Win for the ninth time Monte Carlo tournament Rafael Nadal thrilled as if for the first time, and the Spanish burst of joy, and kneeling held at the Country Club Centre Court victory against Gael Monfils 7-5, 5-7, 6-0.
Hincado folded at the bottom of the track after connecting a formidable parallel right with that ended the resistance of a Monfils desaborlado and physically beaten, screaming with joy, he began Nadal to celebrate his victory in the final hundredth of his career .
After falling this year in Doha, losing in the semifinals of Buenos Aires, Rio de Janeiro and Indian Wells, Nadal won the title 68 of its history, in two hours and 46 minutes to back win in a Masters 1000 after two years (Madrid 2014).
"We have worked hard to live moments like this," then said the awards ceremony, recalling how much drought has had to live in the shadow of Novak Djokovic, and how much bitterness after pass last season without winning a big or a Masters 1000 .
Monte Carlo title means precisely match the 28 Masters 1000 Novak, defeated the first change by Czech Jiri Vesely, and placed one record of Argentine Guillermo Vilas in terms of tournaments won on clay (49).
An emotional kiss his girlfriend Xisca Perello signed the triumph of Nadal, but before lefty Manacor had to exhaust Monfils, the first French contesting the final of Monte Carlo when Cedric Pioline won it in 2000. The tennis player Paris offered resistance hardest of all previous matches played on land against the Spanish, and there were times when he believed in the victory.
He had never been able to win a set off Nadal on earth (4-0 and 8-0 in sets), and Sunday became the second of the end, because I knew realize that playing one on one the considered the best player in history on clay was a suicide and decided to change rhythms, cocking his serve and his prodigious right bombard the Spanish defense.
There were times when the Frenchman stumbled and could not seem to stand. But touched by a desire to overcome almost magical, Gael resisted as he could to win the second set and then raise doubts. Something that vanished almost immediately after returning from the locker room Nadal, not down the accelerator in the third set.
"It's been an amazing week and I congratulate Rafa because you've been incredible," admitted Monfils later killed because he was never so close.
And nine titles in Monte Carlo and Roland Garros, Nadal faces this week beginning Barcelona, which has won eight times, and where last year fell in the second round against Italian Fabio Fognini. Follow after Madrid, where was defeated against Andy Murray in the final, and Rome, where yielded to Stan Wawrinka in the quarter and Roland Garros, final of the clay season, where Djokovic also alighted into quarters.
"I'm not buried yet" seems to be the message Nadal sent to the four winds. The next meetings will answer you.
luni, 18 aprilie 2016
Carles Puyol Pique and Arbeloa asked to stop their war on Twitter, but not censorship Alves
Carles Puyol, former captain of FC Barcelona, recommended his former teammate, Gerard Pique, and the madridista Alvaro Arbeloa, to stop cross messages and criticisms on Twitter, as he says, "I see many children", but adds "The rivalry between Barcelona and Real Madrid will always exist."
Carles Puyol returned to exert captain and asked both Gerard Pique and Alvaro Arbeloa to stop tweets exchanged in the virtual battle that remain from the last few weeks. The last was after the European elimination of Barcelona at the hands of Atletico Madrid recalled when a tweet Pique, citing a movie, and he replied.
But it is that Pique himself came to censure Arbeloa to the media, beyond its declaration of "cone-acid" several months ago.
No censorship Alves
About video of his former teammate Brazilian international Dani Alves after the elimination against Atletico in the Champions League, he said they already know "how", which is "a winner" and that "it has always given everything for Barcelona." In the aforementioned video inserted into a known social network, Alves appeared with imitating allegedly his girlfriend wig, as he consoled after the defeat at the Vicente Calderon against Atletico Argentine 'Cholo' Simeone, who play a place in the final of the Champions League with Bayern Munich German. "Yes I've seen," said Puyol, asked about what he thinks and how it would work if even captain 'FC Barcelona'. "As captain, I not think anything. Because I am no longer captain or my house not control or my house," joked it was one of the best central defenders in the history of Spanish football when asked about the video of his former teammate . "Dani all know him. He has a lot of respect. It is a very competitive player, a winner. And he has a way of understanding life," he said. "You have to play the matter and go. (Alves) is very competitive and has always given everything for Barcelona," he said Puyol.
Carles Puyol returned to exert captain and asked both Gerard Pique and Alvaro Arbeloa to stop tweets exchanged in the virtual battle that remain from the last few weeks. The last was after the European elimination of Barcelona at the hands of Atletico Madrid recalled when a tweet Pique, citing a movie, and he replied.
