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Tenisista Rafael Nadal i pływaczka Mireia Belmonte zostali wybrani najlepszymi sportowcami Hiszpanii. Nagrody przyznano z okazji 50-lecia istnienia madryckiego dziennika "AS".



Rafael Nadal docenia pracę Carlosa Moyi. "Inny punkt widzenia oznacza szerszą perspektywę"
Oficjalna uroczystość odbyła się w madryckim Plaza de Cibeles. Nie zabrakło koronowanych głów, ponieważ nagrody osobiście wręczali król Filip i jego małżonka Letycja. A to wszystko z okazji okrągłej rocznicy powstania jednej z największych gazet w Hiszpanii. Pierwsze wydanie dziennika "AS" ukazało się 6 grudnia 1967 roku.
W poniedziałek, na 50. urodziny, redakcja postanowiła przyznać nagrody dla najlepszych sportowców ostatnich pięciu dekad. U panów równych sobie nie miał Rafael Nadal. Tenisista z Majorki wygrał 16 turniejów wielkoszlemowych, do tego był złotym medalistą igrzysk olimpijskich w singlu (Pekin) i deblu (Rio de Janeiro). Aktualnie zajmuje pierwsze miejsce w rankingu ATP.

Z kolei u pań najlepszą sportsmenką została wybrana Mireia Belmonte. Urodzona w Badalonie pływaczka to mistrzyni olimpijska z Rio de Janeiro w stylu motylkowym. Swoją dominację na tym dystansie potwierdziła podczas tegorocznych mistrzostw świata w Budapeszcie. Belmonte to multimedalistka na krótkim i dużym basenie oraz rekordzistka świata.


Specjalną nagrodę za całokształt otrzymał lekkoatleta Sebastian Coe, który zdobywał złote medale olimpijskie w biegu na 1500 metrów w Moskwie i Los Angeles.

World No 1 Rafael Nadal is targeting the Abu Dhabi exhibition event as his comeback after a knee injury which ended his ATP Finals hopes in November.

The Spaniard, whose season was ended by injury at the year-end tournament at London's O2, insists he is already focused on the start of a new tennis campaign.

After recuperating, the 31-year-old is back in training and targeting the tournament in the United Arab Emirates, which starts on Thursday, December 28 for his comeback.

Nadal, who won two Grand Slams, claiming his 10th French Open and his third US Open in 2017, as well as ending the year as No 1, hopes to be fit and ready for the Brisbane International before the start of the Australian Open in Melbourne.

"It's true that I finished with an injury, so I've taken a bit of time to recover well," said the 31-year-old. "That's why I've taken a couple of weeks off and I did my treatment and I need to start again, as I said before, slow. So, that's my goal: try to be ready for the beginning (of the season).

"I am going to try to play in Abu Dhabi and Brisbane before Australia, so that will be the ideal situation. And let's try to make that happen."

Nadal has spent time in the Bahamas watching Tiger Woods at the PGA Tour's Hero World Challenge during his off-season.

The 41-year-old underwent a fourth back operation in April to deal with persistent nerve pain, but Nadal believes the 14-time major champion has a chance to win trophies again.

"He has the passion for the game and if he is healthy and he is able to practice the way that he wants to practice, mentally he is a very special athlete. So, why not he can be fighting for important things?" said Nadal.

Rafael Nadal przyznał, że kontuzja kolana, z którą zmagał się w końcówce sezonu 2017, nieco komplikuje mu przygotowania do nowych rozgrywek. - Potrzebuję jeszcze trochę czasu. Muszę działać ostrożnie i stopniowo - mówił Hiszpan.

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Kontuzja kolana zakłóciła Rafaelowi Nadalowi końcówkę sezonu 2017. Z powodu tego urazu Hiszpan przedwcześnie wycofał się z turnieju ATP World Tour Masters 1000 w Paryżu oraz wieńczących rozgrywki Finałów ATP World Tour. Jak wyjawił w rozmowie z radiem Cadena Ser, problem nie został jeszcze w pełni rozwiązany.


Rafael Nadal i Mireia Belmonte najlepszymi sportowcami Hiszpanii na 50-lecie dziennika "AS"
- Potrzebuję jeszcze trochę czasu. Przeszedłem leczenie i nie wiem, jakim w stanie jest moje kolano, ale na pewno nie w doskonałym. Muszę działać ostrożnie i stopniowo. Treningi z rakietą mam zamiar rozpocząć w przyszłym tygodniu, ale muszę o tym porozmawiać ze swoim sztabem - mówił Hiszpan.

