AO-INTERVIEW

Pierwszy wywiad Rafy prosto z Melbourne. Wink

Ale sie cieszę, kurcze no ten turniej jest supaaa

Q. How you feeling physically ahead of the Australian Open?

RAFAEL NADAL: Perfect, no? Physical is no one problem, so I am very happy about that.

Q. Chennai seemed to be quite a demanding week for you with that long semifinal. Been no problems with that?

RAFAEL NADAL: No. Was only tired, no? Was terrible semifinal, no? Four hours match. Well, I only have less than 24 hours for recover. I go to sleep late because I finish the match late. Was tough to recover.

So Michael play good tennis and he beat me very easy.

Q. What do you think of the courts, the new courts?

RAFAEL NADAL: I don't see too much difference. My opinion. I don't know.

Q. You have a chance to take the No. 1 ranking. Is that a focus for you?

RAFAEL NADAL: I think is not a real chance ‑ not yet.

Q. Do you feel like you're better prepared for Melbourne than you have been ever before in terms of having played here now over the last few years, gained a bit more experience?

RAFAEL NADAL: 2005 I played very well, no? I have big chance for go to quarterfinals. I lost against Hewitt. Last year probably was worst year. I play bad tennis.

This year I am arriving well, practicing well, and I had some matches in Chennai. So I hope will be fine for Monday.

Q. Are you feeling confident?

RAFAEL NADAL: Yes, I am. I say, no? I practice very well, very good the week before. In Chennai, I play some tough matches. It's important to win like semifinals. Is always important match for confidence.

Well, is first important tournament of the season. Well, always is new. Is not always new, but seems like new every year, no? Well, gonna be interesting. I gonna try my best, no? I think I am prepared.

Q. What is your expectation for this tournament?

RAFAEL NADAL: Play good. That's my expectation.

Q. Do you think Roger's illness, the fact he hasn't played any competitive matches, will be a benefit for the rest of the men's competition here?

RAFAEL NADAL: I will tell you in two weeks.

Q. It certainly doesn't hurt the competition, though, does it?

RAFAEL NADAL: Depends, no? Because if Roger play one match, two matches, that's enough for him, no? Normally maybe he don't have a lot of problems in the first rounds, so he can get the rhythm in these first two rounds. And later, that's fine.

Q. Last year I remember you played a very exciting match against Andy Murray, a five‑set match. You perhaps have seen that he won in Doha. Do you think he may have the sort of year that Djokovic had last year?

RAFAEL NADAL: Well, we will see, no? I think is not good speak about that for him. For him, too, no?

Well, he start the season very well. My opinion, if he last year don't have the injury, maybe he gonna be in Shanghai for last year. He wasn't in Shanghai. Disappointing for him, he has important injury in Hamburg.

I think he gonna have his chances for have unbelievable year, no? But is early to speak about that, no? I think he has everything for be 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 of the world.

Q. What did you do in December?

RAFAEL NADAL: Practice ‑ a lot. Too much (laughter).

Q. Training, too? Hitting balls? Playing sets?

RAFAEL NADAL: 8:30 to 9:30 physical performance. 9:30 to 1 tennis. 3 to 5 tennis. 6 to 7:15 physical, and after I sleep. I always go to sleep at 1:00 in the morning, something like this. I don't know, this year in December, at 10:30 I was in the sofa watching the TV only five minutes, later sleeping every time, every day.

Q. Did you get any chance over Christmas to have a little bit of time off, to just relax as a normal person?

RAFAEL NADAL: Well, I spend the Christmas with the family, dinner. Well, after the family dinner, I go out a little bit with the friends. Well, a little bit more than a little bit (smiling). The next day is day off, holiday.

Q. As far as the draw goes, are you happy with it? It looks like you could play Moya?

RAFAEL NADAL: Who is playing against Carlos Moya?

Q. That could potentially happen in the quarterfinals.

RAFAEL NADAL: I would love to be in fourth round against Moya, no? I am focused about first round now.

Always is the same. You always ask me the same and I always answer the same.

Q. Is there any aspect of your game that you've worked on in December that you feel like you needed to improve to take that next step?

