With Nadal out, Roland Garros prepares for a season of change
1 year, 7 months ago

With Nadal out, Roland Garros prepares for a season of change

Live Mint  

For years, tennis’ European spring came with a sense of certainty. Having missed the entire clay season, a sombre Nadal announced last week that he would miss Roland Garros and possibly the rest of the year. I am not the guy who likes to predict a lot the future, so I'm just following my personal feelings and just following what I really believe is the right thing to do for my body and for my personal happiness now.” Nadal’s injury and eventual withdrawal from the French Open is another reminder that the super era of ‘Big 3’ men’s tennis is drawing to a close. The two players had announced their arrival last spring – Alcaraz by beating Nadal and Djokovic on successive days en route the Madrid Masters title and Rune by reaching the quarterfinal on his French Open debut. FILE - Poland's Iga Swiatek reacts as she defeats Coco Gauff during the women's final match of the French Open tennis tournament at Roland Garros stadium Saturday, June 4, 2022, in Paris.

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Andre Agassi explains how Nadal, Federer retirement will affect Novak Djokovic
2 weeks ago

Andre Agassi explains how Nadal, Federer retirement will affect Novak Djokovic

India Today  

Andre Agassi said that Novak Djokovic would find it “emotionally” harder to compete in professional tennis after Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer retired. Back in 2022, Federer pulled the curtains down on his career after the Laver Cup while Nadal bid goodbye to tennis after Spain’s tie against the Netherlands recently in the Davis Cup Finals in Malaga. It made …

‘You feel like he is impenetrable’: Was Rafael Nadal at the French Open the most dominant athlete ever?
1 month ago

‘You feel like he is impenetrable’: Was Rafael Nadal at the French Open the most dominant athlete ever?

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Rafael Nadal ends an era in which he unleashed one of sport’s greatest weapons
1 month ago

Rafael Nadal ends an era in which he unleashed one of sport’s greatest weapons

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Rafael Nadal heads into retirement after a career marked by big trophies, rivalries and injuries
1 month ago

Rafael Nadal heads into retirement after a career marked by big trophies, rivalries and injuries

Associated Press  

MALAGA, Spain — Rafael Nadal’s remarkable tennis career came to end on Tuesday and he heads into retirement after Spain lost to the Netherlands in the quarterfinals at the Davis Cup Final 8. 2020: Nadal pulls even with Federer at major trophies Pulled even with Federer with 20 Slam trophies with a 13th title at the French Open, defeating Djokovic …

Rafael Nadal: Farewell to the ‘King of Clay’
1 month ago

Rafael Nadal: Farewell to the ‘King of Clay’

CNN  

CNN — With tears in his eyes, Rafael Nadal said goodbye to professional tennis on Tuesday. Clive Brunskill/Getty Images Nadal and Federer play an epic Wimbledon final in July 2008. Clive Brunskill/Getty Images Nadal and Federer play on a floating court to promote the city of Doha, Qatar, ahead of the Qatar Open in 2011. Daniel Leal/Pool/AFP/Getty Images An Nadal …

Rafael Nadal loses to Botic van de Zandschulp in potential final match
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1 month ago

Rafael Nadal loses to Botic van de Zandschulp in potential final match

CNN  

CNN — In emotional scenes in Spain, Rafael Nadal, in his final professional tennis event, lost to Botic van de Zandschulp of the Netherlands in the Davis Cup Final 8 in Málaga. Clive Brunskill/Getty Images Nadal and Federer leave the court together after the Wimbledon final in July 2007. Clive Brunskill/Getty Images Nadal and Federer play an epic Wimbledon final …

‘You feel like he is impenetrable’: Was Rafael Nadal at the French Open the most dominant athlete ever?
2 months, 2 weeks ago

‘You feel like he is impenetrable’: Was Rafael Nadal at the French Open the most dominant athlete ever?

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22-time Grand Slam champion Rafael Nadal will retire after next month’s Davis Cup
2 months, 2 weeks ago

22-time Grand Slam champion Rafael Nadal will retire after next month’s Davis Cup

LA Times  

Rafael Nadal celebrates his victory over Marton Fucsovics during the Paris Olympics. Rafael Nadal is retiring from professional tennis at age 38, he announced in a video message Thursday, after winning 22 Grand Slam titles — 14 at the French Open — during an unprecedented era he shared with rivals Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic. Nadal has competed infrequently the …

The final grand slam event for tennis, the U.S. Open, begins Monday
3 months, 4 weeks ago

The final grand slam event for tennis, the U.S. Open, begins Monday

NPR  

The final grand slam event for tennis, the U.S. Open, begins Monday A MARTÍNEZ, HOST: For the next two weeks, the tennis world will be transfixed on Flushing Meadows in Queens, N.Y., for the US Open, the year's fourth and final Grand Slam. The tournament starting today promises both competition and drama, from Coco Gauff's title defense to Novak Djokovic's …

US Open 2024: Coco Gauff, Iga Swiatek and Aryna Sabalenka are among the women to watch
4 months ago

US Open 2024: Coco Gauff, Iga Swiatek and Aryna Sabalenka are among the women to watch

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Here are some of the women to watch at the U.S. Open, which starts in New York on Monday : Iga Swiatek Ranking: 1 Career-Best Ranking: 1 Country: Poland Age: 23 2024 Record: 50-6 2024 Titles: 5 Career Titles: 22 Grand Slam Titles: 5 — U.S. Open, French Open Last 5 U.S. She Said It: “There’s like …

US Open 2024: Novak Djokovic targets Grand Slam record, Jannik Sinner under cloud
4 months ago

US Open 2024: Novak Djokovic targets Grand Slam record, Jannik Sinner under cloud

