Mariana Alexandres

IR-Translation graduate @UComillas | MSc Politics and Communication @LSEnews | Backpacking the world one step at a time

[Mariana Alexandres @Mariana_Ax]

@metro_madrid no puede ser que en avenida de América para hacer el transbordo a la línea 9 se tarde más de 10 minutos y para salir a la calle más de lo mismo

[Metro de Madrid @metro_madrid]

❄️ Las nevadas de Madrid son únicas.

📸 IG: h.caro29

#MadridEnMetro

[Roger Federer @rogerfederer]

Vamos, @RafaelNadal!

As you get ready to graduate from tennis, I’ve got a few things to share before I maybe get emotional.

Let’s start with the obvious: you beat me—a lot. More than I managed to beat you. You challenged me in ways no one else could. On clay, it felt like I was stepping into your backyard, and you made me work harder than I ever thought I could just to hold my ground. You made me reimagine my game—even going so far as to change the size of my racquet head, hoping for any edge.

I’m not a very superstitious person, but you took it to the next level. Your whole process. All those rituals. Assembling your water bottles like toy soldiers in formation, fixing your hair, adjusting your underwear... All of it with the highest intensity. Secretly, I kind of loved the whole thing. Because it was so unique—it was so you.

And you know what, Rafa, you made me enjoy the game even more. 

OK, maybe not at first. After the 2004 Australian Open, I achieved the #1 ranking for the first time. I thought I was on top of the world. And I was—until two months later, when you walked on the court in Miami in your red sleeveless shirt, showing off those biceps, and you beat me convincingly. All that buzz I’d been hearing about you—about this amazing young player from Mallorca, a generational talent, probably going to win a major someday—it wasn’t just hype.

We were both at the start of our journey and it’s one we ended up taking together. Twenty years later, Rafa, I have to say: What an incredible run you’ve had. Including 14 French Opens—historic! You made Spain proud... you made the whole tennis world proud.

I keep thinking about the memories we’ve shared. Promoting the sport together. Playing that match on half-grass, half-clay. Breaking the all-time attendance record by playing in front of more than 50,000 fans in Cape Town, South Africa. Always cracking each other up. Wearing each other out on the court and then, sometimes, almost literally having to hold each other up during trophy ceremonies.

I’m still grateful you invited me to Mallorca to help launch the Rafa Nadal Academy in 2016. Actually, I kind of invited myself. I knew you were too polite to insist on me being there, but I didn’t want to miss it. You have always been a role model for kids around the world, and Mirka and I are so glad that our children have all trained at your academies. They had a blast and learned so much—like thousands of other young players. Although I always worried my kids would come home playing tennis as lefties.

And then there was London—the Laver Cup in 2022. My final match. It meant everything to me that you were there by my side—not as my rival but as my doubles partner. Sharing the court with you that night, and sharing those tears, will forever be one of the most special moments of my career.

Rafa, I know you’re focused on the last stretch of your epic career. We will talk when it’s done. For now, I just want to congratulate your family and team, who all played a massive role in your success. And I want you to know that your old friend is always cheering for you, and will be cheering just as loud for everything you do next.

Rafa that!

Best always, your fan, 

Roger

[La Vuelta @lavuelta]

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#Plenitude | #LaVuelta24

[Defreds @Defreds]

Hoy vamos a brindar por ti.

Aunque no estés, siempre vas a resonar.

[Mariana Alexandres @Mariana_Ax]

La peor organización que he visto en mi vida. @madcoolfestival

[Mariana Alexandres @Mariana_Ax]

Ferrovial sigue siendo una de las empresas más sostenibles del mundo en su sector, según Dow Jones Sustainability Index https://t.co/85Duw1gGMB

[Mariana Alexandres @Mariana_Ax]

Ferrovial vende a Meridiam su participación del 15% en las autopistas Ausol por 111 millones de euros

https://t.co/r9rWmWUQQS

[Mariana Alexandres @Mariana_Ax]

Ferrovial boosts EBITDA by 11.8% in the first nine months of the year to €521 https://t.co/3kWUagxg86

[Mariana Alexandres @Mariana_Ax]

The Ferrovial AECOM Vertiports Design Challenge is composed of young industry talent, who will be the future consumers of eVTOL transport, & experienced industry https://t.co/YHbqSKBAn2

[Roger Federer @rogerfederer]

It was a magical evening yesterday. Thank you again to all the players and fans who were here to share this moment with me. It means the world ❤️😊🙏🏼

[Rafa Nadal @RafaelNadal]

Dear Roger,my friend and rival.
I wish this day would have never come. It’s a sad day for me personally and for sports around the world.
It’s been a pleasure but also an honor and privilege to share all these years with you, living so many amazing moments on and off the court 👇🏻

[RFEN @RFEN_Oficial]

#Waterpolo

FINAL DEL CAMPEONATO DE EUROPA
Resultado Final de #wpSplit2022:

España 🇪🇸 9 - 6 🇬🇷Grecia

¡CAMPEONAAAAS DE EUROPAAAAAAAAAA!💙

[Ferrovial @ferrovial_es]

Nuestra filial Aeropuertos cierra la adquisición del 60% del Aeropuerto Internacional de Dalaman (Turquía).
📆 Un periodo de concesión que se extiende hasta el año 2042. ¡Aquí tienes todos los detalles! ➡ https://t.co/DyxfXdfhr1

[Roland-Garros @rolandgarros]

Rafa-Garros 🇪🇸🏆

[Mariana Alexandres @Mariana_Ax]

Heathrow builds commitments to share recovery benefits with https://t.co/E8DlEc07xT

[Mariana Alexandres @Mariana_Ax]

Vuelo pionero de múltiples drones en un mismo espacio aéreo https://t.co/GodnfFiq1b

[Mariana Alexandres @Mariana_Ax]

Ferrovial destaca la recuperación de los resultados de la empresa gracias a la mejora de la situación sanitaria https://t.co/WG2LevoXVn
#ferrovial

[CNN @CNN]

"We desire to see our children alive. I think it's a fair one."

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky was met with a standing ovation from the European Parliament after a powerful speech that caused the EU translator on the English language feed to choke up with emotion.

[The Kyiv Independent @KyivIndependent]

As Russia continues to launch air strikes on Kyiv, locals gather at subway stations that are serving as bomb shelters.

Photos: Anadolu Agency