TENNIS HAS MOVED TO THE USA - INDIAN WELLS

Rafael Nadal defeated Novak Djokovic of Serbia
6-4 6-4 6-1
in Benidorm
Davis Cup
March 8, 2009

Greatness of Nadal the difference

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Greatness in sport is often hard to spot when it’s happening. It often takes a while for someone’s – or some team’s – achievement to be fully appreciated, but there’s no question that tennis is currently enjoying the peak years of one of the greatest clay court players ever, if not the greatest: Rafael Nadal.

That’s why this otherwise evenly balanced tie between two quality teams was always going to require Serbia to win the three rubbers that Nadal was not involved in. And so it was effectively decided the moment David Ferrer beat Novak Djokovic in the opening rubber. No-one quite wants to believe the tie is over after one match, but the reality was that, after that result, someone from the Serbian team had to beat Nadal on clay in Spain, and that’s currently the toughest ask in tennis.

Djokovic could pose a threat to Nadal at Roland Garros

Nadal still needed to deliver the goods, and in Djokovic he faced the player who pushed him further at Roland Garros last year than anyone else. Djokovic put in a much better performance than he had done against Ferrer, and there was enough in it to suggest that, if he can get enough dust on his socks during the European clay season, he might pose Nadal’s toughest challenge at the French Open this year.

But if Djokovic needed a couple of matches to get comfortable on the red stuff, Nadal showed that he is not just a great clay court player but can also switch to clay at the drop of a hat. Never mind that his last tournament was on indoor hard court in Rotterdam and his next is on the outdoor hard courts of Indian Wells in the California desert – he can play on clay at any time.

Nadal’s adaptability will be Germany’s problem

And that will be Germany’s problem in July when it travels to Spain for the quarterfinal. Nadal may well play the Wimbledon final five days before the tie, but it will still take something of a miracle – short of illness or injury – for him to lose a match. The Germans hosted Spain in Bremen last year and couldn’t make home advantage count. They now face the Spaniards on Spanish soil (almost certainly clay) with a team that must hope, like Serbia did, that it can make an impact on the other three rubbers.

Spain’s win over Serbia in glorious sunshine, and with tennis of a quality that increased as the weekend went on, will largely erase from the memory the damage to the 14,000-seater stadium on Thursday night that caused the whole of Friday’s play to be lost. Some will say the tie was lucky to have all its live matches decided in straight sets, but it was also very unlucky to catch winds of a record speed for this part of the Spanish coastline on the eve of the tie. It is the third time the Spanish Federation RFET has used this model of temporary stadium, and in a country passionate about its tennis and enjoying a golden era, it would be a shame if it feels it can’t use it again – after all, it allows top-class tennis to reach the parts of Spain that tour tennis just can’t reach.

All photo credits: Jasper Juinen/Getty Images

Rafael Nadal of Spain celebrates his victory over Novak Djokovic of Serbia during day two of the Davis Cup World Group first round tie between Spain and Serbia at the Parque Tematico Terra Mitica on March 8, 2009 in Benidorm, Spain. Nadal defeated Djokovic in three straight sets 6-4, 6-4 and 6-1 sending Spain into the Davis Cup quarterfinals with a 3-1 lead over Serbia.

Djokovic in awe of Nadal as Spain advance

PARIS (AFP) — Novak Djokovic is just two places behind Rafael Nadal in the world rankings, but on Sunday it felt like a chasm.

World number three Djokovic slumped to a 6-4, 6-4, 6-1 defeat to Nadal as defending champions Spain romped into the Davis Cup quarter-finals with a 4-1 first round win over Serbia.

Djokovic admitted he was in awe of the Spaniard who showed no ill-effects from the knee injury which had kept him off the circuit for a month before the Benidorm claycourt tie.

