Natalia Cano

Live and let live

[Natalia Cano @natcano10]

@adrianmckinty @dcsandbrook I’d say you’re in Barcelona…

[Natalia Cano @natcano10]

@Granvilas Qué gran artículo, me ha conmovido mucho. Muchas gracias por compartirlo. Solamente me falta ir al cine a ver la película de Sorrentino para completar la terna, así que esa será la elección de esta semana.

[Natalia Cano @natcano10]

@RaquelMartos

[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

[Natalia Cano @natcano10]

@antonlosada Antón, te agradezco el tiempo, la energía y esfuerzo que has dedicado desde tu cuenta a desmontar bulos y a quienes los crean y los difunden, y que trates así de contrarrestar la desinformación y manipulación de los hechos que vemos cada día. Ánimo.

[Natalia Cano @natcano10]

@crispmarcote Me parece muy grave que quien entrevista a Feijóo no aclare en el mismo
momento en que Feijóo dice esto que no fue así lo que dijo Sánchez y que no establezca el contexto completo de lo que de verdad dijo.

[Natalia Cano @natcano10]

@buttercri 🤦🏻‍♀️

[Natalia Cano @natcano10]

@DaniNovarama @penguinlibros La compré en preventa hace un par de semanas y llegó ayer. Hoy empiezo la lectura y estoy con una ilusión tremenda, deseando que llegue el momento de sentarme en la butaca esta tarde!

[Natalia Cano @natcano10]

@LeonAranoa @MonicaCarrillo Y uno de los lápices es rojo y antifascista 👏🏻🙌🏻 😃 ¡La cosa promete!

[Natalia Cano @natcano10]

@Avivir Ha sido una maravilla escuchar hoy a Juan José Millás y a Javier del Pino. Una hermosa conversación y unas hermosas reflexiones.

[Natalia Cano @natcano10]

@IdafeMartin @dlacalle @EconoCabreado El más “cualificado” 🤦🏻‍♀️

[Natalia Cano @natcano10]

@Nanisimo No creo que sea sorprendente, ya que el comunicado que ha escrito Obama es exclusivamente para rendir homenaje a Biden.

[Natalia Cano @natcano10]

@IdafeMartin @oscar_puente_ Gracias, Idafe, por dignificar la profesión de periodista. No pueden decir lo mismo los protagonistas de este hilo y otros tantos cuyos bulos y mentiras desmientes a diario.

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@jorgecarrion21 @GalderReguera @AthleticClub @Seix_Barral ¡Gracias, @jorgecarrion21 ! De Galder veo en Seix Barral Hijos del fútbol, voy a comprárselo a mi padre, definitivamente. Sin embargo, no veo el libro Historias del fútbol entre la lista. ¿Alguna pista para poder localizarlo? No encuentro nada en internet.

[Natalia Cano @natcano10]

@mergallego Es alucinante cómo han calado los discursos de la derecha y la ultraderecha entre personas por cuyo bienestar y mejoras en sus vidas esos partidos no miran, sino todo lo contrario.

[Natalia Cano @natcano10]

@IdafeMartin @LANACION @clarincom @IdafeMartin Cuando te leo pienso en el tiempo y energía que te debe de llevar señalar tantos bulos que se dicen y se publican. Te agradezco esa labor, tan necesaria en estos tiempos, y que contrarrestes cada bulo con la información y el contexto correctos.

[Natalia Cano @natcano10]

@rosaliarte Feliz vuelta al sol, Rosa!! ☀️😎

[Natalia Cano @natcano10]

@elonmuskusaaaaa Johnny 😄

[Natalia Cano @natcano10]

@AMAZlNGNATURE No moves