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We’ll have a chance to see Rafael Nadal’s return from injury this week, as he plays in the first round of the 2011 Davis Cup, against Belgium on Friday. Rafa says he is completely recovered from the injury to his left thigh sustained in the Australian Open. The Spanish team is made up of Nadal and two more top ten players David Ferrer and Fernando Verdasco, while the Belgian team includes 51st-ranked Xavier Mattisse and 115th-ranked Olivier Rochus. Category: All, News - Nadal
 Spain vs Belgium - link to official Davis Cup preview Rafael Nadal has been named in the Spanish Davis Cup team to play Belgium between March 4 and 6 in Belgium. His other team mates are David Ferrer, Fernando Verdasco and Feliciano López, with Albert Costa as captain. An enviable collection of players! Rafa hasn’t played in the Davis Cup since the 2009 final in Barcelona when Spain won the title by beating the Czech Republic. It will also be the first time he returns to play since injured ligament sustained during the Australian Open. The Spanish Davis Cup team dedicated a song to Rafael Nadal during the tie in Benidorm! Cup team-mate Feliciano Lopez was apparently the lead singer and instigator of this instant crowd hit! Lyrics: Por eso yo, te quiero dar Translation: That is why, I want to give you Lalalalalala, repeat until hoarse! EDIT March 11th: Apparently the tune of this song is from an original track from an Argentinian group called “La Mosca Tse Tse” Called “Yo Te Quiero Dar”, and it is used with different lyrics to support various football teams. Go to Minute 1:33 of this video to see where Feli “borrowed” this from! Rafael Nadal took the first set 6-4 in the decisive Davis Cup match between Spain and Serbia. Nadal and Djokovic had earlier taken turns in breaking each others serves, but Rafa finished stronger by breaking to lead 5-4, then holding serve to take the set. In the second set, both players held serve until Nadal was able to lift his game in the crucial moment, breaking at 4-4 and then serving out the set. In the third set, Nadal took advantage of the numerous unforced errors of Djokovic to close out the match 6-4, 6-4, 6-1.
Rafael Nadal defeated Janko Tipsarevic 6-1, 6-0, 6-3 in a match that turned out to be even more one-sided than Rafa fans had anticipated. Nadal looks to be in superb form, moving freely and completely recovered from his recent injury. He took the first set in just 32 minutes, the second was finished before the hour mark, and the victory was claimed with only slightly more resistance from the Serb in the third set. Earlier, David Ferrer had taken the first point in the Davis Cup tie against for Spain with a surprisingly comfortable three set win over Novak Djokovic, the world’s number three, 6-3, 6-3, 7-6. The only downside of this awesome Spanish performance for Nadal fans? A doubles win for Spain would rob us of a Nadal-Djokovic clash tomorrow! Having said that, given the poor showing of Djokovic today against Ferrer, and Rafa’s absolute dominance over Tipsarevic, it could save us from a rather one-sided encounter! Category: All, News - Nadal
The rain and wind storm that struck Benidorm has caused the cancellation of the first day’s play between Spain and Serbia, which had been scheduled to start today at 11:00. The doubles match will be played from 11 on Sunday and if they are necessary, the return singles will be played on the same day as the doubles, unless conditions do not allow, in which case they will take place on Monday. Category: All, News - Nadal
 Nadal with Davis Cup Rafael Nadal said that he hoped it would not be necessary to play Djokovic, because that would mean that the tie had already been won for Spain. The fact that the two are the number ones of their respective teams means that they would not meet until the third day, Sunday, by which time the round could already be decided. “I hope we won’t have to play because that will mean that we have won 3-0, but I don’t think it will be like that, and that it will be an even tie.” When the reporters asked him about whether he might be missing match play due to his recent injuries, Nadal said that just the opposite applied. “After the beating that I took in Australia, and without rest, the further “beating” in Rotterdam accompanied by some maginificent results, I don’t really think that I will do badly here”, he affirmed. Continue reading “Nadal – Hopes it won’t be necessary for him to play Djokovic” Category: All, Gossip - Nadal
The local newspaper, the Benidorm Spotlight reports that Rafa Nadal is on his way to Benidorm, and will arrive next Friday to prepare for Spain’s Davis Cup match against Serbia which will be played from March 4th to the 6th. The tennis will be played in a stadium erected especially for the occasion at Terra Mitica and, according to the newspaper, 14,000 tickets have been already sold. Category: All, News - Nadal
Nadal will be resting from this week’s Dubai Tennis Championships in order to recover from a strain to his right leg – and we at NadalversusFederer.com are looking forward to the mouthwatering prospect of seeing him play against the world number three Serb, Novak Djokovic. Nadal is then planning to play Indian Wells, where it can be hoped that he will meet a rejuvenated Roger Federer! |
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DAVIS CUP – Spain vs Serbia, Benidorm, Spain
Rafael Nadal was chosen by the new Spanish captain, Alberto Costa, to lead Spain in the first round of this year’s Davis Cup in Benidorm. He will be joined by David Ferrer, Feliciano Lopez and Tommy Robredo in a bid to retain the title won last year by Spain, in which Nadal missed the final through injury.
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