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Feliciano Lopez (2nd R) of Spain waves to the crowd during a victory lap with his team mates Nicolas Almagro (R), David Ferrer (C), Tommy Robredo (2nd L) and Rafael Nadal (L) followed by Spain's Davis Cup team captain Albert Costa celebrating their win over Serbia during day two of the Davis Cup World Group first round tie between Spain and Serbia at the Parque Tematico Terra Mitica on March 8, 2009 in Benidorm, Spain. Nadal defeated Novak Djokovic of Serbia in the fourth match in three straight sets 6-4, 6-4 and 6-1 sending Spain into the Davis Cup quarter-finals with a 3-1 win over Serbia.

Team: Feliciano Lopez, Nicolas Almagro, David Ferrer, Tommy Robredo, Rafael Nadal and Coach Albert Costa

Rafael Nadal of Spain reacts during his match against Novak Djokovic of Serbia on day two of the Davis Cup World Group first round tie between Spain and Serbia at the Parque Tematico Terra Mitica on March 8, 2009 in Benidorm, Spain. Nadal defeated Djokovic in three straight sets 6-4, 6-4 and 6-1 sending Spain into the Davis Cup quarter-finals with a 3-1 win over Serbia.

All photo credits: Jasper Juinen/Getty Images

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Fox Sports Net (FSN) is the new broadcast partner of the Pacific Life Open, which will be held March 10-23 at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden.

The tournament will be aired for more than 40 hours on FSN’s 15 owned-and-operated regional networks that reach more than 70 million homes across the United States.

Former ATP and Sony Ericsson WTA Tour players Justin Gimelstob and Chandra Rubin will be part of the commentary team, in addition to award-winning announcer Barry Tompkins.

Coverage of the Pacific Life Open on FSN will begin live on Saturday, March 15 at 11:00 AM PST and continue throughout the following week. The women’s and men’s finals will be live on Sunday, March 23 at 12:00 pm and 2:00 pm PST.

Pacific Life Open Television Listings

All times are Pacific. Please verify with your cable provider the schedule for the Fox Sports Network station in your area.

Saturday, March 15, 2008
Early Round Coverage - FSN - 11:00 am - 3:00 pm (LIVE)
Early Round Coverage - FSN West - 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm (LIVE)

Sunday, March 16, 2008
Early Round Coverage - FSN - 11:00 am - 1:00 pm (LIVE)
Early Round Coverage - FSN West - 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm (LIVE)

Monday, March 17, 2008
Early Round Coverage - FSN West - 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm (LIVE)
Early Round Coverage - FSN - 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm (LIVE)

Tuesday, March 18, 2008
Early Round Coverage - FSN - 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm (LIVE)
Early Round Coverage - FSN West - 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm (LIVE)

Wednesday, March 19, 2008
Men’s Round of 16/Women’s Quarterfinal - FSN West - 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm (LIVE)
Men’s Round of 16/Women’s Quarterfinal - FSN - 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm (LIVE)
Women’s Quarterfinal - FSN - 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm (LIVE)

Thursday, March 20, 2008
Women’s Quarterfinal - FSN - 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm (LIVE)
Men’s Quarterfinal - FSN - 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm (LIVE)
Women’s Quarterfinal - FSN - 12:00 am - 2:00 am (EST & PST) (Delay)

Friday, March 21, 2008
Men’s Quarterfinal - FSN - 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm (LIVE)
Women’s Semifinal - FSN - 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm (LIVE)
Women’s Semifinal - FSN - 12:00 am - 2:00 am (EST & PST) (Delay)

Saturday, March 22, 2008
Men’s Semifinal - FSN - 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm (LIVE)
Men’s Semifinal - FSN - 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm (LIVE)

Sunday, March 23, 2008
Women’s Final - FSN - 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm (LIVE)
Men’s Final - FSN - 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm (LIVE)

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INDIAN WELLS DRAW REVEALED

March 10, 2009

Rafa Nadal will arrive in California tonight (local time) after a successful weekend in Benidorm, where he played the first round of the Davis Cup against Serbia and won 2 out of the 3 points needed to qualify for the quarterfinals of the event.