RAFAEL NADAL: I think in one month is impossible to improve a lot. That's my opinion. But in one month you can work for continuing improve during the competition, no? You have to improve, not new things, well, for example, if you are going to volley more than before, well, you can volley very good in the practice, but for improve you have to do in the match, no? That's an example. I don't gonna be serve and volley right now (smiling).

Q. Is there anything that you can do in the December month to prepare for the conditions here, for the heat?

RAFAEL NADAL: Well, in Mallorca the weather is not the same for sure in December, no? Was tough year in December. Some days terrible cold. But I practice a lot, no? I practice hard. So week before I was in Chennai. It's hot. Similar like this. A little bit more humid. That's good preparation. And I arrive here Tuesday night, so I have some days for adapt.

Q. Do you like it to be hot? Do you prefer if they keep the roof open when it's hot?

RAFAEL NADAL: Today is perfect. Two days ago, too much. 42 degrees is too much. I practiced.

Q. Is 40 degrees in Mallorca completely different?

RAFAEL NADAL: Mallorca, it's not 40 degrees.

Q. Not 40 ever?

RAFAEL NADAL: Well, I was in the players, not lounge, but when we were having lunch outside, because inside was no table two days ago, I think. Yeah, two days ago. In Mallorca, that's never happening, something like this. If you have cover, not in the sun, always a little bit fresh air anyway if is the summer.

But here, it's terrible.

no ja tez uwielbiam ten turniej

szkoda tylko ze nie bede go mogla ogladac w calosci ;( buu....

heh w ogole to nie wiedzialam, ze fred mial jakies kontuzje

No Rafa jak zwykle udziela zajebisych odpowiedzi Very Happy

On jest slodki Smile

Bedzie dobrze Rafi Smile

VAMOS!

zgodze sie Rafa cudownie odpowiada.
najlepsze jest to "cos tam costam no?" takie mi sie kojarzy to z Bobem Marleyem i jego "cos tam cos tam you know?" hehe

Mysle, ze warto dawac tu takze blog Rafy z AO Smile

14 de enero.- Hola a todos una vez más. Sé que no debería de ser así, pero el primer blog va a ser bastante corto. Por dos motivos: Porque es muy tarde, aquí son las 2 de la mañana y acabo de llegar a mi cuarto del hotel y porque en muchas de las preguntas que me han enviado ya contienen muchas de las cosas de las que pensaba hablar. El primer ejemplo, lo de la pregunta sobre si he pensado en lo de ser número uno en este torneo. ¿A quién se le habrá ocurrido pensar en esa posibilidad? Matemáticamente, claro que es posible pero la lógica, la estadística y la normalidad es que no sea así. Federer seguro que va para adelante y es difícil que pierda. Y yo no sé cómo irá el torneo. Espero que bien, lógicamente. Como he dicho en prensa, me encuentro bien. He estado entrenando bien y me encuentro bien físicamente.

Otro día, como digo, escribo sobre estos últimos meses. Pero creo que lo que más os interesa saber es lo que he estado haciendo desde que empezó el año. Chennai fue mi primer torneo (y casi el último del 2007). Estoy contento con haber llegado a la final. El partido contra Moyà fue durísimo y al día siguiente no me podía mover. Es normal. Nada preocupante. Youhzny además siempre es duro así que jugar en esas condiciones era difícil.

El martes por la noche llegué a Melbourne y mi tío Toni, que no estuvo en Chennai (vinieron conmigo Francis Roig y Maymo), llegó el jueves por la mañana temprano. Como os he dicho, me encuentro bien y estuve entrenando en doble sesión durante estos días. Incluso hoy jugué dos veces. A las 12 con Calleri 30 minutos y a las 6 con Moyà otros 30. Ambos jugaron hoy también y la verdad es que estoy muy triste por la derrota de Carlos. Durante el partido miraba el final del suyo, el resultado. Me han dicho que fue un muy buen partido y que Koubek jugó como nunca. Mala suerte. Estaba jugando muy bien Carlos. Una lástima.

Como digo, entrené a las 12 y después me volví al hotel. Almorcé (y cené) en mi habitación con Rafel Maymo, mi fisioterapeuta. Vimos algo de la serie Prison Break. Ya os contare.

