Tag: Nadal

Nadal back on training court as recuperation continues

Rafa Nadal returned to the training court and started hitting balls again on Tuesday for the first time since the latest in a series...

Nadal will come back even better: Ferrer

David Ferrer predicted Tuesday that fellow Spaniard Rafael Nadal would come back better than ever after injury and could even surpass current world number...

Tennis: Injured Nadal vows only to return when fully fit

Rafael Nadal said in an interview published on Tuesday that he has not picked up a racket since limping out of Wimbledon nearly three...

I hope Nadal plays again this year: Federer

Roger Federer wants to see injury-hit Rafael Nadal back playing this year despite fears that his great Spanish rival is likely to miss the...

Of coaches, Pietersen, Nadal and Federer

England’s all too short reign at the top of the Test rankings was ended decisively by South Africa who won two of the three...

Federer expected Nadal US Open withdrawal

Elite players led by world number one Roger Federer at the Cincinnati Masters expressed their concern Wednesday that Rafael Nadal will be forced to...

Nadal hopes for another chance to be flag-bearer

Tennis ace Rafael Nadal has set his sights on becoming Spain's flag-bearer at the 2016 Olympics after injury deprived him of the opportunity at...

Rosol surprised by Nadal shoulder charge

Wimbledon giantkiller Lukas Rosol admitted he was surprised by Rafael Nadal’s uncharacteristic shoulder charge in the third set of his stunning second round triumph...

Opportunity knocks for Murray after Nadal exit

Rafael Nadal’s nightmare on Centre Court was looking like Andy Murray’s dream Wimbledon scenario on Friday as the All England Club came to terms...

Opportunity knocks for Murray after Nadal exit

Rafael Nadal's nightmare on Centre Court was looking like Andy Murray's dream Wimbledon scenario on Friday as the All England Club came to terms...

Djokovic all set to defend Wimbledon

Novak Djokovic insists there will be no hangover from his painful French Open final defeat against Rafael Nadal as the world number one prepares...

Nadal, Djokovic likely to halt Federer’s run

Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal are braced to deliver a potentially fatal blow to Roger Federer's fading hopes of matching Pete Sampras's record of...

Rafael Nadal loses to Philipp Kohlschreiber

Rafael Nadal has lost in straight sets in the Gerry Weber Open quarter-finals to defending champion Philipp Kohlschreiber of Germany. Top seed Nadal was...

Rafa some distance ahead of the pack

Rafael Nadal underscored his claim to being the greatest clay court player ever, by defeating Novak Djokovic in the French Open finals last Monday....

Nadal bombs out in quarters at Halle

Newly-crowned French Open champion Rafael Nadal's start to the grasscourt season at Halle was cut short when the top seed crashed out in the...

Paris police recover 300,000-euro watch stolen from Nadal

Paris police have recovered a 300,000-euro ($375,000) watch stolen from Rafael Nadal at the hotel where he stayed during the French Open and arrested...

Fear of failure drives on…

Rafael Nadal admitted on Monday that a deep-seated fear of failure drove him to a record seventh French Open title and will keep him...