An upfront warning: this set is primarily of interest to Nadal fans. That said, while there truly wasn't some kind of photographic competition going on to take the unhappiest possible picture of Rafa, I might have been in the running for a major prize if there had been. View at your peril; the more sensitive Nadal obsessives among the TWibe will probably feel much happier if they have a stiff drink, skip over the match photos and head straight for the soothing sequence from the press conference at the end. Never have I felt so cruel behind a lens as I did during this match. Of course, if you're the kind of player who is expressive on court, usually you can't choose to hide your feelings if they are not what you want to show the world. Most players have plenty of practice in not looking straight at photographers if they don't want to give away more than they need to, but those feelings tend to leak out visually all the same.

The Davis Cup final could be very revealing.

Rosangel Valenti