Rafael Nadal

  • Rafael Nadal not ready for Australian Open 

    Rafael Nadal has withdrawn from the Australian Open after an MRI scan revealed that he had sustained a micro tear on a muscle at the Brisbane International, creating fresh concern that the 37-year-old may have played his final professional match in Australia. The 22-times grand slam winner made his long-awaited comeback in Brisbane after spending…

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  • Rafael Nadal won his 14th Roland Garros tennis crown on June 5. It was also his 22nd Grand Slam victory, which sets him apart from Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer, who each have 20 Grand Slams trophies. The Roland Garros singles final featured Rafael Nadal and Casper Ruud; a 23-year-old Norwegian player ranked 8th in the world. King Felipe…

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  • Rafael Nadal and Naomi Osaka, with 24 Grand Slam titles between them, both withdrew from Wimbledon on Thursday with the Spanish star also pulling out of the Tokyo Olympics in a bid “to prolong my career”. Nadal’s snub of the Olympics was later followed by world number five Dominic Thiem also withdrawing from Tokyo. Osaka,…

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  • Rafael Nadal: The road to success wasn’t easy

    Rafa Nadal spoke exclusively to a Spanish sports media, AS, at his academy in Manacor, Mallorca, where the world No. 1 lives. The tennis icon discussed his successes across the 2019 season and the adjustments he has made to his game to sustain his reign at the top with a fifth year-end number one ranking,…

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