ROME, May 18, 2019 (by Michael Dickens) When you’ve got eight-time Italian Open winner Rafael Nadal headlining the Saturday afternoon semifinal session of the Internazionali BNL d’Italia at Foro Italico, even the weather pays attention and cooperates. While it stayed […]
MADRID, May 8, 2019 (by Michael Dickens) The last time Rafael Nadal came into the ATP Masters 1000 Mutua Madrid Open without having won clay titles in Monte-Carlo or Barcelona was 2015 – the same year Barcelona won its last UEFA […]
BARCELONA, April 26, 2019 (by Sharada Rajagopalan) It was a jam-packed Wednesday at the Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell featuring the last handful of second-round matches. From defending champion Rafael Nadal finally making his long-awaited debut in the 2019 edition of […]
MONTE CARLO, April 20, 2019 (by Michael Dickens) The roar of Fabio Fognini as he put the finishing touches on his 6-4, 6-2 Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters semifinal upset victory over Rafael Nadal could be heard throughout the expansive Monte-Carlo Country […]
MONTE CARLO, April 17, 2019 Rafael Nadal headlined Wednesday’s second round action at the Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters, as the 11-time champion opened his clay-court season in the Principality of Monaco against fellow Spaniard Roberto Bautista Agut. The World No. 2 has […]
INDIAN WELLS, March 16, 2019 (by Sharada Rajagopalan) So, in the end, Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal were the last two men left standing in the bottom-half of the men’s singles draw at the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells on Friday. […]
MELBOURNE, January 16, 2019 World No. 2 Rafael Nadal headlined Wednesday’s night session on Rod Laver Arena, taking on an Australian for the second straight round. The 32-year-old Spaniard remained untroubled to beat Matthew Ebden 6-3, 6-2, 6-2 in one […]
MELBOURNE, January 14, 2019 (by Michael Dickens) The 107th edition of the Australian Open began on a hot and scorching summer Monday in Melbourne – sunny and 28º Celsius at the start of play with a high expected to reach 34º […]
BRISBANE, January 2, 2019 Rafael Nadal has withdrawn from the Brisbane International due to injury. The 31-year-old Spaniard already skipped his 3rd place play-off match in Abu Dhabi last weekend after he had lost to Kevin Anderson in three sets […]
STARNBERG, December 31, 2018 It won’t take long for the thrills to begin during the 2019 ATP Tour season, as six players who have cracked the Top 5 of the ATP Rankings begin their campaigns at the Brisbane International, an […]
