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Photo by Beth WilsonArticles:Nadal prepara Wimbledon en Manacor – by Álvaro Rama (mangle)Rafa Nadal, triunfador humilde – fluffy piece about Rafa’s sponsorship with KIA (mangle)Rafael Nadal: French Open Legend and The Future of Poker Sponsorship – by Lee Davy (calvinayre.com)Videos/Audio:Players tell us about their favorite Wimbledon places.Today’s JeannaB64 flash back takes you all the way back to Sopot 2004 – Rafa’s first ATP title.Social media related to Rafa:Guess who’s on the cover of Tennis Magazine (in France).Nice racket and clothing choices there…Vamos! RT @gstilljr8: I didn't start at a young age. but all she wants to do is play tennis! #TennisRunsInOurBlood! pic.twitter.com/oLGmKjYrwR— Babolat (@babolat) June 17, 2013Other stuff:Toni shows up about 17 minutes into this.“No Wonder Everyone Thinks You Are Garbage” – by Ben Rothenberg. Fascinating (and sad) piece on the kind of abuse betters hurl at players via social media.Andy Murray’s column on the BBC site has a mention of Rafa:I know there will be a lot of interest in the draw this year as Rafael Nadal looks like being seeded fifth, but as a player you can’t get too obsessed about the draw.I’d sign up to be in the quarter-finals against Rafa tomorrow if someone offered me that.You could say if I get through that match, then the semi-final might not be as tough, but if you want to win the biggest tournaments you have to beat the best players in the world. It doesn’t really matter where they are in the draw.Well said, Andy.

Alexandr Dolgopolov, the No. 6 seed at the AEGON International, was ousted in the first round by Spaniard Fernando Verdasco.

Sports betting has been around for thousands of years. Some claimed that the credit should go to Greece, home of the Olympic Games, for popularizing the social activity. Now, thanks to the advent of the Internet and online sportsbooks, the legacy of Greece has come full circle. In recent years (or better known as the 'golden years'), we have seen the rise of tennis betting thanks to amazing players like Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray who have produced some of the most epic matches and notable rivalries in history. Tennis fans have frequently used betting sites , not only to bet on their favourite players but also a source for them to get information such as scores, head to head and other resources. With the upcoming Wimbledon Championships drawing near, fans will be asking: Will Rafael Nadal continue his winning form on grass after a successful season on clay this year? Is he back at his best? These questions are often posted by the media lately. If you're looking for a place to bet these answers online, I would recommend Au Free Bets for some free bets and the latest betting offers. Nadal with his second Wimbledon trophy in 2010 Many tennis fans may have forgotten that Nadal has also won on hard court in Indian Wells after his first title on clay at Acapulco despite a seven-month break from tennis since Wimbledon. Not only that. Nadal made a historic victory at Roland Garros recently making him the first man to win a Grand Slam singles tournament for a record of eight times. That win completes his first half of the year with a total of 6 titles - 2 Masters 1000 titles and 1 Grand Slam. According to Nadal's uncle and coach, Toni, he is very confident that his fifth-ranked nephew is sitting in a good position to make a run at the no. 1 ranking. Nadal only trails world no. 1 Novak Djokovic by about 5,000 points, with only 90 points to defend the rest of the year. Remember last year when Nadal lost to Lukas Rosol in the second round at Wimbledon? With an impressive run so far, I can only forsee that Nadal will do better at Wimbledon this year. He doesn't need to win at Wimbledon and yet has a good opportunity to rake up more points and climb a few ranks up to be among the 'Big Four' again. HCFoo's Tennis Blog

(June 17, 2013) Day One of the Wimbledon men’s qualifying tournament wrapped up on Monday, and saw some surprises including top seed Dudi Sela being ousted. The day’s winners included David Rice of Great Britain as he defeated German Sebastian Rieschick, 6-3, 6-2; Aussie James Duckworth overpowered Dusan Lajovic of Serbia, 6-3, 6-1; American Rhyne Williams worked Victor Crivoi over, 6-2, 6-4; and Canadian Steven Diez had a close win against Fabiano De Paula, 7-6(6), 7-5. American hopeful Jack Sock and Brit Dan Evans both lost in the first round. Photos of all these players and more in the Monday gallery by Tennis Grandstand photographer Christopher Levy below.

British number one Andy Murray believes he is better equipped to deal with expectations at Wimbledon this year.

Six of the ten US men who took to the courts of Roehampton today for the first round of Wimbledon qualifying will be back on Tuesday for the second round. No. 4 seed Wayne Odesnik, No. 6 seed Denis... For the complete story, click on the title of the post to go to zootennis.com

John Isner was one of four seeds sent-packing from the men's singles at the Topshelf Open in the Netherlands on Monday.

(June 17, 2013) This week, musical artist and tennis fan Redfoo, of LMFAO, will be competing in the USTA Northern California Sectional Qualifying Tournament. The NorCal sectional qualifier is being held in Salinas, Calif., and Redfoo will play his singles match on Wednesday, June 19, at 5:30 p.m. local time.   In addition, the USTA [...]

Rafael Nadal will likely be seeded fifth at Wimbledon, and Roger Federer and Andy Murray don't care.

Here is the ATP World Tour Rankings as of June 17, 2013. There’s no change in the world’s top ten but Andy Murray and Roger Federer added points in their rankings with title victories at the Queen’s Club and Gerry Weber Open respectively. Kei Nishikori of Japan is now ranked at a career-high 11th. [1] The post ATP World Tour Rankings as of June 17, 2013 appeared first on Tennis Guru.