Tag: Nadal

Nadal faces last eight clash with bogeyman Soderling

Five-time champion Rafael Nadal reached the French Open quarter-finals on Monday with a 7-5, 6-3, 6-3 win over Croatia’s Ivan Ljubicic and will next...

Nadal, Djokovic at a canter, Murray in injury scare

Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic stayed on course for a second Grand Slam final showdown with both notching up straight sets wins in Saturday’s...

Nadal sweats to beat fellow Spaniard

Rafael Nadal was made to struggle once again at the French Open on Thursday before defeating fellow Spaniard Pablo Andujar 7-5 6-3 7-6 (7-4)...

Nadal sneaks through after thriller with Inser

Rafa Nadal had a severe fright before celebrating victory when he began the defence of his French Open title with a battling 6-4 6-7...

Nadal looks to equal Bjorn’s record of six French Open titles

After Wimbledon, the French Open Championship, to be played from May 22 to June 5 at Roland Garros, is probably the most coveted Tennis...

Paris fear factor key to Nadal’s French dreams

Rafa Nadal will rely on the Paris fear factor to overcome the scorching form of Novak Djokovic in his bid for a sixth French...

Unbeaten run won’t last forever, says Rafa

Rafael Nadal has warned Novak Djokovic that his unbeaten start to 2011 won’t last forever. Djokovic beat Nadal 6-4, 6-4 in the Rome Masters final...

Djokovic dethrones Nadal in Rome

Novak Djokovic took his unbeaten start to 2011 to 37 matches as he stunned world number one Rafael Nadal 6-4, 6-4 to win the...

Unbeatable Djokovic dethrones Nadal in Rome

Novak Djokovic took his unbeaten start to 2011 to 37 matches as he stunned world number one Rafael Nadal 6-4, 6-4 to win the...

Nadal overwhelms Gasquet to reach Rome final

A dominant Rafael Nadal broke Richard Gasquet’s resolve and eased into the Rome Masters final with a 7-5, 6-1 victory over the 16th seed...

Nadal not nervous about Rome ‘favourite’ Djokovic

Despite losing three finals in a row to Novak Djokovic, Rafa Nadal is not running scared of the Serbian at the Rome Masters. Nadal...

‘Fever almost made me quit’

World number one Rafael Nadal admitted on Friday that a virus he caught this week almost forced him out of the Rome Masters to...

Nadal, Wozniacki reach Rome semis

Rafael Nadal showed no signs of the fever that has been afflicting him this week as he strolled into the Rome Masters semi-finals here...

Nadal in quarters, Federer stunned

Roger Federer’s French Open problems piled up on Thursday when he was dumped out of the Rome Masters by Richard Gasquet but world number...

Nervy Nadal given fright, Djokovic, Federer win

Rafa Nadal flirted with a shock defeat at the Rome Masters as Novak Djokovic stretched his unbeaten run and Roger Federer eased through on...

Nadal survives scare, Djokovic cruises

World number one and undisputed clay king Rafael Nadal survived a scare on Wednesday at the clay Rome Masters as he overcame a sloppy...

Federer focussed on return to the top

Record 16-time Grand Slam winner Roger Federer insists he still has his sights set on a return to the number one world ranking. Federer has...