Nadal jest bardzo zadowolony ze swojej postawy w minionych rozgrywkach. - To był bardzo dobry rok. W każdym turnieju, w którym występowałem, byłem konkurencyjny i czułem, że stać mnie na zwycięstwo. Czułem się komfortowo, bo mogłem cieszyć się grą i byłem zdrowy, co jest najważniejsze.

31-latek wie, że znajduje się bliżej niż dalej zakończenia tenisowej kariery. - Chciałbym móc rywalizować na wysokim poziomie najdłużej, jak to tylko będzie możliwe. To jest moją motywacją. Na razie cieszę się chwilą. Nie boję się zakończenia kariery. Kiedy trzeba będzie powiedzieć "do widzenia", nie będę miał z tym żadnego problemu.

Nadal przed kilkoma dniami został wybrany najlepszym sportowcem 50-lecia w Hiszpanii w plebiscycie dziennika "AS". - Ta nagroda sprawiła mi wiele radości, ale nie czuję kimś bardziej wyjątkowym od innych - przyznał.

Hiszpan Rafael Nadal, który zakończył sezon jako lider światowego rankingu tenisistów, inwestuje zarobione pieniądze w sieć restauracji TATEL, nieruchomości i akademię tenisa na Majorce. Portal "Businessinsider.com" oszacował majątek 31-latka na 100 milionów dolarów.

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16-krotny triumfator turniejów Wielkiego Szlema, który poprzednio liderem rankingu ATP był w 2013 r., za zwycięstwo w US Open otrzymał 3,7 mln dol., za 10. w karierze triumf na kortach Rolanda Garrosa w Paryżu 2,5 mln dol., a kontrakty sponsorskie w 2017 r. przyniosły mu 26 mln dolarów.

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Jest współwłaścicielem - ze słynnym piosenkarzem Enrique Iglesiasiasem - sieci restauracji TATEL. Jedna przynosi zyski w Madrycie, drugą otwarto kilka miesięcy temu w hotelu Miami Ritz-Carlton. Tam do inwestycji "dołożył się" znany koszykarz Pau Gasol. Trzecia powstaje na wyspie Ibiza.

Według mediów Nadal i Iglesias kupili ostatnio XIX-wieczną kamienicę w Madrycie, która według nieoficjalnych informacji kosztowała 30 mln dolarów. Tenisista zainwestował także w akademię na Majorce, którą w 2016 roku otworzono kosztem 25 mln dolarów.

Nadal wspiera także akcje charytatywne, a jego fundacja, którą zarządza matka, pomaga biednym i pokrzywdzonym dzieciom.

Sezon na pierwszej pozycji listy światowej zakończył po raz czwarty. Pierwszy raz osiągnął to w 2008 roku. 31-latek jest jednocześnie najstarszym i pierwszym po ukończeniu 30. roku życia liderem rankingu ATP w sięgającej 1973 roku jego historii.

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The ITF announced today that Spanish duo Rafael Nadal and Garbine Muguruza have been named the 2017 ITF World Champions.

Nadal receives the honour for the third time, while it is the first year Muguruza has been recognised. This is the first time since Americans Pete Sampras and Lindsay Davenport in 1998 that the men’s and women’s ITF world champions are from the same country.

In their first seasons together, Lukasz Kubot of Poland and Marcelo Melo of Brazil, and Chan Yun-Jan of Chinese Taipei and the recently-retired Martina Hingis of Switzerland are named Doubles World Champions.

David Wagner of USA becomes the inaugural ITF Quad Wheelchair World Champion; while Gustavo Fernandez of Argentina is named Men’s Wheelchair World Champion for the first time; and Japan’s Yui Kamiji earns her second Women's Wheelchair World Champion honour.

Axel Geller of Argentina and Whitney Osuigwe of USA are named ITF Junior World Champions.

The ITF World Champions will receive their awards at the 2018 ITF World Champions Dinner on Tuesday 5 June, in Paris, during Roland Garros. Eight of the eleven players are being honoured for the first time, including a record three South American players.

Rafael Nadal becomes the oldest ITF Men's World Champion at the age of 31 after a stunning comeback year in which he won a record tenth Roland Garros title and a third US Open crown. He was also a finalist at the Australian Open. Nadal claimed six titles in 2017 and sealed the year-end No. 1 ranking at the Paris Masters, becoming the oldest player to do so since the inception of the ATP rankings in 1973.

Nadal said: “I am very happy to receive this award from the ITF and be the 2017 ITF World Champion. It is four years since I last finished No. 1 on the ATP rankings and this has a special feeling. Congrats also to Garbine on her achievement which is great for our country. Many thanks to my team and my fans, and a special thank you to my uncle Toni for all these years.”

