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Nadal makes winning start as tennis returns in virtual world
By Reuters, 1041, April 28, 2020 (EAT)
Claycourt king Rafa Nadal suffered a fake injury, several players ‘froze’ and one match vanished into thin air as the Virtual Madrid Open made its...

claycourt , coronavirus pandemic , Rafael Nadal , Virtual Madrid Open
Federer eases through, angry Denis Shapovalov out
By Agencies, 1132, January 20, 2020 (EAT)
Six-time Australian Open champion Roger Federer reached the second round at Melbourne Park with a comfortable straight-sets win over Steve Johnson. T...

Australian Open , Melbourne Park , Roger Federer , Steve Johnson
No clear favourite for Australian Open, says Djokovic
By Reuters, 1105, January 13, 2020 (EAT)
Djokovic recorded a ninth consecutive hard-court win over world number one Rafa Nadal on Sunday as Serbia were crowned champions at the inaugural ATP ...

ATP Cup , Daniil Medvedev , Djokovic , Rafa Nadal , U.S Open
Super Shapovalov keeps Canada in hunt with Zverev win
By Reuters, 1703, January 7, 2020 (EAT)
Canadian Denis Shapovalov picked up his second win against a top-10 player at the ATP Cup team event on Tuesday with a 6-2 6-2 thumping of Alexander Z...

Alexander Zverev , ATP Cup , Australian Open , Canadian Denis Shapovalov
Nadal sparks Spanish comeback, Canada into last eight
By Reuters, 1023, November 20, 2019 (EAT)
Shortly before midnight on Tuesday in Madrid’s La Caja Magica, Rafa Nadal punched the air as chants of “Rafa, Rafa” echoed around the arena and ...

Davis Cup Finals , La Caja Magica , Rafa Nadal
Nadal reclaims world number one tag from Djokovic
By Reuters, 1007, November 5, 2019 (EAT)
Rafa Nadal dethroned Serbia’s Novak Djokovic to reclaim the number one spot in the ATP rankings on Monday following the Spaniard’s semi-final run ...

ATP rankings , Novak Djokovic , Paris Masters , Rafa Nadal , Serbia
Djokovic claims fifth Paris Masters title
By Reuters, 1902, November 3, 2019 (EAT)
World number one Novak Djokovic saw off Canadian Denis Shapovalov 6-3 6-4 to win his fifth Paris Masters title on Sunday in a warning to his rivals ...

Denis Shapovalov , Novak Djokovic , Paris Masters
Federer, Nadal and Osaka advance in Rome
By Reuters, 1621, May 16, 2019 (EAT)
Former world number one Roger Federer marked his return to the Italian Open for the first time since 2016 with a 6-4 6-3 second round win over Joao So...

Italian Open , Naomi Osaka , Rafael Nadal , Roger Federer
Teenagers provide glimpse of future at Miami Open
By Reuters, 1445, March 30, 2019 (EAT)
Experience triumphed over youth in the Miami Open semi-finals where a pair of veterans held off talented Canadian teenagers whose time to shine will h...

Denis Shapovalov , Felix Auger-Aliassime , Grand Slam singles champion Federer , Miami Open , teenagers
Federer and Nadal roll into quarters at Indian Wells
By Reuters, 959, March 14, 2019 (EAT)
Roger Federer and Rafa Nadal remained on course for a mouthwatering semi-final clash at the BNP Paribas Open with straightforward fourth-round victori...

Indian Wells , Rafael Nadal , Roger Federer
Djokovic dominates Tsonga to reach third round
By Reuters, 1739, January 17, 2019 (EAT)
Eleven years after beating Jo-Wilfried Tsonga for the 2008 Australian Open, top seed Novak Djokovic bested the Frenchman again at Melbourne Park to re...

Australian Open , Jo-Wilfried Tsonga , Novak Djokovic
Williams showdown set for day five at U.S. Open
By Reuters, 1142, August 31, 2018 (EAT)
Serena Williams takes on big sister Venus in the main event of day five at the U.S. Open on Friday, while defending men’s champion Rafa Nadal and wo...

Rafael Nadal , Serena Williams , Sloane Stephens , US Open , Venus Williams
Serena handed tough path to U.S. Open final
By Reuters, 1559, August 24, 2018 (EAT)
Serena Williams, who is aiming for a record-equalling 24th Grand Slam title at this year’s U.S. Open, was handed a difficult path to the final after...

Serena Williams , U.S Open
Serena set for Grand Slam return at Roland Garros
By AFP, 1141, May 29, 2018 (EAT)
Three-time champion Serena Williams will make her eagerly-awaited return to Grand Slam tennis on Tuesday with a French Open first-round match against ...

Court Philippe Chatrier , Grand Slam , Grand Slams , Kristyna Pliskova , Serena Williams , Three-time champion , waited-return
Nadal breaks McEnroe record in Madrid but Del Potro, Sharapova, Halep beaten
By AFP, 1103, May 11, 2018 (EAT)
Rafael Nadal broke John McEnroe's 34-year record on Thursday by winning his 50th consecutive set on clay at the Madrid Open. But while the world nu...

34-year record , broke John McEnroe , Diego Schwartzman , Juan Martin del Potro , Madrid Open , Maria Sharapova and Simona Halep , Rafael Nadal
Nadal cuts short comeback after injury flares up
By AFP, 1139, February 28, 2018 (EAT)
World number two Rafael Nadal pulled out of the Mexican Open on Tuesday, cutting short his comeback from an injury when his ailing right hip flared up...

ailing right hip flared up again , pulled out of Mexico Open , Rafael Nadal , World Number Two
Federer relishes emergence of young guns at Open
By AFP, 1130, January 25, 2018 (EAT)
Roger Federer has welcomed the infusion of fresh new faces at the Australian Open, saying it's good regeneration for tennis. The year's opening Gra...

Australian Open , Chung Hyeon , Kyle Edmund , Roger Federer , young guns
Nadal dominant as big guns pull off great escapes
By AFP, 1629, January 17, 2018 (EAT)
Rafael Nadal swept into the Australian Open third round to keep his Grand Slam title hunt on track Wednesday, as Caroline Wozniacki and Grigor Dimitro...

Caroline Wozniacki , Grigor Dimitrov , Marta Kostyuk , Rafael Nadal
Federer, Nadal relish teaming up at Laver Cup
By AFP, 1226, September 21, 2017 (EAT)
Long-time rivals Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal will achieve a career first in Prague this weekend when they play side-by-side in the Laver Cup, a Ryd...

Laver Cup , Rafael Nadal , Roger Federer , Ryder Cup , Team Europe , Team World , Tennis
Reborn Nadal and Federer eye US Open swansong
By AFP, 1212, August 23, 2017 (EAT)
Their rivalry has stretched 13 years and 37 matches but Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer have never met at the US Open, a staggering anomaly which seems...

Rafael Nadal , Roger Federer , Tennis , US Open