NADAL
July 29th, 2009

Lorenzo Mila and Rosana Romero from TVE (the leading news channel in Spain) interviewed Rafa Nadal yesterday at his summer house in Porto Cristo.

During the show, Rafa spoke about his days away from the tennis courts, about his recovery, his return to the tennis circuit, but most importantly, how he is...

So how is Rafa Nadal?

“Good, the truth is that I feel good. But also, I have to wait and see how I continue to recover because I’ve only been back training for a week and a half and you always feel a bit better anemically. You start with lots of hope, but again, the real test would be to see how I go when I really push my knees and I think that is likely to happen in the upcoming days. So I hope it’s all good,” said Rafa.

What happened?

“What happened was that I was in a lot of pain for a while, when I came back from Miami and I was training in Manacor, I started to feel a strong pain, especially in my right knee. It was a different kind of pain [to what I’ve experienced before], so I took off the bandages in my knees,” he explained…”and everyone thought that it was because I felt great, but the problem was that it didn’t hurt there anymore, now it hurt in the superior end of the knee cap. And well, the bandages weren’t helping me at all and that’s when it all started to get worse, little by little.”

Video: Courtesy of TVE.

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PART 2

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Rafa said that he should have rested after Rome to play at his best in Roland Garros, but he wanted to play the Masters Series Tournament in Madrid, which turned out to be a big mistake. At the same time, he admitted that he had “been playing almost every day with an anti-inflammatory and I had too much pain to play well at both tournaments that were important for me, Roland Garros and Wimbledon."

"I decided it was best to stop and recover," because "you lose the drive to go back to train and compete, because you are not with the same energy, little by little it destroys you," he explained.

According to Rafa, it is "knowing how to overcome difficult situations or face them with a positive mindset and learn to enjoy suffering," that has kept him going. "It is a virtue that I’ve always had, I like to suffer, I have learned to enjoy suffering and I believe that is what helps me."

At the same time, the support and love he has received from his fans and family has been the one highlight out of this painful experience. “Without doubt, the best memory in the last two months has been the support I have received from everyone. From my website, where they’ve sent me tons of messages. I have nothing but gratitude for their gesture”.

So what has Rafa been doing in the last two months?

"I have spent more hours on the couch these past two months than in the past four years", he confessed.

This time away from competition has also allowed Rafa to follow other aspects of the sport today, politically and economically, "I've been able to follow many things, to see how colleagues have won some very important things, such as Contador at the Tour of France, or Pau Gasol in the NBA when he won 'the ring'. Of course I'm interested in the [economic] crisis and also in politics, but I never like to talk about those things".

The four-time Roland Garros champion said that his "dream" is to return to the ATP for the August 9 start of the Montreal Masters Series event, "I would like to come back in Montreal in a week and a half. I [will] have to force the knees and just see how far I can go."

"My main objective is not to regain the number one ranking. My main goal is to be well and happy to be playing tennis," Rafa said.

"I’m mentally ready to return now!"

Vamos Rafa!

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**Balaspike** · 2nd August 2009, 08:58 AM

"Singam kalam yerungidutchu"

Rafaels back may trouble fed-ex for the remaining season

**wrap07** · 29th August 2009, 11:00 AM

It is quite unfortunate that Rafa is beset with knee issues when he was appearing to dominate the circuit. He should get back to form and make matches more interesting. it is good that he is taking things slowly and not pushing himself too much. For a player who used to cover the court and reach for his shots at will, he seem to be going through his routine carefully.

**ajithfederer** · 14th September 2009, 12:16 AM

Nadal has to wait another year to achieve Career slam. It's fair to say that Del potro absolutely dominated Nadal. Good luck next year Rafa.

**wrap07** · 16th September 2009, 10:24 AM

Another repeat year for nadal at US open. quite an onesided match with del porto all the way.

**ajithfederer** · 15th February 2010, 01:22 AM

his uncle toni said: "he was brought up to realize: our problems are small compared to those suffering in africa or other parts of the world...to have a bad face if you lose in tennis is not allowed..you are not so good that you can do that...it is not as if you discovered a miracle medical cure to help people like albert schweitzer"

nadal's uncle toni said: "Rafa is very easy to work with..whatever i say..he bows his head and listens quietly and without complaint he works..i have never see him throw his racquet in frustration..he takes care of his things carefully because he knows there are others that can not even afford a pair of shoes..it is a joy to work with him".

about crying: his uncle toni said: "the only time he cried in a loss was in the locker room in wimbledon: I told him to stop, it was only a game..and he said: "but Tio Toni,,it might have been my ONLY chance to win wimbledon"....

Nadal: I talk with (coach) Toni before the match and he told me: 'You have to be there. You have to be there. Believe on the victory for the whole time. Repeat to yourself the whole time the same - you have to win, you have to win'."

"I love to win," he said.

"I love the competition. Not only in tennis, I love the competition in all aspects of life.

"When I compete, I love to be there and fight for win. Maybe I love more the fight to win, than (to) win."

"If you lose your illusion to improve, you are over, no? If one day I lose the illusion to improve, I'm going to go back home and have a boat and fish," he said.

From the best Tennis match ever

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**tamizharasan** · 16th February 2010, 08:52 PM

Nadal is a great fighter and great tennis player. I hope he comes back with his best tennis. He once told in his site, if he has to retire today, still he would be happy, because he did several things which others did not have chance to do in Tennis. Great way of living life.

**ajithfederer** · 1st March 2010, 12:05 AM

Practice going well. I'll be back in Indian Wells for sure | Van bien los entrenos. Estare seguro en Indian Wells

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