Garbine Muguruza is the second Spanish woman to be named ITF Women's World Champion after Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario in 1994. She followed her breakthrough year in 2016 by capturing her first Wimbledon title, dropping just one set along the way. Muguruza took her form to Cincinnati, defeating her closest rival in 2017, Simona Halep, in the final, and went on to achieve the No. 1 ranking in September, finishing the year at No. 2.

Muguruza said: “Becoming ITF World Champion in such a competitive year is amazing for me and is even more special because Rafa has also been awarded on the men's side. He is a great role model for all of us, so it is a great moment for tennis in Spain. I knew that putting in the hard work would pay off eventually and it made winning Wimbledon and achieving the No. 1 ranking so special. I’m motivated to take everything I’ve learned this year and apply it to my work next season.”

ITF President David Haggerty said: “Rafael Nadal and Garbine Muguruza are fully deserving of the title of ITF World Champion and are great ambassadors for their country and our sport. In a year that saw some outstanding performances by familiar names and new faces, both demonstrated their fighting qualities to come out on top. We also acknowledge the strength and experience of our doubles World Champions, Lukasz Kubot and Marcelo Melo, and Chan Yun-Jan and Martina Hingis, with both pairs receiving this honour in their first season together.”

Lukasz Kubot and Marcelo Melo ended the year as the No. 1 men’s doubles team in their first full season together, sealing the top spot at the ATP Finals. A memorable year for the pair was highlighted by six titles, with an undefeated grass-court season culminating in victory at Wimbledon following an epic 4 hour, 40 minute title match against Oliver Marach and Mate Pavic.

Kubot said: "We are very happy and thankful to our team members who put in a lot of work and energy on and off the court, and to our fans. When we teamed up our target was to finish 2017 at the ATP Finals, and from the very start of the year we tried to find a strategy to build up our confidence. All the small details came together during the year and we had great results. We are already looking forward to next season.”

Melo said: “I'm very happy and honoured to be named ITF World Champion. It's something we dreamed about and now we made it happen. This year has been amazing for me and Lukasz, the first year we're playing together. Finishing the year as the No. 1 team in the world means a lot to me.”

Chan Yun-Jan and Martina Hingis also enjoyed an outstanding first and, due to Hingis’s recent retirement, only season together to end 2017 as the No. 1-ranked team. The pair won all nine finals they contested, including winning the US Open without dropping a set. Chan is the first woman from Chinese Taipei to be named ITF World Champion, while Hingis adds to her doubles awards from 1999 and 2015, and singles honours from 1997, 1999 and 2000.

Hingis said: "It’s a great honour to be recognised again as ITF World Doubles Champion and to have the news top off what’s been an amazing final season for me. I look forward to coming back to Paris next year."

Chan said: "It’s an honour to be named ITF World Doubles Champion and I am even happier that I get to share it with Martina. We had an amazing season together and I am very pleased we got to finish it on such a high note."

The ITF’s selection of its senior World Champions is based on an objective system that considers all results during the year, but gives special weight to the Grand Slam tournaments, and two ITF international team competitions, Davis Cup and Fed Cup by BNP Paribas.

David Wagner is the first-ever ITF Quad Wheelchair World Champion after finishing as No. 1 for the eighth time in his career, 12 years after first ending the year in the top spot. The 43-year-old captured his sixth Grand Slam title at the US Open and clinched the year-end No. 1 ranking in the last match of the year with victory over Andy Lapthorne to win the NEC Masters. He won a total of 12 tournaments during the year.

Wagner said: “It is a real honour to be the first quad player to be recognised by the ITF at the World Champions Dinner. This award is very special to me, and is much bigger than just me. It is an award that I will always cherish and will always remember the players who came before me.”

Gustavo Fernandez is the first South American to be named ITF Wheelchair World Champion. The 23-year-old had an outstanding year in which he reached the final at three of the four Grand Slam tournaments, winning his second Grand Slam title at the Australian Open. Fernandez won a total of seven singles titles to remain at the top of the rankings in the second half of the year.

Fernandez said: “Without doubt this has been the best year of my career, something I have been waiting for, dreamed of, and worked hard for for a long time. It is very special to have reached No. 1 because of what it means and how difficult it was. I’m very proud of myself and my team, who have been so important in achieving what we’ve done. The recognition serves as a big motivation ahead of next year, in always trying to become a better player.”

Yui Kamiji is ITF Wheelchair World Champion for the second time having previously received the award in 2014. The 23-year-old was again a dominant force on the UNIQLO Wheelchair Tennis Tour, winning three of the four Grand Slam titles, at the Australian Open, Roland Garros and US Open. Kamiji won a total of 14 titles and was a finalist at the NEC Masters in her best year to date.