But it is that Pique himself came to censure Arbeloa to the media, beyond its declaration of "cone-acid" several months ago.
Peliculón lleva tilde. Un abrazo. https://t.co/olqNtB40kn
— Gerard Piqué (@3gerardpique) April 9, 2016
No censorship Alves
About video of his former teammate Brazilian international Dani Alves after the elimination against Atletico in the Champions League, he said they already know "how", which is "a winner" and that "it has always given everything for Barcelona." In the aforementioned video inserted into a known social network, Alves appeared with imitating allegedly his girlfriend wig, as he consoled after the defeat at the Vicente Calderon against Atletico Argentine 'Cholo' Simeone, who play a place in the final of the Champions League with Bayern Munich German. "Yes I've seen," said Puyol, asked about what he thinks and how it would work if even captain 'FC Barcelona'. "As captain, I not think anything. Because I am no longer captain or my house not control or my house," joked it was one of the best central defenders in the history of Spanish football when asked about the video of his former teammate . "Dani all know him. He has a lot of respect. It is a very competitive player, a winner. And he has a way of understanding life," he said. "You have to play the matter and go. (Alves) is very competitive and has always given everything for Barcelona," he said Puyol.
Here's the scoring charts in La Liga - Pichichi
Check scoring charts of the Spanish La Liga. Who will win the Pichichi Trophy 2015-16? Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo are the favorites, as all these years, but Neymar, Luis Suarez and Benzema threaten his throne.
The fight for being the top scorer of the Liga Spanish BBVA is still spectacular. Cristiano Ronaldo is postulated as the favorite to win the award for top scorer of the 2015-16 season.
The Portuguese scored a goal in injury time against Getafe thanks to the generosity of Jesse. Benzema scored a goal and added another 22. Messi is third with 23 points, although his goal, the 500th of his career, did not help him to Barcelona to curb free fall, defeated by Valencia (1-2). At Atletico, level on points with leaders Barcelona , did not score Griezmann .
Scoring charts / top scorer in the Spanish league (33rd day - April 17):
- With 31 goals: Cristiano Ronaldo (POR) (6p) ( Real Madrid ).
- With 26 goals: Luis Suarez (URU) (1p) (Barcelona).
- With 23 goals: Messi (ARG) (3p) (Barcelona)
- With 22 goals : Benzema (Real Madrid).
- With 21 goals: Neymar (BRA); (4p) (Barcelona)
- With 20 goals: Griezmann (Atlético) (1p)
The fight for being the top scorer of the Liga Spanish BBVA is still spectacular. Cristiano Ronaldo is postulated as the favorite to win the award for top scorer of the 2015-16 season.
The Portuguese scored a goal in injury time against Getafe thanks to the generosity of Jesse. Benzema scored a goal and added another 22. Messi is third with 23 points, although his goal, the 500th of his career, did not help him to Barcelona to curb free fall, defeated by Valencia (1-2). At Atletico, level on points with leaders Barcelona , did not score Griezmann .
Scoring charts / top scorer in the Spanish league (33rd day - April 17):
- With 31 goals: Cristiano Ronaldo (POR) (6p) ( Real Madrid ).
- With 26 goals: Luis Suarez (URU) (1p) (Barcelona).
- With 23 goals: Messi (ARG) (3p) (Barcelona)
- With 22 goals : Benzema (Real Madrid).
- With 21 goals: Neymar (BRA); (4p) (Barcelona)
- With 20 goals: Griezmann (Atlético) (1p)
Barca plays with fire
Barcelona has given its fourth defeat in the last five games, several of them undeservedly, as this Sunday against Valencia (1-2) victory at Camp Nou was and he left the championship tighter than ever.
Luis Enrique still leaders, but by goal difference. A five matches to conclude the championship, the club has the same points as Atletico Madrid and one more than Real Madrid in a season finale in which they have appeared all ghosts to Barca.
He played to win, deserved by number of occasions and harassment, but lost. He sat Valencia to Barcelona on the couch as he had done before Atletico Madrid, Real Madrid and Real Sociedad, and saw flit everything that has happened in the last month and does not buy it. It does play well, regular or not so well, because the result is almost always the same: a defeat.
Especially after the first time, the footballing merits of Luis Enrique were unquestionable. They dominated the game and had chances to kill the game, but Barca lost 0-2, after a goal that bounced off Rakitic Siqueira and misled Bravo and somewhat late Santi Mina.
Sitting on the couch watching what was a perfect record of 39 matches had collapsed without explanation, something worth psychoanalyst. The trifecta of 'cientoypico' goals had forgotten mark, the defense is a creme brulee and the goalkeeper, who plays does not matter, is not as sharp as before.
