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- Rafael Nadal in contention to be named ‘The Best in History’ | tennis365.com
Rafael Nadal has been nominated among 50 personalities in contention for ‘The Best in History’ title for a television programme produced by Spanish channel La 1.
The show is a Spanish version of the BBC’s popular ‘100 Greatest Britons’ concept. The format has been reproduced many times over and has over 30 editions in countries such as Germany, the United States, France, and Portugal.
According to the show’s producer, RTVE, the goal is to find the most’relevant and admired’ Spanish figure in history.
- “Rafael Nadal’s looking to score at the French Open, anything before that is a bonus” – Jimmy Connors on road ahead for Spaniard after Brisbane exit | sportskeeda.com
“Rafael Nadal’s looking to score at the French Open, anything before that is a bonus,” Jimmy Connors said (at 48.10). “You know whether it is the Australian Open or Wimbledon or whatever, Wimbledon is after, but Monte Carlo, he’s looking to score in the French.”
“I think, you know, Australia if he has success there success and throughout Monte Carlo, and the clay, or Miami or whatever, I think his goal is the French Open and it if he wins another time, what would that be 47 times? Certainly a record that will never be broken,” Jimmy Connors said (at 49.00).
- Spurred on by Rafael Nadal and Ons Jabeur, Abdullah Shelbayh is making tennis history for Jordan – and says he’s just getting started | Olympics
“I was, of course, lucky to have their support,” Shelbayh says. “Getting advice, practicing with Rafa… it’s [been] very special and means a lot. This is something that I have never really imagined in my life.”
In the days following Shelbayh’s triumph in Charleston, he returned to Mallorca and was greeted by a grinning, proud Nadal. The Jordanian tennis prospect has spent plenty of sessions with Rafa on the practice court, gaining unparalleled access to one of the game’s greats.
“Rafa’s not 20 years old anymore, but he’s like 20 in terms of his intensity,” Shelbayh explains with a knowing laugh. “The intensity is always very high. It forces you to be like, ‘If Rafa is doing it like this at this age, I need to, too.’”
VIDEO: Tennis Channel Live discuss Rafa’s injury and his status for the Australian Open
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Rafa’s just pulled out of the Aussie Open 😓.
If you haven’t read Rafa’s comments about his rivalry with Federer already please do read them at this site on December 31 and currently at Tennis.com. Rafa’s comments are from a lengthy interview with a Spanish newspaper.
My point is that Rafa is incredibly intelligent, insightful and articulate. To me what he is saying is more important and accurate than anything I have ever read by any tennis commentator or writer. Rafa”s genius goes beyond knowing how to play the game.
Totally agree – his comments about why his rivalry with Federer was so special were spot on. I also loved the way he articulated so well the way Federer added to the sport, changed the way people thought about tennis and brought unknown number of people to love the game. The combination of the two of them Federer and Nadal was unrivalled and I agree with Rafa, it’s not matched by any other rivalry in tennis. Both Roger and Rafa changed the way the game is played and made millions of people love tennis and love watching them play. Sorry but Djokovic (no matter how many grand slams he wins) isn’t in the same league as these two!!!
Here’s hoping Rafa tells us good news after the scan.
Step by step Rafa❤️
No rush Rafa, take care of yourself first, nothing is more important than your health. I am sure you and your team know what’s best for you. All the best!❤️🥰 Vamos💪💪💪
taking things slowly is making things happens just hold ON my champ u almost there Vamos Vamos and Vamos my Champion