May,11,2015
Andy Murray continued his recent success on clay on Sunday afternoon, beating the “King of Clay” Rafael Nadal 6-3, 6-2 in the Mutua Madrid Open final. Murray’s title in Madrid comes on the heels of his win in Munich last week, which was the first clay-court title of his career. He followed that...Read more
May,08,2015
Rafael Nadal rolled into the semifinals of the Mutua Madrid Open on Friday, defeating 10th-seeded Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov 6-3, 6-4. After an exchange of break points in the opening set, Nadal jumped out to a 4-2 advantage. Nadal regained his service form and would go on to close out the 50-minute...Read more
Apr,23,2015
Italian Fabio Fognini upset second-seeded Spaniard Rafael Nadal on Thursday, beating the eight-time champion 6-4, 7-6(6) to reach the Barcelona Open quarterfinals. The 13th-seeded Fognini was able to secure the lone break of the opening set and was able to serve out the remainder to take the one...Read more
Apr,22,2015
Rafael Nadal opened up his Barcelona Open campaign with a 6-3, 6-1 victory over fellow Spaniard Nicolas Almagro on Wednesday. Nadal broke twice in the opening set, with the key one coming in the seventh game, to capture the first frame. He opened the door a bit in the second set as he lost his...Read more
Apr,15,2015
Rafael Nadal got off to a good start in the clay season on Wednesday, defeating France’s Lucas Pouille 6-2, 6-1 to reach the Monte Carlo Rolex Masters third-round. The “King of Clay” dispatched Pouille in just 69 minutes using a dominating serve, winning 75 percent of service points, and notching...Read more
Mar,19,2015
Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray booked four of the eight quarterfinal spots at the BNP Paribas Open, all winning in straight sets on Wednesday in Indian Wells, Calif. Three-time champion Rafael Nadal rolled past France’s Gilles Simon 6-2, 6-4 in less than 80 minutes...Read more
Mar,18,2015
Roger Federer exacted some revenge on Italian Andreas Seppi at the BNP Paribas Open on Tuesday, defeating him 6-3, 6-4 in a rematch of the Swiss’ defeat at the hands of Seppi in January’s Australian Open. Seppi struggled with his serve as Federer gave himself 12 break point chances throughout the...Read more
Mar,02,2015
Rafael Nadal won his first title in almost nine months on Sunday, rolling past Argentina’s Juan Monaco 6-4, 6-1 to capture the Argentina Open crown. Nadal earned the crucial break late in the opening set and served out the rest to take it 6-4. He would then rattle off six of the seven games in the...Read more
Feb,20,2015
Rafael Nadal reached the Rio Open quarterfinals on Thursday, defeating fellow Spaniard Pablo Carreno-Busta 7-5, 6-3. “[I’m] just trying to play my best in every single point,” said Nadal. “A little bit up and down, but I found a way to be through to a quarterfinal. I’m happy for that.” The top-seed...Read more
Feb,18,2015
This marks the final installment in a series which explored the unique character and hidden secrets of the top seven players in modern tennis. We talked about Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic, Pete Sampras, Jimmy Connors and Serena Williams. But today, I will explore the person who...Read more
Jan,27,2015
While the Northeast part of the United States was blasted with a blizzard on Tuesday, the weather was in the mid-60s and sunny on the other side of the world in Melbourne, Australia for the Australian Open quarterfinals. On a mildly cool day for an Australian summer, seventh-seeded Czech Tomas...Read more
Jan,21,2015
Rafael Nadal won the final two sets to narrowly escape a second-round contest with Tim Smyczek, beating the American qualifier 6-2, 3-6, 6-7(2), 6-3, 7-5 to advance into the third round of the Australian Open. Nadal got off to a quick start as he broke Smyczek in the fourth and eighth games to win...Read more
Jan,19,2015
Rafael Nadal looked impressive in his Australian Open first-round match, rolling past Russia’s Mikhail Youzhny 6-3, 6-2, 6-2 on Day 1 in Melbourne. Nadal has struggled in his recent matches following an injury-laden second half of 2014, and entered the Australian Open with some question marks. The...Read more
Nov,19,2014
Fourteen-time Grand Slam winner Rafael Nadal criticized Spain's female Davis Cup captain Gala Leon for feeding a "false and absurd" debate. He said, "It seems strange to me as Davis Cup captain that instead of seeking union and harmony between players, captains and federations, she has incited and...Read more
Nov,19,2014
Rafael Nadal, who has missed the better portion of the last quarter of 2014, said on Tuesday that he will back on the court competing at the first tournament in January. “I will play in Abu Dhabi in January,” said Nadal. “And after that, I will play my first official tournament in Doha.” The 14-...Read more