DRAW CEREMONY

After the conclusion of the draw ceremony for the first Masters Series event of the year in Indian Wells, we have a better picture of what it is to come for Rafa in this tournament. The best tennis player in the world has a relatively comfortable draw (for the first couple of rounds):

He has a bye in the first round and will have to face the winner of the match between Russian, Kevin Anderson (a wild-card) and a qualifier, in the second.

In the third round things could get a lot tougher for Rafa when he faces the likes of Tomas Berdych or Mikhail Youzhny. Two very, VERY dangerous players.

In the quarters, he could play against Argentinean, David Nalbandian and in a hypothetical semi-final, it is very likely he could face defending champion Novak Djokovic. However, Rafa also comes into this tournament with a lot of confidence and one hard court Grand Slam title under his belt.

On the other side of the draw, Roger Federer will have an easy debut against the winner of the match between French Marc Guiquel and Italian, Simone Bolleli. Also on his way are: Jo-Wifred Tsonga, Andy Murray, Fernando Verdasco, and James Blake.

Rafa has a bye in the first round, which means he does not play until round two.
Seeded players in his quarter are Del Potro(6), Monfils(9), Nalbandian(14), Berdych(21), Safin(24), Tursunov(26) and Melzer(30).

The other top seeds in his half are Novak Djokovic(3) and Andy Roddick(7).

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The 5 Best Stories You May Have Missed This Week

Posted by Enough Team on Mar 11, 2009

Here at Enough, we often swap emails with interesting articles and feature stories that we come across in our favorite publications and on our favorite websites. We wanted to share some of these stories with you as part of our effort to keep you up to date on what you need to know in the world of anti-genocide and crimes against humanity work.

A couple of good slide shows this week help illustrate the unfolding drama in Sudan following the indictment of President Bashir. The Guardian compiled a series of photos spanning from 2004 to last week’s announcement by the ICC. The New Republic captures images of the reaction among Sudanese around the world to the ICC’s decision.

Ofebia Quist-Arcton’s piece this morning on NPR described the mood in Zimbabwe following the traffic accident in which Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai was injured and his wife Susan died.

CFR’s analysis on the warrant for President Bashir provides a useful synopsis of the political and humanitarian developments in Sudan and the events leading up to the ICC’s decision. CFR calls the warrant “the most dramatic development in the global move toward increased transnational justice since the end of the Cold War.”

UN Special Rapporteur on Violence Against Women Yakin Erturk has often been in the media recently, speaking in honor of International Women’s Day. We were especially interested in Al Jazeera’s take on her comments, which focused on the increasing risk of violence against women and girls amid the deepening economic crisis. Al Jazeera also highlighted U.N. Secretary General Ban ki-Moon’s recent visit to eastern Congo, after which he expressed ‘shock’ and ‘sadness almost beyond expression’ after meeting women who were victims of sexual violence.

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RAFAEL NADAL AND SERENA WILLIAMS WILLING TO TAKE A CHALLENGE ON WATER

Sony Ericcson Open ~ Tennis
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Rafael Nadal and Serena Williams on the pool

From: simonb3181
"To celebrate the start of the 2008 Sony Ericsson Open in Miami, Serena Williams and Rafael Nadal featured in the world's first tennis match to be played on water."

Check out Rafael Nadal's blog starting tomorrow, March 27, 2008 at tennis.com

Rafael's website is great for up-to-date information about him at www.rafaelnadal.com

Miami's tennis tournament's website: Sony Ericsson Open

Schedule of Tournament

ABOUT THE SONY ERICSSON OPEN: The Sony Ericsson Open is covered nationally by over 750 credentialed media from 39 countries. Television coverage was beamed to over 200 countries with 1,200 hours of television coverage broadcast in 2007.

In the United States, the men’s and women’s finals are broadcast live on CBS while Fox Sports Network will broadcast 30 hours of early round coverage. Source: media

VAMOS RAFA!!

