Nadal bursts Sousa''s bubble to reach Wimbledon quarters
The sweet-spot in Rafael Nadal`s racket appeared to be the size of a beachball on Monday as the Spaniard fired off winners left, right and centre to hurtle into the Wimbledon quarter-finals with a ruthless 6-2 6-2 6-2 win over Joao Sousa.
Jul 08, 2019, 23:57 PM IST
French Open: Rafael Nadal marches past Maximilian Marterer and into quarter-finals
Rafael Nadal continued his birthday celebrations by moving into the French Open quarter-finals on Monday, beating a determined Maximilian Marterer 6-3 6-2 7-6(4).
Jun 04, 2018, 19:54 PM IST
Rafael Nadal faces old friend Richard Gasquet on familiar French Open turf
World number one Rafa Nadal faces local hope Richard Gasquet in the third round of the French Open on Saturday in a clash between two long-time friends.
Jun 02, 2018, 09:26 AM IST
French Open 2017: 'I'm the favourite? I don't care', declares Le Decima chasing Rafael Nadal
Nadal, who was forced to withdraw from last year's Roland Garros with a wrist injury after two rounds, has already reached the magical 10 titles number this year at the claycourt events in Monte Carlo and Barcelona.
May 26, 2017, 23:33 PM IST
Red-hot Rafael Nadal beats Dominic Thiem to win `dream` 10th Barcelona Open
Nadal won in Barcelona between 2005-2009, 2011-13 and now in the last two years.
Apr 30, 2017, 22:32 PM IST
Australian Open: Rafael Nadal not giving up on Grand Slam dream despite on-going injury struggle
Nadal, the current world number nine, plays Germany's Florian Mayer in the first round on Tuesday.
Jan 15, 2017, 12:40 PM IST
Qatar Open: Novak Djokovic makes statement in epic win over Andy Murray in Doha final
The world number two said it was "the dream start" to 2017 in his build-up to the defence of the Australian Open title later this month.
Jan 08, 2017, 09:57 AM IST
Persistent wrist injury forces Rafael Nadal to shut down 2016 season, targets early recovery
Nadal, ranked at six in the world, suffered a shock second round defeat to Victor Troicki at the Shanghai Masters last week.
Oct 21, 2016, 00:09 AM IST
Rafael Nadal expects to be fully fit for 2016 Rio Olympics
The Spaniard has not played since pulling out of the French Open before the third round because of a wrist injury.
Jul 21, 2016, 00:21 AM IST
Manchester City unveil Pep Guardiola: New manager promises to prove himself in England
Guardiola will see his new team take on former club Bayern in a pre-season friendly on July 20 in Munich.
Jul 03, 2016, 23:48 PM IST
ATP World Tour Finals: Nadal beats Murray to join Federer in semis, Wawrinka in contention
Rafael Nadal beat Andy Murray in straight sets at the 2015 ATP World Tour Finals.
Nov 19, 2015, 03:30 AM IST
ATP World Tour Finals: Andy Murray, Rafael Nadal win opening matches
Andy Murray and Rafael Nadal began their ATP World Tour Finals campaign with convincing wins.
Nov 17, 2015, 03:57 AM IST
Jo-Wilfred Tsonga beats Rafael Nadal to enter first ever Shanghai Masters final
In a battle of two resurgent players, Jo-Wilfred Tsonga beat Rafael Nadal in three sets on Sunday to book his first ever Shanghai Masters final.
Oct 17, 2015, 16:58 PM IST
Undefeated Novak Djokovic humbles Rafael Nadal to win sixth China Open title
Novak Djokovic maintained his unbeaten run in Beijing with a successful China Open title defence against Rafael Nadal.
Oct 11, 2015, 18:55 PM IST
American Alexander Rossi replaces Roberto Merhi at Marussia F1 team
Alexander Rossi will become Formula One`s first U.S. driver since 2007 at this weekend`s Singapore Grand Prix after replacing Spaniard Roberto Merhi at the Manor Marussia team.
Sep 16, 2015, 21:44 PM IST
Kevin de Bruyne in line for Manchester City debut as David Silva sits out
Manchester City playmaker David Silva will miss Saturday`s Premier League game at Crystal Palace with an ankle injury, but 50 million-pound ($77.1 million) signing Kevin De Bruyne could make his debut in the Spaniard`s absence.
Sep 11, 2015, 21:41 PM IST
