Rafael Nadal

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Tradycyjna, pomeczowa kąpiel (chłop skarpetek zapomniał zdjąć xD):

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Rafa po raz pierwszy awansował do pierwszej dziesiątki po wygraniu Barcelona Open w 2005 roku i od tego czasu pozostaje w pierwszej dziesiątce do dziś:

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#87) Barcelona 2021


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R1 wolna runda
R2 [Q] Ilja Iwaszka 36 62 64
R3 Kei Nishikori 60 26 62
QF Cameron Norrie 61 64
SF [6] Pablo Carreño Busta 63 62
W [2] Stefanos Tsitsipas 64 67(6) 75

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[Damian]

Nadal: ‘I Have Room To Keep Improving’

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Spaniard reflects on 12th title run in Barcelona
If Rafael Nadal’s epic final victory against Stefanos Tsitsipas at the Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell on Sunday was not a strong enough message to his ATP Tour rivals, the Spaniard made it clear in his post-match press conference that he is capable of achieving greater results in the remainder of this year’s European clay swing.

Nadal saved a championship point against Tsitsipas to earn a memorable 6-4, 6-7(6), 7-5 victory on Pista Rafa Nadal, ending the Greek’s unbeaten start to the clay season. Tsitsipas entered the championship match with a 9-0 record on clay in 2021, and had won all 17 sets he had played on the red dirt this year.

“It is important for me. It is important for my confidence. It is important for the title, by itself,” said Nadal. “It is an important title in my career, achieving another ATP 500 {title] and, additionally, one of the best ATP 500s in the history of our sport with a big tradition in Barcelona. It is great.”

“I think I have been able to play better and better during the whole week [in] every single match and today was a little bit better than yesterday. I have room to keep improving. I was not perfect,” said Nadal. “I really believe that I can play better than what I am doing on clay and I really hope that the victory of today is going to help me to raise a little bit [my] level that I need today to fight for the next couple of events that I am going to play.”


One of the most impressive aspects of Nadal’s victory was his ability to outlast Tsitsipas in the longest best-of-three-set ATP Tour final since statistics started being tracked in 1991 (3h38m). The Spaniard was competing in just his third tournament of the season, after recovering from a back injury ahead of last week’s Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters.

“I have not been able to play a lot of competitive matches for the past couple of months. It is true that matches like today make me feel better physically and more ready for the long battles,” said Nadal. “I felt quite well on the court about my physical performance. I have been working hard at home to be ready for this stuff.”

Nadal also took a moment to praise his opponent, who was seeking his first ATP 500 title. The top seed also defeated Tsitsipas in the 2018 championship match and has been impressed by the 22-year-old’s development over the past three years.

“He is a player that plays with a lot of passion. He is young. He feels the sport,” said Nadal. “He has the talent and the motivation to be better and better, so it is normal that he is improving in all aspects of his game. He is one of the candidates to win every single tournament that he is playing.”

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It is 18 years since a 16-year-old Nadal made his tournament debut in Barcelona in 2003 and 16 years since he first lifted the trophy at the tournament. During his career, the 34-year-old has compiled an extraordinary 66-4 record at the event, which renamed its Centre Court after him in 2017.

Nadal will now turn his attention to another home tournament — the Mutua Madrid Open — which will take place from 2-9 May. The 35-time ATP Masters 1000 champion is a five-time titlist in Madrid, with his most recent triumph coming in 2017.

“It means a lot to me [to win the title]. It is difficult to imagine something like this 10 or 15 years ago, but here we are,” said Nadal. “I went through some tough moments during all my career in terms of injuries but I always held the passion and the love for the sport to keep going.

“It is true that I had a great team and a great family next to me that has been so important for holding the passion and the motivation and [they have] helped me in the low moments. I am super happy to be where I am today. It is an important achievement for me and an achievement at the right moment of the season. Another week is coming, playing at home in Madrid, and I am excited about that.”

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[Damian]

Nadal Completes Barcelona Dozen, Mover Of Week

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ATPTour.com looks at the top Movers of the Week in the FedEx ATP Rankings, as of Monday, 26 April 2021
No. 2 Rafael Nadal, +1
The Spanish superstar moved up one spot to No. 2 in the FedEx ATP Rankings after capturing a record-extending 12th Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell crown, with a 6-4, 6-7(6), 7-5 victory over Stefanos Tsitsipas in three hours and 38 minutes. It was the longest best-of-three sets final since records started to be tracked in 1990. Daniil Medvedev had replaced the 34-year-old in second position following his run to the Australian Open final (l. to Djokovic).

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No. 50 Cameron Norrie, +3
The Briton has returned to the Top 50 for the first time since the week of 24 June 2019. Norrie, who lost in the Barcelona quarter-finals (l. to Nadal), remains nine spots away from his career-high of No. 41 on 20 May 2019.

Other Notable Top 100 Movers
No. 12 Pablo Carreno Busta, +1
No. 18 Jannik Sinner, +1 (Career High)
No. 27 Aslan Karatsev, +1 (Career High)
No. 40 John Millman, +3
No. 79 Federico Delbonis, +3
No. 83 Lorenzo Musetti, +4 (Career High)
No. 91 Gianluca Mager, +7

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Jeden z najpiękniejszych dni w historii zawodowego sportu.

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Jeden z najpiękniejszych dni w historii zawodowego sportu.

13 czerwca 2021.

[Damian]

Nadal Faces Potential Alcaraz Opener In Madrid

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Medvedev, Tsitsipas drawn in bottom half of Madrid draw

Rafael Nadal and Carlos Alcaraz, the present and future faces of Spanish men's tennis, could meet in the second round at this year’s Mutua Madrid Open.

