Australian Open 2010 - Rafael Nadal practice session

Spaniard Rafael Nadal practises on Rod Laver Arena ahead of the 2010 Australian Open.

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• Rafael Nadal
• Melbourne

[ulizinho]

I wish him all good luck for his recovery and his future.

[marvinrouge89]

lol, nice one

[ounce2314]

VAMOS!!!! RAFA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[ounce2314]

@telmolicious Who the fuck r u to tell me I'm not an admirer of tennis & yet I'm a fan of Rafa & Novak who r the 2 best players in the world also guess who's going to win wimbledon 2011 NOT FEDERER Lol FedExpress effortless style got derailed by Tsong's "power" yes Power! which is why Rafa dominates Fed with Power both physically & mentally and yes I do watch tennis for ppl to win which is why Fed has been so popular becos he wins everything until Rafa stepped up

[telmolicious]

choosing rafa over fed is like choosing Inter over barca in the 2010 season.. the effective defensive vs the beautiful, attacting, effortless. I still loved barcas way of playing more than Inters in that season and that has/would have continued even if Inter had defended their titles... Its a question of beauty... not effectivity.. If ur main objective is to see ppl win, go watch some curling, armwrestling, rock paper scissor competitions and leave tennis for the admirers

[telmolicious]

@ounce2314 ppl adore fed because he plays effortlessly... I would choose his game even if rafa wins more slams... what drives many ppl playing tennis is the feeling of hitting the ball as smooth as possible... no effort... 100% plow through.. we all know the feeling... orgasmic.. bet rafa hasnt tried that in his whole life! its exhausting and less fun to play a muscle game than a technical game... but that doesnt change the fact that rafa dominates fed... no arguement there....

[telmolicious]

@ounce2314 he didnt say fed cried in ao 09 because he loves the game ... he said he cries when he wins because he loves the game.... read before writing... and injuries are a part of rafas game... a sacrifice u make when playing like that... technique of a beginner and just adds tons of power... I played a game simulair to his in style when I began playing tennis but I got to exhaustet using so much power to generate spin on every shot ... it drains u... feds game is purely based on technique..

[RAFFORZANAPOLI]

SEI GRANDE RAFA



[CubbyRawr]

Damn, do you guys see the size difference in his left and right bicep.

[Baddieko]

@ounce2314 Using injuries is an excuse. Together with conditioning its the most important part of the game fans never see. Yeah nadal is most powerful at 100% but many times he reach final tired or injured. Federer would have won meeting nadal in 2009 FO final anyway, i put it this way, nadal is lucky not to meet federer there at the final. Less than 100% he can't beat on form federer. Its the same at wimbledon 2010 federer won't beat nadal cus he played really poor. The rest are fans' excuses.

[TearTheRoofOff]

@ounce2314 No I haven't met him but I'm not the one making bold assertions as to a man's character. 'I don't know' is such an understated position. He did get very emotional, but he wasn't nasty or anything, seemed very accepting once over the initial shock of losing to his rival on a big occasion. It's not as if he came back to reach the finals of the 3 remaining slams, winning two of them...

It's just whether or not you view this as a bad reaction or not, so I respect your opinion of course.

[ounce2314]

@TearTheRoofOff So I guess u have met him? & im not hating im stating what i think & to me Federer cant handle losing especially to Rafa as for knowing what he's thinking no one can 100% know but his reactions to situations & different moments in his career gives u a climpse of what he's thinkin as for determining what that is depends on the point of view or preception of the person who's explaining his point & my point is Fed cant handle the fact Rafa has challenged him for his crown & won‏