2009-07-01: Rafa has been confirmed to miss next week's Davis Cup action as Spain will face Germany. Fernando Verdasco, Tommy Robredo, David Ferrer, and Feliciano Lopez will be playing for Spain

2009-06-19: Of course it is no surprise to hear that Rafa has been bothered by his knees for a while: “I could not play close to my best,” Nadal said, insisting he would work hard to “come back as soon as possible.”. ! Read about it here.

2009-06-19: Rafa was uncertain of playing and had said he would decide today…Rafa has been strugglling with knee problems for a few years now and it got worse in the past few weeks forcing him to withdraw from Queens… Let's hope he makes a return soon

2009-06-18: Rafa confirmed he would be deciding on Friday about his possible participation in the Wimbledon Championships which start on Monday... ! Let's hope he can enter!

2009-06-17: Rafa might apparently be playing an exhibition match on Friday if he is feeling ok, in order to test his knees before Wimbledon.. more on that soon

2009-06-10: Rafa is still in doubt for Wimbledon because of knee issues, he remains hopeful that it will work out: "I am going to give my 200 percent to be ready for the most important tournament in the world. The tournament that I always dream about," Nadal said in a statement posted on his official website Rafael Nadal.com today. "I will not go out and play, especially on the Wimbledon Centre Court, if I am not 100 percent ready to play. I have 2 difficult weeks ahead of me, especially because I won't be doing what I like doing most, which is to play tennis, but I will be working on my recovery through physiotherapy treatments as well as recovery work on the specific muscular area."

2009-06-07: Looks like Rafa is far from certain of being able to play in Wimbledon, read about it here:)

2009-06-06: Tough news as Rafa announced he had to withdraw from next week's tournament in Queens because of a knee injury. "I am very disappointed to not be able to come this year to Queen's, defend the title I won last year and enjoy playing there in front of the very knowledgeable British crowds,”

2009-05-31: Huge upset today as Rafael lost his match in Roland Garros losing in the 4th round in 4 sets against Sweden's Robin Soderling, a 6-2, 6-7, 6-4, 7-6 loss.... a crushing loss as Rafa had never lost or even really been worried in a match in Roland Garros... We should have his post-match comments soon.

2009-05-31: You can read Friday's post-match press conference transcript here.

2009-05-29: Good news today as Rafael won his match in the Roland Garros 3rd round posting a 3 sets win against Australia`s Lleyton Hewitt, a 6-1, 6-3, 6-1 win. In the 4th round, Rafael will face Robin Soderling.

2009-05-28: You can read yesterday's post-match press conference transcript here:)

2009-05-27: Good news today as Rafael won his match in the Roland Garros 2nd round posting a 3 sets win against Russia`s Teimuraz Gabashvili, a 6-1, 6-4, 6-2 win. In the 3rd round, Rafael will face Lleyton Hewitt.

2009-05-25: Good news today as Rafael won his match in the Roland Garros 1st round posting a 3 sets win against Brazil`s Marco Daniel, a 7-5, 6-4, 6-3 win. In the 2nd round, Rafael will face Teimuraz Gabashvili.

2009-05-22: Rafael is in action next week as he will be playing the French Open. In his opening match he will face a qualifier.

2009-05-17: Not a huge surprise after yesterday's marathon but Rafa lost in Tennis Masters Madrid losing in the final 2 sets against Switzerland's Roger Federer, a 6-4, 6-4 loss.... a tough loss going into the French Open but we can be sure that Rafa will be ready by the time the Paris red clay gets going..

2009-05-16: Wow, what a match and what a win it was for Rafa in the Tennis Masters Madrid semifinals as he posted a 3 sets win against Serbia's Novak Djokovic, a 3-6, 7-6, 7-6 win in a match that lasted over 4 hours... In the final, Rafael will face Juan Martin del Potro or Roger Federer.

2009-05-15: Good news today as Rafael won his match in the Tennis Masters Madrid quarterfinals posting a 2 sets win against Spain`s Fernando Verdasco, a 6-4, 7-5 win. In the semifinals, Rafael will face Novak Djokovic.

2009-05-14: Rafa did not even have to play today in Madrid, he advances to the quarterfinals with a win over Philip Kohlschreiber, who withdrew with an injury, next up for Rafa will be fellow Spaniard Fernando Verdasco.

2009-05-13: Good news today as Rafael won his match in the Tennis Masters Madrid 2nd round posting a 2 sets win against Austria`s Jurgen Melzer, a 6-3, 6-1 win. In the 3rd round, Rafael will face Philipp Kohlschreiber.

2009-05-10: Rafael is in action next week as he will be playing the Madrid. In his first round he will have a bye.

2009-05-03: Good news today as Rafael won his match in the Tennis Masters Roma final posting a 2 sets win against Serbia`s Novak Djokovic, a 7-6, 6-2 win.

2009-05-02: Good news today as Rafael won his match in the Tennis Masters Roma semifinals posting a 2 sets win against Chili`s Fernando Gonzalez, a 6-3, 6-3 win. In the final, Rafael will face Novak Djokovic.

2009-05-02: Good news today as Rafael won his match in the Tennis Masters Roma quarterfinals posting a 2 sets win against Spain`s Fernando Verdasco, a 6-3, 6-3 win. In the semifinals, Rafael will face Fernando Gonzalez.

2009-04-30: Good news today as Rafael won his match in the Tennis Masters Roma 3rd round posting a 2 sets win against Sweden`s Robin Soderling, a 6-1, 6-0 win. In the quarterfinals, Rafael will face Fernando Verdasco.

2009-04-29: Good news today as Rafael won his match in the Tennis Masters Roma posting a 2 sets win against Italy`s Andre Seppi, a 6-2, 6-3 win. In the , Rafael will face .

2009-04-26: Good news today as Rafael won his match in the Barcelona final posting a 2 sets win against Spain`s David Ferrer, a 6-2, 7-5 win. In the over, Rafael will face or .

2009-04-26: Good news today as Rafael won his match in the Barcelona semifinals posting a 2 sets win against Russia`s Nikolay Davydenko, a 6-3, 6-2 win. In the final, Rafael will face David Ferrer.

2009-04-25: Rafael is in action next week as he will be playing the Rome. In his first round he will face a bye.

2009-04-23: Rafael is now actually in the semifinals without even having to play in the quarterfinals as his opponent David Nalbandian got injured and will not be able to play tomorrow. Rafa gets off and will now face either Nikolay Davydenko or Radek Stepanek