Tag: Rafael Nadal
Federer, Nadal battle through at US Open
NEW YORK: Former champions Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal battled into the US Open last 32 on Thursday while the women´s draw lost the...
Nadal, Osaka make headlines as rain causes US Open havoc
Rafael Nadal took his US Open first-round record to 13-0 but Japanese teenager Naomi Osaka stole the headlines by knocking out defending champion Angelique...
Federer, Nadal face ‘roadblocks’ on the path to US Open triumph
Third seed Federer and top seed Nadal have difficult paths to overcome if they are to meet in a blockbuster semi-final of the US...
Nadal rolls into Mexico Open quarter-finals
Second-seeded Rafael Nadal cruised into the quarter-finals of the ATP Acapulco tournament on Wednesday with a comprehensive 6-1, 6-1 victory over Paolo Lorenzi.
Spain’s Nadal,...
Nadal joins Murray in Queen’s Club warmup ahead of Wimbledon
LONDON: Rafael Nadal will be in action at the Aegon Championship at Queen’s Club ahead of his campaign for the Wimbledon title alongside world number...
Roger Federer beats Rafael Nadal in Australian Open final
Roger Federer claimed his 18th grand slam title with a thrilling 6-4, 3-6, 6-1, 3-6, 6-3 victory over his old foe Rafael Nadal in...
Australian Open: Roger Federer vs Rafael Nadal tipped as ‘biggest’ final...
Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal are set to do battle in what organisers have declared the biggest Australian Open final in the tournament's 105-year...
Federer, Nadal to team up in Laver Cup
Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal will play doubles together in a new competition pitting Europe against the Rest of the World in a Ryder...
Nadal’s Wimbledon hopes dim with Queen’s withdrawal
Rafael Nadal's hopes of winning a third Wimbledon title are in doubt after he withdrew from the key warm-up event Queen's on Wednesday due...
Nadal denies rumours of drug use, says Sharapova should be punished
Rafael Nadal on Wednesday defended his training methods and vehemently denied he had ever used a banned substance to get an edge or to...
Nadal stunned by Verdasco in Australian Open first round
World number five Rafael Nadal was sent crashing out of the Australian Open first round by fellow Spanish left-hander Fernando Verdasco in an epic...
I’m no Federer, says Rafael Nadal
An improved Rafael Nadal will show up for the 2016 season, the world’s former top tennis player said Monday after his worst season in...
Rafael Nadal seeding could hurt Novak Djokovic, says Roger Federer
Rafael Nadal’s seeding for this year’s French Open will have little bearing on defending his crown but could be bad news for pre-tournament favourite...
Rafael Nadal named Madrid’s adopted son
MADRID
The city of Madrid declared world number one Rafael Nadal as its adopted son on Monday in honour of his trophy-laden tennis career.
“Today is...
Rafa is the talk of the town
The news at the Qatar Open was less about the tennis than about whether or if Rafael Nadal would be back in action on...
Upsets of the year
Tennis is no stranger to upsets. As unexpected as inevitable, they are what many fans love, the media longs for and the players fear...
London stars missing in action
With Rafael Nadal, Chris Bosh and Carolina Kluft injured and David Beckham and Ian Thorpe past their best, the have been hit by...
