Tag Archives: Rafael Nadal

Our ‘Beat The Press Party’ Bakeoff (Carr Stalled Out Edition)

Posted on June 10, 2013 by Campaign Outsider

The hardwatching staff is a little late to the Great Boston MediaWatch Dogfight this week, but hey – we were distracted by Rafael Nadal’s epic dismantling of Novak Djokovic in the French Open semifinal (and subsequent dispatching of David Ferrer … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Beat the Press, Boston Herald, Broons Broom, Chicago Blackhawks, David Ferrer, Denise J. Casper, French Open, Great Boston MediaWatch Dogfight, Hey Joe, Jimi Hendrix, local hall monitors, Los Angeles Kings, NHL, Novak Djokovic, Press Party, Rafael Nadal, Stanley Cup playoffs, US District Court, Wayne's World webcast, Western Conference Finals, WGBH | 3 Comments

Oh, Wait – Rafa CAN Beat this Guy (II)

Posted on June 8, 2013 by Campaign Outsider

The hardrooting staff just watched the Tennis Channel rerun of Rafael Nadal’s French Open semifinal win over arch-rival Novak Djokovic. And we were struck by how tough Rafa hung in the fifth set, especially at 3-4 after Djokovic’s net-touch. … Continue reading →

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Wait – Nadal CAN Beat This Guy

Posted on June 7, 2013 by Campaign Outsider

It was shaping up to be the worst: Rafael Nadal, Le Roi de Roland Garros, up two sets to one, six games to five, thirty-fifteen. Two points from dispatching arch-nemesis Novak Djokovic in the French Open semifinals – and he … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged 2012 Australian Open final, France 2, France 3, France 4, French Open, New York Times, Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal, Roland Garros | 7 Comments

Rafa! Rafa!!

Posted on March 18, 2013 by Campaign Outsider

That most estimable tennis player Rafael Nadal is back, last night winning the BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells for the third time. Highlights: The hardrooting staff loves Nadal because he’s never eaten his press clippings. Exhibit A is his … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged BNP Paribas Open, Indian Wells, Juan Martin del Potro, Rafa, Rafael Nadal | Leave a comment

Ben Stiller Just Can’t Beat This Kid (II)

Posted on March 5, 2013 by Campaign Outsider

The hardsearching staff said earlier that we’d get video of nine-year-old Rebecca Suarez who totally pwned Ben Stiller at the BNP Paribas exhibition match between Rafael Nadal and Juan Martin del Potro last night. And here it is (tip o’ … Continue reading →

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Ben Stiller Just Can’t Beat This Kid

Posted on March 5, 2013 by Campaign Outsider

Great moment in last night’s Madison Square Garden exhibition match between Rafael Nadal and Juan Martin Del Potro. From Newsday: Nine-year-old from Huntington plays with Nadal, Del Potro at Garden Monday night’s exhibition tennis match between Rafael Nadal and Juan Martin del … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Ben Stiller, Huntington, Juan Martin del Potro, Madison Square Garden, Newsday, Rafael Nadal, Rebecca Suarez | 2 Comments

Damn! Rafa Can’t Even Beat THIS Guy

Posted on February 11, 2013 by Campaign Outsider

What’s with the tennis journeymen who play the match of their lives against Rafael Nadal? (See 100th-ranked Lukas Rosol at last year’s Wimbledon for details.) Latest edition: Yesterday’s finals loss at the VTR Open in Chile to Horacio Zeballos, only … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Chile, clay court final, Horacio Zeballos, Lukas Rosol, Novak Djokovic, Rafa, Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer, VTR Open, Wimbledon | Leave a comment

You Heard It Here First: Nadal-Killer Goes Down Like The Hindenburg

Posted on July 1, 2012 by Campaign Outsider

Just as the hardworking staff predicted, a guy who beat Rafael Nadal one time in ten tries defeated the guy who beat Rafael Nadal one time in one tries at Wimbledon yesterday. From the New York Times: For Nadal’s Conqueror, … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged go down like the Hindenburg, Lukas Rosol, New York Times, Philipp Kohlschreiber, Rafael Nadal, superstar-crossed, Wimbledon | Leave a comment

What – Nadal Just Can’t Beat THIS Guy Either?

Posted on June 29, 2012 by Campaign Outsider

From our Whiskey Tango Foxtrot desk: The hardwatching staff yields to no man in our admiration and respect for Rafael Nadal. So it’s not bad enough that he’s been buffeted by Hurricane Novak the past year and a half? Now … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged bumped, Hurricane Novak, Lukas Rosol, Rafael Nadal, Wimbledon | 1 Comment

No Djoke: Rafa CAN Beat This Guy

Posted on June 11, 2012 by Campaign Outsider

As the hardworking staff has painstakingly chronicled, Rafael Nadal has been a wholly owned subsidiary of Novak Djokovic for the past year, never so much as in the last three Grand Slam finals. That was then. Here’s the climactic conclusion … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged French Open, Grand Slam, Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal, The Untouchables, TOUCHABLE | 1 Comment