Saludos a todos

Rafa Nadal

Jak fajnie znac hiszpanski Very Happy

ekhm

jest versja ingliszh?

edit: shit chyba nie ma.
Asiu moze nam przetlumaczysz pliz ? Smile

ja zrozumialam tylko tyle, ze pojechal do fizjoterapeuty a potem ogladal prison break.

hahaa Laughing

pewnie bedzie wersja angielska... zawsze byl dzien opoznienia

tak sobie wlasnie myslalam czy bedzie jego blogus

Asiu ale jak na razie nie ma wersji angielskiej.... to bedziemy Ci bardzo wdzieczne jesli bys to przetlymaczyla Razz

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hehe albo chociaz streszczenie Wink

o jak dobrze, ze blog bedzie.
uwielbiam go Wink

ja tez uwielbiam blog Rafy ale niech bedzie po angielsku Very Happy

w sumie to musi byc. bedzie na pewno ale nie moge sie doczekac juz Wink

A tu sa jeszcze pytania i odpowiedzi Rafcia Very Happy

1. How do you feel physically to deal with five setter matches? Have you thought of the possibilities that exists to get to number 1?

The matches are tough to five sets, of course. But it is hard for both players. But perhaps the worst thing is not the game itself but the next day and the recovery for the next match. That is the key. And I say that in principle during the match is the same for the two players, if we start in the same conditions we are alike. On the possibility of reaching No. 1, no,I have not thought it at all. I think it's more a thing that has been thinked on the press. It is true that mathematically it might be the case but there are many combinations that also do not depend totally on me. I think although it is not unrealistic, of course would not be the logical thing. Federer has won the last three times here and I have not passed the last quarter, so you imagine Federer losing in quarters and I winning? The chances are remote, right? That is. I hope some day it happens.but I do not know if it is the right moment

2. Hello Im writing from Argentina and I would like to ask to Mr. Rafael Nadal what player of the circuit is more difficult to play against him, discarding to Roger Federer. Thank you very much. Greetings from Cordova, Argentina

Oh Man, being of Argentina you will like the answer. I believethat David Nalbandian, if he plays the level of end of the 2007 and if he is fine either in the physical is the most complicated player.It has been, partly, a surprise what happen to Murray, if that defeated does not happen I would say to you that Murray too.Youhzny also does to me the hardest matches, like Blake. But as I usual say, to me, now, the most difficult player is Serra, who I will play against him Wednesday.

3. Hello Rafa, how you feel? You arrive in good conditions at Australia? A small curiosity, how lives the new-year eve far from house? A greeting, champion, and good luck.

Yes, the truth is that I arrive in good condition. I am training well and I feel good physically. On the new-year Eve,this has been the third away from home. I left Manacor on 27 December to Chennai. The truth is that I misses a lot (not be at home). But at least we were a more or less big group of Spaniards and the tournament organized a celebration in the terrace of the hotel where we were.A girl of the tournament who lived in Spain bought grapes to us and my physiotherapist, Rafa Maymo, gave the chimes with a 'gong' We were Charly Moya, Pedro, his fisio, Tomeu Salva, Guillermo Garcia-Lopez, Ivan Navarro, the director of the tournament, which is also Spaniard and some more. It was hard but we had fun. Anyway,with a lot of moderation because we played on the following day.

4. I write to you from Paraguay, I hope that you know it, since there are people who do not know this country... I warn you, my question is slightly different from others, and that is that I wanted to ask you if you believe much in God,If you pray or ask him to give you forces before each match or if you dont do it. Good luck in the Australian Open! I hope you win ...And I tell you a secret, I know that you soon will be number 1...

Hello, never I was in Paraguay yet but I must go. As for your question, I prefer not to answer because the personal items I always apart. I hope you understand. Thank you.

5. calls my attention The diversity of opinions that there are on the new surface of the courts: for some players is very similar to the previous one, others say it is rather slow (similar to the Indian Wells), some believe that it is almost as fast as the US Open Which is your opinion now that already you know it well? And it is true that this type of surfice also changes as they are playing rounds? Thanks and good luck.

To me, the truth seems like the last year. Neither slower nor faster. I imagine that will change depending on the heat that can be done, as is normal. The courts do not change much as the rounds pass by, but something yes, because painting and grain varies with the crushing of the players. But not much.It is more the subject of the temperature and especially the balls with which to play

znalazlam to na stronie angielskiego forum: przetlumaczony pierwszy post Rafcia...

