Articles:
- Toni Nadal: Roland Garros title would be most ‘special’ of career – via sport360.com
“Sunday’s match is much more bigger for us. Today I told Rafael ‘it’s a shame that today we are very happy but tomorrow we have to forget this and we are worried about the next match.”
- Rafael Nadal seeks history against David Ferrer at French Open – via bbc.co.uk
Victory on Sunday would take Nadal past the likes of Pete Sampras and Roger Federer, both seven-time winners at Wimbledon, as the only eight-time champion of a Grand Slam in men’s tennis. The only time Ferrer has beaten Nadal on clay was their first match in 2004, when Nadal was 18, but the man from Valencia takes some encouragement from their last meeting in Rome last month.
- The Secrets of Nadal’s Success – via straightsets.blogs.nytimes.com
- Roland Garros Men’s Final Preview: Rafael Nadal Going for Eight Over David Ferrer – via tennisgrandstand.com
Nadal now holds a 58-1 record at Roland Garros, but Ferrer is the only player to not have dropped a set en route to the final this year.
- PseudoFed: My preview of the men’s final – via thetennisspace.com
Videos:
- Roland Garros 2013 Final: Rafael Nadal Vs. David Ferrer
- Rafael Nadal tells Mats Wilander that he pushed his body to the limit in his French Open semi-final against Novak Djokovic. Game, Set and Mats: Nadal ‘pushed to limit’
- Rafael Nadal Practising in Paris: Part 1 & Part 2
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Nadal Press Conference: “I don’t feel like a favourite – I feel like a finalist.”
- Nadal gets ready for all-Spanish final
- Xavi Segura – Rafa Nadal’s Stringer
- 50 Shades of Clay
- Toni Nadal : «Peu de joueurs peuvent le faire»
Social Media:
Rafael Nadal Withdraws From Halle Next Week
I’ll be also watching you on TV from Puerto Rico. God bless you, hope to see you with the championship trophee in a few hours!
Holding thumbs for you for today Rafa. All the best. Will be watching on TV. Julie Whitmore Cape Town S A