Rafael Nadal withdraws from Australian Open, cites hip injury
Rafael Nadal withdrew from the Australian Open with an injury a week before the season's first major was due to start…
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Rafael Nadal wins first competitive singles match in a year
The longest time off tour in his professional career made Rafael Nadal much more nervous than usual ahead of his first competitive…
Rafael Nadal loses in return, won’t rule out playing beyond 2024
Rafael Nadal returned to action for the first time in nearly a year and refused to rule out the opportunity that…
Rafael Nadal to compete at 2024 Australian Open, according to the tournament director
Tennis great Rafael Nadal will play at next year’s Australian Open, according to tournament director Craig Tiley. The 22-time grand slam champion has been…
Venus Williams to play Western & Southern Open as wild card
Venus Williams will play in the upcoming Western & Southern Open after getting a wild card, the tournament revealed Monday. It…
Carlos Alcaraz 1st since Rafael Nadal to repeat at Barcelona
In control and looking as dominant as ever, Carlos Alcaraz nodded his head from side to side to the tune of the…
Rafael Nadal eyes Monte Carlo as 1st event since Aussie Open
Rafael Nadal is aiming to make his comeback from a hip injury at the clay-court Monte Carlo Masters next month, organizers…
Auger-Aliassime rebounds at ATP Finals with first career win over top-seeded Nadal
Felix Auger-Aliassime's dream of defeating his tennis idol came true on Tuesday. After a loss to Norway's Casper Ruud to…
Felix Auger-Aliassime rallies in Paris; Rafael Nadal stumbles
Felix Auger-Aliassime and Andrey Rublev qualified for the ATP Finals after Taylor Fritz and Hubert Hurkacz, the other contenders for the two remaining spots, lost in…
American Frances Tiafoe stuns Rafael Nadal to make US Open quarterfinals
Frances Tiafoe ended Rafael Nadal's 22-match winning streak at Grand Slam tournaments by defeating the 22-time major champion 6-4, 4-6, 6-4, 6-3…
Second-ranked Alexander Zverev withdraws from US Open
Alexander Zverev, the No. 2-ranked player in the world, has withdrawn from the US Open as he continues to recover…
Rafael Nadal beats rival Novak Djokovic in 4-set quarterfinal showdown at French Open
Rafael Nadal insists he can't know for sure whether any match at Roland Garros might be his very last at a…
Andy Murray withdraws from Novak Djokovic clash at Madrid Open; Rafael Nadal saves four match points to advance
Andy Murray withdrew from his match versus Novak Djokovic in the round of 16 at the Madrid Open on Thursday because of…
Rafael Nadal fends off qualifier Yannick Hanfmann to reach third round at Australian Open
Rafael Nadal didn't get it all his own way in an afternoon match on Rod Laver Arena, needing five match points…
Novak Djokovic keeps focus despite noisy US Open fan, remains unbeaten in Slams this season
Novak Djokovic missed an overhead along the way to getting broken for the only time Thursday night and stared at a…
Serena Williams withdraws from US Open, citing hamstring recovery
Serena Williams added herself to the list of big-name withdrawals from the US Open on Wednesday, pulling out of the year's…
Rafael Nadal shakes off rust, outlasts Jack Sock at Citi Open in first match in nearly two months
There were moments, to be sure, when Rafael Nadal played quite like someone competing for the first time in nearly two months.…
Novak Djokovic rallies from two sets down to win French Open, 19th Grand Slam title
Novak Djokovic came all the way back after dropping the first two sets to defeat Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-7 (6), 2-6, 6-3, 6-2,…
Rafael Nadal to face Novak Djokovic in French Open semifinal on Friday
Rafael Nadal's French Open set streak is over. His pursuit of a record-breaking 21st Grand Slam title -- including 14…
Tsitsipas beats Medvedev to set up French Open semifinal match against Zverev
Stefanos Tsitsipas and Alexander Zverev both have been viewed as possible future stars of tennis. Both have come close to…
Defending champion Rafael Nadal celebrates 35th birthday with French Open win
Amid an unusual silence on an empty center court at the French Open, defending champion Rafael Nadal celebrated his 35th birthday with…
Rafael Nadal wins in French Open first round to begin pursuit of record 21st Grand Slam title
Winning a match versus Rafael Nadal at the French Open is downright difficult, of course: He went into Tuesday with a…
Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer in same half of French Open field
Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer all ended up in the same half of the French Open men's field in the draw Thursday,…
Rafael Nadal is latest tennis star uncertain about competing in Tokyo Olympics
Rafael Nadal joined the growing number of tennis players expressing doubts regarding competing in the Tokyo Olympics. Third-ranked Nadal, in Rome…
Jannik Sinner sets up rematch with Rafael Nadal at Italian Open
Seven months ago, Jannik Sinner twice had opportunities to accomplish something few tennis players have been capable of: taking a set from Rafael…
Carlos Alcaraz, 17, to have ‘dream’ matchup with Rafael Nadal in Madrid Open
It wasn't too long ago that Rafael Nadal was handing Carlos Alcaraz a PlayStation as the boy's prize at a local tennis tournament in…
Rafael Nadal claims his first title of the season, topping Stefanos Tsitsipas to win Barcelona Open
Rafael Nadal saved a match point on his way to defeating Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-4, 6-7 (6), 7-5 on Sunday in the Barcelona…
Rafael Nadal advances, Fabio Fognini defaulted at Barcelona Open tennis tournament
Rafael Nadal needed three sets to defeat his 111th-ranked adversary in his first match at the Barcelona Open on Wednesday, while Fabio…
Rafael Nadal Withdraws from Miami Open to Focus on Prep for Clay-Court Season
The 2021 Miami Open will be without one of tennis' biggest stars. On Tuesday, Rafael Nadal revealed he will not participate in the…
Medvedev wins Open 13 for 10th title on eve of move to No. 2
Top-seeded Daniil Medvedev was pushed to three sets by doubles specialist Pierre-Hugues Herbert in the Open 13 final on Sunday, winning 6-4, 6-7 (4),…