March 28, 2004: The day Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal kicked off their rivalry with a stunning upset win for the Spaniard

Every day Tennis Majors takes you back in time to celebrate a great moment in tennis history. Today, we go back to 2004 to see how 18-year-old Rafa Nadal, ranked No 34 in the world, defeated the newly appointed world No 1 Roger Federer, who began the season by winning the Australian Open and Indian Wells titles

“I am working and striving for starting the clay season” – Nadal

The Spaniard has not played since losing in the quarter-finals of Brisbane in early January

“When you play Nadal, you have to lose all the respect you have for him” – De Minaur

Casper Ruud, Alex de Minaur and Dominic Thiem participated to the fifth episode of the UTS show ‘All on the table’.

G.O.A.T, Roland-Garros, 22 majors, father: Everything you always wanted to know about Rafael Nadal (but never had time to find out) – updated with Monte-Carlo entry

Rafael Nadal is considered one of the greatest players in tennis history. Here are the answers to some questions you may have about the Spaniard

Nadal on Monte-Carlo entry list with protected ranking

The 37-year-old will hope to begin his clay-court season in Monte-Carlo as e builds towards Roland-Garro

Dates, former champions, surface: Everything you need to know about the 2024 BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells (but never had time to find out) – updated with Nadal withdrawal

Everything you could possibly need to know about the 2024 BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells

Nadal withdraws from Indian Wells: “I can’t lie to myself”

Rafael Nadal has withdrawn from Indian Wells ahead of the first round, despite playing an exhibition against Carlos Alcaraz on the weekend

Analysis: The stats that show Nadal already playing at top 10 level in Brisbane

The Spaniard’s stats from Brisbane were better than the average for the current top 10, according to Tennis Data Insights and TennisViz

Nadal’s return headlines men’s event in Indian Wells: Five storylines to follow

From Rafael Nadal’s return to a charging Ugo Humbert, the first Masters 1000 of the year is stacked

ATP Indian Wells draw: Nadal to face Raonic in first round, Alcaraz and Sinner in the same half

World No 1 Djokovic and last year’s finalist Daniil Medvedev are in the top half

Milos Raonic vs Rafael Nadal

Agassi urges Nadal to cut loose on backhand, says Alcaraz has yet to reach full maturity

The former world No 1 dissected the games of Nadal and Alcaraz during their exhibition in Las Vegas

March 4, 2006: The day Rafael Nadal ended Roger Federer’s 56-match hard court streak

On this day in tennis history, Rafael Nadal showed he was fully recovered from injury to snap Roger Federer’s win streak on hard courts. Find out how he did it

Alcaraz beats Nadal in super tiebreak in Netflix Slam

Both players will now head to Indian Wells for the first ATP Masters Series event of the 2024 season

“The preparation for Indian Wells has been bad” – Rafael Nadal

Rafael Nadal, before facing Carlos Alcaraz in an exhibition match organized in Las Vegas by Netflix, opened up about his current state of form. He has no certainty

“It’s a privilege to have him around” – Alcaraz relishing facing idol Nadal ahead of ‘Netflix Slam’

In an eagerly anticipated encounter, the Spanish duo will face off in an exhibition match in Las Vegas ahead of Indian Wells

Dates, Tickets, Nadal: Everything you always wanted to know about Roland-Garros 2024 (but never had time to find out)

Here is everything all need to know about the 2024 edition of Roland-Garros, from the tournament dates to former winners

“He is the best in history” – Nadal concedes GOAT debate is over as new generation lies in wait

The Spaniard spoke about his rivalries with Djokovic and Federer, as well as the prodigious talents of Alcaraz, in an interview with Spanish newspaper Marca

Nadal to miss Doha, targeting Indian Wells return

Rafael Nadal is still not 100 percent fit, and unlikely to play in Doha next week. Indian Wells, which begins in the first week of March, is his next target.

Nadal joins Djokovic in field for Indian Wells; Swiatek heads red-hot women’s line-up

The top 10 men and women will all be in action in California next month

Like “a bull that has been locked up for a year” – Nadal primed for rip-roaring return

The Spaniard spent 11 months out of action due to surgery on a hip injury before making a brief return to action in Brisbane in January. He is next due to play in Dubai next month