The Spanish Rafael Nadal, the next day 18 will be officially crowned as world number one tennis, arrived in Beijing accompanied by a huge expectation and moved to the Olympic village, where it will remain stay during their participation in the Games.
Nadal, who faces China in their second Olympics, arrived in the Chinese airport at the scheduled time (15.00 local time) from Los Angeles, after contesting the Masters Series Cincinnati tournament that assured him of his impending coronation at the top of the ATP ranking after reaching the semifinals.
The arrival of Nadal caused a great excitement within and outside the airport in Beijing. Later, he moved into the Olympic village, where he will share this experience with Olympic athletes from the rest of Spain. The Balearic acknowledged on arrival feeling "very tired" by the long journey and the schedule change from the United States, which has faced the American season, ramp hard.
For Rafael Nadal "The sports betting Olympic Games are a unique competition" that he "would love to enjoy." I'm really looking forward to this event, "said the Balearic Islands, shortly before installed along the rest of Spanish athletes. Nadal faces in its second Beijing Olympic experience after that lived in Athens 2004, the Spanish tennis player regarded as experimental. There, with 18 years, came without preparation time, and was eliminated in first round.
The Spanish tennis player facing the Olympic tournament in his best season. As winner of seven titles, including two Grand Slam-Wimbledon and Roland Garros-, three Masters Series-Monte Carlo, Hamburg and Canada-and the Queen's tournament and Barcelona.
Whatever its role in the sports betting Olympic Games, will be sworn in as number one in the world for the first time in his career on August 18.
Nadal reaches Beijing to defend its number one
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8/04/2008 |
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