Tag Archives: Rafael Nadal

Nadal Just Can’t Beat This Guy

Posted on May 16, 2011 by Campaign Outsider

Then again, nobody can. The Novak Djokovic Unlimited plowed through the Italian Open in Rome last week and arrived where it has four times now this year: a finals match vs. world number one Rafael Nadal. With the same result, … Continue reading →

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Novak Djokovic Is Just Too Bleeping Good

Posted on May 14, 2011 by Campaign Outsider

This is really special. The Djokovic Express rolled to its 37th straight victory in the Italian Open quarterfinals, dispatching Robin Soderling 6-3, 6-0. Via the Los Angeles Times: Djokovic downed Soderling in 76 minutes and closed out the match by … Continue reading →

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Novak Says ‘No Va’ To Rafa

Posted on May 8, 2011 by Campaign Outsider

Free the Rafael Nadal One! Hardhitting Novak Djokovic Serbmarined the tennis world’s No. 1 for the third straight time in a finals match this year. From CNN: Novak Djokovic beat Rafael Nadal for the first time on clay to claim … Continue reading →

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It’s A Whole New Ballgame In Men’s Tennis

Posted on April 4, 2011 by Campaign Outsider

The future seemed so simple, didn’t it? Roger Federer was fading, Rafael Nadal was surging. Nadal, with his nine Grand Slam titles, would take a serious run at Federer’s record 16 Slams. It was just a matter of time. Enter … Continue reading →

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Nadal Grounds Federer Express

Posted on April 2, 2011 by Campaign Outsider

Say, that was some beatdown (as Patrick McEnroe labeled it) Rafael Nadal laid on Roger Federer in the semifinals of the Sony Ericsson bakeoff, yeah? From the Los Angeles Times: Rafael Nadal easily beats Roger Federer The top-ranked Spaniard defeats … Continue reading →

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Rafael Nadal Is A Mensch

Posted on March 22, 2011 by Campaign Outsider

As longtime fans of Rafael Nadal, the hardworking staff was curious about how the Splendid Spaniard would react to Novak Djokovic’s sandblasting of him in Sunday’s final at Indian Wells. Well, he said this: When someone suggested the match might … Continue reading →

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Novak Djokovic Is A Monster

Posted on March 21, 2011 by Campaign Outsider

And the hardworking staff means that in the most positive sense. Pride of Serbia Novak Djokovic put a serious beatdown on Rafael Nadal at the BNP Paribas Open Sunday afternoon. Via ESPN.com: INDIAN WELLS, Calif. — Rafael Nadal‘s serve deserted him … Continue reading →

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Federer’s Calmination

Posted on November 29, 2010 by Campaign Outsider

So . . . On Sunday, Roger Federer’s dom trampled Rafael Nadal’s calm in an ATP World Tours championship match that was actually less strenuous than the final score indicated. Via the Wall Street Journal: Federer and Nadal Rekindle a … Continue reading →

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Rafa’s Calm

Posted on November 24, 2010 by Campaign Outsider

When Rafael Nadal lost to Robin Soderling in the 2009 French Open, he said the reason was he had “lost my calm.” He also said this: “Well, that’s the end of the road, and I have to accept it. I … Continue reading →

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The Remarkable Rafael Nadal

Posted on September 14, 2010 by Campaign Outsider

Is there a classier athlete than Rafael Nadal in professional sports? Maybe Derek Jeter, but in a photo-finish I give the nod to Rafa. In advance of this year’s U.S. Open, he spoke about how much he wanted to win … Continue reading →

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