Rafael
Nadal

May 15, 2021

Coming for the king: Resurgent Djokovic sets Rome final with Nadal

Novak Djokovic completed a successful double header on Saturday, defeating Lorenzo Sonego to...

Chris Oddo

May 15, 2021

Quest for 10: Nadal stops Opelka to reach record 12th Rome final

Rafael Nadal took down hard-serving American Reilly Opelka to reach his record 12th...

Chris Oddo

May 13, 2021

‘I have what it takes to beat these guys’: Nadal triumphant but Shapovalov bullish

Another young star pushed the king of clay to his limits in Rome...

Carrie Dunn

May 12, 2021

Nadal schools rising Sinner for important win in Rome

Rafael Nadal was made to work extremely hard on Wednesday in Rome, but...

Chris Oddo

May 11, 2021

Nadal not ready to commit to playing 2021 Tokyo Olympics

Rafael Nadal is not certain that he will attend the Tokyo Olympics and...

Chris Oddo

May 9, 2021

Nadal to be No 3 seed at Roland-Garros, could be in Djokovic’s half

The 13-time Roland-Garros champion will find himself seeded outside the top two, which...

Simon Cambers

May 7, 2021

For rejuvenated Dominic Thiem, less is now more

Once the marathon man of the ATP Tour, the US Open champion plans...

Simon Cambers

May 6, 2021

Nadal tops praiseworthy Popyrin to reach Madrid elite eight

The Spaniard eased past hard-hitting Alexei Popyrin but had some kind words for...

Chris Oddo

May 5, 2021

Nadal Spoils Alcaraz birthday bash with sparkling Madrid debut

Rafael Nadal cruised to an easy victory over birthday boy Carlos Alcaraz in...

Chris Oddo

May 1, 2021

Nadal, tickets, dates: 15 questions about the 2021 Madrid Open

Dates, tickets, Rafael Nadal and other previous winners - all you need to...

Haresh Ramchandani

April 30, 2021

Madrid Draw Musings: Nadal’s rough road, Thiem and Medvedev return

Rafael Nadal is looking at a few generational battles in Madrid, and Daniil...

Chris Oddo

April 26, 2021

5 questions and answers that show how impressive Nadal’s 16-year Top 10 run is

Nadal first entered the top 10 after winning his maiden Barcelona Open title...

Haresh Ramchandani

April 25, 2021

Rafael Nadal reigns supreme in Barcelona with Tsitsipas triumph

It was a record-breaking, history-making day in Barcelona for Spain's great champion

Carrie Dunn

April 22, 2021

GOATS on GOATS: How Federer, Nadal and Djokovic view the race to tennis history

Ambitious or otherwise, the tennis GOAT race is heating up - and nearing...

Chris Oddo

April 21, 2021

Nadal struggles but finds his way past Ivashka in Barcelona

Rafael Nadal struggled early but picked up the pace in time to notch...

Chris Oddo

April 19, 2021

Andrey Rublev feeling “happy with the week” but “super sad with the final”

With not many points to defend during the next two months, the Russian...

Haresh Ramchandani

April 17, 2021

Andrey Rublev says “controlling emotions” key to wins over Nadal and Bautista Agut

The Russian takes on Casper Ruud in the Monte-Carlo semi-finals on Saturday, one...

Haresh Ramchandani

April 17, 2021

In Pictures: The five players that defeated Rafael Nadal on the Monte-Carlo clay

Rafael Nadal has been virtually unbeatable on the red clay of Monte-Carlo ever...

Chris Oddo

April 16, 2021

Nadal vows to fix “disastrous” serve after loss to Rublev in Monte-Carlo

Rafael Nadal wasn't completely sure why his serve went off the rails so...

Chris Oddo

April 15, 2021

Rublev tops Bautista Agut: Monte-Carlo quarter-final matchups and previews

Andrey Rublev battled past Roberto Bautista Agut in a tight three-setter to set...

Chris Oddo

April 15, 2021

Nadal Blitzes Dimitrov to reach Monte-Carlo quarter-finals

Rafael Nadal ripped past an error-prone Grigor Dimitrov in Monte-Carlo to reach the...

Chris Oddo