Okay, that's it. I did it. Good bye free time, was nice knowing you. As if I don't waste enough time just browsing the internet ogling Rafa's gluteus fabolous! Now I've made a blog dedicated to his.. muscles and.. flowing raven locks and.. a pair of legs I'd like to spend a day to explore. Oh yeah, and his tennis prowess.
I don't like to think of myself as a vulgar person, so you'd probably get a lot of purple prose here. Sue me! I'm a fan of vintage romance books. Subtlety, thy name is Babz.
Anything goes wrong with this blog, I'm blaming dear Rich from DtL and the Rafanatics there that made me did this.
I kinda wish the news would just STOPOMGSTOPPLEASE but such is the power of the media and I can't help posting them.
Videos via Nadal News, by mirsasha at youtube.
Excuse me while I take a moment for myself. Hopefully this will get him the rest he so badly needs and do well on the hardcourts season. I will be posting the presser transcript when it's up.
I know this was probably happening, and I even hoped that he wouldn't play if he was just gonna crash out, but I didn't realize it would feel like I've been struck with a bullet. I know it's silly to be emotional over someone I don't know and will probably never meet but that is what I feel.
What a terrible day.
UPDATED: full article from Wimbledon official site.
Rafael Nadal has announced he will not defend his Wimbledon title.
The world number one and top seed had said after the French Open that he would not play Wimbledon if he was not 100% and so it has come to pass.
"I’m here and I'm just not 100%. I'm better than what I was a couple of weeks ago but I don’t feel right," Nadal told a packed press conference on Friday evening at the All England Club.
"To not play Wimbledon is one of the toughest decisions of my career."
After suffering a shock defeat in the French Open to Robin Soderling, Nadal received treatment on his knees in Barcelona and skipped the tradition Wimbledon warm-up at Queen’s in an effort to be fit for The Championships. He was diagnosed with tendinitis in both quadriceps tendons as well as a small amount of fluid on the kneecaps.
"I tried everything. I didn't feel terrible but also not close to my best. When I enter a tournament my goal is winning and my feeling right now is I'm not ready to win.
"It's very painful for me but I can't play at the tournament this year. It's tough but it is what it is."
Nadal's absence will cause a reshuffle in the men’s singles draw. Nadal's place will be taken by fifth seed Juan Martin Del Potro. Del Potro's place will be taken by the 17th seed James Blake. Blake's place will be taken by Jose Arguso of Argentina and a lucky loser will fill Arguso's spot.
Nadal revealed that he had been playing with considerable pain and he didn't know how long he would be out of tennis. But he said he expected to fully recover from his knee problems and that he would have a "long career".
"I played with some problems on the on the knee for the last few months. I've been making efforts to play week after week. The truth is that sportsmen always play with pain and don't know where the limit is, where you can get to. I think I reached that limit now.
"I will work very hard to comeback as soon as possible. One of the problems is I’m thinking more about the knees than what is happening on court and it’s very difficult to play like that."
When Nadal was asked about his many fans and how disappointed they would be that he was not appearing at Wimbledon, the 23-year-old replied: "no more than me".
Nadal also said he was not concerned that his absence would open the door for Roger Federer to reclaim the number one world ranking. "If I lose the number one ranking I’m going to accept it like the four years I was number two and work hard to improve and recover."
Rafael Nadal still looked hampered by his injured knees in an unsuccessful transition to grass Thursday and will decide Friday whether he is fit enough to defend his Wimbledon title.
Nadal played without tape on his sore knees but frequently looked a step slow in losing 6-4, 6-3 to Lleyton Hewitt in an exhibition match at the Hurlingham Club in London.
"It's the first match (on grass), and we'll have to wait until tomorrow," Toni Nadal said. "I don't know. We'll have to wait until tomorrow, and we'll see then."
When pressed about Nadal's chances of playing at Wimbledon, his coach did not sound optimistic.
"If it's me, I'm (flying) to Mallorca," he said, referring to the island Nadal grew up on.
The good news is that he looks like a bronze statue came to life in that white Wimbledon outfit (yes, that is what he will wear if he plays), and his shirt sticks to him like white on rice. The bad news? We might not get the chance to see Rafa working that outfit in Wimbledon.
Article via Nadal News
Do the words "dorky" and "sexy" belong together? I think Marat have successfully fused it together.
I think this is more of damage control than anything else. Nole using Nike for Wimbledon last year was bad, bad, baaad PR by Adidas, but they really did deserve it. Omg, even *I* am getting sick of myself going on and on about this. No more. I will shut down the comm major in me.
UPDATE:
Don't say I didn't tell you so. Novak has his own advertisement for the soles. Okay, Adidas, we get it. No need to beat us upside the head with it.
I hope I'm not the only one who giggled at "CC Genius Novak Grass".
Thanks to @Out_at_sea for the notice!
