Rafa Nadal being taken off the Baleares Tourism stand in London
The World Travel Market gets underway in London in two weeks
Photos of Rafa Nadal are being replaced on the stand for the Baleares at the World Travel Market in London which gets underway in a fortnight.
One of the hoteliers on the islands told El Mundo that ‘It seems that they have not paid Nadal what was agreed and that is why they have to take him down’. It seems the advertising contract is on ‘stand by’, but the hotelier has said that it is almost as expensive to redesign the stand as to pay the player what he is owed.
The contract is reported to have been worth six million € over three years and was signed two years ago, to use the image of the World Number One tennis player and see him in TV ads for the islands.
Meanwhile Turespaña, the national Spanish tourist board has now also showed an interest in using the player.
Nadal has also been named as the second most influential sportsman in the world in a poll at www.askmen.com. He was beaten only by the American football player, Drew Brees.
Ballon d'Or confirms Spain's sporting dominance
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French Open: Rafael Nadal dominates Spanish tennis and regained the No. 1 world ranking on 7th June 2010 after winning this fifth French Open (Winner in 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010) confirming his status as clay master.
Wimbledon: Nadal won the 2010 Wimbledon men’s title by defeating Tomas Berdych in straight sets (6-3 7-5 6-4) on the grass courts.
US Open 2010: Rafael Nadal, still No. 1 seed, won the US Open on hard courts against Novak Djokovic 6-4, 5-7, 6-4, 6-2 completing the Career Grand Slam – making him the second male after Andre Agassi to do so.
Nadal became the first man to win grand slams in clay, grass and hard court in the same year, and the first to win the French Open, Wimbledon and the US Open in the same year since Rod Laver in 1969. His career prize money to date stands at $34,895,832 – the third All-time leader in earnings.
Olympic Games: Nadal is the current men’s singles tennis Olympic champion after winning gold for Spain in Beijing in 2008. Spain also collected a silver medal in the women’s doubles due to the efforts of Anabel Medina Garrigues and Virginia Ruano Pascual.
Davis Cup: Spain are the current Davis Cup champions after defeating the Czech Republic in the 2009 final on home ground in Barcelona by 5-0. This is Spain’s second consecutive Davis Cup title, and the fourth in ten years (2000, 2004, 2008, 2009).
Rafael Nadal voted second most influential athlete in the world
Photos of Rafa Nadal are being replaced on the stand for the Baleares at the World Travel Market in London which gets underway in a fortnight.
One of the hoteliers on the islands told El Mundo that ‘It seems that they have not paid Nadal what was agreed and that is why they have to take him down’. It seems the advertising contract is on ‘stand by’, but the hotelier has said that it is almost as expensive to redesign the stand as to pay the player what he is owed.
The contract is reported to have been worth six million € over three years and was signed two years ago, to use the image of the World Number One tennis player and see him in TV ads for the islands.
Meanwhile Turespaña, the national Spanish tourist board has now also showed an interest in using the player.
Nadal has also been named as the second most influential sportsman in the world in a poll at www.askmen.com. He was beaten only by the American football player, Drew Brees.
Ballon d'Or confirms Spain's sporting dominance
source
Tennis
French Open: Rafael Nadal dominates Spanish tennis and regained the No. 1 world ranking on 7th June 2010 after winning this fifth French Open (Winner in 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010) confirming his status as clay master.
Wimbledon: Nadal won the 2010 Wimbledon men’s title by defeating Tomas Berdych in straight sets (6-3 7-5 6-4) on the grass courts.
US Open 2010: Rafael Nadal, still No. 1 seed, won the US Open on hard courts against Novak Djokovic 6-4, 5-7, 6-4, 6-2 completing the Career Grand Slam – making him the second male after Andre Agassi to do so.
Nadal became the first man to win grand slams in clay, grass and hard court in the same year, and the first to win the French Open, Wimbledon and the US Open in the same year since Rod Laver in 1969. His career prize money to date stands at $34,895,832 – the third All-time leader in earnings.
Olympic Games: Nadal is the current men’s singles tennis Olympic champion after winning gold for Spain in Beijing in 2008. Spain also collected a silver medal in the women’s doubles due to the efforts of Anabel Medina Garrigues and Virginia Ruano Pascual.
Davis Cup: Spain are the current Davis Cup champions after defeating the Czech Republic in the 2009 final on home ground in Barcelona by 5-0. This is Spain’s second consecutive Davis Cup title, and the fourth in ten years (2000, 2004, 2008, 2009).
Rafael Nadal voted second most influential athlete in the world
World No 1 Rafael Nadal has been voted the second most influential athlete in the world by readers of men's magazine 'AskMen.com'.
The Spaniard is 15th in the magazine's Top 49 Most Influential Men of 2010, with Drew Brees, New Orleans' SuperBowl-winning quarterback 6th. Former Chelsea manager and now Real Madrid coach, Jose Mourinho, just makes it into the top 10 at the No 9 spot while NBA star LeBron James was voted 17th.
The magazine says of Nadal: "Once considered “The King of Clay,” Nadal’s game has evolved into an all-encompassing barrage of lethal weapons: he’s capable of defeating anyone, anywhere, anytime. The man plays with reckless abandon, and we love him for it."
Jon Stewart from The Daily Show tops the list after over half a million votes were cast.
The top 15 Most Influential Men of 2010:
1 Jon Stewart
2 Bill Gates
3 Mark Zuckerberg
4 Steve Jobs
5 Kanye West
6 Drew Brees
7 James Franco
8 Elon Musk
9 Jose Mourinho
10 Graydon Carter
11 Stephen Colbert
12 Conan O'Brien
13 Jay-Z
14 Richard Branson
15 Rafael Nadal
The top 15 Most Influential Men of 2010:
1 Jon Stewart
2 Bill Gates
3 Mark Zuckerberg
4 Steve Jobs
5 Kanye West
6 Drew Brees
7 James Franco
8 Elon Musk
9 Jose Mourinho
10 Graydon Carter
11 Stephen Colbert
12 Conan O'Brien
13 Jay-Z
14 Richard Branson
15 Rafael Nadal
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