RAFAEL NADAL AND SERENA WILLIAMS PLAY POOL TENNIS

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Rafael Nadal and Serena Williams Walking on Water
From 28 year old Spaniard elimparciales

Miami, Florida – 25th March 2008 – To mark the forthcoming Sony Ericsson Open, which starts tomorrow, the tournament celebrated by hosting the world’s first ever game of tennis on water.

Two of the World's leading tennis players, Serena Williams and Rafael Nadal, took to a custom-made court to try their luck on a more challenging surface than usual, completing a seemingly impossible task more befitting a miracle than to a modern day tennis tournament.

The revolutionary game took place at the top of the new Gansevoort South Hotel as it officially opened its doors for the first time. The water-covered court was constructed in the 110ft swimming pool set in the Gansevoort's exclusive 22,000sqft rooftop retreat overlooking Miami's South Beach.

The court took seven days to build as a specialist underwater team constructed two invisible platforms at either end of the pool for the players to stand and play using a combination of bespoke acrylic sheets and supporting acrylic tubes that were bonded together. The pool was then filled with water before adding the finishing touches of a net and Sony Ericsson Open ball girls and boys.

The Sony Ericsson Open is the World's fifth largest tournament and the only 12-day tennis event on the ATP and Sony Ericsson WTA Tour calendars. The event, which takes place from 26th March – 6th April features all of the world's top-ranked men and women players.

Defending Sony Ericsson Open Champion, Serena Williams, commented: 'It was a once in a lifetime chance to play tennis on water and it was great to be involved in a true world first. Playing against Rafa was a new challenge, but I think the surface helped to level the playing field - particularly as he volunteered to play at the deep end!'

Rafael Nadal commented: ‘I love playing on all surfaces, but this was different and playing against Serena made it even more special. Playing a game on water was a first for me, and I also liked the setting here in Miami overlooking the ocean since I love the sea."

Dee Dutta, Corporate Vice President and Head of Marketing at Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications added: 'We've pioneered a few World firsts - Night Tennis at the Sony Ericsson Open last year, tennis on a football pitch at Real Madrid CF at the Sony Ericsson Championships, and now a game of tennis on water. With this amazing game we hope we have created excitement around the world ahead of the Sony Ericsson Open.' Source: Sony Ericsson Open

Translation below:
En una curiosa (y llamativa) estratégia de publicidad, los organizadores del torneo Sony Ericcson de Miami se aventaron la puntada de realizar un partidito entre los tenistas Rafael Nadal y Serena Williams ¡sobre el agua!

El encuentro se llevo a cabo sobre el lujoso Gansevoort South situado en South Beach. La cancha se instaló sobre una alberca de 10.22 metros de longitud. Un grupo de buzos tardaron 5 días en construir dos plataformas invisibles en cada extremo para que diera la impresión de que los jugadores flotaban sobre el agua.

No cabe duda que es algo bastante curioso a pesar de que en realidad la pelota no podía botar.

Fuente: Periódico Record.


Translated by Google:
Sony Ericcson Miami "aventaron the stitch for a partidito" (I don't know what that means) among tennis players Rafael Nadal and Serena Williams on water! The meeting was held on the luxurious Gansevoort South located in South Beach. The stadium was installed on a pool of 10.22 metres in length. A group of divers took 5 days to build two platforms invisible at each end to give the impression that the players were floating on the water. There is no doubt that this is something quite curious although in reality the ball could not cure. Source: Newspaper Record. My source: elblogdeherodes

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Translation below:
Nadal y Serena Williams disputan un partido de tenis sobre el agua

• Iniciativa llevada a cabo por Sony Ericsson.
• Ambos se relajaron antes del comienzo del torneo de Miami.

Rafa Nadal y Serena Williams han disputado un pequeño partido sobre el agua en vísperas del inicio del torneo de Miami.

Este revolucionario partido tuvo lugar en el ático del Hotel Gansevoort de Miami, que abrió sus puertas por primera vez, y corresponde a una de las iniciativas que lleva a cabo Sony Ericsson en el circuito.

