Tag: Rafael Nadal
Rafael Nadal saves match points to deny Denis Shapovalov
Rafael Nadal saved match points and rallied from a set down in a three-and-a-half hour epic against 13th seed Denis Shapovalov on Thursday to...
‘Difficult to understand,’ Nadal on losing to Zverev
Rafael Nadal admitted that his 4-6, 4-6 defeat to Alexander Zverev in the quarterfinal of the Madrid Masters on Friday was ‘difficult to understand’.
Nadal...
Naomi Osaka wins top Laureus sports award
Naomi Osaka, Rafael Nadal and Billie Jean King won top honours at the Laureus Sports Awards, during a digital awards ceremony in Seville.
While Osaka...
Carlos Alcaraz gets Rafael Nadal masterclass on 18th birthday
Carlos Alcaraz celebrated his 18th birthday with a tennis masterclass from the player he’s being touted to take over from: Rafael Nadal. That he...
Roger Federer to auction off Grand Slam memorabilia
Roger Federer has announced that he is auctioning off a collection of personal items this summer to raise money for his foundation.
The 20-time Grand...
Rafael Nadal wins longest three-set ATP final recorded
Rafael Nadal won the longest recorded three-set ATP Tour final to win his 12th Barcelona Open crown. The Spaniard beat Monte Carlo Masters champion...
‘Not obsessed:’ Novak Djokovic dismisses Rafael Nadal claim
Novak Djokovic has dismissed Rafael Nadal’s claim that he is ‘obsessed’ about breaking records.
In March, Djokovic overtook Federer’s record of most weeks at World...
‘Novak more obsessed about records,’ says Rafael Nadal
Rafael Nadal has said that his approach to tennis is different compared to Novak Djokovic’s, who is more focused and obsessed about breaking records.
Nadal,...
It was not real: Andrey Rublev on beating Rafael Nadal
Andrey Rublev was in disbelief as he knocked Rafael Nadal out in the quarterfinals of the Monte Carlo Masters. The Russian remembers thinking, ‘it’s...
Coming generation very lucky not to face Big 3: Fabio Fognini
Italian hothead Fabio Fognini believes he has competed with the ‘best in history’ through his career, but admits that the generation of players that...