 Grand Slam Magazine May 2003 |
Rafael Announces January Schedule
11/28/03 - In his recent AS.com chat, Rafael stated he would be playing the TATA Open in Chennai, India, beginning January 5, 2004, and the Heineken Open in Auckland, New Zealand, starting January 12, leading up to the Australian Open, beginning January 19. This will be the first time he has played these three tournaments. For more details, visit our Schedule page. Vamos, Rafael!
Rafa has ended the year in the Top 50. As of November 24, 2003, he was No. 47 in the ATP Entry system, after beginning the year at No. 200! He is No. 67 in the Champion's Race. Congratulations on a great year, Rafael!
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Transcript: Thanks to joes, we have an English transcript of Rafael's As.com chat on November 20, 2003. We also have English and French translations of his October 16 terra.es chat. They are fascinating reading.
Swedish Tennis Magazine: Rafael and Swedish player Robin Soderling are featured in the November 2003 issue. Elina scanned and translated the fascinating article, "Two Talents, Two Countries." Rafa explains how he started playing tennis left-handed, and he also talks about how he has benefitted from the Spanish training system. Check it out!
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Photos: Finally!. Thanks to Reiko we have some TMS Paris photos, including a photo of the book of messages Reiko gave Rafa following his match. He was understandably disappointed after the loss, but he said "thanks" for the messages, and was looking at them as he left the court.
Magazine Scans: Our Magazine Album contains new scans from Japanese Tennis (Oct. 2003) and Tenis a Fondo (Sept. 2003). Thanks, Reiko!
Wallpapers:
Check out this new Fall Collage wallpaper by Caitlin, and the Rafa Meets Real Madrid wallpaper by Stelee. If you'd like to submit a wallpaper, article, photo or fan art, please
email us at photos@vamosrafael.com. All contributions are very appreciated.
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Welcome to Vamos Rafael, the first website for 17-year-old, Spanish tennis sensation, Rafael Nadal. He's been in six Challenger finals this year (on three different surfaces), winning Barletta and Segovia. At age 16, he reached the third round of two ATP Masters events, defeating two top ten players along the way. In May, he won the Burgeon Prize as the most promising player, and then reached the third round at Wimbledon -- his very first grand slam! He is now ranked in the Top 50!
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parte de arriba derecha de cada p�gina que permite el acceso al sitio entero en
espa�ol. La traducci�n no es de las mejores, como se hace por medio de un
programa de traducci�n Babel Fish, pero bueno, funciona. Si quieres conversar
con otros aficionados en espa�ol (o ingl�s), visita nuestro Foro
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