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DC: Spain sweeps Kazakhstan 5-0
Who says you need 3 days to play a Davis Cup tie? The Armada don’t need no three days. Nope. Take away Rafa, Daveeed, Feli, and Nando and they still don’t need 3 days. How awesome is that? True, they...
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RafaLint: February 14th
Today’s recommended reading: Fan Club: Rafael Nadal – by Steve Tignor and Katrina. Katrina’s reasons for liking Rafa are very similar to mine…including her first reaction to him. :)I remember one press...
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RafaLint: April 1st
Photo by Nida AlibhaiNo April Fool’s joke from me…just a wee bit of lint. But the ATP did play a joke…and I have no idea how Andy and Tipsy kept a straight face during it.Articles:Nadal visitará al...
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DC: Spain 4; Austria 1
Photo by REUTERS/ Sergio CarmonaOnce gain, Spain is dominating a DC tie. At the end of their first day against Austria, Spain leads 2-0 having won both their rubbers in straight sets – only losing 13...
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RafaLint: April 10th
Photo by Nida AlibhaiMy copy of the 2011 Davis Cup book arrived today. I haven’t had time to dig into, but they already had me as a fan with the cover.Apparently people on twitter got frazzled and...
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DC Semifinal: Spain 3, USA 1
Photo by Paul ZimmerAlthough neither match was 100% straight forward (Ferrer dropped one set; Almagro was pushed the limit in five), Spain got off to a great start on Friday as both David Ferrer and...
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I wanna go! (I have no money to go – sigh.) I’ve always wanted to see Prague… Funny to think that the first DC tie I attended was Spain vs. The Czech Republic. Oh well, if I went, I’d probably end up...
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Davis Cup: Spain 2, Czech Republic 3
Photo by Clive Brunskill/ Getty Images EuropeThe Davis Cup final between Spain and the Czech Republic was a tightly contested affair. Daveeeed Ferrer kicked things off with a straight forward win over...
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RafaLint: November 17th
Photo by Beth WilsonLovely quotes from Daveeed in this article: The 5th Man’s Finest Season May Yet Get Finer.“Not to say that I’m close to lots of stars and famous people, but Rafa is the most...
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RafaLint: June 16th
Photo by Clive Brunskill/Getty ImagesI spent a good chunk of the day watching the Roland Garros semi again. (I fear it will be deleted off my DVR due to space during Wimbledon.) I’m still amazed by...
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Davis Cup team announced
Photo by Clive Brunskill/ Getty Images Europe The Spanish Davis Cup team for the upcoming World Group playoff tie for Spain vs. Ukraine has been announced. The team will consist of Rafa, Verdasco,...
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DC: World Group play-off draw
The draw for the World Group play off between Spain and Ukraine was held today in Spain. The two singles matches on Friday will be Verdasco v. Dolgopolov (starting at 2pm local time) followed by Rafa...
View ArticleRafaLint: September 12th
Tired looking Rafa gives a short interview for Davis Cup: Articles: Rafael Nadal admits ‘I had doubts’ before U.S. Open triumph – by Paul Gittings (cnn.com) Roundtable: U.S. Open takeaways – by...
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DC: Spain 2; Ukraine 0
Photo by Daniel Maurer The World Group play-off tie between Spain and Ukraine got underway today in Madrid. Verdasco/Dolgopolov was first on the bill. Verdasco dropped the first set and I started...
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DC: Friday photos
Photos from Rafa’s bench warming and match today. Photos by AP Photo/Andres Kudacki, EFE, and REUTERS/Sergio Perez
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Videos from today’s match against Stakhovsky. Pre match interview: Banana shot: Toni interview: Match point: Post match interview: (Or, via rtve.es) Highlights: All the above posted by Nadal The...
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RafaLint: September 13th
AP Photo/Andres Kudacki Non breaking news! It was announced right after today’s matches that Rafa and Marc! will be the doubles team for Spain tomorrow. Set your alarms/DVRs/whatever for Team Cuteness!...
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DC: Spain 5; Ukraine 0 [Updated]
AP Photo/Andres Kudacki It was doubles day in the Spain/Ukraine World Group playoff tie. Both teams did a bit of substituting with Spain putting in Rafa (instead of Robredo) and Stakhovsky joining...
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DC: Doubles photos [Updated]
Photos from today’s tie-clinching doubles match. Photos by AP Photo/Andres Kudacki, GERARD JULIEN/AFP/Getty Images, and PIERRE-PHILIPPE MARCOU/AFP/Getty Images [Updated - I forgot to check one nice but...
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Pre match interview: Team intros: Interview with Toni: Hot Shot: All above posted by Nadal The G.O.A.T.. Presser excerpt: If anyone could translate this, I’d be very grateful. Posted by Rafael Nadal...
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