Nadal Sends Shakira Video To The Top

Interest in Rafael Nadal's appearance in Shakira's latest music clip has sent the music video 'Gypsy' soaring to the top of the charts. Shakira's latest release from her She Wolf album tops Billboard.com's weekly list of Top 10 videos.

Billboard writes: Shakira might "steal your clothes and wear them," but all is forgiven with her new music video for "Gypsy," in which the Colombian firebird looks hotter than ever. Shakira braves the desert with (shirtless) tennis heartthrob Rafael Nadal and plays the harmonica, but we're pretty sure that's not what catches his eye.

The clip was shot in Barcelona and Shakira recently spoke about working with Rafa: "Shooting this video with Rafa was a great experience, he is very sweet and made it easy and fun,” said Shakira. “He and I have so much in common -- starting out so young in our respective careers and traveling the world -- I felt this would translate the spirit of the lyrics in the song and I was thrilled he wanted to be a part of it."

Nadal said: "It has been a great experience and I had a lot of fun doing it. I had some time in between tournaments and preparation and could not miss this opportunity. “Shakira, as always, was spectacular. Working with a woman as charming as her, well, it makes it a lot easier to tell the truth. It was great, very easy, she’s really sweet and that always makes the hours go by faster."

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Nadal keen to make an impression with Indian Wells return

      3/10/10 4:19 AM | Johan Lindahl
      Nadal keen to make an impression with Indian Wells return Rafael Nadal will get back on court this week for the first time since the Australian Open in January.

      After more than six weeks off the ATP since quitting the Australian Open with knee pain, Rafael Nadal is keen to finally make a return as he defends his title at the Indian Wells Masters from this week.

      The former No. 1, now third in the world, told Spanish media that training and rest have got him fit again, with his desire riding high as he gets back on the ATP court. "I've been training hard for three weeks," said the former king of clay who will face a stern test this month on North American hardcourts.

      "We've worked during the pre-season to recover the form which I had when I arrived in Australia. I feel strong and my knees do not hurt. I just want to compete."

      Nadal will be joined in a comeback by Roger Federer, who has been in California since late last week after recovering from a lung infection.

      Nadal won his last tournament title in Rome last May but says he is only concerned about his health and not his ranking. The Spaniard could face a major slide in the list if he does not defend a majority of the thousands of points he earned last spring on cement and clay.

      "The most immediate goal is to play well during the American hardcourt season," he said. "I have 1,000 points to defend at Indian Wells as defending champion. But the main idea is to play well."

      Nadal will get a chance for a light hit-and-giggle on Friday in California when he is due to participate in the Hit for Haiti 2 charity fundraiser for earthquake victims along with Federer, Andre Agassi, Pete Sampras, Steffi Graf and Martina Navratilova.

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Nadal believes he can recapture dominance

Rafael Nadal says the small tear is his right knee has healed and intimated that in good health, he could quickly regain his once dominant form.

At the Australian Open, where he was forced to retire in a hotly-contested match against Andy Murray in the quarterfinals, the third-ranked Spaniard felt that he was in position to pull off the victory and was a real threat to defend his title.

“My feeling was I ready to win,” Nadal said. “I was believing I can win the tournament there. I had the chance against Andy, had break in the first, break in the second, and I was playing at very good level. Both players played really well, and I feel like I was at the top the whole time.”

The Indian Wells defending champion believes that all he needs is a few months of consistent play and his level will return. He cautioned the public not to be too concerned about his future as he’s only 23 years old.

“I think my feeling the level is much better now,” he said. “If I am healthy, just play the tournaments that I have on the schedule, I have good chances.”

Nadal added that he’s planning on playing a full clay court schedule this year -- Monte‑Carlo, Barcelona, Rome, Madrid and Roland Garros -- but it appears that if he’s tired or hurt, he might be willing to skip Madrid.

