It’s 2:25 p.m., and I’m sitting in the interview room waiting for Rafael Nadal to arrive so he can do his press conference at 2:30 p.m. Surprisingly, the room is only 10 percent full, and I can hear the chitter chatter of multiple languages being spoken.
It’s now 2:31, and all of a sudden, the room is flooded with members of the media. There are photographers, video guys (I believe that’s the technical term) and reporters. It’s as if they were just just dropped off from some sort of media bus. Where was my pass?!
It’s now 2:35, and the second wave of media members arrives. The room is now packed and much louder.
Rafa arrives at 2:36. Here. We. Go.
My first impression is that he looks tired and like he just hopped out of the shower. The reporters make a mad dash to the podium so they can place their audio recorders and Flip camcorders for the press conference. Why was I not told of this?! Oh yeah, that’s because I’m not a real reporter. And since I don’t have a recorder, I will try my best to type as fast I can to capture the news conference.
Note: I couldn’t type fast enough (and I type fast!) so portions of the interview are paraphrased.
First question:
Reporter: What have you been doing since the Australian Open?
Rafa: I was home in Mallorca, resting, spending time with family an
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