Despite the emergence of players like Andy Murray and Gilles Simon, Nadal is still focusing on Roger. In the latest development, Nadal started his new year by capturing a surprising doubles title in Doha. Roger had a great year last year partnering with Stanislas Wawrinka in the men's doubles. I guess Nadal wants to emulate his idol's success in the men's doubles.
In the final match last night, Nadal and fellow Spaniard Marc Lopez shared the same gear with the same matching knee straps. Lopez even bites his trophy, a Nadal's signature gesture. I thought they made a cute and fun combination!
They teamed up to win the doubles crown, upsetting the no. 1 team in the world of Daniel Nestor and Nenad Zimonjic 4-6, 6-4, 10-8 in one hour and 27 minutes. "It was disappointing to lose in the singles yesterday so I feel a bit better having won the doubles," Nadal said.Oh yeah, something bizarre happened during the match; a cat suddenly ran out to the court :D
"Daniel and Nenad are the best team in the world and they were tough to beat today."Lopez who was holding a piece of crumpled paper said, "I would like to thank Rafa for giving me the opportunity to play with him and win my first ATP title."
I'm not a doubles fan but I swear this is one of the most entertaining doubles match I've ever seen!(Via tennistalk.com; Images by Martin Bureau/AFP/Getty Images)
