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Friday, August 21, 2009

THE BEAUTY OF RAFA BACK TONIGHT IN CINCY

Quarter Finals ~ Cincinnati
Quarter Final Result
Rafa Nadal defeated Tomas Berdych
August 21, 2009
4-6, 5-7
Photos credit: Nick Laham/Getty Images

Watch the above match
on ESPN 2 Friday
August 21, 2009
10:30 p.m (not live)

pictures Rafael Nadal

And the great news
is
Rafa played really well

So Happy for Rafa

Great statistics: www.protennislive.com
Click on Today's Results then click on Rafa's match with Berdych

Those great "Rafa on-the-run" shots were there for Rafa

Semi Finals
Saturday August 22, 2009

Roger Federer v. Andy Murray
2:oo p.m.
Rafael Nadal v. Novak Djokovic
7:00 p.m.

Live stream for free here:
http://www.atdhe.net/

Sat., Aug. 22 2:00 - 4:00 PM SF ESPN2

10:00 PM - 12:00 AM

SF

ESPN2 This is Rafa's match - not aired live


Sun., Aug. 23 12:30 - 3:00 PM Final CBS


* All Times Eastern


Semifinal Saturday order of play


All the photos credits: Nick Laham/Getty Images
Quarter Finals ~ Cincinnati
Rafa defeated Tomas Berdych
August 21, 2009
4-6, 5-7







All the above photos credits: Nick Laham/Getty Images
Quarter Finals ~ Cincinnati
Rafa defeated Tomas Berdych
August 21, 2009
4-6, 5-7


Imagine these pictures without the sleeves . . .

They would be so much more enjoyable to the senses . . .

Cincinnati Round of 16 - Round 3
Rafa Nadal defeated Paul-Henri Mathieu
5-7, 2-6
Photo credit: Nick Laham/Getty Image


Cincinnati Round of 16 - Round 3
Rafa Nadal defeated Paul-Henri Mathieu
5-7, 2-6
Photo credit: Nick Laham/Getty Image

Cincinnati Round 2
Rafa Nadal defeated Andreas Seppi
6-7, 6-7
Photo credit: Nick Laham/Getty Images


Cincinnati Round 2
Rafa Nadal defeated Andreas Seppi
6-7, 6-7
Photo credit: Nick Laham/Getty Images

Thin Faced Rafa
Cincinnati Round 2
Rafa Nadal defeated Andreas Seppi
6-7, 6-7
Photo credit: Nick Laham/Getty Images


Cincinnati Round 2
Rafa Nadal defeated Andreas Seppi
6-7, 6-7
Photo credit: Nick Laham/Getty Images


Cincinnati Round 2
Rafa Nadal defeated Andreas Seppi
6-7, 6-7
Photo credit: Nick Laham/Getty Images

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Thursday, August 20, 2009

I LOATHE NIKE IN 2009 - THEY PUT SLEEVES ON RAFA


August 20, 2009
Rafa in Round of 16 against Mathieu
in Cincinnati
Photo credit: AP

Click to enlarge Order of Play for Friday August 21, 2009
Cincinnati

Round of 16 - Round 3
Rafa defeated Paul-Henri Mathieu Thursday,
August 20, 2009
5-7, 2-6

Quarter Finals August 21, 2009,
Friday Rafa will play Tomas Berdych
Not before 7:00 p.m.
ESPN2 will air it at 10:30 p.m. (Taped)


Fri., Aug. 21 12:00 - 4:00 PM QF ESPN2

10:30 PM - 12:30 AM QF ESPN2


Sat., Aug. 22 2:00 - 4:00 PM SF ESPN2

 10:00 PM - 12:00 AM SF ESPN2


Sun., Aug. 23 12:30 - 3:00 PM Final CBS


* All Times Eastern




August 20, 2009
Rafa in Round of 16 against Mathieu
in Cincinnati
Photo credit: AP

See highlights
nadal-sends-ominous-warning


August 20, 2009
Rafa in Round of 16 against Mathieu
in Cincinnati
Photo credit: AP

Click my post's title to go to youtube (4 parts) of the match of August 20, 2009

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*super*

:?: Am I *deadhorse* ?



Ode to Rafa's Arms

I loathe Nike in 2009.

They put sleeves on Rafa. *pump*

Let him wear sleeves on the golf course,

Let him wear sleeves in press conferences,

Let him wear sleeves anywhere,

But not on the tennis court.

Give me Rafa's arms back

Image

If it isn't "broken", don't fix it....

And it wasn't "broken".

And those long tennis Rafa shorts,

the pirate pants ~

were signature-Rafa that said "I'm here".

We love Rafa's spirit, *love3*

We love Rafa's unleashed passion on the court, *clap*

We love his humility everywhere else,

We love his kind heart,

We love his hair,

the *rafabrow*

We love his hands and long bending fingers,

We love the line he cuts running after the swing he's about to make,

We love his eyes that tell us how genuine he is,

We love the sauntering walk of his gait,

We love the shiny wet arms that delight our eyes,

the biceps that quietly make us take notice.

So an unsporting big BOO to Nike,

for stealing the vision we enjoyed so ~

Rafa's bare arms that gave us a show.

It's been a rough year for Rafa fans,

First covering up those wet, *thud*bulging arms of Rafa's, *thud*

Shortening the fabric on his courtly pants,*thud*

Then having to miss him for months due to knee injury.

Rafa, is it asking too much

to grant us your arms again minus the sleeves

and adding the pants down past your knees?

By Sandra Hammel *dontknow*

Sign the petition to encourage "the original" look of Rafa on the tennis court http://www.gopetition.com.au/petitions/ ... eless.html
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