Tag: Rafael Nadal

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Djokovic, Nadal advance, Murray crashes out in Madrid

Madrid: Number one seed Andy Murray came under shock as he was knocked out of the last 16 of the Mutua Madrid Open on Thursday even as Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal progressed to the next round. The Scot was defeated in straight sets 6-3, 6-3 by unseeded 20-year-old Croatian Borna Coric in what is […]

  • Monday, 05 July 2021
Nadal crashes out of Italian Open

Rome: Switzerland’s Stanislas Wawrinka made an improbable comeback in the first-set tie-breaker and then dominated the action in the second set en route to a 7-6 (9-7), 6-2 victory yesterday in the Italian Open quarterfinals over Rafael Nadal. This is Nadal’s earliest exit from this clay-court event since 2008. The Spanish seven-time champion, who brought […]

  • Tuesday, 22 June 2021
Nadal receives honorary doctorate

Madrid: Spanish tennis player Rafael Nadal, ranked fourth in the world, was given an honorary doctoral degree by the European University of Madrid in a ceremony attended by hundreds of students. In Nadal’s speech before receiving the degree on yesterday, he underlined “values and family” as “fundamental elements” to understanding his career and his life, […]

  • Tuesday, 22 June 2021
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Wawrinka stuns injured Nadal to win Aussie Open

Switzerland's Stanislas Wawrinka claimed his first Grand Slam title in dramatic fashion on Sunday when he upset injury-troubled world number one Rafael Nadal in the Australian Open final

  • Monday, 21 June 2021
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French Open: Novak Djokovic Shakes The Order, Beats Rafael Nadal To Enter Final

Novak Djokovic dashed Rafael Nadal's hopes of winning a record 21st Grand Slam title and his 14th French Open after the world No. 1 overcame the Spaniard 3-6, 6-3, 7-6(4), 6-2 in a four-hour-22-minute semi-final that was replete with moments of brilliance as well as errors.

  • Saturday, 12 June 2021
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Rafael Nadal Beats Novak Djokovic For 10th Rome Open Title

World No. 3 Spaniard Rafael Nadal on Sunday won his 10th Italian Open title, after overcoming a second set comeback from No. 1 Novak Djokovic in the final to triumph 7-5, 1-6, 6-3 in two hours and 50 minutes.

  • Monday, 17 May 2021
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It's Federer vs Nadal in Indian Wells semi final

Indian Wells (California): Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal, arguably the two greatest men’s tennis players of all time, have set up a dream semi-final at the BNP Paribas Open with straight-set victories. In the day’s first quarter-final on Friday, Federer quickly seized control of his match against Hubert Hurkacz by breaking the 67th-ranked Pole’s serve […]

  • Monday, 03 May 2021
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Madrid Open: Thiem knocks out Federer, Nadal enters semi-finals

Madrid: Dominic Thiem stunned Roger Federer in the quarter-finals with a 3-6, 7-6 (11), 6-4 win in the ongoing Mutua Madrid Open on Friday. The world number five from Australia defeated the 37-year-old Swiss player in a match that lasted for two hours and 11 minutes. He will now play the semi-finals against world number […]

  • Saturday, 01 May 2021
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Djokovic outsmarts Tsitsipas to clinch third Madrid title

Madrid: Serbian tennis superstar Novak Djokovic defeated Greece’s Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-3, 6-4 in the Madrid Open final, claiming his third title at the clay-court event and 33rd ATP Masters 1000 crown. “These are the best tournaments, biggest tournaments we have in our sport, in the ATP, of course alongside the Grand Slams,” Efe news quoted […]

  • Saturday, 01 May 2021
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Nadal crushes Federer to reach 12th French Open final

Paris: Rafael Nadal reached the French Open final for the third time in a row, and a record extending 12th overall, with a straight set win over arch-rival Roger Federer, here on Friday. The Spaniard beat the Swiss legend 6-3, 6-4, 6-2 at the Philippe-Chatrier Court in the 39th meeting between the two stalwarts. While […]

  • Friday, 30 April 2021
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Federer Gets Past Nadal, To Meet Djokovic In Wimbledon Final

London: Swiss ace Roger Federer got the better of long time rival and fellow great Rafael Nadal on Friday to zoom into Sunday’s Wimbledon final where he will take on Novak Djokovic. It was a hard fought battle between the two decorated rivals who share 38 Grand Slam titles between them. It was their 40th […]

  • Wednesday, 28 April 2021
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Nadal, Medvedev In US Open Final Blockbuster

New York: Three-time champion Rafael Nadal advanced to his fifth US Open final with a convincing win over 24th seed Italian challenger Matteo Berrettini at the Flushing Meadows. On Friday, Nadal wore down the first-time semifinalist 7-6, 6-4, 6-1 under the lights of Arthur Ashe Stadium and sprinted into the final on Sunday where he […]

  • Monday, 26 April 2021
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Nadal beats Medvedev in marathon match to win US Open

New York: Spanish ace Rafael Nadal has won the US Open for the fourth time, slogging through a marathon five-set thriller against Russia’s Daniil Medvedev in the men’s singles final. Nadal outlasted Medvedev 7-5, 6-3, 5-7, 4-6, 6-4 in four hours and 49 minutes in front of an electric Arthur Ashe Stadium on Sunday, surviving […]

  • Monday, 26 April 2021
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Australian Open: Nadal Stopped By Security Official; Watch Video

Melbourne: World No. 1 Rafael Nadal was stopped at a checkpoint by a security person who asked the 19-time Grand Slam winner to show his accreditation. Nadal was training outside and not carrying his accreditation and it needed a colleague of the security official to intervene and familiarise his colleague with the great Spaniard. Nadal […]

  • Tuesday, 20 April 2021
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Australian Open: Thiem Beats Nadal To Reach Semis

Melbourne: Twenty-six-year-old Dominic Thiem on Wednesday reached his first Australian Open semi-final after beating world no.1 and 19-time Grand Slam winner Rafael Nadal at the Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne. He will now face German world no. 7 Alexander Zverev in the semi-final, who had beaten Switzerland’s Stan Wawrinka earlier in the day. In women’s […]

  • Tuesday, 20 April 2021
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