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Rafael Nadal responded this week to Novak Djokovic’s father by saying his relationship with the Serbian tennis player is good. Djokovic’s father, Srdjan, said in an interview that Nadal started treating his son differently after his son …
Novak Djokovic’s father discussed his son’s relationship with some of the other top tennis players in the world in a recent interview, and he says Rafael Nadal’s behavior towards Nole changed after the Serb surpassed the Spaniard as …
Toni Nadal admitted what everyone already knows: he breaks ATP Tour rules by coaching his nephew Rafael during matches. Tennis players are not allowed to be coached during matches per ATP Tour and grand slam rules, but “Uncle Toni” has …
Rafael Nadal was stunningly upset in the first round at Wimbledon on Monday 7-6, 7-6, 6-4 by Belgian Steve Darcis, who entered the match ranked No. 135 in the world. It was Nadal’s first time losing in the first round of a grand slam. Prior to …
Rafael Nadal has been out with a knee injury since losing in the second round of Wimbledon in July, and it doesn’t look like he’ll be returning to competition this year. Nadal’s unle and coach, Toni, indicated earlier this month …
Rafael Nadal may have won his seventh career French Open on Monday, but he had to deal with a couple of complications along the way. For starters, there was the shiner he got when he accidentally dinged himself in the cheek with the tournament …
Good thing Rafael Nadal doesn’t play hockey. If he did and he won a Stanley Cup, I would hate to see what type of damage he could do with that massive piece of hardware. Nadal defeated world No. 1 Novak Djokovic on Monday to win the French Open …
One French radio show crossed the boundaries of reasonable etiquette when they prank called world No. 2 tennis player Rafael Nadal the morning of his first-round match at the French Open on Tuesday. Virgin Radio radio hout Cyril Hanouna called up the …
One man went a bit overboard trying to catch a tennis ball Rafael Nadal threw into the crowd after beating Marcel Granollers at the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, Ca. Tuesday. And we say he went a bit overboard, we mean that literally. Dude was …
Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal battled for 5:53 in a memorable final at the Australian Open before Nole got a break to win the match in five sets, 5-7, 6-4, 6-2, 6-7, 7-5. The match began Sunday night and ended Monday morning at 1:37am in Melbourne. …
There’s nothing quite like a story about one of the most dynamic topics in the sporting world: the bathroom break. The phrase we have all come to know over the course of our lives, “You gotta go when you gotta go,” doesn’t …
Novak Djokovic beat Rafael Nadal in the finals of the U.S. Open Monday night 6-2, 6-4, 6-7, 6-1. It was his first U.S. Open title and third Grand Slam win of the year. Nole is 64-2 on the year with 10 titles. He’s 6-0 head-to-head against …
As it turns out, Novak Djokovic isn’t the only person in the tennis world with a sense of humor. Caroline Wozniacki may not have perfected the art of impressions quite like Djokovic, but you have to start somewhere. She decided to start with …
Rafael Nadal beat David Nalbandian in the third round of the U.S. Open Sunday 7-6, 6-1, 7-5. Nadal had to fight through a blister on his foot and even took an injury timeout to get taped during the match. But it was after the match when he showed his …
Finally — a bizarre injury that does not involve a baseball player. We have had our fair share of them in the past, but lately it seems as if MLB players are cursed when it comes to non-sports related injuries. That was until Rafael Nadal …
Rafael Nadal is one of the best tennis players in the world. The 25-year-old has won 10 majors including six French Open titles. He was on top of his game last year, winning all but one major (the Australian Open where he pulled out of a match, …
