Articles:
- Rafa On Track In Madrid, Faces Ferrer In QFs – via ATP
- Rafael Nadal beats Youzhny to reach quarterfinals of Madrid Open – via ctvnews.ca
- Sara Errani wants a chance to play against Rafael Nadal – via tennisworldusa.org
Errani: “I would like to play with Nadal, because he’s the one I like the most. But just for some shots – not for full points, that would just be impossible. I cannot win one point against him!”
- World No.5 Rafael Nadal criticises 25-second rule after being warned for second day in a row – via foxsports.com.au
“I don’t feel singled out. The rules are the rules. I’m not in favour of this rule without any doubt. I don’t think it’s good for the spectators or the players.”
“The spectators love to see long points, but with this rule, the only thing they favour is that this doesn’t happen because with 25 seconds, it’s more difficult to recover and to have many points at this level.” – Rafael Nadal
Videos:
- Check out ATP’s Madrid 2013 Friday Preview
- If you missed any of the matches yesterday, see a brief recap at Mutua Madrid Open’s ATP highlights for Thursday 9-May
Social Media:
- Rafa, on his physical condition:
“Sometimes I have pain… With respect to my rivals it’s not the moment to analyze how I am.” – Rafael Nadal twitter.com/RafaelNadalFC/…
— Rafael Nadal Fans (@RafaelNadalFC) May 9, 2013
- A tweet from David Nadal:
Clearly Rafa Nadal has strengthened his quadriceps of bad knee twitter.com/AnnaMakarova2/…
— David J. Nadal (@davidjnadal) May 9, 2013
Photos: Rafa Nadal reaches Madrid Open QFs, set to play against David Ferrer