Alex Eala received one of the biggest cheers from none other than tennis legend Rafa Nadal following her historic Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) victory at the Guadalajara 125 Open in Mexico over the weekend. In a social media post on Sunday, Sept. 7, the retired former No. 1 Spanish player...
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — And then there was one: The Big Three is down to just Novak Djokovic, who stands alone from a golden generation of men’s tennis now that Rafael Nadal has joined Roger Federer in retirement. The Australian Open, which started Sunday, is the first Grand Slam tournament...
NEW YORK (AP) — Rafael Nadal thought about taking a mental health break from tennis a few years ago but “conquered it by always moving forward” and “slowly became myself again,” the 22-time Grand Slam champion writes in an essay posted online Tuesday, Dec. 17, less than a month after the...
MALAGA, Spain (AP) — Rafael Nadal bit his lower lip and his reddened eyes welled with tears as he stood alongside his Davis Cup teammates for Spain’s national anthem Tuesday, Nov. 19, before what he — and everyone — knew might be the last match of his career. Spain's Rafael Nadal waves to...
Rafael Nadal announced his impending retirement from tennis on Thursday at age 38 after winning 22 Grand Slam singles titles during an unprecedented era he shared with his rivals in the so-called Big Three, Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic. Nadal said he will retire after next month's Davis Cup...
MALAGA, Spain (AP) — Rafael Nadal and Carlos Alcaraz were named to Spain’s roster for the Davis Cup Finals on Monday, Sept. 23, raising the possibility of a renewal of their “ Nadalcaraz ” doubles partnership from the Paris Olympics. Tennis superstars Rafael Nadal, left, and Carlos Alcaraz...
NEW YORK (AP) — Rafael Nadal told a Spanish television show that he doesn’t think Jannik Sinner intended to use a banned substance and that the current No. 1-ranked man didn’t receive preferential treatment when he was cleared of doping after testing positive twice in March for trace amounts...
PARIS (AP) — When it was over, when Rafael Nadal’s Paris Games — and his Olympic career — ended with a doubles loss in a stadium central to his legacy because it hosts the French Open, which he’s won a record 14 times, he soaked in the applause accompanying his exit from the red clay....
PARIS (AP) — For almost five full games at the Paris Olympics on Tuesday, July 30, No. 1-ranked Iga Swiatek’s high-bouncing topspin shots were being sent back over the net by No. 52 Wang Xiyu of China with crushing baseline groundstrokes of her own. Iga Swiatek of Poland (AP) Wang even held a...
PARIS (AP) — Novak Djokovic dominated rival Rafael Nadal at the start, then held off a comeback attempt to win, 6-1, 6-4, at the Paris Olympics in the second round Monday, July 29, the 60th — and likely last — head-to-head matchup between the two tennis greats. Serbia's Novak Djokovic...
PARIS (AP) — The fans’ first standing ovation for Rafael Nadal occurred when he wasn’t even in their presence, merely an image shown on a video screen as he waited in a stadium hallway to walk out on the court used for the Paris Olympics and the French Open, a tournament he made his domain....
PARIS (AP) — Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal and Carlos Alcaraz all are on the Paris Olympics’ tennis schedule Saturday, July 27, the first day of action at Roland Garros. Tennis players from left, Andy Murray of Britain, Angelique Kerber of Germany, Rafael Nadal of Spain, Elina Svitolina of...
