Great argument webbski as I said you are boring, you­ are boring me witless, your a bore full stop. PS I­ didn't realise this was an English class, I thought­ it was a platform to exchange views, make comments and­ gather information. All I've seen from you is­ blinkered.

I've started watching tennis since 2006 when i came­ here in England and the first time i've watch Rafa­ i just cant stop myself loving this sport.He's­ awesome and always a level headed young lad.Keep it up­ Rafa,and may God will give you always the strenght and­ good health.

RAFA IS THE BEST!!!

Rafa is such a treat to watch but like another­ contributator to this site, I sometimes can't watch­ him live because my nerves or my blood pressure­ won't permit me to. I record every match and when­ the going gets tough I switch over and watch it when­ I'm sure it's safe to do so. He's a very­ talented player and his talent and humility, make him a­ true star. Dios te bendiga Rafa. My last comment after­ His win in Indian Wells was deemed invalid. I­ can't think why.

C'mon Rafa Nadal you're the best tennis player­ of the world since overtaking RF and certainly in 5­ years time u'll past RF and even Peter Sampras with­ the most Grand Slams Titles ot doubt.Vamos­ Nadal....Viva Espana....

It would be great for Rafael to win 4 Grand Slams in a­ row!!!!!!!!

VAMOS RAFA!!!!!!!

Roger Federer is the most ungracious loser I've­ ever seen and I've been watching tennis
since the­ days of Newcombe and Roche. I didn't see him say a­ word to Andy at the net
last week and remember him­ refusing to acknowledge Lleyton after that famous DC­ match
in Melbourne when he served for the match in the­ 3rd set and eventually lost in 5.
A bit different from­ when he thrashed Lleyton in the final of the US open­ and Lleyton ran round the net to congratulate him.

I just love Rafael nadal, I first noticed him 2005 and­ have followed his career since, I try and never miss­ any of his matches. The way he has improved his game is­ remarkable, his determination, his passion and­ excitement on court is just something special, he has­ something that others don't have, Great­ sportmanship the best yet, I watched the nalb v. Nadal­ match the following day as I live in the uk it was not­ shown live and thank god I would have been a bag of­ nerves!!!! if I had of watched it live, but Nadal was­ exceptional, so strong, a true example to all­ sportsmen. Vamos Rafa, may you have a long and healthy­ career.

This guy is class. Always sporting. Unlike Roger,­ always has an excuse when he loses. The Aussie open­ final was the latest when he said luck was the­ determining factor when you play 5 sets. Not usually­ the best player wins he said. Bet he doesn't think­ his Wimbledon victory over Rafa was luck, even though­ it was 5 sets. Sick, luck or I have beaten Rafa 6-0 in­ a set before, all Roger. You would never hear Rafa­ saying things like this. You can't teach class.­ Either you have it or not.

Ah Simon Reed can take a lesson from what Nadal talks­ about why players win, lose and the consequences of­ these matches. Hope he is listening.

I am a big fan of Nadal because he plays such watchable­ tennis and like the true gentlman he is he keeps­ politics out of his sport, i dont think he is a god or­ too good to be true, i think he reminds me of Manuel­ Santana and the players of that era.He is simply­ enthusastic, wants to win and delights us all. I wonder­ how many people have taken up tennis since watching­ him?May his career last long, and even if he does lose,­ he is still very generous to his opponent. In this­ respect Federer is the same. Both very fine people,­ with an attitude to the game which is inspiring.Vamos­ Rafa !

One thing is for sure Rafa is so far ahead of everyone­ that he will stay at No1 for a long time. The question­ is who can take over No2....Roger is not performing as­ we all know he can. Djokovic ....well who­ cares....Murray needs to be more consistant and learn­ how to cope with windy conditions..Who else is there?­ It will be interesting to see how things work out from­ now until the Olympics....Will Rafa still be No1 or­ will someone new come along...

The next 3 after Miami, I mean. Monte Carlo, Rome and­ Madrid.

Rosenglish, Murray is closing in on Djoko only 170­ points..if Djoko falls our early this Miami Masters and­ Murray goes on to the qtrs/semis at least, he'd­ move up. The points system is calculated on the last 52­ weeks (correct me if I am wrong) and last year Djoko­ did better.
And even if Roddick moves up to 5th, he­ needs at least a GS to move to 4th cos the gap between­ 4 and 5 is really wide.
I am happy that Nadal will be­ at no.1 for a long time yet. If he continues playing­ like this, he will be untouchable. Esp since the next 3­ masters is on clay and then French Open.

Rafa is clearly the most talented and undisputed­ player­ at the moment. I started noticing him in 2004­ and has been his fan since.If Rafa stays 100% fit,­­ there's no stopping him. He is a very focused,­­ determined and strategic player and has improved in­­ many of his previously weaker areas and continues to­­ blend in new tactics. It is a joy to watch him­ play­ and see what's new in his game. Of cos he realises­­ that now many new talents are able to run down each­­ shot like him.(eg Murray,Simon,Djoko,Tsonga,Monfils­­ etc). Also the new guys have killer serves and able to­­ mix their game. So it will be tough to hang on to no.1­­ as long as Federer did. But for Rafa, his downfall­ will­ be his physical condition esp since he plays such­ an­ intense game.
I don't see Federer ever making­ the no.1 anymore. Not even another GS. Cos there's­ way too many upcoming good players on the scene now, if­ not Rafa, someone along the way to finals will always­ pose a threat, eg Murray, Simon, Verdasco.
Federer­ being no.1 for so long is­ really a BIG deal. Maybe he­ was partly lucky that there­ wasn't anyone close­ enough to shake his position­ during his reign, who­ knows? And now, his game­ isn't as consistent or­ sharp as it used to be. But­ for sure, no player can­ dominate forever. And being up­ there for so long, it­ is painful to stomach losses to­ younger players and­ usually the same ones. So maybe­ mentally its affecting­ him. I can't wait for Rafa to play at RG this May.

You can't be serious! I just wrote a perfectly­ valid comment and you tell me it's­ "invalid"? Than you tell me "an error­ occurred, try again later". Give me a break!

before 2007 wimbledon final i really hated nadal but­ that match changed my view of him so much that i­ thought he deserved to win more than roger.Now i am a­ big big fan of nadal he will definitely be considered­ as the best player ever.he is only 22 but started to­ win big titles very early.i think he has a long way­ ahead and many more titles to win.moreover if i had to­ choose the most humble,gentleman sportsman i d again go­ for rafa if anyone disagrees me please watch australian­ open trophy ceremony....good luck rafa you r the­ best!!!!!

Amazing insight in one so young: the pragmatic humility­ still surprises with its honest evaluation of the game­ (his and others') and it's this that marks the­ difference between him his just-as-talented rivals: the­ realism, the lack of illusions about himself. He talks­ as if he thinks his tennis could take a lot of­ improvement. The bad news for his rivals may be that it­ can.

he's the eye of a tiger...a real champion..we love­ you Rafa for the tennis you are showing us