The Barty Party is in town: World No.1 Ash Barty will FINALLY return to the court next week as she joins tennis superstars in front of a 8,000-strong crowd Australian world No.1 Ash Barty will return to tennis court at exhibition next week ‘A Day at the Drive’ will be held at Memorial Drive Tennis Centre … Read more
Anyone for quarantine tennis? Players forced into two-week isolation ahead of Australian Open find ways to stay match fit in their hotel rooms – including smashing volleys at an upturned mattress 72 players have been confined to their rooms at the Grand Hyatt in Melbourne Covid outbreak meant the players will have to stay in isolation … Read more
Are Rafael Nadal’s teenage cousins set to follow in his footsteps? Sons of legendary tennis coach Toni notch their first professional wins in ITF qualifying as they look to emulate the 20-time Grand Slam winner Rafael Nadal’s two young cousins are making waves in professional tennis Toni Jr and Joan Nadal both registered their first … Read more
Roger Federer admits he is in ‘a race against time for the Australian Open’ and could miss the Grand Slam unless Covid-19 means further delays as 39-year-old endures slow recovery from two knee surgeries Roger Federer might miss Australian Open even if it is delayed until February Federer said he was taking longer than expected … Read more
As his final forehand – that usually irrepressible whip of the left arm – limply hit the tape and landed on his side of the court match point down, Rafael Nadal‘s luck was out once again at the O2 Arena. It remains his black mark. Whilst 86 career titles, 20 Grand Slams and one Olympic gold … Read more
Dominic Thiem holds his nerve in TWO tie-breaks to beat Rafael Nadal in straight sets to put one foot in last four of the Nitto ATP Finals Rafael Nadal endured a disappointing straight sets defeat to Dominic Thiem Thiem held his nerve in two tie-breaks at the O2 Arena to go on and win 7-6, … Read more
Rafael Nadal lays down a marker at ATP Finals with straight-sets win against Andrey Rublev as he looks to win the season-ending championships for the first time Andrey Rublev was playing at the O2 Arena for the first time but was outclassed Rafael Nadal won his first match in straight sets at the tournament since … Read more
Dominic Thiem kicks off his ATP World Tour Finals campaign with a three-set win over Stefanos Tsitsipas as he avenges his defeat against the Greek star at last year’s final Dominic Thiem kicked off his campaign at the O2 Arena with a hard-fought win Stefanos Tsitsipas forced a decider but was broken early in the … Read more
Alexander Zverev upsets clay king Rafael Nadal in straight sets to set up a Paris Masters final against Daniil Medvedev Rafael Nadal has 86 titles and 20 grand slams but has never won Paris Masters The Spaniard reached the final in 2007 but lost to Argentine David Nalbandian Nadal punched his racket and sat shaking … Read more
‘To match his record is a dream come true’: Novak Djokovic seals year-end No 1 ranking for SIXTH time to go level with childhood hero Pete Sampras… in a mad year which included one Grand Slam, a lengthy unbeaten streak and THAT US Open disqualification Novak Djokovic will finish as the year-end number one ranked … Read more
Rafael Nadal becomes the fourth man in history to win 1,000 ATP Tour matches after beating Feliciano Lopez at the Paris Masters to follow in the footsteps of Ivan Lendl, Jimmy Connors and his great adversary Roger Federer By Press Association And Alex Bowmer For Mailonline Published: 01:09 GMT, 5 November 2020 | Updated: 01:09 … Read more
In a recent interview with Toni Nadal for her regular podcast, Daniela Hantuchova asked what makes his nephew a great champion. Uncle Toni, for so many years Rafael’s coach, referred to the relentless work ethic and focus which was applied to whatever the younger Nadal was doing. ‘I remember he put always big attention into … Read more
Novak Djokovic puts French Open disappointment behind him by beating Filip Krajinovic in the opening round at the Austrian Open Novak Djokovic was disappointed after losing to Rafael Nadal at the French Open Djokovic has moved on, beating Filip Krajinovic 7-6 (6) 6-3 at the Austrian Open He said it was hard to play against Krajinovic as … Read more