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. […]
MADRID/WASHINGTON, April 30, 2022 (by Michael Dickens) The Mutua Madrid Open men’s singles draw was revealed Friday evening at La Caja Mágica – the Magic Box – and it’s filled with plenty of excitement and intrigue as the European clay […]
WASHINGTON, March 23, 2022 (by Michael Dickens) Not only did Rafael Nadal lose the final at the ATP Masters 1000 BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, Calif. on Sunday, which was his first loss of the season after beginning 2022 […]
INDIAN WELLS/WASHINGTON, March 21, 2022 (by Michael Dickens) Years from now, Taylor Fritz can look back on Sunday and know that he’ll always have Indian Wells to remember. It was a moment of joy Fritz will always have to cherish. […]
INDIAN WELLS/WASHINGTON, March 20, 2022 (by Michael Dickens) Saturday’s second men’s singles semifinal in the BNP Paribas Open between fourth seed Rafael Nadal and No. 19 seed Carlos Alcaraz was everything you could hope for in a tennis match. In an all-Spanish […]
INDIAN WELLS/WASHINGTON, March 18, 2022 (by Michael Dickens) When three-time BNP Paribas Open champion Rafael Nadal and 18-year-old sensation Carlos Alcaraz meet in an all-Spanish semifinal Saturday, it will mark the first time for a Spanish pair to reach the […]
INDIAN WELLS/WASHINGTON, March 17, 2022 (by Michael Dickens) Wednesday’s order of play at the BNP Paribas Open featured all of the men’s fourth-round singles matches spread across three stadiums at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden. There were plenty of great […]
ACAPULCO/WASHINGTON, February 27, 2022 (by Michael Dickens) There was plenty at stake when Rafael Nadal met Cameron Norrie in their title match at the Abierto Mexicano Telcel presentado por HSBC on a hot and humid Saturday evening in Acapulco. The […]
