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Rafael Nadal’s uncle Toni will step down as the coach of the tennis player after the season, the uncle told an Italian magazine in an article publicized over the weekend. Toni Nadal, who has coached Rafa throughout his entire career and helped …
Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal are meeting in a major final again, and that’s quite meaningful to at least one of them. Federer has not won a Grand Slam title since Wimbledon in 2012, and defeating Nadal would be his 18th career major …
Rafael Nadal halted play during an exhibition match this week so that a woman could find her lost child. Nadal was teaming with Simon Solbas and facing Carlos Moya and John McEnroe at an exhibition in Mallorca at the Rafael Nadal Sports Centre. …
Rafael Nadal is considering taking legal action against a French official who accused him of failing a drug test. Former French secretary of sport Roselyne Bachelot told French TV show “Le Grand 8” this week that Nadal’s 7-month …
19-year-old Australian Nick Kyrgios beat No. 2 seed Rafael Nadal in the fourth round at Wimbledon Tuesday, and shots like this one proved that things were going his way. After taking the first set 7-6, Nadal was serving at 3-3 in the second and up …
Roger Federer believes the rules should be applied equally to all players when it comes to time violations, and that includes Rafael Nadal. Federer talked last week about the time rules at Wimbledon and had a response when informed that Nadal was …
Last Sunday, Rafael Nadal defeated Novak Djokovic to claim his fifth consecutive French Open championship and ninth overall. Of the 67 matches he’s played at the French Open, Nadal has won 66 of them and he’s on a current run of 35 …
Seriously, how freaky is this? When I first looked at that picture, it took me a minute to figure out which one Nadal was. Not even joking. Rafael Nadal is the guy on the left, while the dude on the right is a Madrid bus driver named José Manuel …
The mixed emotions of sadness and happiness, frustration and joy, pain and endurance were all evident when Stan Wawrinka and Rafa Nadal met at the net for a beautiful embrace following their final at the Australian Open on Sunday. Wawrinka defeated …
The fans at the Australian Open turned on Rafael Nadal during Sunday’s final after the Spaniard took a break to receive treatment for his back injury during the second set. Nadal left the court after being down 3-6, 1-2 in his finals match with …
Rafael Nadal suffered a back injury at about the worst time possible. The Spaniard was getting rolled by Stan Wawrinka in the finals of the Australian Open and was down a set when he appeared to hurt his back. After hitting a forehand in the third …
Rafael Nadal turned heads with the pink shoes he wore during his semifinal match with Roger Federer at the Australian Open on Friday. Both Nadal and Federer are Nike players, so the swoosh received received double the camera time in their match. …
Rafael Nadal has been battling some nasty blisters on his hand during the Australian Open. That sort of thing will happen when you’re playing best-of-five matches in temperatures that frequently exceed 100 degrees. Nadal had to be bandaged …
Rafael Nadal’s private box was full of his biggest supporters throughout his championship run at the US Open. Fans watching Rafa’s four-set win over Novak Djokovic in the finals even got several glimpses of the Spaniard’s longtime …
Rafael Nadal lost his footing and got a bit stumbly during the finals of the US Open on Monday night, but he didn’t let the shaky moment ruin his momentum. Nadal and Djokovic were tied 4-4 in the third set and Nole was up 0-15 on Nadal’s …
Rafael Nadal may be seeded second at the US Open, but he is looking like the favorite to win the tournament. Nadal entered the tournament having won in Cincinnati and Montreal — both on hardcourts — and he appears to be on top of his …
