RAFA NADAL SMOKIN' AT THE AUSTRALIAN OPEN '09

The Forum that used to be at Rafael Nadal's website
can be found at: www.activeboard.com/forum

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Rafa wins Quarter Final over Gilles Simon
Photo credit: Quinn Rooney of Getty Images

The next match will be against his countryman
Fernando Verdasco on Friday
The time isn't out yet, check it out here Schedule

It will probably be 7:30 p.m. Friday night, Australian time,
which is 3:30 a.m. USA EST (The night of Thursday into Friday)

Photo credit: Mark Kolbe of Getty Images

Photo credit: Mark Dadswell of Getty Images

Photo credit: Mark Dadswell of Getty Images

Photo credit: Quinn Rooney of Getty Images

Photo credit: Torsten Blackwood

Rafael Nadal defeated Gilles Simon January 28, 2009
6-2, 7-5, 7-5

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Australian Open '09
January 28
Photo credits - Getty photographers:
Mark Dadswell, Mark Kolbe,
Quinn Rooney, Torsten Blackwood
and unknown

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Match Statistics

Rod Laver Arena - Men's Singles - Qtr. Finals
	Rafael Nadal ESP (1)				6		7		7
Match Completed
	Gilles Simon FRA (6)				2		5		5

SlamTracker

Match Statistics

Serve Statistics

	Elapsed Time by Set:	33	58	57

	Match Summary
			Nadal(ESP)		Simon(FRA)
	1st Serve %		63 of 94 = 67 %		52 of 94 = 55 %
	Aces	5	4
	Double Faults	2	4
	Unforced Errors	24	41
	Winning % on 1st Serve	46 of 63 = 73 %	37 of 52 = 71 %
	Winning % on 2nd Serve	18 of 31 = 58 %	16 of 42 = 38 %
	Winners (Including Service)	29	42
	Receiving Points Won	41 of 94 = 44 %	30 of 94 = 32 %
	Break Point Conversions	7 of 12 = 58 %	3 of 7 = 43 %
	Net Approaches	13 of 15 = 87 %	19 of 29 = 66 %
	Total Points Won	105	83
	Fastest Serve Speed	203 KMH	203 KMH
	Average 1st Serve Speed	183 KMH	182 KMH
	Average 2nd Serve Speed	140 KMH	135 KMH

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Read Rafa's blog at timesonline
To ask Rafa questions at this site,
email the question to rafa@timesonline.co.uk

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Rafa's blog at the Herald Sun
To ask Rafa questions at this site, email the question to online@heraldsun.com.au

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Live Streaming of Rod Laver Arena

These work on my MAC and on PC as well

Index for matches' live streaming links:
http://atdhe.net/index.html

www.channelsurfing.net
once there scroll down until you find Australian Open - Rod Laver Arena

Australian Open draws

Tennis Talk's Live Score
and
Link to Live AO '09 Radio Play by Play

Australian Open AO radio

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Interview with Rafa after Quarter Final AO '09 match
defeating Gilles Simon
Uploaded by luneworld

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