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Novak Djokovic is not proud of his outbursts at the Olympics that also left one of his colleagues perplexed. Djokovic lost his bronze medal match to Pablo Carreno Busta in three sets in the men’s singles event at the 2020 Summer Olympics in …
The French Open allowed fans to defy the COVID-19 related curfew in Paris on Friday night to continue watching the epic Rafael Nadal-Novak Djokovic match. Djokovic started the match down 5-0 and lost the first set. He rallied to win the next three …
Rafael Nadal surprisingly lost to Andrey Rublev in three sets at the Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters on Friday. But before being upset in the quarterfinals, Nadal beat Grigor Dimitrov in shockingly easy fashion. Nadal steamrolled Dimitrov 6-1, 6-1 in their …
The ATP Tour has been on suspension since March, which has led to a complete change in the tennis calendar. The US Open is planning to run from Aug. 31 to Sept. 13 in New York. Wimbledon cancelled the event entirely because they were able to cash in …
Rafael Nadal is a notoriously slow player on the tennis courts, and the issue of pace came up again during the US Open final on Sunday between him and Daniil Medvedev. Medvedev was serving to start the fifth set of the championship match and was …
Rafael Nadal stood up for fellow top men’s tennis player Novak Djokovic. Nadal is set to take on Diego Schwartzman in the quarterfinals of the US Open. He is the only member of the “big three” remaining in the tournament after …
Rafael Nadal won his fourth round match at the US Open on Monday night, and he captured victory in front of a packed Arthur Ashe Stadium that included one very special guest: Tiger Woods. Woods and Nadal are both Nike-sponsored athletes in individual …
Nick Kyrgios is not apologizing for trying to hit Rafael Nadal with a ball during their match at Wimbledon on Thursday. Nadal received a difficult draw in the tournament, which included playing the talented yet volatile Kyrgios in the second round. …
Rafael Nadal retired from his semifinals match against Juan Martin Del Potro after two sets on Friday. Nadal announced his plan to retire to the chair umpire after approaching him about a line call during the sixth game of the second set. The …
Rafael Nadal’s player’s box for his thrilling 5-setter on Tuesday night at the US Open had a very special guest. Actor Ben Stiller was among those in the VIP seating section at Arthur Ashe Stadium, joining Nadal’s family and support …
Rafael Nadal had his longest match ever at the US Open on Tuesday, and he eventually emerged victorious over Dominic Thiem. The match lasted four hours and 49 minutes and did not conclude until 2:04 a.m. Wednesday morning. Naturally, Nadal was …
Rafael Nadal won his record 11th French Open over the weekend, and he took home the same paycheck as women’s champion Simona Halep. Judging by some remarks he made after the tournament, it’s safe to conclude Nadal does not believe that is …
Rafael Nadal quite possibly made a ball boy’s life on Saturday at the French Open. After a straight-sets win over Richard Gasquet in the Round of 32, Nadal decided that he wanted to get a little more work in. He subsequently invited one of the …
An incredible throwback photo of Kevin Anderson and Rafael Nadal began circulating on social media ahead of Sunday’s men’s final between the two at the U.S. Open. According to Ben Raby, the photo was taken when the two were 12 years old …
Rafael Nadal had the most unusual autograph request following his second-round win at Wimbledon on Wednesday. After beating Donald Young in straight sets, Nadal was greeted by a fan holding a prosthetic leg out to be signed: After his win at …
A reporter at Sunday’s Miami Open final was apparently watching a different match from everybody else. After Rafael Nadal lost the Miami Open title to rival Roger Federer 6-3, 6-4, he was congratulated by a journalist on the victory in his …
