Nadal reclaims ATP no.1 spot and trains for Davis Cup

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Rafael Nadal is finally back from his hip injury by training for the upcoming Davis Cup match against Germany. While I bet you are going to enjoy the online live streaming of the match, feel free to also check out Dreamz.com if you're up for a thrilling session of online casino.

After the 10-time French Open champion dethroned arch-rival Roger Federer from the number one spot, Nadal started training again under the direction of Spain captain, Sergi Bruguera alongside with his fellow compatriots David Ferrer, Feliciano Lopez, Roberto Bautista and Pablo Carreno Busta.

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Nadal, who just completed his first training at the iconic Plaza de Toros de Valencia, could be playing when the two countries meet from April 6-8. Spain defeated Great Britain in the last round of the competition to reach this stage of the Davis Cup.

By returning to the top spot in the ATP ranking, it will certainly boost Nadal's confidence a little bit more. I do not mean to jinx him but it seems like every time he reached the no.1 rank, he could go on to finish the year as the no.1 ranked player.

Meanwhile, Roger Federer who had an amazing run in 2018, will not be competing throughout the entire clay court season. With just 100 points behind Nadal, and no points to defend, it seems like the perfect plan for Federer. As for Nadal, he couldn't afford to make any error. A small slip by Nadal's side would make the Swiss maestro the top-ranked player again.

Nadal has been out of action since the Australian Open quarterfinal match in January.

Feliciano Lopez attends Hugo Boss new store opening in Madrid

Feliciano Lopez is back in Madrid to attend Hugo Boss new store opening at Palacio de Cibeles.

The lady in red in the picture is Goya Toledo, a Spanish actress (in case you want to know if that's his new girlfriend).

(Images via divinity.es and hoymujer.com)

Feliciano Lopez visits Wilson Tennis suite in Paris

The Wilson Tennis team posted a couple of pictures of Feliciano Lopez visiting their suite in Paris today.

It seems like Lopez met them to discuss about footwear.

(Images via Wilson Tennis' Instagram)

Boys hangout in packs

 

Feliciano Lopez seems to be getting along quite well with fellow Wilson team mate Milos Raonic. They have been taking quite a number of pictures together and posted on the Facebook.

The boys are currently preparing for the French Open next week.

Meanwhile, Janko Tipsarevic took a picture with his fellow Serbian team mates over a drinking session. The Serbian team will face off with Germany at the World Team Cup today in Dusseldorf.

(Images via Feliciano Lopez and Janko Tipsarevic's Facebook Fan Pages)

Feliciano Lopez and Iker Casillas at Las Ventas bullfight

Last week, Feliciano Lopez was spotted watching bullfight with Real Madrid's Iker Casillas at Las Ventas, Madrid.

Bullfight is too gruesome for my taste and I'm totally against it. 

(Images via lavozlibre.com)

Novak Djokovic, Andy Murray display football skills to aid Japan relief

Here are the photos of Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal and friends in a charity soccer match to support the relief effort in Japan.

Other players who joined this effort were Kei Nishikori, Andy Murray, Fernando Verdasco, Richard Gasquet, Feliciano Lopez, Viktor Troicki, Marcos Baghdatis, David Ferrer, Jurgen Melzer, etc.

Murray and Baghdatis scored, but the tennis players lost to the Fort Lauderdale Strikers professional team.

If you are thinking of contributing to this relief effort too, please visit this website and bid on something for a good cause.

This auction site was put up by Nishikori to raise funds for the Red Cross to help victims in Japan.

They will continue to fill the site with items as players and events continue to donate.

(Images via Sina Tennis)

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More than just friendship bracelets?

My obsession with Fernando Verdasco and Feliciano Lopez started ever since they landed together (with family members) at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport with their identical LV bags last year.

Follow up with their 'Titanic' encounter on a boat in Ibiza recently, more vacation photos have surfaced.

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One thing that caught the attention of the observant fans in forum is their identical bracelets.

Are those just friendship bracelets or perhaps there's a special meaning behind them? I would love to find out :D

(Images by Slidy via menstennisforums)

A quick peep into Fernando Verdasco's sexy lifestyle

They are just friends.
- Image via Montreal Gazette

If Fernando Verdasco is not busy flirting with tennis chick like Caroline Wozniacki on court, he'll be busy off court making money stripping down to his Calvin Klein Underwear and signing autographs on his semi-nude poster.

Somebody suggested Nando to sign his crotch instead.
- Image via Chance Moda

Recently he has been photographed by paparazzi in a 'Titanic' moment with fellow compatriot Feliciano Lopez on a boat in Ibiza.

I know what you're thinking but you could be wrong. There were some hot chicks on the same boat too.

You can check out the rest of the photos here.

Updates: Okay, I want to take back what I've said in the above photo.