Five-time champion Nadal will meet the winner of #NextGenATP Alcaraz’s first-round encounter against Adrian Mannarino. No matter how talented 17-year-old Alcaraz may be, a first-round challenge against wily French veteran Mannarino is not to be taken lightly. A Madrid clash against Nadal would be a dream for Alcaraz, but the Murcia native's coach, Juan Carlos Ferrero, will make sure his charge does not look past his first-round opponent.

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Nadal is aiming to capture his first title in the Spanish capital since 2017, when he defeated Dominic Thiem in the final. The Austrian joins Nadal in the top half of this year’s draw.

Nadal enters the tournament fresh from his 12th title run at the Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell. The World No. 2 saved a championship point in a dramatic three-hour, 38-minute final last week to end Stefanos Tsitsipas’ 9-0 unbeaten start to the European clay swing. Tsitsipas features in the bottom half of the draw alongside second seed Daniil Medvedev.



Alcaraz is not the only #NextGenATP talent in Nadal’s section of the draw. Miami runner-up Jannik Sinner, the 14th seed, is the first seed the 35-time ATP Masters 1000 champion could meet in Madrid. Acapulco titlist Alexander Zverev and Miami champion Hubert Hurkacz are also in Nadal’s quarter of the draw.

Third seed Thiem will make his first appearance since the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships in March. The two-time Madrid runner-up will face a qualifier in the second round and is joined in his section by Grigor Dimitrov, the man who ended his Australian Open campaign.

Thiem is projected to face Monte-Carlo runner-up Andrey Rublev in the quarter-finals. Rublev may need to get past ninth seed Roberto Bautista Agut to reach that stage. Rublev and Bautista Agut, who could meet in the third round, played one of the standout matches of this year’s European clay swing in Monte-Carlo. Rublev needed two hours and 44 minutes to overcome the Spaniard 7-6 (2), 5-7, 6-3 at the same stage in the Principality.

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Medvedev will contest his first clay-court match of the season against Estoril semi-finalist Alejandro Davidovich Fokina or a qualifier. The Russian, who owns a 17-3 record this year, will be seeking his first win at the Masters 1000 event after first-round losses in 2018 and 2019. Medvedev shares the bottom quarter with a trio of 2021 clay titlists: Belgrade winner Matteo Berrettini, Marbella champion Pablo Carreno Busta and Santiago titlist Cristian Garin.

Monte-Carlo champion Tsitsipas will attempt to continue his impressive start to the European clay swing in Madrid. The FedEx ATP Race To Turin leader will face Doha champion Nikoloz Basilashvili or Benoit Paire in his first match.


The Greek headlines the third quarter alongside last year’s Rome runner-up Diego Schwartzman, 11th seed Denis Shapovalov and #NextGenATP Canadian Felix Auger-Aliassime. In one of the standout first-round matches, Auger-Aliassime will meet Monte-Carlo semi-finalist Casper Ruud for a spot in the second round.

Schwartzman could meet red-hot Russian Aslan Karatsev, who defeated World No. 1 Novak Djokovic en route to the Serbia Open final, in his tournament opener. Karatsev will face Estoril quarter-finalist Ugo Humbert in the first round.

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W takim humorze to tylko wygrywać. Vamos!

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After Barcelona Triumph, Nadal Eager For More Home Success

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Spaniard making 18th appearance in the Spanish capital
Just one week after his marathon three-hour, 38-minute Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell final triumph against Stefanos Tsitsipas, Rafael Nadal discussed the confidence he took from his 12th title run at the ATP 500 ahead of his bid for a sixth Mutua Madrid Open trophy.

Playing just his third event of the 2021 ATP Tour season, Nadal dropped multiple sets en route to the Barcelona trophy (3) for the first time. The Spaniard was tested from his opening match in Catalonia, but he was able to play his way out of trouble when he needed to, including when he was down championship point against Tsitsipas in the final.

“Barcelona [was] an important week for me. Without playing my best since the beginning, I was able to be passionate, to stay positive and to accept the challenge [and] try to win matches without playing my best,” Nadal said. “I was able to achieve another important title in my career. That's important for my confidence.

“I really believe that winning these kinds of tournaments when you are not playing that well can then make a big difference for the next ones. I feel that that was a positive week. Now is another week, and I hope to be ready.”


Nadal will be aiming to add to his 52-12 tournament record this year. The 35-time ATP Masters 1000 champion most recently lifted the Madrid trophy in 2017, with a straight-sets final victory against Dominic Thiem. The pair could meet in this year’s semi-finals.

Due to Madrid’s high altitude, Nadal will need to adapt to the quicker conditions at La Caja Magica if he is to equal Novak Djokovic’s record haul of 36 Masters 1000 titles. As he did in Barcelona last week, Nadal will look to harness the support of a reduced home crowd in Madrid.

“[Madrid] is the most difficult event [on clay] for me, everybody knows. But at the same time [it] is one of the most emotional events for me, playing at home,” Nadal said. “We [are] going to have a chance to play with a crowd again. So that means a lot to me. super happy to be back here.

“In terms of tennis, [it] is true that here the situation is a little bit tougher. less control. [It is] more difficult to be under control in the points. I had some success here... I had some good tournaments. I'm excited to be back and I hope to be ready to play well.”

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Nadal will open his 18th Madrid campaign against #NextGenATP Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz or fellow left-hander Adrian Mannarino. No matter which opponent he faces in the second round, the 34-year-old’s preparation will remain unchanged.

“My mindset is always the same,” Nadal said. “Arrive to a tournament, have the right preparation, and try to be ready to compete at the highest level [from] the beginning.”

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