PARIS/STARNBERG, October 2, 2020 (by Alessandro Boroch) Rafael Nadal continues his quest for a 20th major singles title – aiming to match Roger Federer’s record – following a hazard-free 6-1, 6-4, 6-0 win over 28-year-old Italian Stefano Travaglia in just […]
STARNBERG/PARIS, September 30, 2020 (by Alessandro Boroch) As reported earlier today, Wednesday’s Day 4 at Roland Garros was overshadowed by the withdrawal of 23-time major singles champion Serena Williams. The 39-year-old American was set to face Bulgarian veteran Tsvetana Pironkova in the second match on […]
STARNBERG, September 28, 2020 (by Alessandro Boroch) The start into Monday’s action at Roland Garros was delayed on the outside courts for two hours due to heavy rain. While most players were waiting for the official go of the organizers […]
WASHINGTON, September 26, 2020 (by Michael Dickens) Friday was French Open Media Day at Stade Roland Garros. When it was time for 12-time champion Rafael Nadal to take center stage, the media listened up. The much-admired King of Clay had plenty […]
STARNBERG, September 18, 2020 Nine-time champion Rafael Nadal has secured his berth in the quarterfinals of the Internazionali BNL d’Italia, his first tournament since February. The No. 2 seed dispatched Serb Dusan Lajovic 6-1, 6-3 in his third-round match under the […]
STARNBERG, September 16, 2020 Nine-time champion Rafael Nadal began his Internazionali BNL d’Italia title defence in Rome on Wednesday evening with a comfortable 6-1, 6-1 win over last week’s US Open semi-finalist Pablo Carreno Busta in his first clay-court match of […]
WASHINGTON, August 6, 2020 (by Michael Dickens) While men’s World No. 2 Rafael Nadal and women’s World No. 1 Ashleigh Barty are the highest-profile players to decline playing in the US Open because of their concerns about travel during the coronavirus pandemic, […]
WASHINGTON, August 5, 2020 (by Michael Dickens) Reigning US Open champion Rafael Nadal says he won’t defend his men’s singles title at this year’s Grand Slam event, preferring not to travel to New York during the coronavirus pandemic. At 8:19 p.m. CEST […]
WASHINGTON, June 4, 2020 (by Michael Dickens) In an alternate universe, one free of a global health pandemic that has shutdown pro tennis since early March and the recent civil unrest permeating many U.S cities, Rafael Nadal would be gracing […]
WASHINGTON, May 25, 2020 (by Michael Dickens) On Sunday, the day this year’s Roland Garros was originally due to begin, there were a variety of tributes offered across social media channels. For instance, Tennis.com published an enjoyable and informative feature […]
