Yes Rafa, you are the greatest one of them all..

Woke up this morning with a plethora of healines in my mailbox & with a simple search as well..wow I will try to bring you all of them..
AS.com
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"It's easier to win in Paris than to win three consecutive Masters"
Rafael Nadal, aged 23, has already surpassed Andre Agassi and Roger Federer's record of Masters 1000 titles, the level below the four Grand Slam. It is his second victory in Madrid after the 2005 edition played on hardcourt.

Congratulations, and time to prepare for Roland Garros
It was very special. Although I said long ago that I feel like I've regained my best level, the most important thing is to win this tournament in Madrid, the first on this surface, after that unforgettable 2005 final.

Do you think, as Federer says, that clay court season is decided at Roland Garros over any other tournament?
It is a very respectable opinion that I do not share. Winning Roland Garros might mean winning the most important tournament of the season on clay, but it's easier to win in Paris like I just did, than winning three consecutive Masters tournaments, such Monte Carlo, Rome and Madrid.

After this Caja Mágica final, Rafa Nadal and Roger Federer played equally 22 break points (11 +11). Does this mean that the match could have been erratic or irregular? Were there any other factor?
There is no equal match: the circumstances change significantly. Besides, we both know we are very good receivers and this match has had its ups and downs, but overall, it was very good, very close, as most of the matches between us usually are, they're always special. Each one has used their weapons against the other, nothing unusual happened.

After these three Masters on clay, you should be considered as the favorite for Roland Garros.
You will not hear from my mouth say 'I'm the favorite' ever. Tennis has become very competitive, very equal. There's a lot more people who can win. Federer and me didn't face each other since a year ago, for example.


ElPais
The real Nadal
The Spanish defeated Federer in two sets to win his third consecutive Masters
JUAN JOSÉ MATEO - Madrid - 17/05/2010

Roger Federer shakes. It's not sunny anymore on the court. The match has been played over two hours. The world number one played the final of Madrid, among sighs, irregular, messy and tied to the matter of pride to recover in a marker that is always at a disadvantage. It was 6-4, 7-6 (5) for Rafael Nadal. It was the 18th Masters for the Spaniard, who, at age 23, already has more Masters than anyone. And it was a nerve-wracking meeting, tense as a wire. For the first time in history, Nadal, who won only one point more than Federer (85 by 84), was able to consecutively win all the masters (Monte Carlo, Rome and Madrid). It's like the sound preceding the herd. It leaves the message again that he's the favorite to win Roland Garros. It makes clear that the real Nadal, who rises above even in difficult times, is back.
"There have been ups and downs. It was a perfect match for any of us," acknowledged Nadal, "we made mistakes, but we know each other so much that sometimes we are waiting for the opponent to play badly.
That means he tries to shorten the point and I force him use his backhand. And the game becomes more strategic than anything else. You won't hear from my mouth that I'm the favorite for Roland Garros ever. Nor do I think I am or I like that label. The only favorite is the best who plays there."

"Come on Rafa, or Madrid might lose!" People shouted as La Liga winning team was being decided . "Come on, Rafa, yes you can!" they said. And Nadal heard nothing. He wouldn't listen to anybody. And Nadal was blind and deaf to the outside, because he was nervious on the inside, he had a beast to tame, two racquets hitting huge shots with the heart trembling. The Swiss and Spanish realized that any outcome from that match was trascending in the history that unites them. That the first meeting of the year will leave footprints and memories in the flesh on the skin of the defeated.

Federer is a tennis player tattooed since yesterday. "Rafa is tough," Federer said with sincerity, "for him and for me, the clay season will be decided at Roland Garros. If he loses in the first round, all the tournaments he has won will be put into question." What does Nadal think about of that? "It's a very respectable opinion, but I do not share it," he replied, "not because it is me who has won these titles now. Let's not deceive ourselves, it is easier to win in Paris that the three tournaments in a row that I won."

For one set and a half the world number one was far from his legend. He faced several breakpoints (3 out of 11), reacted without level, risked little, less was the way in which he sought the capture. Nadal gave what was expected: continuous crushing on his backhand, the left-handed open serve during difficult times. Federer, who has built his career on his unparalleled ability to capitalize on vital points, received serves of 143 kilometers per hour with backhands out; to weak services with incomprehensible errors; To fear, with fear. Nadal was suffering. Federer, was shaking. Only when the match was slipping of his hands he offered drops of his genius.

Defeated for 14th time by Nadal, Federer broke back three times breaks of disadvantage. Also overcame a match point. Those could've been an indicative of his, but were a description of a player who felt more comfortable as a persecutor than a dictator of the match pace. Nadal, who spent a year without defeating any top eight player, suffered long and always emerged strengthened. He won more than just a match, more than just a trophy. The race for number one spot is open.


Some links to alot of worthy reading articles Yes I have read them all this morning, I read very fast!

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