Tag: Rafael Nadal

Tennis: Nadal hails ‘best season’ and ‘incredible era’

by Dave JAMES Agence France-Presse Rafael Nadal described the year 2017 as “one of the best of his career” on Sunday after winning a third US Open and 16th Grand Slam. World number one Nadal defeated South Africa’s world number 32 Kevin Anderson 6-3, 6-3, 6-4 in a brutally one-sided final during which he did not face a break point. Nadal also claimed an unprecedented 10th French Open in June after finishing runner-up to Roger […]

Tennis: Healthy year bigger prize for Nadal than US Open crown

by Jim SLATER Agence France-Presse NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — World number one Rafael Nadal, nagged for years by knee injuries but enjoying a stellar season, already has a prize more treasured than another Grand Slam title — a healthy campaign chasing them. The 31-year-old Spaniard, who ousted Juan Martin del Potro on Friday to reach Sunday’s US Open final, said the year he has enjoyed has brought a happiness no Slam crown can match after past […]

Rafael Nadal discusses possible meeting with Federer in the U.S. Open semis

NEW YORK CITY, USA (Reuters) — Rafael Nadal raced into the United States Open semifinals on Wednesday (September 6) with a one hour 37 minute 6-1 6-2 6-2 win over Russian teenager Andrey Rublev. The lopsided victory cleared the path for a possible showdown with rival Roger Federer. Amazingly the two tennis greats have never played each other in Flushing Meadow. Federer plays 2009 U.S. Open champion Juan Martin del Potro on Wednesday evening. It […]

Tennis: Nadal’s advice for injured stars — accept, keep going

                        CINCINNATI, United States (AFP) — Once and future world number one Rafael Nadal has some advice for men’s tennis stars in danger of missing the US Open due to injury — accept it and keep going. The 31-year-old Spaniard defeated France’s Richard Gasquet 6-3, 6-4 on Wednesday to reach the third round at the ATP Cincinnati Masters, the last major US Open tuneup with the year’s […]

Tennis: Murray insists Djokovic can be beaten as big four reunite in Madrid

by Kieran CANNING MADRID, Spain (AFP) — World number one Novak Djokovic returns to the Madrid Masters for the first time in three years, aiming to forget his blip at the Monte Carlo Masters with a strong challenge expected from a resurgent Rafael Nadal. Djokovic was stunned in his opening match in Monte Carlo by the unheralded Czech Jiri Vesely, to lose for the first time in 2016 other than when he was forced to […]

IPTL in Manila: Nadal looking forward to next season

World number five tennis player Rafael Nadal said on Tuesday (December 8) that he is feeling good after a mixed season and is ready for the start of the 2016 season. Speaking after his Indian Aces team were defeated by the Philippine Mavericks in the International Premier League Tennis (IPTL) in Manila, Nadal said he could look back on the end of the 2015 season with pride and that he was looking forward to the […]