Aunque a priori parece imposible jugar sobre esa superficie, el juego tuvo lugar en una piscina construida para la ocasión reforzada por plataformas acrílicas que permitieron a los tenistas jugar al tenis sobre el agua.

Nadal afirmó que "he jugado en todas las superficies, pero ésta era diferente. Y jugar contra Serena lo hizo más especial. Era la primera vez que jugaba sobre el agua y me gustó la idea, me gusta mucho el mar".

Por su parte, Serena Williams comentó que "nunca pensé que se podría jugar al tenis sobre el agua y me alegro de haber sido la primera en probarlo. Jugar contra Rafa era un nuevo desafío".

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Translated by Google: Rafa Nadal and Serena Williams have disputed a small party on the water on the eve of the start of the tournament in Miami. This revolutionary party took place on the roof of the Hotel Gansevoort in Miami, which opened its doors for the first time, and corresponds to one of the initiatives undertaken by Sony Ericsson in the circuit. Although it seems impossible to play on this surface, the game was held in a pool built for the occasion reinforced acrylic platforms that allowed the players to play tennis on water.
Nadal and Serena Williams compete for a game of tennis on water

* Initiative conducted by Sony Ericsson.
* Both were relaxed before the start of the tournament in Miami.

Nadal said: "I have played on all surfaces, but this was different. AND play against Serena did more special. Was the first time that I played on the water and I liked the idea, I like the sea."

For its part, Serena Williams said, "I never thought we could play tennis on the water and I am glad to have been the first to try it out. Playing against Rafa was a new challenge."

Source: 20minutes.es

All things Serena Williams

WANT TO SEE SOMETHING BEAUTIFUL...RAFAEL NADAL IN MIAMI WALKS ON WATER

Oh My god Rafa!

Are those the ball boys in the water?

In Rafa's tennis playing pictures ~ he has the line of a dancer so many times. In this picture, too, just point that right foot and it's ballet.

Love the stark white on him and that acqua blue is beautiful...even the head band looks unique. Love the whole look!

Too Beautiful

MIAMI, FL - MARCH 24: The Worlds first ever game of tennis on water involving two of the Worlds highest profile tennis players, Rafael Nadal of Spain and Serena Williams of USA in action during a Sony Ericsson Open tennis preview event on the swimming pool of the Hotel Gansevoort on March 24, 2008, in Miami South Beach, Florida. (All photos by Clive Brunskill/Getty Images for Sony Ericsson)

Rafa Nadal will be blogging exclusively for www.tennis.com while he's playing the Sony Ericsson Open in Miami.

Bob Gaffney picture of Rafa from Indian Wells 08
Rafa practicing prior to Semi Final match v Djokovic

This puts me in Rafa Heaven

Go Rafa!!

RAFAEL NADAL FEVER

The next tennis tournament is Sony Ericsson Open in Miami, Florida March 26 ~ April 6, 2008. Vamos, Rafa!


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Rafael Nadal
From a TVE report made just after Rafa's third Roland Garros championship win, celebrating his winnings and reliving past victories. From: Airinna

Pictures are all from Indian Wells 08 except the first one, which I got from someone's Barcelona blog. Source: bcndailyphoto

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you give me FEVER
sung by Beyonce

From: beyciarax

In Miami at the Sony Ericsson Open:
On the men’s side of the draw, World No. 1 Roger Federer has both Andy Roddick and Nikolay Davydenko on his side of the draw. On the other side of the men’s draw, defending Sony Ericsson Open champ Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal and James Blake will battle it out for a spot in the finals.

The draws

Rafael Nadal Website
get lots of help and information on the Fan Page link there.

PROFESSIONAL TENNIS DESERVES MORE RESPECT

One of my favorite pictures of Rafael Nadal.

