2009 Rafa starts as Number one

Australian Open, Australia Grand Slam, 19-Jan-09 , Hard , Draw: 128













-R32 Haas, Tommy (GER)

-R64 Roko Karanusic CRO (6-2, 6-3, 6-2)

-R128 Rochus, Christophe BEL (60, 6-3,6-2) Stats (match report- Eurosport Matchcast- late night massacre)


Rafa's blog from AO
D'day mate Timesonline-Jan 19
Rafael Nadal speaks to his fans -Herald Sun-Jan 20

Rafa's Q&A for Timesonline
Rafa'sQ&A for HeraldSun

Australian Open draw
Schedule of play
AO Official website

Watch AO online (scroll down and press on AO links)


Exxonmonile -Doha, Qatar
250, 5-Jan-09, O, Hard , Draw: 32

R32- Santoro, Fabrice (FRA)51 6-0 6-1 Stats
R16- Beck, Karol (SVK)144 6-1 6-2 Stats Q
QF-Monfils, Gael (FRA)13 4-6 4-6 Stats



This Event Points: 45, ATP Ranking: 1, Prize Money: $27,650

2008

Olympics -Champion

ATP Master Series Cincinnati

August first 2008 : Rafel Nadal becomes the next world No 1 after beating Lapentti in Cincinnati MS

SF: Rafa-Djokovic (1-6, 5-7 )

QF: Rafa-Lapentti (7-6(3), 6-1)

R16: Rafa-Haas (6-4, 7-6 (7))

R32: Rafa-Serra (6-0, 6-1)

ATP Master Series Canada ( Toronto)- Champion

Championship: Rafa-Kiefer (6-3, 6-2)

SF: Rafa-Murray (7-6 (2), 6-3)

QF: Rafa-Gasquet (7-6(2), 6-2. 6-1)

R16: Rafa-Andreev (6-2, 7-1(1)

R32: Rafa-Levine (6-4, 6-2)

Wimbledon-Champion

Championship: Rafa-Federer (6-4, 6-4, 6-7 (5), 6-7 (8), 9-7)

SF: Rafa-Schuettler: (6-1, 7-6(3), 6-4)

QF: RAfa-Murray (6-1, 7-6 (3), 64)

R16: Rafa-Youzhny (6-3, 6-3, 6-1)

R32 :Rafa-Kiefer: &-6 (3), 6-2, 6-3)

R64: Rafa-Gulbis: 5-7, 6-2, 7-6(2), 6-3

R128: Rafa-Beck: 6-4, 6-4, 76(7))

London -Queens Club-Champion

Championship: Rafa-Djokovic (7-6 (6), 7-5)

SF: Rafa-Roddick (7-5, 6-4)

QF: Rafa-Karlovic (6-7(5), 7-6(5), 7-6(4)

R16: Rafa-Nishikori (6-4, 3-6, 6-3)

R32: Rafa-Bjorkman(6-2, 6-2)

French Open

Master Series Hamburg-Champion

Master Series Rome

Barcelona-Champion

Master Series Monte Carlo-Champion

Davis Cup QF: Spain Vs Germany

ATP Master Series Miami

ATP master series Indian Wells

Semi-final:



Dubai

Quarterfinals - Rafa- Roddick
R16- Rafa-Leovshikh
R32-Rafa-Kohlschreiber


Rotterdam

Round of 16 Rafa-Seppi
Round of 32 Rafa-Tursunov

Austalian Open

Round of 128- Rafa-Troicki (last game)
Rafa's interview (Jan11, 2008)
Rafa's interview with BBC sport ahead of Australian Open
Rafa's blog for El-Mundo (Spanish)

Chennai Open


Final , Rafa-Youzhny ( time out, ceremony)
SF- Rafa-Moya second set tie-break (part 1, part 2), highlights and interviews
QF-Rafa-Garcia Lopez
R16-Rafa-Ram
R32- Rafa-Montcourt

2007

Fundraising for Malaria vaccine (Madrid, December 20)
ATP coverage
soccer match highlights
Tennis highlights


Master Cup Shanghai
Semifinal- Rafa vs Federer- (Highlights: 1, 2), (more:1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8) final 4 games,
RR3-Rafa vs Djokovic, Rafa post match interview
RR2-Rafa vs Ferrer (Highlights) (more: 1,2,3,4,5),Rafa post match interview
RR1-Rafa vs Gasquet, Rafa post match interview

