MALLORCA/STARNBERG, June 18, 2022 Rafael Nadal has confirmed he intends to compete at The Championships at Wimbledon later this month. After winning two Grand-Slam titles at the Australian Open as well as at Roland-Garros this season, the 36-year-old Spaniard announced […]
PARIS/WASHINGTON, June 6, 2022 (by Michael Dickens) “Victory belongs to the most tenacious” are words inscribed in both English and French in the upper-deck façade on either side of Court Philippe-Chatrier. They are attributed to French aviation and World War […]
PARIS/WASHINGTON, June 5, 2022 (by Michael Dickens) Imagine you’re playing Rafael Nadal for the first time and it’s for the Roland Garros singles title on the most famous red clay court in the world, before a sold-out crowd, on an […]
PARIS/WASHINGTON, June 5, 2022 (by Michael Dickens) It seems only fitting that Casper Ruud, who has been one of the ATP Tour’s best players on clay over the past two years, is finally getting to play against his childhood idol, […]
PARIS/WASHINGTON, June 3, 2022 (by Michael Dickens) Rafael Nadal is 13-0 in French Open singles finals. On Sunday, the 36-year-old Spaniard will go for a record-extending 14th Roland Garros title in Paris. He’ll likely be the favorite to win. That’s […]
PARIS/WASHINGTON, May 31, 2022 (by Michael Dickens) The blockbuster quarterfinal clash between Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal at the French Open Tuesday evening is one that every tennis fan around the world had looked forward to with great anticipation since […]
PARIS/WASHINGTON, May 29, 2022 (by Michael Dickens) Rafael Nadal isn’t the King of Clay for nothing. On Sunday, inside an electric atmosphere of Court Philippe-Chatrier at Stade Roland Garros, Nadal, a 13-time winner of the French Open, put on a […]
ROME/WASHINGTON, May 11, 2022 (by Michael Dickens) Rafael Nadal has never experienced a losing streak on his beloved clay. He’s garnered a 44-0 win-loss record in his next match on clay after a defeat. The 35-year-old Spaniard, five days removed […]
MADRID/WASHINGTON, May 6, 2022 (by Michael Dickens) Rafael Nadal’s back from the brink of defeat third-round victory Thursday afternoon in the Mutua Madrid Open at La Caja Mágica was not just a thriller. It was also a milestone win for […]
MADRID/WASHINGTON, May 4, 2022 (by Michael Dickens) All eyes were on Rafael Nadal, the home country hero and five-time Mutua Madrid Open champion, as he walked out to great applause from the fans who filled Manolo Santana Stadium Wednesday afternoon. […]
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