Practice court prior to Indian Wells 08 Semi-Finals

Rafa Nadal and James Blake Indian Wells 08

Rafael Nadal

Rafael Nadal was victorious over Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and James Blake at Indian Wells who have in the past been victorious over Rafa on hard court. But today, Novak Djokovic in the heat of 88 degrees, Rafa didn't have one of his good days. Tennis has a challenge of hard courts, grass courts and clay courts. A little tricky.

Chasing down tennis on TV
After the frustration of trying to see Rafael Nadal play in Beijing, China, Melbourne, Australia, Rotterdam, Holland and Indian Wells, California, I may try this solution:

Professional tennis can be seen online for $69.96 annually at ATP Tennis Master Series TV
Here's what you get:

• Live video stream
• Match Highlights
• Extensive video archive
• Exclusive behind the scenes footage

Live streaming from Indian Wells continues with the finals on Sunday, March 23, 2008, at
12:00 for the match of Ana Ivanovic v Svetlana Kuznetsova
and Mardy Fish v Novak Djokovic not before 2:00 p.m. PST
Just add 3 hours for the east coast of USA.

If you want to watch it for free, try TVUnetworks or Fox Sports. The only trouble is Fox Sports this week has only scheduled two hours for matches and just when a third set is beginning, Fox Sports left the tennis matches and went to shows about repairing boats or funny sports moments. Very infuriating. This would be like leaving the Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees game at the 8th inning. Do you think that would be done?

This is very nice...
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Rafa's Eyes
Uploaded by LoopeyLou222, 22 year old Laura from England

Get lots of information and help at Rafael Nadal's website.

RAFAEL NADAL NEEDS TO BE SEEN IN INDIAN WELLS TOURNAMENT SO WHERE IS THE TV COVERAGE

TENNIS WORTH WATCHING

TENNIS ~ A SPORT WOMEN LOVE AND WE CAN'T FIND IT TO WATCH IT

I am on a mission. I want to be able to see professional tennis. It was bad enough that I had to see the Australian Open 08 on live stream with sputtering feeding. It was bad enough that I had to miss the Rotterdam tennis tournament. But now that the United States of America has a tournament going on right now and I can't see the matches is a disgrace to the ATP. INDIAN WELLS has a G-rreat tournament going on and there was no way I could see it but people from Turkey could. This is ridiculous.

So I have to suffice with things like this uploaded at youtube.
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I'm Your Man
Created by 22 year old Laura from England

RAFAEL NADAL ~ I COULD DRINK A CASE OF YOU AND STILL BE ON MY FEET

Rafael Nadal

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Diana Krall singing A Case Of You

A Case Of You written by Joni Mitchell
Lyrics

Just before our love got lost you said
I am as constant as a northern star
And I said, constant in the darkness
Where's that at?
If you want me I'll be in the bar

On the back of a cartoon coaster
In the blue TV screen light
I drew a map of canada
Oh, Canada
And your face sketched on it twice

Oh you are in my blood like holy wine
Oh and you taste so bitter but you taste so sweet
Oh I could drink a case of you I could drink a case of you darling
And I would still be on my feet
Oh I'd still be on my feet

Oh I am a lonely painter
I live in a box of paints
I'm frightened by the devil
And I'm drawn to those ones that aint afraid
I remember that time that you told me, you said
Love is touching souls
Surely you touched mine
Cause part of you pours out of me
In these lines from time to time

Oh, you are in my blood like holy wine
And you taste so bitter but you taste so sweet
Oh, I could drink a case of you
I could drink a case of you darling
Still Id be on my feet
And still be on my feet

I met a woman
She had a mouth like yours
She knew your life
She knew your devils and your deeds
And she said
Color go to him, stay with him if you can
Oh, but be prepared to bleed
Oh, but you are in my blood you're my holy wine
Oh, and you taste so bitter, bitter and so sweet
Oh I could drink a case of you darling
Still I'd be on my feet
I'd still be on my feet


All pictures are of Rafa at the Australian Open '08 in Melbourne.