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Post by Mrs. Fabregas on Jun 3, 2007 21:43:26 GMT 3
Part of Rafa's saturday blog: Awwww........ Why aren't they showing pictures from those funny moments  Either way.......... HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO RAFA !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Hope you had a wonderful one, with your dad there too! (Nushie.... Congrats 2 U 2, sweetie.... He's finally 21 now  Now you can finally do all the things you want to do with him, LEGAL ) |
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Post by rafa on Jun 4, 2007 19:37:01 GMT 3
Feliz Cumpleaños Chico!!  21 yesterday....now able to legally drink in America!!  Gahh, the same age as me.....makes me feel so inadequate!!  |
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Post by bia2209 on Jun 8, 2007 17:11:19 GMT 3
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xN90PONCuE0Rafa being sweet to a slightly overly enthusiastic fan who was trying to get a pic with him and got a bit roughed up by his bodyguards instead.
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Post by Sammy on Jun 10, 2007 19:55:23 GMT 3
King of clay: Nadal beats Federer in French final
By STEVEN WINE, AP Sports Writer
June 10, 2007
Spain's Rafael Nadal serves the ball to Switzerland's Roger Federer during the men's final match of the French Open tennis tournament at the Roland Garros stadium in Paris, Sunday, June 10, 2007.
PARIS (AP) -- Roger Federer's bid to complete a career Grand Slam was foiled again Sunday by nemesis Rafael Nadal at the French Open.
Nadal earned his third Roland Garros title in a row, beating Federer 6-3, 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 in a final in which the Spaniard lost serve only once.
For the third consecutive year in Paris, the top-ranked Federer sought to become the sixth man to win all four Grand Slam events. Nadal defeated him in the semifinals in 2005 and in the final last year.
The latest loss also spoiled Federer's bid to win a fourth consecutive major title, something last done by Rod Laver in 1969.
With a sequence of brilliant shots, Federer won many of the highlight-reel rallies, but squandered chances doomed him. He failed to convert his first 11 break-point chances, putting pressure on his own serve by repeatedly allowing Nadal to hold.
Nadal saved 16 of 17 break points and broke serve four times in 10 chances. He had only 27 unforced errors to 59 for Federer.
Rooting for history, the crowd was pro-Federer and occasionally chanted "Ro-ger! Ro-ger!" But when Federer's final shot landed long, fans roared for Nadal as he collapsed on his back to the clay in jubilation.
For Federer, the story was all too familiar: Since the beginning of 2005, he's 4-7 against Nadal and 199-7 against everyone else. He fell to 1-6 lifetime against Nadal on clay.
The second-ranked Nadal made a little history of his own, becoming the second man since 1914 to win the tournament three consecutive times, and the first since Bjorn Borg in 1978-81. Still only 21, Nadal improved to 21-0 at Roland Garros and 34-0 in best-of-five-set matches on clay.
On the warmest day of the tournament, spectators in the sun were fanning themselves from the outset, and both players began to look weary in the pivotal third set. But the dogged Nadal kept chasing down shots all over the court, sprinting after one drop shot and flicking a winner nearly three hours in the match.
Nadal relentlessly probed his opponent's weaker side, sometimes forcing Federer to hit half a dozen backhands in a rally. But Federer's usually formidable forehand may have hurt him more -- the shot misfired several times on potential putaways and sent them sailing long.
Federer repeatedly had chances to take command. In the first set Nadal fell behind on his serve 15-40 twice and love-40 once, but each time the Spaniard rallied to hold.
Federer took a 3-2 lead but became dispirited when he failed to convert five break points in the next game, and Nadal won five consecutive games.
Federer broke for the only time to go ahead 4-3 lead in the second set. Even then he needed five set-point opportunities before he closed out the set to pull even.
It was the only set Nadal lost in the tournament, and he bounced back quickly, breaking in the second game of the third set en route to a 3-0 lead. Nadal broke again for a 2-1 lead in the fourth set when Federer dumped a weary backhand in the net, and the Spaniard never wavered from there.
In the final two sets, Nadal faced only one break point, saving it with a big forehand.
He won $1.34 million, while Federer received $670,000 -- small consolation for a player who has dominated the other major events, winning Wimbledon four times and the U.S. Open and Australian Open three times each, all since 2003.
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Post by dawaymarat on Jun 10, 2007 22:58:18 GMT 3
Great video, I actually did not understand everything (spanish since a half year in school), but the pictures said enough. By the way, congratulations to Rafa ;D. |
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Post by jenhatter06 on Jun 11, 2007 1:09:36 GMT 3
little clip in this vid from Rafa's birthday, celebrating in front of the press  youtube.com/watch?v=uNKYkCGBC34and video of his birthday interview with spanish tv (of which I understand nothing ... except the very end ;D) ... these are the people who gave him a huge 9-liter thing of ice cream for his birthday ;D youtube.com/watch?v=73fGPgBmC9c |
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Post by jenhatter06 on Jun 11, 2007 1:30:40 GMT 3
a few more pictures from today:  with Prince Felipe of Spain:  Jump! ;D   with Guga  and Fed  |
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Post by Annie on Jun 18, 2007 15:08:05 GMT 3
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Post by Mrs. Fabregas on Jun 18, 2007 22:20:05 GMT 3
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Post by Mrs. Fabregas on Jun 18, 2007 22:25:55 GMT 3
Here are some pics of overjoyed Rafa yesterday. His favourite football team Real Madrid won the Spanish Premiera yesterday  Congrats to Rafa and all the Real Madrid fans in here then too ;D Is that Tom Cruise next to "Posh Spice" Beckham?? |
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Post by jenhatter06 on Jun 19, 2007 1:07:22 GMT 3
^^ yep, yep it tis Tom Cruise, and Katie Holmes -- they're apparently really good friends with the Beckhams |
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Post by Annie on Jun 19, 2007 22:26:45 GMT 3
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Post by Annie on Jun 20, 2007 9:01:45 GMT 3
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Post by jenhatter06 on Jun 25, 2007 14:25:46 GMT 3
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Post by Annie on Jul 17, 2007 9:42:01 GMT 3
Federer, Nadal, Bryan twins clinch Tennis Masters Cup berths
July 16, 2007
SHANGHAI, China (AP) -- Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal already have clinched berths in the eight-player Tennis Masters Cup singles tournament.
Twins Bob and Mike Bryan have secured a spot in the doubles portion of the Nov. 11-18 event, which will be held in Shanghai for the third consecutive year.
The top-ranked Federer, who won the season-ending tournament in 2003, 2004 and 2006, is 36-5 this year with four titles, including at Wimbledon and the Australian Open.
No. 2 Nadal leads the tour with 51 match wins and five titles, including at the French Open.
"I am very happy to have qualified for the Masters again this year," Nadal said Monday. "This was one of my goals for the year and I have managed to do it pretty early, so that's great."
Updated on Monday, Jul 16, 2007 7:28 pm EDT
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Now you can finally do all the things you want to do with him, LEGAL 
and Fed
Nush...Nush...how could you let THAT happen? 
