British No 1 Emma Raducanu warned she faces a ‘very tough time’ at Wimbledon this year… though tennis chiefs believe the US Open champion will have the maturity to deal with ‘Emma-mania’ at this summer’s event Tennis chiefs believe Emma Raducanu has the maturity to deal with the scrutiny ‘Emma-mania’ is expected to grip SW19 … Read more
Andy Murray tells Naomi Osaka she has ‘to be able to tolerate’ hecklers after she was reduced to TEARS by a spectator shouting ‘you suck’ at her during Indian Wells defeat Naomi Osaka lost in straight sets to Veronika Kudermetova at Indian Wells She was left upset when a spectator shouted ‘Naomi, you suck’ at her … Read more
‘I feel liberated… it’s incredible energy!’: Rafael Nadal says he’s able to play ‘without limitations’ for the first time in 18 MONTHS, as he beats Daniil Medvedev again to set up a Mexican Open showdown with Cam Norrie Rafael Nadal cruised into the final at the Mexican Open with a 6-3, 6-3 victory The Australian … Read more
Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer WILL reunite as part of Team Europe in the Laver Cup with both tennis legends keen to rekindle ‘Fedal’ doubles pairing for just the second time ever Rafael Nadal and Roger played doubles for Team Europe at the 2017 Laver Cup The pair are looking to reunite at this year’s … Read more
Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer both hail Rafael Nadal’s ‘fighting spirit’ as the Spaniard goes past his rivals on to 21 Grand Slams after thrilling comeback win against Daniil Medvedev in Australian Open final By Dan Cancian For Mailonline Published: 16:39 GMT, 30 January 2022 | Updated: 19:11 GMT, 30 January 2022 Novak Djokovic and … Read more
Rafael Nadal vs Daniil Medvedev LIVE: Spaniard chasing record-breaking 21st Grand Slam wins the third set but Russian opponent is still just ONE set away from the Australian Open title in engrossing final in Melbourne By Kieran Jackson For Mailonline Published: 07:30 GMT, 30 January 2022 | Updated: 12:17 GMT, 30 January 2022 Rafael Nadal … Read more
Rafael Nadal beats Matteo Berrettini in four-set thriller to reach his sixth Australian Open final as the Spaniard moves closer to 21st Slam victory to edge ahead of Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic By Adam Shergold for MailOnline Published: 06:47 GMT, 28 January 2022 | Updated: 06:54 GMT, 28 January 2022 Rafael Nadal progressed to … Read more
Rafael Nadal reaches the Australian Open last 16 after beating Karen Khachanov in four sets to reach the fourth round for a 15th time By Eleanor Crooks Press Association Sport Published: 13:43 GMT, 21 January 2022 | Updated: 14:00 GMT, 21 January 2022 Rafael Nadal dropped his first set of the Australian Open but recovered … Read more
Rafael Nadal ‘can’t guarantee’ that he will compete at next month’s Australian Open despite making his comeback in Abu Dhabi after four-month layoff due to foot injury Rafael Nadal is not sure if he will take part in the Australian Open next month He returned to action at the Mubadala World Tennis Championship in Abu … Read more
LONDON: Men’s world No. 1 Novak Djokovic (pix) has been named the 2021 ITF world champion for a record seventh time while women’s No. 1 Ash Barty has picked up her second crown, the International Tennis Federation (ITF) said on Thursday. Djokovic, who finished the year as No. 1 for a record seventh time, won … Read more
PRAGUE: Wimbledon finalist Karolina Pliskova (pix) will miss the Australian Open in January after breaking her forearm in training, her husband and manager Michal Hrdlicka said on Thursday. “Karolina broke her radius… in a fitness room at a training camp in Spain,” Hrdlicka said in a statement, adding that treatment would take about four weeks. … Read more
LONDON: Former British No. 1 Johanna Konta (pix) announced her retirement from tennis on Wednesday. The 30-year-old has struggled with persistent knee trouble over the past couple of seasons and has slipped to 113 in the world rankings – a far cry from her career high of No. 4. Konta, who reached the semifinals of … Read more
TURIN: Defending ATP Finals champion Daniil Medvedev maintained his perfect start to this year’s tournament but found it hard going against Alexander Zverev, eventually winning 6-3, 6-7(3), 7-6(6) in their Red Group clash on Tuesday. Medvedev had won his opening match against Hubert Hurkacz while Zverev was given a walkover in his opener on Sunday … Read more