ARTICLES:

• Nadal Optimistic Ahead Of 2015 Comeback (via ATP World Tour)

“The recovery is going well. Obviously, I haven’t practised yet. But I’m happy with how the operation went and I’m trying to be ready and healthy for 1st December, when I can start practising again. I won’t be 100 per cent when I start practising again. But the most important thing is that I will be healthy enough to practise every day and I will have one month to try to be 100 per cent and to try and fix my level of tennis. I hope to arrive in Doha being competitive.”

• Returning Rafa ready to roll once again (via New York Times)

Djokovic, who won the season-finale in London on Sunday after Roger Federer withdrew with a back injury, finished the year as world number one for the third time in four years and the Mallorcan praised the Serb’s consistency over the last 12 months. “He is a fantastic player,” Nadal said. “He deserves to be where he is because he hasn’t had an injury for a long time and that’s very important for a tennis player. He is an amazing player so he deserves it.”

• Rafa Nadal confirms participation in Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell 2015 (via Barcelona Open)

“I am very happy to return to Barcelona to participate in the Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell, a very special tournament for me as it is held at my club, the Real Club Tenis Barcelona,” said Nadal, who will start preparing for the upcoming tennis season in the next days after he has fully recovery from an appendicitis surgery he underwent on 3 November.

• “Ha sido un año sin tregua, desagradable de principio a fin” (via El Pais)

Soy muy familiar. Me encantan los niños. Mi ilusión y mi intención es tener más de dos hijos, pero a día de hoy es un tema de tiempos, de preferencias, de cómo te lleva la vida. Sigo viviendo con mis padres…

• Rafa Nadal y José María Olazábal se retan en Mallorca para luchar contra la exclusión social (via El Mundo)

El tenista y el golfista se verán las caras los próximos 29 y 30 de noviembre en la segunda edición del torneo de golf solidario Olazábal & Nadal Invitational que tendrá lugar en el campo Pula Golf de Mallorca. Una competición única que busca recaudar fondos para luchar contra la exclusión social, haciendo hincapié en los más pequeños.

• 2014 Year in Review (via Tennis Now Magazine)

VIDEOS:

• Rafa Nadal vs. Ronaldo – The Duel | PokerStars
• Platini, Gala León, Balón de Oro… Rafa Nadal se moja y nos muestra sus cartas (via cuatro.com)
• Carlos Moyá siempre al lado de Nadal, ¡ahora Rafa te busca a ti! (via Vive Telefónica)
• Rafa Nadal Inaugura Kitur Madrid (via MotorPoint)
• Children’s Day en Anantapur (via Rafa Nadal Foundation)