When Rafael Nadal raised the ATP 500 by Acapulco in February, which was his title number 85, nothing foreshadowed the earthquake that tennis would suffer just a few weeks later. As the pandemic made its way, the tournaments were shielded. Preventive measures were announced first, such as gloves, masks and hydroalcoholic gel posts, and later … Read more
Allow me the license: Rafa Nadal is not normal. It is not, sportingly speaking. ¶ Throughout the more than 25 years that I have been on the circuit, I have met thousands of tennis players, but I have never seen anyone, not a single player, who does what he continues to do at 34 years … Read more
Roger Federer, 40 years old on August 8, remains driven by his Olympic dream. But after an almost blank season marked by a double operation on the right knee and confinement, his future on the circuit is increasingly uncertain. “Retirement time is approaching and I know I will miss the circuit. It would have been … Read more
Daniil Medvedev’s winning gesture in a duel with Novak Djokovic. Toby Melville, Reuters – A peculiar Russian, who owned the second part of last season. Do you remember his campaign at the US Open? He pointed a middle finger at the spectators, threw a racket at the referee, then trolled the fans and said how … Read more
Reigning champion Tsitsipas had to surrender to the Spaniard in two hours and five minutes: on Saturday he will challenge Medvedev, while the other challenge will see Thiem face one between Zverev and Djokovic At the end of a very tough match in terms of intensity and mental energy spent, Rafael Nadal qualified for the … Read more
Star Spanish tennis player Rafael Nadal in action at the Champions Tournament. Toby Melville, Reuters – The trophy from the Champions Tournament is the last of the big ones that Nadal lacks in a respectable collection. He was in the finals twice and overcame the first hurdle on his way to fulfilling his dream on … Read more
Spanish tennis player Rafael Nadal turned a quarter-final match with compatriot Pablo Carreñ at the tournament in Paris and kept his hopes of winning the title he lacked in the collection. At the same time, he secured Diego Schwartzman’s premier start at the Champions Tournament. The Argentine, who lost to the Russian Daniil Medvedev, could … Read more
A blister prevented him from trying to match Nadal’s precocity record, who by that age had already beaten four top 10s A blister on his right foot blocked Sinner’s pursuit of tennis precocity records. The only ones he can reach at 19. Yesterday in Vienna, after the third game against the Russian Rublev, Jannik left … Read more
Rafael Nadal celebrates advancing to the semifinals of the French Open Michel Euler, ČTK / AP – Thirty-four-year-old Nadal wondered why the organizers had let them play so late, when it was barely 13 degrees Celsius. “The weather … It was cold for tennis. It was a bit dangerous for the body,” said the Spanish … Read more
The toughest match of this year’s French Open, yet Rafael Nadal managed it in three sets. He defeated the upcoming Italian star Jannik Sinner in the quarterfinals 7: 6, 6: 4 and 6: 1 and will face Diego Schwartzman in the fight for the final. – Rafael Nadal celebrates advancing to the semifinals of the … Read more