So Barca stood in the break with a 0-2 when the match was not for that. In fact, Barca had four very clear chances to take the lead before the goal Siqueira and another before Santi Mina.
Luis Enrique put Sergi Roberto Dani Alves in the team gala. Brazil paid its excess 'Instagram' and stayed on the bench and his replacement was one of the highlights in the match.
Valencia played with the nerves of the club. With nothing to lose and the lesson learned she was found with two goals and was entrusted to Diego Alves, who was the best of his team.
Along the way Barca squandered many opportunities. Messi missed just before Alves 7 minutes, Suarez did not reach a center of Alba when he was alone inside the area (M.11), Neymar not hit upon a Vaseline (m.12) and the 'flea' in a combination with Brazil (m.25).
Valencia had an arrival of Rodrigo, in the 17 minutes before the goal. It was in an embodiment of Siqueira, he covered Rakitic shot, the ball bounced off the Croatian and left Bravo (M.26).
Despite the 0-1, the club was not broke and all. 39 Messi could tie, but Parejo empowered discount Santi Mina and his team went 0-2.
They did not play Barca so well in the second half. Nerves gripped Barcelona fans. They were all looking at Valencia, but were no longer so clear-sighted and appealed more to epic than quality.
Thus came the 1-2, the Leo Messi 500 so that took a good team move met with great assistance of Jordi Alba.
In this way, the club had ended a run of 249 minutes without scoring a goal. With 27 minutes remaining the game, anything was possible. Barca lived in the wire and the extraordinary coverage of its central couple (Pique and Mascherano) that gave many extra balls for his team again to tip over on the goal of Alves in an infinite loop.
After the goal of Messi, Barca had three clear chances to at least tie the game, but neither Neymar nor Rakitic and Pique were right, nor Paco Alcacer, who missed a goal 85 minutes the on fortunately for his team not never regret.
Luis Enrique still leaders, but by goal difference. A five matches to conclude the championship, the club has the same points as Atletico Madrid and one more than Real Madrid in a season finale in which they have appeared all ghosts to Barca.
He played to win, deserved by number of occasions and harassment, but lost. He sat Valencia to Barcelona on the couch as he had done before Atletico Madrid, Real Madrid and Real Sociedad, and saw flit everything that has happened in the last month and does not buy it. It does play well, regular or not so well, because the result is almost always the same: a defeat.
Especially after the first time, the footballing merits of Luis Enrique were unquestionable. They dominated the game and had chances to kill the game, but Barca lost 0-2, after a goal that bounced off Rakitic Siqueira and misled Bravo and somewhat late Santi Mina.
Sitting on the couch watching what was a perfect record of 39 matches had collapsed without explanation, something worth psychoanalyst. The trifecta of 'cientoypico' goals had forgotten mark, the defense is a creme brulee and the goalkeeper, who plays does not matter, is not as sharp as before.
So Barca stood in the break with a 0-2 when the match was not for that. In fact, Barca had four very clear chances to take the lead before the goal Siqueira and another before Santi Mina.
Luis Enrique put Sergi Roberto Dani Alves in the team gala. Brazil paid its excess 'Instagram' and stayed on the bench and his replacement was one of the highlights in the match.
Valencia played with the nerves of the club. With nothing to lose and the lesson learned she was found with two goals and was entrusted to Diego Alves, who was the best of his team.
Along the way Barca squandered many opportunities. Messi missed just before Alves 7 minutes, Suarez did not reach a center of Alba when he was alone inside the area (M.11), Neymar not hit upon a Vaseline (m.12) and the 'flea' in a combination with Brazil (m.25).
Valencia had an arrival of Rodrigo, in the 17 minutes before the goal. It was in an embodiment of Siqueira, he covered Rakitic shot, the ball bounced off the Croatian and left Bravo (M.26).
Despite the 0-1, the club was not broke and all. 39 Messi could tie, but Parejo empowered discount Santi Mina and his team went 0-2.
They did not play Barca so well in the second half. Nerves gripped Barcelona fans. They were all looking at Valencia, but were no longer so clear-sighted and appealed more to epic than quality.
Thus came the 1-2, the Leo Messi 500 so that took a good team move met with great assistance of Jordi Alba.
In this way, the club had ended a run of 249 minutes without scoring a goal. With 27 minutes remaining the game, anything was possible. Barca lived in the wire and the extraordinary coverage of its central couple (Pique and Mascherano) that gave many extra balls for his team again to tip over on the goal of Alves in an infinite loop.
