Rafa will play his first singles match in Rotterdam on Wednesday night, against Simone Bolelli.
I tried looking for the time of the match but I went to the official site and despite my country's history of being colonized by the Dutch for 3 and a half century, I cannot understand a thing. I went on a clicking rampage but tough. No love for me from the Rotterdam site. You can check out the whole draw here. Rafa's half is quite brutal, but he's not number 1 for nothing.
Anyhoo. Rafa actually played today on doubles, and lost, against the partnering of Clement and Llodra. Rafa's partner was Ignacio Coll-Riudavets.
Other seeds in the draw:
Andy Murray/The Ginge Hotness (GBR x2)
Nikolay Davydenko/I'm Really 28 But I Look 40 (RUS x3)
Gilles Simon/Baby Pom (FRA x4)
Gael Monfils/He Scares Me (FRA x5)
David Ferrer/He Scares Me Too (ESP x6)
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga/The Hulking Baller (FRA x7)
Robin Soderling/Uh... No Snark For Robin (SWE x8 )
What do you think of this ensemble? I personally love the white shorts. May you sweat like a pig, Rafa, and render the shorts helpless and transparent.
It's the 1st day of the tournament, and we already have a Rafarse pic. Bless.
Just because this is a blog about him:
And because he is The Ginge Hotness:
Boy, they sure make 'em cute nowadays.
UPDATE: Thanks to Rafanatic CC, we now know that Rafa's match is scheduled at 7.30 PM UK time on Wednesday. Fire up your broadcast.
His match is scheduled for 7:30 pm UK time on Wednesday, if that's any help.
ReplyDeleteLove the pic where he's "leaning"...
Hi Babz! The ATP site actually has a decent way of navigating all the tourneys. Check it out:
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You can look at all the draws and the order of play each day. I will def be watching Rafa on Wednesday. VAMOS!
Oh and yes, I agree that Rafa looks great. But what else is new?! ;)
Keep up the AWESOME blog, girl!
May you sweat like a pig, Rafa, and render the shorts helpless and transparent
ReplyDeleteForever and ever, amen
Johanne - uuuuuuurrrrgggggh I'm so stupid. I totally forgot to check the atp site. Must be the late nights.
ReplyDeleteSA - Amen.
GAH! GAH! GAH!
ReplyDeleteGAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!
Rafa leaning and Rafa bending.
*sets dvr*
Jo!
*waves, blows kiss*
With all due deference, I must vehemently disagree that there is a single thing even remotely lukewarm about Andy Murray. *shudder* And he comes off as a jerk. IMHO. And Soderling is called Rob the Sod because he really is a card-carrying jerk.
ReplyDeleteBut lovely pics of the fair Rafa. Especially the one with his head on his crossed arms. Lovely boy.
Ah, the leaning picture made my day. *swoon*
ReplyDeleteI can't link Andy Murray and hotness either. Cuteness maybe - I do adore the boy in some way. But hotness... :\
But hey, it's your world Babzons, we just live in it! :)
Gotta tune in for Rafa's match though!!!
Hey you guys, the game is on at 6.30 pm UK time tomorrow, which is 7.30 local time in Rotterdam! Sorry, my mistake...
ReplyDeleteDiane, the passion with which you disagree with me actually scared me a little. ;) I personally don't think he comes off as a jerk.. but if one evidence surfaces, I'd be the 1st one to cry out, trust me. Can't stand jerks. I dunno much about Rob the Sod though. Never cared. Meanwhile, Murray is still The Ginge Hotness for me!
ReplyDeleteSoNa, hey, it's the Rafanatics' world! Without you guys why would I bother doing this?!?! But yeah, I write this blog so you have to put up with TGH pics. ;)
CC - aw damn! LOL. Thanks for bothering to tell, girl! It'll be 1.30AM for me... I hate this.
My issues with Andy are based largely on his post-match interviews. He comes off, at least to me, as a self-obsessed egomaniac. It's all about him, what he does, how he plays, how he trains. Didja see the 'roar' picture, after one of his Wimbledon matches last year? Sheesh. I can picture him, dancing around in his lavvy, singing "I'm so Pretty, oh so pretty . . "
ReplyDeleteMaybe I'm just spoiled by Rafa. He's the most gracious fellow, always complimenting the other guy, and just behaving like a gentleman.
Soderling is on my list since he made fun of Rafa during their Wimbledon match (I think 2007). JERK.
ReplyDeleteThanks Sonja, that's the specific thing I was trying to place. Rob the Sod indeed.
ReplyDelete"Rob the Sod." LMAO.
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