ATP Master Series Paris

F-Rafa vs Nalbandian - highlights 2
SF-RAfa vs Baghdatis, Rafa post match interview
QF-Rafa vs Youzhny
R3-RAfa vs Wawrinka, highlight 2, highlight 3- Rafa post match interview ( Spanish)
R2-Rafa vs Volandri - Rafa post match interview

Rafa in le Grand Journal TV show
Rafa watching Moya-Nalbandiana

Rafa interview (tournament preview)

Betfair Turbo Tennis
Rafa-Ferrer
Rafa-Moya 1, 2, 3

Tve football show ( after Rafa's R3 Loss) 1, 2, 3,4, 5

ATP Master Series Madrid

QF-Rafa-Nalbandian, highlight 2 (Spanish)
R3-Rafa-Murray, , set 1 recap, Rafa's post match on court interview ( Spanish)
R2-Rafa-Baghdatis, Rafa's interview

US Open
R4-Rafa's press conference after Ferrer match (video)

R2-Rafa's press conferece after his match with Tipsarevich (video)
R2-Rafa's pre and post match interviews (video)
R1- Rafa's press conferece after match with Alun Jones (video)

Eurosprot interview with Rafa(video)
Rafa practicing (video)
Rafa US Open preview (video)
Rafa US Open preview-2 (video)




ATP MAster Series Cicinnatti


ATP MAster series Montreal
Nadal-Djokovic semifinal (video)

Rafa leaving for Montreal

Stuttgart
(all the links here are provided by Annika. Many thanks!)

Final -Rafa vs Stanislas Wawrinka
Semi final- Rafa vs. Feliziano Lopez: Summary and Statement by Rafa
Quarter Final Rafa vs Juan Monaco
Rafa vs Phillip Kohlschreiber, 1, 2, 3
Rafa vs Alex Waske, 1, 2, 3

Rafa's press conference after Berdych match (video)


Wimbledon
Nadal-Federer(video): part 1, part 2, part 3, part 4, part 5, part 6, part7, part 8, part 9
Rafa's press conference after the final with Federer (video)
Bjorn Borg's comments (video)


Rafa's press conference after Semifinal with Djokovic (video)
Rafa's press conference after quarterfinal with Berdych (video)
Rafa's press conference after match with Youzhny (video)
Rafa's intervew after Soderling match (video)
Soderling incident (video)

Rafa's press conference after match with Eschauer (video)
Rafa's press conference after match with Fish (video)


Queens Club

French Open

Rafa Celebrating after final with Federer (Spanish)
Rafa's press conference after final with Federer
Rafa at French Open
Rafa's Karaoke (La Bamba)



ATP Master Series Hamburg


Exhibition match : battle of surfaces
Nadal-Federer (video)



ATP MAster series Rome
Nadal-Gozalez (final)
Nadal-Davydenko (semifinal )
Nadal-Djokovic (QF)
Nadal-Youzhny (R3)
Nadal-Bracciali (R2)


Nadal/Moya-Federer/Wawrinka


BArcelona

ATP Master series Monte Carlo


ATP Master series Miami
Nadal-Djokovic Quarter final (video)

ATP Master Series Indian Wells
Nadal-Djokovic-Final (video)
Rafa's press conferece after final with Djokovic -part1- part2




Rafa's on-court interview after IW semifinal with Roddick

Rafa's press conferece after match with Baghdatis
Rafa's pre-tournament press conferece -part1-part2

Dubai


Australian Open
Nadal-Gonzalez quarterfinal (video)
Nadal-Murray (video) (video)

Chennai

2006

Master Cup Shanghai

video highlights :
Nadal-Federer
Nadal-Blake



ATP Master Series Madrid

QF- Rafa-Berdych
R3- Rafa-Haas

US Open ATP MAster Series Cicinnatti
R3-Rafa-Haas
R2-Rafa-Lee

ATP MAster series Toronto


R1-Rafa -Massu

Wimbledon

Nadal-Agassi

Queens Club

ATP Master Series Hamburg

ATP MAster series Rome
Nadal-Federer (final) (video)

Barcelona

ATP Master series Monte Carlo

ATP Master series Miami


ATP Master Series Indian Wells

Dubai

Nadal-Federer (final) (video)

2005

Shanghai

Rafa, Ferrero and Moya visit forbidden city



Stuttgart






French Open

ESPN interview with Rafa after Ferrer match (video)

ESPN interview with Rafa after Grosjan match (Video)



2004 and before

12-year old Rafa (video)

Portrait of Nadal