After the goal of Messi, Barca had three clear chances to at least tie the game, but neither Neymar nor Rakitic and Pique were right, nor Paco Alcacer, who missed a goal 85 minutes the on fortunately for his team not never regret.
duminică, 17 aprilie 2016
Rosberg wins Chinese Grand Prix, Alonso Sainz finished ninth and twelfth
The German driver Nico Rosberg (Mercedes) today won the thirteenth China Grand Prix Formula One third round of the World 2016, which further consolidated its leadership of the championship, It followed on the podium, after a tough battle, Sebastian Vettel (Ferrari) and Daniil Kvyat (Red Bull).
The Spanish Fernando Alonso (McLaren), who had gone in tenth place on his return to competition since his accident last month in the first race of the season in Australia , eventually finished twelfth.
His countryman Carlos Sainz (Toro Rosso), meanwhile, finished ninth, while Brazilian Felipe Massa (Williams) was the fastest in Latin America and finished sixth after a flawless defense of his position despite the insistent pressure of Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes ), seventh.
Rosberg gave the 56 laps of the Chinese circuit, 5,451 meters (which has a total of 305.256 kilometers) in a time of 1 hour, xx minutes xxx xxx seconds and milliseconds.
After positions Vettel and Kvyat on the podium today scored pilots, in this order, Daniele Ricciardo (Red Bull), Kimi Raikkonen (Ferrari), Felipe Massa (Williams), Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes), Max Verstappen (Toro Rosso ), Carlos Sainz (Toro Rosso) and Valtteri Bottas (Williams).
Today's victory strengthens the position as leader of the classification for Rosberg, who left his first "pole" of 2016 without losing the advantage which became more than half minute- throughout the race, as he unleashed a spectacular battle in all positions of points, and even beyond, behind him.
The German, back to the Chinese circuit where the first "pole" achieved in 2012 and the first victory of his career in Formula 1, and amount to 25 today a total of 75 points after achieving perfect record signing three wins consecutive in the first three Grands Prix championship (Australia, Bahrain, China).
The next and fourth round of the World Formula One Grand Prix will be Russian, to be held in Sochi between 28 April and 1 May.
The Spanish Fernando Alonso (McLaren), who had gone in tenth place on his return to competition since his accident last month in the first race of the season in Australia , eventually finished twelfth.
His countryman Carlos Sainz (Toro Rosso), meanwhile, finished ninth, while Brazilian Felipe Massa (Williams) was the fastest in Latin America and finished sixth after a flawless defense of his position despite the insistent pressure of Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes ), seventh.
Rosberg gave the 56 laps of the Chinese circuit, 5,451 meters (which has a total of 305.256 kilometers) in a time of 1 hour, xx minutes xxx xxx seconds and milliseconds.
After positions Vettel and Kvyat on the podium today scored pilots, in this order, Daniele Ricciardo (Red Bull), Kimi Raikkonen (Ferrari), Felipe Massa (Williams), Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes), Max Verstappen (Toro Rosso ), Carlos Sainz (Toro Rosso) and Valtteri Bottas (Williams).
Today's victory strengthens the position as leader of the classification for Rosberg, who left his first "pole" of 2016 without losing the advantage which became more than half minute- throughout the race, as he unleashed a spectacular battle in all positions of points, and even beyond, behind him.
The German, back to the Chinese circuit where the first "pole" achieved in 2012 and the first victory of his career in Formula 1, and amount to 25 today a total of 75 points after achieving perfect record signing three wins consecutive in the first three Grands Prix championship (Australia, Bahrain, China).
The next and fourth round of the World Formula One Grand Prix will be Russian, to be held in Sochi between 28 April and 1 May.
Alonso: painless race, but "we did not have the pace to be at points"
The Spanish driver Fernando Alonso (McLaren), which ended today in twelfth place in the Chinese Grand Prix Formula 1 World Championship and first third of the Spaniard manages to complete this year , no pain besieged career after his recent accident, but neither could score.
The Spanish champion, who left the tenth position on the grid in his first Grand Prix since his accident a month ago Australia , which caused him to miss the stage of Bahrain, had set the goal to pass the goal from 10 first, but "unfortunately we did not have the pace to be in the points."
Still, "I think it was better than Friday" in free practice that day, the last time when he could train this year in Shanghai with dry track due to rain during training and classification yesterday, and improvements made McLaren "have been improving, although it has not been enough today."
"Anyway I'm happy to be back in the car and finish the race, because in Australia I could not finish logically by the accident, and in Bahrain did not compete, so this is practically the first race, or the first time we fifty and peak around in this car, "he said.
With the MP4-31 "It is the first time I have such a long stint," he reiterated, "and it will probably be very useful for the next races."
