Rafa's favourite victories

[louiselux]

Rafa has been writing fanfiction and posting it on his website. In Touch -- You have to wait for it to load, then click on 'victories'.

Here are some excerpts:

2006 - Roland Garros
Federer is not only a champion, but also a gentleman and an elegant rival. He did not try to humiliate me, he did not draw blood. I don't think he wanted to win like that, against a frightened opponent who hardly put up any resistance. He wanted to win against Rafa Nadal.

Wimbledon - 2007
I made him show his best, far from the lord of grass performing a ballet to a fellow puppet. This time he sweated, he sweated as never before and I even managed to bother him a bit.

Wimbledon - 2008
Nothing around me was important, time stopped, the voices faded and the stands were no more than mist. Roger and I were alone.


ETA: another gem: Monte Carlo - 2006
Another final against Federer. I correct. It is never 'another'. It is never 'one more'. Every meeting is the first and the last.


I love the theatrical metaphor, Rafa! In fact, I love it all.

Comments

[louiselux.livejournal.com]

it's eerily as if the stuff we write - at least parts of it, set on court - are true

That's what struck me too. Reading it, I feel sure I've read-- and written-- some of this stuff.

The first one, RG 2006, makes it sound as if Roger won

It's interesting that Rafa includes 2007 Wimby in his list of memorable victories - it seems partly because Roger said to him after the match 'you deserved this too'.

Oops, I pressed send to early...

[niennah.livejournal.com]

He clearly can't tell his own victories from Roger's anymore. SOOO smitten. ♥♥