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Roger Federer had been the top-ranked tennis player
in the world for a record 237 consecutive weeks
– until this week, when he finally relinquished the top spot to Spain’s Rafael Nadal.
The world number one, the Spanish Rafael Nadal
and Argentine David Nalbandián removed easy tickets to this
Thursday's third round U.S. Open, whose fourth date will be remembered by eliminating their favorite female, serbia Ana Ivanovic.
New York: World number one Rafael Nadal overpowered
American qualifier Ryler DeHeart 6-1, 6-2, 6-4 on Thursday
to reach the third round of the U.S. Open.
Rafael Nadal, who goes into a Grand Slam
ranked No. 1 in the world for the first
time, outlasted Bjorn Phau 7-6 (7/4), 6-3, 7-6 (7/4) on day one of the 2008 US Open Monday.
Champion Rafael Nadal, Nadal aims to raise playing level, Rafael Nadal News, Top seed Nadal aims ...
New York: Top-seeded Spaniard Rafael Nadal plans to
step up his intensity when he bids for a
place in the third round of the U.S. Open on Thursday.
If you watched Rafael Nadal’s opening round match
yesterday against German qualifier Bjorn Phau, then you likely
noticed nothing different. Nadal rocked his signature outfit: a sleeveless t-shirt with skin-tight man-Capri pants, rife with ...
Rafael Nadal over Bjorn Phau 7-6, 6-3, 7-6.
Capturing some of the greatest moments and most
significant achievements in the history of this illustrious tennis
tournament, we present the US Open by numbers as the excitement of the US Open 2008 continues!
Beijing gold medallists Rafael Nadal and Elena Dementieva
shook off their Olympic hangovers on Monday to stumble
into the second round of the U.S. Open.
Under Wraps for Now Hours before his first
U.S. Open match Monday, Rafael Nadal decided that his
game was more important than his wardrobe, telling his advisers and corporate sponsor Nike Inc. that he wasn't ready for an image makeover after all. ...
Men - First round David Ferrer (ESP/N.4) defeated
Martin Vassallo (ARG) 7-7 (7 / 1), 6-2, 6-2
Gael Monfils (FRA/N.32) Pablo Cuevas (URU) 6-4, 6-4, 6-1 Jose Acasuso (ARG) Michael Berrer (GER) 6-4, 6-2, 6-2 Roko Karasunic (CRO) to Ryan
The Spanish Rafael Nadal premiered on Monday in
Flushing Meadows jacket of his world number one, with
an easy victory before the German Bjorn Phau, in a first round of Open tennis in the United States to win also saw the highest hope americas America The Argentine David Nalbandian, and his compatriot Jose Acasuso.
Don King took some time out of his
busy Crocs promoting schedule to talk Roger Federer and
Rafael Nadal at the U.S. Open with Arthel Neville of Fox 5 San Diego. Mr. King gives us a lesson on talking about everything and nothing at the same time ...
August 26, 2008 -- TENNIS star Rafael Nadal
doesn't like being disrupted during practice. The Spaniard was
hitting with Italy's Fabio Fognini at Flushing Meadows on Friday while reborn boy band Menudo was doing a sound check. "It was Kids Day at the ...
It was not an easy victory for the
Mallorca player. The Dutch player Bjorn Phau was a
tough contender for the number one of the world, but the Spanyard ended with a 7-6, 6-3, 7-6 score in his favor in his first test at the Arthur Ashe Stadium
As the first day session of the 2008
U.S. Open draws to a close, here's a very
short summary of what happened: -- Rafael Nadal defeated a feisty Bjorn Phau in straight sets (but two tiebreakers) and experienced the downside of being the favorite: a ...
Don King has teamed up with Nike to
trumpet US Open showdown between Rafael Nadal and Roger
Federer.
Rafael Nadal will try to match his new
status as world number one with his first U.S.
Open title when the final grand slam of the year begins on Monday.
Rafael Nadal, who recently overtook Roger Federer for
the No. 1 spot in men’s world tennis rankings,
is a +140 favorite to win the men’s crown at the 2008 U.S. Open Tennis Championships, according to betting odds at Sportingbet.com.
On the 18th of August 2008 we are
all going to witness Roger Federers number one ranking
being handed to Rafael Nadal. By no means is this the end for Roger, however here is a quick summary of his journey to number one.
Ana Ivanovic will enter the US Open as
women's singles world number one after regaining the spot
she briefly surrendered to Jelena Jankovic.
Christie Brinkley graces the cover of New York
Magazine’s August 25th issue. She shares the double cover
with Spanish pro tennis player Rafael Nadal. Also check out Brinkley's Sports Illustrated bikini pics.
August 17 --- NBCOlympics.com: As Rafael Nadal stood
in front of the medal podium, his nation's flag
draped across his back like a cape, he looked a little like a Spanish Superman. --- In tennis, he is...
Spain's Rafael Nadal showed once again that he's
the best tennis player in the world today, defeating
Chile's Fernando Gonzalez in straight sets to win the Olympic singles gold medal. Serbia's Novak Djokovic won the singles bronze. For Nadal, who officially becomes the No. 1 ranked player in the world tomorrow, it's the latest achievement in a great year. Nadal has already won the French ...
James Blake defeated Roger Federer in the quarterfinals
at the Olympics but I’m not digging the tennis
event so far. After James Blake beat Roger Federer in the quarterfinals at the Olympics today, he said he had no idea how he did it then added: Maybe if you play him enough times, he’s bound to have an off day. He didn’t play his best today, but I felt like I ...
BEIJING -- Roger Federer directed an angry scream
toward his feet. He swatted a stray ball in
frustration. He slapped his thigh, hung his head and stomped behind the baseline. And as a last resort, he questioned calls, something he hates to do. That ...
You have all probably had enough of the
Olympics at this point. Let’s change gears a bit.
Let’s all congratulate Boris Becker for a second. Let’s hear some applause. Yes, that Boris Becker, the one you haven’t thought about in ...
Former world number one John McEnroe has cast
doubt on whether Roger Federer may ever pass Pete
Sampras's record of 14 grand slam titles.The American told reporters on Thursday that the coronation of Rafael Nadal at the top of the world rankings, to be confirmed on Aug 18, and the Spaniard's defeat of the Swiss in the Wimbledon final, had broken Federer's aura of invincibility.
Roger Federer will lose his #1 ranking on
18th of August to Rafael Nadal. How can Roger
bounce back and does he even want to?
Congrats to Novak Djokovic on dominating the soon-to-be-number-one
player, Rafael Nadal on Saturday. Novak lost the finals
of the Masters Series Cincinnati to Andy Murray, but what caught our eye (well, ear) was the pre-match national anthems … ...
This is clearly the match of the day,
but the best what it could have happened to
Nadal this week, has already happened yesterday, when he assured that on August, 18th he will be the new number one of the world
Confidence is the key. We’ve heard it time
and time again. Rafael Nadal has it. Roger Federer…
used to have it. After falling to Ivo Karlovic, the closest thing the ATP Tour has to a gimmick now that Fabrice Santoro is calling it quits, ...
For all those who are wondering how many
more matches Rafael Nadal has to win before the
ATP ranking system figures out that he is the best player in the world, the answer is three: if Nadal wins the Cincinnati Masters--he has reached the quarterfinals now--then he will end Roger Federer's record reign as the world's number one ranked tennis player.
You’re fucked. Seen at the Masters Series Cincinnati
ATP event. Florent Serra, well, you really had no
prayer. And while he won in 45 minutes, Rafa still had plenty of time to tug on his ass.





























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