“The only thing what I did, what I changed two times, I didn't play in Hamburg [now the week of Madrid].  But I really don't want to change if it's possible.”—Matthew Cronin

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Moim zdaniem poprzednia szata graficzna wyglądała dużo lepiej.

Takie tam gadanie.

DUN I LOVE napisał:

Takie tam gadanie.

Nie wydaje mi się. To nie Hewitt który opowiadał bajki o celowaniu w Szlemy bez żadnego związku z rzeczywistością. Albo czuje się dobrze i jest przekonany że gra lada chwila "zaskoczy", albo jest naprawdę kiepsko i zdecydował się na autosugestię; w każdym razie bez powodu tego nie mówi.

Confident Nadal 'Feeling Great' 

Rafael Nadal is ready to make a hard charge at the Sony Ericsson Open title after saying that he passed his comeback test in Indian Wells with flying colours. Before stepping out at the BNP Paribas Open, Nadal had not played since the Australian Open, where he retired in the third set of his quarter-final with Andy Murray.  But after a semi-final run in Indian Wells and claiming the doubles title with fellow Spaniard Marc Lopez, Nadal said that he is full of confidence heading into the Sony Ericsson Open.

“I am feeling great.  I was fast, I was aggressive, I was moving very good in Indian Wells.  I was very happy how I played.  I was playing at my best level during the tournament.”

Oddly enough, Nadal said the only part of his body giving him trouble at the moment was his wisdom teeth.  “ I have to take out all, but not now,” Nadal said. “I didn't practise for a few days.  I started to practise yesterday afternoon.  I’m hoping it be better today and tomorrow.”

Nadal is a two-time finalist at the Sony Ericsson Open and has reached the quarter-finals or better three consecutive years. In 2004 he announced his potential to the world with a shock straight-sets win over Roger Federer in the third round. Federer had his revenge in a gripping five-set final the following year and in 2008 Nadal lost to Nikolay Davydenko in the final.

At a media conference yesterday Nadal revealed that he enjoys playing doubles and says that it benefits his singles game.

“I play because in these tournaments these are very long tournaments, and you have day off almost after every match you win; the doubles is like a practice for me,” he said.  I don't practise, I play doubles.  So I still in competition and you have to play every day, change the situation. But having the day off is easier, and I play with a friend and I enjoy.  [Doubles] improves the volley.  I improve the aggressive return, so I do a lot of things."

Seeded No. 4 at this event, Nadal will open his campaign against the winner of German qualifier Rainer Schuettler and big-serving American Taylor Dent. The Spaniard is seeded to meet Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in the quarter-finals and Novak Djokovic in the semi-finals.

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Rafa motivation rising heading into clay

Rafael Nadal is far from discouraged as the clay season approaches despite his second Masters 1,000
exit in a row, a loss against Andy Roddick in Miami.

For the Spaniard, life begins anew in a week in Monte Carlo. "I'm feeling really well playing in all the surfaces," said the Spaniard who will move back to third in the world on the ATP.

"I had a positive (spring) American hardcourt season. I'm happy for that. I'm playing well, I had very good matches in these two tournaments," said Nadal.

"That's the positive thing. The worst is that I lost two semi-finals in three sets. But if you are there, you are going to have your day. You're going to win one day. I'm happy with how I am doing."

"But I'm happy for everything. I started the season well, I'm playing well. Maybe on clay I'm going to have more chances," said the four-time French Open champion who lifted 2009 clay titles in Monte Carlo,
Barcelona and Rome.

The 23-year-old said that hardcourts at Indian Wells and Florida give him confidence that his game
is heading in the right way as he bids to end a title drought stretching back to last May in Rome.

"I'll just keep working like this, keep improving. Two semi-finals in a row, in the first two Masters 1000s of the season for me is positive."

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Heh, ochraniacz na zeby. Tego jeszcze w tenisie nie bylo

ale jaja, nie uwierze az zobacze na meczu:)