Kamiji said: “I'm very proud of my season, which started with my first Australian Open title. This year I changed many things and I had to make those changes to get better. I'm very pleased to have won three Grand Slam titles in the same year for the first time and would like to thank all of my team for their support.”

Axel Geller is the first Argentine boy for 22 years to be named ITF Junior World Champion after a rapid rise up the rankings. The 18-year-old enjoyed Grand Slam success at both Wimbledon, winning the doubles title and reaching the singles final, and at the US Open where he also finished runner-up. His breakthrough season ended with a third-placed finish at the ITF Junior Masters and the year-end No. 1 ranking.

Geller said: “I am extremely happy and proud of this achievement. Starting the year, I knew I had the capability to do well, but I never imagined I would finish the year as world No. 1. I have had the opportunity to play the most important tournaments and see what the professionals do every day to be there, and this has motivated me to work even harder to try and get there and achieve great things in the future.”

Whitney Osuigwe becomes ITF Junior World Champion after climbing from world No. 95 to finish the year at No. 1. The 15-year-old claimed her first major title at Roland Garros and helped USA to glory in Junior Fed Cup by BNP Paribas, winning all eight rubbers in singles and doubles. She has won a total of five singles and three doubles titles on the ITF Junior Circuit, and is still in action at this week’s Orange Bowl in Florida.

Osuigwe said: “It’s hard to put in words what exactly it means to have finished No. 1 this year and become Junior World Champion. This is very surprising and I could not be any happier. But I’d also like to think this is the result of the all hard work my team and I have gone through in the last year. I’m excited for what’s to come, and I hope we can keep up with the good results.”

ITF President David Haggerty said: “All our 2017 ITF World Champions have demonstrated true courage and skill in another memorable year for tennis and I would like to thank them for their contribution.”

Rafael Nadal won the French Open and US Open to help the Spaniard finish as the year-end world No 1

Spaniards Rafael Nadal and Garbine Muguruza were named as the International Tennis Federation (ITF) world champions on Friday - the first time in 19 years the awards have gone to players from the same country.

Nadal, who claimed the honour for the third time, made a sensational comeback from an injury-plagued 2016, winning a 10th French Open title and the US Open to take his grand slam haul to 16, three behind Roger Federer who also won two of the year's majors after returning from injury.

The 31-year-old ended the year as world No 1, although he pulled out of the season-ending ATP Finals in London due to a knee injury.
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Garbine Muguruza won Wimbledon to claim her second Grand Slam title
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Muguruza won the ITF award for the first time after capturing the Wimbledon title and ascending to the world No 1 ranking for the first time.

She ended the year ranked behind Romania's Simona Halep who is still chasing a first Grand Slam title.

The last time two players from the same country scooped the awards was in 1998 when Americans Pete Sampras and Lindsay Davenport took the honours.

Lukasz Kubot of Poland and Marcelo Melo of Brazil won the men's doubles award while Chan Yun-Jan of Chinese Taipei and the recently-retired Martina Hingis of Switzerland took the women's prize.

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Rafael Nadal aims to return to action before the start of the New Year
Rafael Nadal aims to return to action before the start of the New Year
World No 1 Rafael Nadal is targeting the Abu Dhabi exhibition event as his comeback after a knee injury which ended his ATP Finals hopes in November.

The Spaniard, whose season was ended by injury at the year-end tournament at London's O2, insists he is already focused on the start of a new tennis campaign.

After recuperating, the 31-year-old is back in training and targeting the tournament in the United Arab Emirates, which starts on Thursday, December 28 for his comeback.

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Nadal, who won two Grand Slams, claiming his 10th French Open and his third US Open in 2017, as well as ending the year as No 1, hopes to be fit and ready for the Brisbane International before the start of the Australian Open in Melbourne.

"It's true that I finished with an injury, so I've taken a bit of time to recover well," said the 31-year-old. "That's why I've taken a couple of weeks off and I did my treatment and I need to start again, as I said before, slow. So, that's my goal: try to be ready for the beginning (of the season).

"I am going to try to play in Abu Dhabi and Brisbane before Australia, so that will be the ideal situation. And let's try to make that happen."


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Nadal has been in the Bahamas watching Tiger Woods' own comeback
Nadal has been in the Bahamas watching Tiger Woods' own comeback
Nadal has spent time in the Bahamas watching Tiger Woods at the PGA Tour's Hero World Challenge during his off-season.

The 41-year-old underwent a fourth back operation in April to deal with persistent nerve pain, but Nadal believes the 14-time major champion has a chance to win trophies again.

