Tag: Nadal

Nadal, Murray set up semis showdown

Rafael Nadal set up a mouthwatering semi-final clash with Andy Murray at the ATP/WTA Miami tournament Wednesday, coming through a tough battle with French...

Nadal, Murray advance at Miami tennis

World number two Rafael Nadal cruised through to the last 16 at the ATP/WTA Miami Masters tournament, while fourth seeded Andy Murray advanced without...

Venus, Nadal, Azarenka advance at Miami

Venus Williams, in only her second WTA match after a long illness layoff, upset world number three Petra Kvitova on Friday to reach the...

Federer, Nadal set up Indian Wells clash

World No. 2 Rafael Nadal and world No. 3 Roger Federer set up their first semi-final clash at the Indian Wells ATP Masters with...

Federer, Nadal move in Indian Wells Tennis

Rafael Nadal breezed into the fourth round at Indian Wells on Tuesday where he was joined by Roger Federer who had to dig deep...

Djokovic prevails in epic final

Defending champion Novak Djokovic battled past Rafael Nadal in an epic, five-set Australian Open final which clocked in at 5hr 53min -- the longest...

Nadal hungry for revenge

Serbia's Novak Djokovic can Sunday seal his fourth grand slam in five and stamp his authority on the new tennis season, but blocking his...

Nemesis Nadal tames Federer again

Spain's Rafael Nadal extended his mastery over Roger Federer Thursday when he came from a set down to win a gripping Australian Open semi-final....

Federer-Nadal rivalry plays out in unfamiliar territory

One of the great rivalries of modern tennis will be played out in the unfamiliar surroundings of the semi-finals at the Australian Open on...

Nadal sets up dream Federer semi

Rafael Nadal Tuesday set up a mouth-watering Australian Open semi-final with long-time rival Roger Federer, who celebrated his 1,000th match in style by demolishing...

Nadal bullish about Open chances

Rafael Nadal muscled his way into the Australian Open quarter-finals on Sunday and declared he was in the "right place" to have a crack...

Nadal beats Haas as Federer puts feet up

Rafael Nadal cranked up his bid for a second Australian Open title with victory over Tommy Haas as great rival Roger Federer had a...

Nadal reaches third round after Haas win

World number two Rafael Nadal overcame Germany's Tommy Haas in straight sets to reach the third round of the Australian Open on Wednesday. Nadal, a...

Federer, Nadal in same half of Australian Open draw

Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal are in the same half of a grand slam for the first time in seven years after the draw...

Nadal gambles to regain former status

Rafa Nadal admits he is having to take risks in order to achieve the level required to win back the world number one ranking....

Nadal looks to recover spark in 2012

Rafael Nadal says his game this year has been too predictable and he has sometimes lacked drive on court -- weaknesses he plans to...

Ruthless Nadal hands Spain Davis Cup final lead

Rafael Nadal brushed aside close friend Juan Monaco 6-1, 6-1, 6-2 to give Spain the first point of the Davis Cup final against Argentina...