Novak Djokovic compared defeating Rafael Nadal at the French Open to scaling Mount Everest as he hailed Friday’s epic semi-final triumph over the 13-time champion as “one of my greatest victories”. Djokovic condemned Nadal to only his third loss in 16 years and 108 matches at Roland Garros to reach his sixth Paris final after […]
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Nadal shines in comfortable victory over Ferrer in Barcelona
Rafael Nadal gave a much improved performance to advance into the quarter-finals of the Barcelona Open on Thursday, dispatching Spanish compatriot and crowd favourite David Ferrer 6-3 6-3. The world number two had produced a scrappy display against Leonardo Mayer on Wednesday, losing a set for the first time in four years at the tournament, […]
Nadal blown away by Fognini in Monte Carlo semis
Rafa Nadal suffered a shock 6-4 6-2 semi-final defeat against flamboyant Italian Fabio Fognini at the Monte Carlo Masters on Saturday, showing rare signs of weakness five weeks before the French Open. The 11-time champion’s loss in tricky conditions ended a series of 25 consecutive sets won on his favourite clay as Fognini set up […]
“The loss will stuck in my mind forever”, says Thiem
Dominic Thiem who had a match of his life with Rafael Nadal said that “It’s going to be stuck in my mind forever.” The Austrian was up against the world no. 1 Rafael Nadal in the quarter finals of US Open. The match turned out to be a nail bitter after Thiem was all over […]
“Nadal is more consistent than Federer” Says Stefanos Tsitsipas
The 20 year old Greek tennis star surprised everyone in the Rogers cup when he went on to play the final which he lost to the world no.1 Rafael Nadal. The 20 year old defeated many big name including Anderson, Djokoviv and Zverev in his road to the finals but unfortunately he didn’t had any […]
Federer and Nadal on course to meet in Wimbledon final
Federer produced an almost-impeccable performance on the center court, beating France’s Adrian Marinaro 6-0, 6-4 and 7-5 and booking a berth in the last eight. Hitherto, Federer has won 32 consecutive sets at Wimbledon, two sets short of this personal best back in 2006. Interestingly, he is five sets behind Nadal’s record of 37 consecutive […]
Nadal into Wimbledon last 16, keeps top spot
Two-time champion Rafael Nadal reached the Wimbledon last 16 on Saturday and made sure of keeping the world number one ranking at the same time. The second seed comfortably defeated Australian teenager Alex De Minaur 6-1, 6-2, 6-4. Nadal, the 11-time French Open champion and bidding for an 18th career major, will face either Italy’s […]