Rafael Nadal

As The ATP Finals Commence, Federer Is Still In A Class By himself

WASHINGTON, November 11, 2017 (by Michael Dickens) As the 2017 Nitto ATP Finals begin Sunday with the year’s eight best singles players and eight doubles teams assembled in the great indoors of London, the city’s O2 Arena – with its great visual design and appeal […]

Paris Brings Both Tremendous Joy And Lots Of Dissapointment To Nadal

WASHINGTON, November 3, 2017 (by Michael Dickens) World No. 1 Rafael Nadal pulled out of his Paris Rolex Masters quarterfinal Friday, just hours before he was scheduled to face qualifier Filip Krajinovic. In doing so, he forfeited an opportunity to go […]

Nadal Clinches Year-End No. 1 ATP Ranking For Fourth Time

LONDON, November 1, 2017 (Press Release) Rafael Nadal has clinched the year-end No. 1 Emirates ATP Ranking for a fourth time — to break a number of historical records — after beating #NextGenATP South Korean Hyeon Chung at the Rolex […]

Federer Tops Nadal For Shanghai Crown

SHANGHAI, October 15, 2017 Roger Federer clinched his second Shanghai crown after 2014 and 27th at the ATP World Tour Masters 1000 level on Sunday. The Swiss maestro defeated Rafael Nadal in the singles final of the Rolex Shanghai Masters […]

Federer Wins Shanghai Showdown

WASHINGTON, October 15, 2017 (by Michael Dickens) On Sunday afternoon, Roger Federer delivered a master class with Rafael Nadal as his primary pupil that was witnessed not only by a sold-out crowd inside Shanghai’s Qi Zhong Tennis Center but also a worldwide TV audience tuning in at […]

Nadal Tops Kyrgios For 75th Title

BEIJING, October 8, 2017 Rafael Nadal claimed his 75th career title, moving to within two of John McEnroe for fourth on the Open Era list. The top seed from Spain beat Nick Kyrgios 6-2, 6-1 in Sunday’s final of the […]

Nadal And Federer Highlight Day 2 At Laver Cup

PRAGUE, September 24, 2017 Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer headlined the action on Day 2 of the Laver Cup in Prague. The best two players in the ATP rankings put Europe 9-3 ahead over Team World on Saturday. Nadal fought […]

Laver Cup Teams Arrive In Prague

PRAGUE, September 21, 2017 Laver Cup’s Team Europe and Team World and their captains, as well as the legendary Rod Laver, were officially welcomed to the city of Prague in the historic Old Town Square on Wednesday, with thousands of fans turning out to […]

Nadal And Federer To Lead Parade Of Champions In Prague On Wednesday

LAVER Cup, September 20, 2017 World No.1 Rafael Nadal and No.2 Roger Federer will lead the parade of Laver Cup players at an official welcome ceremony in Prague on Wednesday which will be live-streamed via @LaverCup on Twitter, Periscope, Facebook Live and YouTube. Fierce competitors for […]

Sweet 16: Nadal Wins His Third U.S. Open Title

WASHINGTON, September 11, 2017 (by Michael Dickens) Throughout this U.S. Open fortnight, both World No. 1 Rafael Nadal and first-time Grand Slam finalist Kevin Anderson worked toward a common goal: to be the one standing alone at the end basking in the glory as the 2017 U.S. Open […]