from: http://www.vamosrafael.com/home.html
Rafael Wins Eighth Title of 2005
7/24/05 — Rafa won his eighth title of the year, defeating Argentine Gaston Gaudio, 6-3, 6-3, 6-4, at the Mercedes Cup in Stuttgart. It was Rafa's 34th successive clay victory, taking him to a career-high number two in the world behind Roger Federer. He also has offiically qualified for the year-end Masters Cup in Shanghai.
Rafa got off to a shaky start, losing the first game, but he was able to break back on his seventh breakpoint opportunity. He did the same in the third set. He lost serve in the opening game, but broke back immediately on his third breakpoint chance. He broke again when Gaudio was serving at 5-4 to stay in the match. Rafa said it was a tough match, but he's thrilled to have qualified for Shanghai. "It's a dream," Rafa said. "Now I'm among the eight best players in the world. It will be my first appearance and I want to do well."
In addition to the trophy and prize money (and the VamosRafael.com bear!), Rafa won a new Mercedes Benz automobile. Although he doesn't have a driver's license, the tournament organizers allowed him to drive it on center court. Perhaps this will motivate him to take driving lessons.
After the match, Gaudio said, "He took my Mercedes, so I have to come back next year to win it." The reporter helpfully suggested it may be easier to buy one.
有点变态，不过真的发生了，Nadal捧起了他今年第8个冠军奖杯。对于一个满19岁才1个多月的孩子，是不是有点变态。简直是发了疯了。对于红土场上的Nadal可以说是攻无不克，战无不胜。如今，除了他，谁还感在红土场上封王。在红土场上，无论是战绩还是表现，我只能目瞪口呆，这简直是人不是。
如今在ATP的排行榜中，他几乎是最耀眼的，除了球网Federer。这个星期，Nadal已经成为了紧随Federer其后，他的积分比第三的Roddick多出了291分，可以说，现在没有人能够动摇他的位置，他也只比Federer少了183分，4大满贯的总冠军是有200分，而一个大师赛的冠军(全胜冠军)则有150分，小组巡回赛获胜20分，半决赛获胜40分，决赛获胜50分，可以说，其实看上去相差很大的积分一下子就追回来了，不过说到底，还是实力最重要，要不也保不住自己的王者地位，就像Federer。
看看积分表：
前20名之中，有2个比我还要小，一个就是Nadal，一个就是比他还要小的Gasquet(法国)排名13，可以说英雄出少年啊！
除了看积分，再看看他们的比赛场数，又是一个骇人听闻的东东，看看Federer, 只赛了12个赛事，而Nadal则足足赛了18个，然后很明显就看到了差距所在，Federer的赢球质量真的很高。不过世界上一个时期也只有一个球王，幸好，幸好。
说回这次Nadal捧的梅塞德斯杯，现在我终于知道了Mercedes就是Benz的名字，
.这个德国杯的奖励除了10.44万欧元的奖金还有一辆梅塞德斯-奔驰SLK 200，好爽，唯一不爽的就是原来Nadal还没有驾驶执照。看看上面英文的最后一段，高迪奥说“他拿走了我的奔驰，我明年一定要把奔驰赢回来。”然后评论员则说“你买一部可能比较容易”哈哈哈！的确，要在现在的Nadal手上，在红土场上抢走他的胜利，真的很难。
发现了，原来一年的网球比赛真的好多http://www.atptennis.com/en/tournaments/fullcalendar/，不过在中国就不可能知道全部了，即使是赛事结果也不可能知道，真的好……
