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Nadal also pitches in to clear mud from workshop
Rafael Nadal has opened the doors of his tennis academy to his fellow Mallorcans after devastating rains and flash flooding caused at least 10 deaths and catastrophic damage on the Spanish island.

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez visited the island Wednesday and declared a "zone of catastrophe". The town of Sant Lloreç des Cardassar, where more than 200 people had to flee their homes, was especially hard hit.

Nadal responded to the emergency by providing accommodation for at least 50 people at the Rafael Nadal Academy by Movistar.

“Today is a sad day in Mallorca” wrote the ATP World No. 1 on Twitter. “Our deepest condolences to the families of those who died in San Llorenç floods. Today we offer again the rooms of the #RafaNadalSportsCentre and the Academy for all those who were affected and need accommodation.”

On Wednesday, Nadal also spent three hours helping with the cleanup of Sant Llorenç. The 33-time ATP World Tour Masters 1000 champion joined a group of 20 to remove mud from a mechanical workshop, where water levels reached two metres. His efforts were captured in an image featured on the front page of leading Spanish newspaper, Marca.

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Nadal is at home in Mallorca continuing his recovery from a knee injury that forced his retirement from the US Open. He is next scheduled to compete at the Rolex Paris Masters, beginning 29 October.

RAFAEL NADAL has compared fellow tennis greats Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic in intricate detail.

By MIKAEL MCKENZIE
PUBLISHED: 00:00, Wed, Oct 10, 2018 | UPDATED: 00:14, Wed, Oct 10, 2018






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Rafael Nadal has compared two of his biggest rivals (Image: GETTY)
Nadal is currently sidelined with a knee injury he picked up during his US Open semi-final exit last month.

It means the Spaniard is missing this week’s Shanghai Masters where Federer is trying to defend his crown from Djokovic and the rest of the field.

All three stars are battling it out to end the year as the world No 1 with over 4,000 ATP points still to play for this season.

And Nadal, who leads Federer 23-15 in their head-to-head record but trails Djokovic 27-25, believes the pair are completely different opponents to face.

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“There are obvious differences,” Nadal said.

“You know that. Just like me. These two players have totally different styles.

“Playing Federer is totally different to playing Djokovic. In any case, these are totally different matches against Federer. These were far more tactical matches, and more repetitive, as well.

“Against Novak, I think we'll use all our shots. We'll have to be more tactical at some stage.

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Roger Federer is hoping to defend his Shanghai Masters crown this week (Image: GETTY)
“Well, anyway, these two players have totally different styles. Very high quality of tennis. Beautiful tennis.”

Real Madrid supporter Nadal also revealed he is a big fan of Barcelona’s Lionel Messi, while also hailing golf supremo Tiger Woods.

“I have met (Lionel) Messi in Barcelona but long time ago,” he added.

“I admire a lot of people outside tennis, especially I admire the people who really are helping the others in the right way, taking his time to take the people who really needs and the good people.

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Novak Djokovic is desperate to end the year as the world No 1 (Image: GETTY)
“If we are talking about sports, Messi, Cristiano [Ronaldo] are amazing what they are doing.

“This rivalry brings the football to another level in my opinion. Every season they are improving his numbers.

“That's something amazing. I love a lot of Spanish sportsmen. If we talk about golf, well, Sergio Garcia is doing well.


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“He is playing fantastically after having some tough times. For sure, always in golf Tiger Woods, his eyes, mentality when he's playing, when he's competing, it's very, very difficult to say I cannot admire this mentality on a golf course and during competition.

“He really is focused on what he is doing, and he really believes that he is going to make the right shot in important moment.

“That's something. His determination in important moments is something difficult to have, and he has. I admire that a lot.”

Swietłana Kuzniecowa, była wiceliderka rankingu WTA i mistrzyni Roland Garros 2009, ma zastrzeżenia co do techniki forhendu Rafaela Nadala. - Pod tym względem jest zły - oceniła Rosjanka.
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Marcin Motyka
19 Grudnia 2018, 09:10
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Swietłana Kuzniecowa potrzebuje czasu na regenerację. Australian Open ponownie bez Rosjanki
Forhend to najmocniejsza broń Rafaela Nadala. Dzięki połączeniu potężnej siły i ogromnej rotacji Hiszpan tym uderzeniem zdobywa najwięcej punktów. Ale od lat słychać głosy, że choć jest to zagranie śmiercionośne dla rywali, pod względem technicznym dużo mu brakuje. Tak uważa również Swietłana Kuzniecowa.
- Możesz mieć doskonałą technikę, jak Roger Federer, ale możesz mieć technikę Rafaela Nadala. Dla mnie pod tym względem jego forhend jest ogólnie zły - powiedziała Rosjanka w rozmowie z "Championatem".

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Była wiceliderka rankingu WTA oraz mistrzyni wielkoszlemowego Roland Garros 2009 uważa jednak, że tenisistów nie powinno się oceniać pod względem techniki. - W Rosji każdy ma na tym punkcie obsesję. Ale w tenisie nie chodzi tylko o technikę - podkreśliła.

Kuzniecowa, która sama w kobiecych rozgrywkach wyróżnia się właśnie pod względem rotacji topspinowej, jaką nadaje swoim uderzeniom, z powodu problemów zdrowotnych nie wystąpi w Australian Open, a sezon 2019 rozpocznie dopiero w lutym.

The Spanish champion offered a check to the municipality of Sant Llorenç hard hit by the floods of October 9, which killed thirteen people.
Last October, Rafael Nadal did not hesitate to help the volunteers to clear the rubble in the streets of Majorca villages victims of the tragic floods that had killed thirteen people, including relatives of the tennis champion. He also opened the doors of his training center, the Rafa Nadal Movistar Academy to house the poor.


Rafael Nadal hero despite himself after the floods of Mallorca

This time, he made a personal donation of one million euros to the municipality of Sant Llorenç, located in the western part of the island, the most affected by the weather. "This is the gesture of an exceptional person, " said Mayor Mateu Puigros , someone who wants to show his love for his (original) lands and his neighbors. "