Oct,11,2013
Rafael Nadal won his 50th ATP World Tour Masters 1000 quarterfinal match on Friday, his 68th win of the season at the 2013 Shanghai Rolex Masters, a 7-6(10), 6-1 win over Stanislas Wawrinka. Nadal will next play Juan Martin del Potro in the semifinals, after Del Potro beat Nicolas Almagro for the...Read more
Oct,08,2013
Rafael Nadal was confirmed as the new world number one in the latest ATP Men's Singles Rankings published yesterday, pushing Novak Djokovic to second as Roger Federer drops to seventh. Nadal has 11,160 points, just 40 ahead of Djokovic, who lost his the top spot despite defeating Nadal for the...Read more
Oct,07,2013
Novak Djokovic lost the world number one ranking this weekend to Rafael Nadal, yet prevailed over the new world number one Nadal in the finals of the 2013 China Open, 6-3, 6-4. It was Nadal's fourth China Open title in five years. Nadal only needed to reach the final in Beijing in order to replace...Read more
Oct,04,2013
Novak Djokovic was a 6-1, 6-2 quarterfinal winner over Sam Querrey at the 2013 China Open in Beijing on Friday, 6-1, 6-2, to land a spot in the semifinals and hold on to his number one spot atop the ATP Men's Singles Rankings. Djokovic must win the Beijing title for the fourth time if he is to have...Read more
Oct,02,2013
Rafael Nadal took another step toward taking over the world number one ranking on Wednesday at the 2013 China Open with a 6-4, 7-6(3) win over Philipp Kohlschreiber to advance to the quarterfinals. The current world number two could return to the top spot for the first time since July 2011 if he...Read more
Sep,23,2013
Novak Djokovic has been ranked number one atop the ATP Men's Singles Rankings for 100 weeks, becoming the ninth player to reach the milestone, joining Andre Agassi (101 weeks), Rafael Nadal (102), Bjorn Borg (109), John McEnroe (170), Jimmy Connors (268), Ivan Lendl (270), Pete Sampras (286) and...Read more
Sep,13,2013
Rafael Nadal won his 13th Grand Slam title at the U.S. Open over Novak Djokovic last Monday and is now just four Grand Slams behind Roger Federer and catching up fast. While the speed and power of the game was astounding, it was equaled by something very special. I have never seen a level of...Read more
Sep,10,2013
A year ago, Rafael Nadal was resting at home with a knee injury and didn't compete in the U.S. Open. One year later, he is the 2013 U.S. Open champion. In front of packed house of over 25,000 fans, the second-ranked Nadal defeated world number one Novak Djokovic 6-2, 3-6, 6-4, 6-1 Monday night to...Read more
Sep,07,2013
Rafael Nadal will face Novak Djokovic on Monday in the 2013 U.S. Open Men’s Finals match as both the number one and two seeds advanced to the championship match with wins on Saturday. At Arthur Ashe Stadium, it was Nadal who cruised past Richard Gasquet, 6-4, 7-6, 6-2, after Djokovic defeated the...Read more
Sep,06,2013
The 2013 U.S. Open men’s semifinals are set for Saturday, Day 13 of the final Grand Slam of the year, featuring two familiar faces with the world’s top two players and former U.S. Open champions, the top-seeded Novak Djokovic and second-seeded Rafael Nadal. Sun is expected throughout Saturday with...Read more
Sep,05,2013
On Wednesday night at the U.S. Open, Spanish pride was in the air, both in the crowd and on the courts, as two of the nation’s top players, Rafael Nadal and Tommy Robredo, squared off for a place in the semis. It was a very dominant Nadal who overcame his friend and fellow countryman Wednesday...Read more
Sep,02,2013
Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal have never played at the U.S. Open ... and that won't change this year either as dreams of the much-anticipated dream quarterfinal matchup were dashed Monday evening as Tommy Robredo of Spain, the number 19 seed, defeated Federer in straight sets, 7-6, 6-3, 6-4...Read more
Sep,02,2013
Fourth round action in the bottom half of the men's draw on Monday on Day Eight of the 2013 U.S. Open will feature five of the top 10 seeds, led by former world number ones and the two winningest active Grand Slam singles champions, number two Rafael Nadal and number seven Roger Federer. So far,...Read more
Aug,31,2013
Action begins on Saturday, Day Six at the 2013 U.S. Open at Arthur Ashe Stadium at 11:00 a.m., as three former U.S. Open champs, Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer and Svetlana Kuznetsova headline play. Partly sunny skies with temps in the mid-upper 70s are forecast throughout the day, until late...Read more
Aug,30,2013
Roger Federer enjoyed a straight set 6-3, 6-2, 6-1 win over Argentina's Carlos Berlocq in the second round of the U.S. Open. The five-time U.S. Open champion needed just 95 minutes on Arthur Ashe Stadium court to dispatch the overmatched Berlocq and secure a spot in the third round where he will...Read more