With the data collected today, "I think we have to improve in all aspects: power unit, with which we follow a little below the fastest, aerodynamically, and managing the tires, which is something we have to continue improving, "he reviewed.
In addition to the state of his car was important to check your own body as it is recovering from the fracture of his left rib ninth in Melbourne, a month ago, and pneumothorax who appeared to him in the area, which until this week He was afraid that if I had another impact could damage the lung.
Alonso participated in the Chinese test with pain he described as "controllable" and today hoped drive with only the aid of an aspirin, which seemed to work.
"The truth is that (have been) well, when I left I was a little worse, when I gave the reconnaissance laps I went to the grill and had more pain on Friday and Saturday, and was excited to see how it would be in race, "he acknowledged.
"However in the race, I do not know if tension or thrills running or whatever, I just remembered what rib right now," he said, "in the race, no problem."
The Spaniard also explained how was your strategy today, interesting despite feeling "a little disappointed" at not being able to enter points.
"The first lap was a bit of chaos, strange because there were cars all over the place, and thought it might happen something that could help us, but nothing happened, and finally all ran smoothly and we were not fast enough to be among the top ten, "he recalled.
The safety car came out on lap eight "We did not come too well, but neither is it to be a gift for those in front," but ruined part of the strategy of McLaren to make today only two stops, despite shoot something slower to abide tires.
"He picked out with yellow to go longer, because when the front stop and lose those 25 seconds trying to stretch those laps, but leave the safety car we did not come good," he admitted.
"Then in the race we were not going very fast, and opted to go to two stops, so it was a race a little patience, because we were going to go very slow, with average wheels, but we were going to stop once less than the others, so we went a little plug doing when we could, and pulling when we left, "reeled, although the result was" a boring tad in that sense. "
"We tried it finish the race with the minimum total time, and has not been enough to be in the top 10," he said, "to see how the next" in the Russian Grand Prix on 1 May.
The Spanish champion, who left the tenth position on the grid in his first Grand Prix since his accident a month ago Australia , which caused him to miss the stage of Bahrain, had set the goal to pass the goal from 10 first, but "unfortunately we did not have the pace to be in the points."
Still, "I think it was better than Friday" in free practice that day, the last time when he could train this year in Shanghai with dry track due to rain during training and classification yesterday, and improvements made McLaren "have been improving, although it has not been enough today."
"Anyway I'm happy to be back in the car and finish the race, because in Australia I could not finish logically by the accident, and in Bahrain did not compete, so this is practically the first race, or the first time we fifty and peak around in this car, "he said.
With the MP4-31 "It is the first time I have such a long stint," he reiterated, "and it will probably be very useful for the next races."
With the data collected today, "I think we have to improve in all aspects: power unit, with which we follow a little below the fastest, aerodynamically, and managing the tires, which is something we have to continue improving, "he reviewed.
In addition to the state of his car was important to check your own body as it is recovering from the fracture of his left rib ninth in Melbourne, a month ago, and pneumothorax who appeared to him in the area, which until this week He was afraid that if I had another impact could damage the lung.
Alonso participated in the Chinese test with pain he described as "controllable" and today hoped drive with only the aid of an aspirin, which seemed to work.
"The truth is that (have been) well, when I left I was a little worse, when I gave the reconnaissance laps I went to the grill and had more pain on Friday and Saturday, and was excited to see how it would be in race, "he acknowledged.
"However in the race, I do not know if tension or thrills running or whatever, I just remembered what rib right now," he said, "in the race, no problem."
The Spaniard also explained how was your strategy today, interesting despite feeling "a little disappointed" at not being able to enter points.
"The first lap was a bit of chaos, strange because there were cars all over the place, and thought it might happen something that could help us, but nothing happened, and finally all ran smoothly and we were not fast enough to be among the top ten, "he recalled.
The safety car came out on lap eight "We did not come too well, but neither is it to be a gift for those in front," but ruined part of the strategy of McLaren to make today only two stops, despite shoot something slower to abide tires.
"He picked out with yellow to go longer, because when the front stop and lose those 25 seconds trying to stretch those laps, but leave the safety car we did not come good," he admitted.
"Then in the race we were not going very fast, and opted to go to two stops, so it was a race a little patience, because we were going to go very slow, with average wheels, but we were going to stop once less than the others, so we went a little plug doing when we could, and pulling when we left, "reeled, although the result was" a boring tad in that sense. "
"We tried it finish the race with the minimum total time, and has not been enough to be in the top 10," he said, "to see how the next" in the Russian Grand Prix on 1 May.
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