"He has the passion for the game and if he is healthy and he is able to practice the way that he wants to practice, mentally he is a very special athlete. So, why not he can be fighting for important things?" said Nadal

Rafael Nadal has been named the 2017 ITF Men’s World Champion!

Rafa, who claimed the honour for the third time, made a sensational comeback from an injury-plagued 2016, winning a 10th French Open title and the US Open to take his grand slam haul to 16.


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Rafa said:

I am very happy to receive this award from the ITF and be the 2017 ITF World Champion. It is four years since I last finished No. 1 on the ATP rankings and this has a special feeling. Congrats also to Garbine on her achievement which is great for our country. Many thanks to my team and my fans, and a special thank you to my uncle Toni for all these years.

Our champ claimed six titles in 2017 and sealed the year-end No. 1 ranking at the Paris Masters, becoming the oldest player to do so since the inception of the ATP rankings in 1973.

Garbine Muguruza took the women’s prize. This is the first time since Americans Pete Sampras and Lindsay Davenport in 1998 that the men’s and women’s ITF world champions are from the same country.

Albert Agustí, president of the Real Club Tennis Barcelona-1899, and Javier Godó, Count of Godó, will travel next Monday to Manacor to give Rafael Nadal a silver replica of the Conde de Godó trophy for his 10 victories achieved at the Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell. Albert Costa, director of the tournament, and other directors of the organization will also be present at an historic reception that will serve to once again testify to the admiration that the tournament, the club and the Godó group have for the great Majorcan champion.

"We are very excited about this possibility that we have to deliver to Nadal in his own home a trophy that nobody better than him will know how to look at in his spectacular museum", said Agustí.

Nadal already has a replica of the impressive trophy since winning his first five tournaments, between 2005 and 2009, and in his museum there are 10 reproductions of the trophy in a smaller size corresponding to his 10 triumphs at the RCTB facilities. Now he will add this new major replica that credits something that no other tennis player has been able to achieve in his career. The Majorcan tennis player, currently number 1 in the world, has won 10 titles at Roland Garros, 10 at the Masters 1000 in Monte Carlo and of course 10 at the Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell.

The manufacture of the trophy has been carried out by Soler Cabot Joyeros, whose predecessors were the ones who produced the first Conde de Godó trophy. It weighs 13 kilos and to be moved to Mallorca the Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell has had to commission the creation of a box with a special armor to ensure that it arrives in perfect condition.

Nadal, who has just confirmed that he will be headlining the 66th edition of the tournament, is a living story of the Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell. He has played 13 times in the tournament and has registered 53 victories and only 3 defeats.

Rafael Nadal wciąż zmaga się z kontuzją kolana, której doznał w końcówce sezonu 2017. Z powodu urazu Hiszpan odwołał sesję treningową z Joao Sousą i udał się do zaufanego lekarza na badania.
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Sezon 2017 był w wykonaniu Rafaela Nadala fantastyczny. Hiszpan wygrał sześć turniejów, w tym dwa wielkoszlemowe (Roland Garros i US Open) oraz zakończył rozgrywki na pierwszym miejscu w rankingu ATP. W końcówce doznał jednak urazu kolana i przedwcześnie wycofywał się z zawodów w paryskiej hali Bercy oraz londyńskich Finałów ATP World Tour.


Stan Wawrinka i Milos Raonić wycofali się z pokazowego turnieju w Abu Zabi
Jak się okazuje, mimo ponad miesięcznej przerwy, Nadalowi wciąż doskwiera ból. Do startu nowych rozgrywek Hiszpan przygotowuje się na rodzinnej Majorce, gdzie miał przez tydzień trenować z Joao Sousą. Zajęcia zostały jednak odwołane.
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- Rafa nie był gotowy, aby ze mną trenować. Zadzwonił do mnie i powiedział, że nie czuje się dobrze - wyjawił Sousa, cytowany przez portugalską dziennikarkę Celię Lourenco.

Tymczasem dziennik "Marca" poinformował, że w poniedziałek Nadal był w Barcelonie na wizycie u zaufanego lekarza Angela Ruiza. Tenisista przeszedł badania, zasięgnął porady specjalisty i wrócił na Majorkę.

Lider rankingu nie ma wiele czasu, by dojść do pełnej sprawności. Już 26 grudnia planuje udać się w podróż do Abu Zabi, gdzie wystąpi w turnieju pokazowym. Na korcie pojawi się trzy dni później, by rozegrać mecz z Pablo Carreno lub Kevinem Andersonem. Następnie w kalendarzu Nadala znajdują się starty w Brisbane (1-7 stycznia) oraz wielkoszlemowym Australian Open (15-28 stycznia).