14 of January- Hello to all once again. I know that it would not have thus of being, but first blog is going to be enough short. By two reasons: Because it is very late, here they are the 2 in the morning and I finish arriving at my room of the hotel and because in many of the questions that they have sent to me already they contain many of the things of which it thought to speak. The first example, the one of the question on if I have thought about the one to be number one in this match. To whom it will have been happened to think to him about that possibility?

mathematically clear that the logic is possible but, the statistic and normality are that it is not thus. Safe Federer that it goes for ahead and is difficult that it loses. And I do not know how the match will go. I hope that well, logically. Since I have said in press, I am well. I have been training or and I physically am or.
Another day, as I say, I write on these last months. But I believe that what more interests to you to know is what there am been doing since the year began. Chennai was my first match (and almost the last one of the 2007). I am contented with to have arrived at the end. The party against Moyà was hardest and on the following day it could not move to me. It is normal. Nothing worrisome. Youhzny in addition always is hard so to play in those conditions it was difficult.

Tuesday at night I arrived at Melbourne and my Toni uncle, who was not in Chennai (Francis Roig and Maymo came with me), arrived Thursday in the morning early. Since there am saying to you, I am well and I was training in double session during these days. Today I even played twice. To the 12 with Calleri 30 minutes and to 6 with Moyà other 30. Both played today also and the truth is that I am in favor very sad of the defeat of Carlos. During the party it watched the end of his, the result. They have said to me that it was a very good party and that Koubek played like never. Bad luck. Carlos was playing very well. A pity.

As I say, I trained to 12 and later I became to the hotel. I had lunch (and I had supper) in my room with Rafel Maymo, my fisioterapeuta. We saw something of the series Prison Break. It will already tell you.

Greetings to all

Rafa Nadal

Fiuuuuu całe szczescie bo gdybym miala to wszystko tlumaczyc to .... Very Happy

Jak miło hehe

Mr. Rafael Nadal jak ja go kocham ............

cos nowego Wink

Q. Can you remember the last time you had to save six set points in the first set of a match?

RAFAEL NADAL: No. Match points, yes. Two weeks ago. You said points, too. Against Moya, maybe four. Similar.

Q. Did you just feel that you started very slowly today?

RAFAEL NADAL: Yeah. I know normally I start very hard. And today, well, I really don't know. I start the match without very good tactic, I think, no?

I don't know exactly in English, but I start the match watching the rival, not worried about me, trying to do my game, trying to play aggressive with my forehand. So that's what I have to do, no, not watch in the other side what's going on, no?

I thought he start ‑‑ he will start a little bit more slowly. Well, with the ball not very high to his forehand, he will miss a little bit. But really he don't miss. He play forehand return winners, so...

Thank you David Ferrer, because he give me this tactic. He say me that before the match (laughter).

Q. Is the overriding emotion more relief to get through? Are you happy to have got through, given the start?

RAFAEL NADAL: Sure, is important win for me, no? Is important. In every tournament, you have to overcome difficult moments. I have one in the first day. Today another time. Is important, no, because you feel the pressure.

Is important play in difficult moments and is important have alternatives when the things are not doing very well.

Q. What's going through your head when you're down 5‑2 in a set?

RAFAEL NADAL: Nothing, no? I just try to play my game, no? I know I was not doing the things how I would like to do because I didn't play aggressive, I didn't have the control of the point.

And I know in some moment of the match I have to change. I have to try to start play my forehand, try to have the control of the point with my forehand, move Gilles. When I had that, when you do these things, the match change a lot, no?

Q. What do you do on your day off? Reading your blog, you used to play PlayStation with Ferrer.

RAFAEL NADAL: No, disappointing here we are in different hotels, so is not possible, no? Yes, practice in the morning a little bit here, and in the afternoon rest. Less than yesterday because I rest too much yesterday in the afternoon.

I don't know what's happening here in Australia, but I really ‑‑ I really don't know, but in the afternoon if I am in the room, I sleep two hours. I never sleep nothing but here. I don't know.

Q. Australian siesta.

RAFAEL NADAL: Australian siesta (laughter). In Mallorca is typical. Here I never do.

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