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Rafa at the Hurlingham Club
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Rafa Nadal
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Thanks to Bubs and LizzieBee2 who discovered that going to this did not involve re-mortgaging the house and Jen who scored a ticket for me, I was able to go with them and see Rafa in this glorious setting.

Rafa Nadal
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I'd always assumed that this sort of event would be full of posh people who were more interested in the hospitality than the tennis. I couldn't have been more wrong. It was a total delight. The people couldn't have been nicer and we were plied with champagne and canapés on arrival. We were even able to buy a very reasonably priced tea in the members area shown below.

Rafa Nadal
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The court area is tiny but was packed out for Rafa's match.

Rafa Nadal
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He played Kei Nishikori and it was taken pretty seriously. Obviously neither player was going all out but they made it a highly competitive match, which Rafa won, 7-6(3), 7-6(4).

Here are some pictures.

Rafa Nadal
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Rafa Nadal
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Rafa Nadal
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Rafa Nadal
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Rafa Nadal
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Rafa Nadal
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Rafa Nadal
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And a couple of videos.

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Thanks, Rafa, for being the icing on the cake of a fabulous day out.

Rafa Nadal
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