ARTICLES
- Only two of tennis’s “Big Four are actually ranked in the top four (ftw.usatoday.com)
“…The last time the top four didn’t include at least three of those players was June 27, 2007, well before Murray even joined the club. Heck, at that point, it was just a Big One, as Federer has won six of the last eight Slams while Nadal was still a clay-court specialist…”
- How the shepherd boy beat the beast (ESPN, via nation.lk)
“…Nadal, of course, was moving gingerly. He had injured his back in the second set, but by that point, Wawrinka had already crushed his spirit. Much like David knew he could expose Goliath’s lack of mobility by simply unfurling a stone through his forehead, Wawrinka knew he had to keep the pressure on his ailing opponent and not give him any shot of rediscovering his measured groundies.”
- Germany dismantle Spain in first round of Davis Cup World Group (via livetennis.com)
- 66ª Gran Gala Mundo Deportivo: Rafa Nadal, crack de cracks (via mundodeportivo.com)
“…Abrirá la velada el galardón a la excelencia deportiva, creado en la pasada edición y cuyo palmarés inauguró el seleccionador español de fútbol Vicente del Bosque, y que recibirá el tenista Rafael Nadal, a quien se le reconocerán de esta manera tanto sus éxitos deportivos como sus valores personales.”
- Nadal y Ferrer, decisivos en los últimos títulos (via as.com)
“…Un dato demoledor revela el peso de Rafael Nadal y David Ferrer en el equipo español de Copa Davis: Nadal y Ferrer ganaron exactamente los dos tercios de los puntos que España acumuló en sus eliminatorias de 2009 y 2011, las dos últimas veces que el equipo español ha alzado la Ensaladera desde el título inicial, en 2000.”
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