Feliciano Lopez dating Ronaldo's ex girlfriend?

Honestly I can't keep up with Feliciano Lopez personal life.

I won't say much except that he was seen with a model named Mireia Canalda in Paris recently.

They were seen taking a bus ride to tour the City of Love.

The model was said to be the ex-girlfriend of the legendary Brazilian striker Ronaldo.

(Images via menstennisforums.com)

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TENNIS WATCH: Del Potro's wrist, Spanish boys off-court

Since I'm back, I think I'll write more topics that interest me in order to keep this blogging momentum going.

Sad to say this but US Open champ Juan Martin Del Potro could be missing from the entire season due to a wrist injury he suffered since playing at the Australian Open.

He'll go under the knife to fix his right wrist on Tuesday.

At the same time, Del Potro also dismissed the rumour in Argentina that he is suffering from depression. He called them 'malicious and false'.

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Fernando Verdasco was spotted at the opening of the "American Woman: Fashioning a National Identity" exhibition at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City yesterday.

The event was also attended by celebrities like Taylor Swift, Kate Hudson and Katy Perry.

Guess what, Verdasco said he's single and Camilla Belle is just a friend.

While I think he looks rather suave at the event, I would prefer to see more flesh like the one in the recent FHM Bionic magazine.

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The other Spanish Armada boys - Tommy Robredo, David Ferrer and Feliciano Lopez also get to feature on a cover magazine recently.

Check out the latest May issue of XLSemanal.

(Images via zimbio.com, menstennisforums.com, xlsemanal.finanzas.com)


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Never ending Telenovela

The relationship between Feliciano Lopez and ex-girlfriend Maria Jose Suarez is pretty much like a never ending telenovela.

After years of on and off-again relationship, Maria Jose confirmed that they are now officially broken up during an interview with the Hola! magazine.

That's not the end.

Maria Jose also confirmed that she's pregnant and will raise the child as a single mother!

A Portuguese magazine, 'Lux' spills more juice - María Jose may have had secret meetings with footballer/playboy Cristiano Ronaldo in the past months.

To make it even more complicated, Lopez was said to have an affair with Ronaldo's ex-girlfriend Marisa Sandoval! They were seen cuddling in Madrid at the end of last year.

Where would the next episode lead us to? I guess we'll have to wait and see.

(Via hola.com, lavozlibre.com, menstennisforums.com)

Rewind: Unseen before footage from the Malaysian Open '09

I had too much free time last weekend so I decided to put some of the unused footage clips from the Malaysian Open back in September into some sort of a music video.

As usual, I appreciate off court a lot, so you'll only find off court footage in this MV.

Spain Davis Cup team meet the Prime Minister

Spain’s Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero honoured the Davis Cup champs in a ceremony at his official residence yesterday.

Rafael Nadal and his teammates including Albert Costa, Fernando Verdasco, Tommy Robredo, Feliciano Lopez, David Ferrer and Juan Carlos Ferrero successfully defended the title after completing a clean 5-0 victory over the Czech Republic in the final on Sunday.

Nadal and Ferrer sign a shirt for Spain's PM Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero

Spain has won the Davis Cup in 2000, 2004 and 2008, and is the first country to successfully defend the title since Sweden in 1998.

(Images via Yahoo! Sports)

Davis Cup: Spain's win is perfect therapy for HCFoo to blog again

My blogging mood is pretty much determined by Rafael Nadal's performance and success.

So, to know that the Spanish team won in the Davis Cup final and Nadal is indeed a huge boost for me to blog again.

Rafael Nadal closed out this season with a bang by earning two points for Spain in the Davis Cup final.

Here are the final scores:

Rafael Nadal (ESP) def. Tomas Berdych (CZE) 7~5, 6-0, 6-2
David Ferrer (ESP) def. Radek Stepanek (CZE) 1-6, 2-6, 6-4, 6-4, 8-6
Feliciano Lopez/Fernando Verdasco (ESP) def. Tomas Berdych/Radek Stepanek (CZE) 7-6(7), 7-5, 6-2
Rafael Nadal (ESP) def. Jan Hajek (CZE) 6-3, 6-4
David Ferrer (ESP) def. Lukas Dlouhy (CZE) 6-4, 6-2

Hopefully 2010 will be a better year for Nadal after this win.. perhaps he could start by defending his Australian Open title :D

(Images via Yahoo! Sports)

Malaysia must have one of the best hairstylists in the world

I had to give Richard Gasquet presser a miss to take these gems.

I knew Feliciano Lopez had a new haircut on Tuesday so I headed to court 1 to see him practice with Fernando Verdasco hoping to snap some pictures of his famous blond locks.

How do you like his short hair?


(Photo credit to HSFoo/hcfoo.com)