The Hindu  

Novak Djokovic, fired up by his emotional Olympic Games triumph, targets new Grand Slam records at the US Open from Monday as title rival Jannik Sinner arrives in New York dogged by questions over two positive drug tests. Defending champion Djokovic can become the oldest Open era champion at the tournament if he secures a fifth title, a record he …

Rafael Nadal withdraws from US Open 2024, will play next in…
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Rafael Nadal withdraws from US Open 2024, will play next in…

Hindustan Times  

Rafael Nadal pulled out of the U.S. Open on Wednesday, making it the third Grand Slam tournament he's missed this season and raising more questions about his future in tennis at age 38. Spain's Rafael Nadal waves goodbye Nadal wrote on social media that he will miss “those electric and special night sessions” in Arthur Ashe Stadium, “but I don’t …

Rafael Nadal withdraws from the U.S. Open, the 3rd Grand Slam tournament he’ll miss this year
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Rafael Nadal withdraws from the U.S. Open, the 3rd Grand Slam tournament he’ll miss this year

The Hindu  

Rafael Nadal pulled out of the U.S. Open on Wednesday, making it the third Grand Slam tournament he's missed this season and raising more questions about his future in tennis at age 38. I need some time, but for me, looks difficult.” Nadal has not announced anything about a possible retirement, but given his age and a recent history of …

Paris 2024 Olympics: Novak Djokovic beats Carlos Alcaraz to win men’s singles gold
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Paris 2024 Olympics: Novak Djokovic beats Carlos Alcaraz to win men’s singles gold

The Hindu  

Serbia’s Novak Djokovic produced a stunning display to beat Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz 7-6, 7-6 and win gold in the Paris 2023 Olympics tennis men’s singles final at Roland Garros on Sunday. The two players had met each other three weeks ago at the Wimbledon 2024 final, where the Alacaraz beat Djokovic in straight sets. However, at the French capital, the …

Olympics tennis order of play and schedule: Every event, date and start time at Paris 2024
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Olympics tennis order of play and schedule: Every event, date and start time at Paris 2024

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Rafael Nadal Says He May Not Return To Roland Garros After Exit From Paris Olympics 2024
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Rafael Nadal Says He May Not Return To Roland Garros After Exit From Paris Olympics 2024

News 18  

Rafael Nadal admitted he may have played at Roland Garros for the final time after he and Carlos Alcaraz were dumped out of the Olympics men’s doubles on Wednesday. Nadal and Alcaraz, dubbed “Nadalcaraz”, have been one of the main talking points at the Paris Games tennis tournament, wowing the crowds in their first two matches. Nadal, who won Olympic …

Rafael Nadal isn’t sure whether he will play in Paris again after his Olympics end in a doubles loss
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Rafael Nadal isn’t sure whether he will play in Paris again after his Olympics end in a doubles loss

Associated Press  

PARIS — 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. Was this 6-2, 6-4 defeat alongside …

Novak Djokovic breaks singles record in Paris, edges closer to 1st Olympic gold; Rafael Nadal-Carlos Alcaraz eye semis
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Novak Djokovic breaks singles record in Paris, edges closer to 1st Olympic gold; Rafael Nadal-Carlos Alcaraz eye semis

Hindustan Times  

Novak Djokovic remained comfortably on course for a first Olympic gold medal to add to his record-breaking collection of titles on Wednesday as fellow superstars Rafael Nadal and Carlos Alcaraz aimed for a place in the doubles semi-finals. Novak Djokovic of Serbia celebrates after winning his match against Dominik Koepfer of Germany Djokovic, who has won three of his 24 …

Nadal downed by dominant Djokovic
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Nadal downed by dominant Djokovic

China Daily  

Novak Djokovic of Serbia and Rafael Nadal of Spain hug after their Paris Olympics second-round match at Roland Garros on Monday. REUTERS Novak Djokovic crushed Rafael Nadal 6-1, 6-4 in their blockbuster Olympics clash on Monday as the two titans met for the 60th and possibly final time. Nadal admitted Djokovic was the "clear favorite" ahead of their first clash …

Paris Olympics Day 3: Nadal loses in what is likely his final singles match of storied career
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Paris Olympics Day 3: Nadal loses in what is likely his final singles match of storied career

Associated Press  

PARIS — On the clay court where he won 14 French Open titles, Rafael Nadal likely bid adieu to Roland Garros on Day 3 of the Paris Olympics. Nadal was feted Monday by a rowdy crowd as he met Novak Djokovic in the second round of the men’s tennis tournament for a record 60th — and probably final — time. …

Paris Olympics 2024: Rafael Nadal Loses To Novak Djokovic In Possibly Their Final Faceoff In Men's Singles
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Paris Olympics 2024: Rafael Nadal Loses To Novak Djokovic In Possibly Their Final Faceoff In Men's Singles

ABP News  

Paris Olympics 2024: The two legends of world tennis Rafeal Nadal of Spain and Novak Djokovic of Serbia possibly faced off each other for one final time in a competitive men's singles tennis match in Paris Olympics 2024. Djkovic eased past Nadal in the opening set 6-1 and even though Nadal made Djokovic work hard in the second set, it …

Rafael Nadal avoids historic bagel, goes down fighting against Novak Djokovic in chapter 60 at Paris Olympics 2024
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Rafael Nadal avoids historic bagel, goes down fighting against Novak Djokovic in chapter 60 at Paris Olympics 2024

Hindustan Times  

Rafael Nadal served Novak Djokovic a historic bagel in the final of the Italian Open to trigger a racket-smashing spree from the then world no.1 in 2019. On Monday, Nadal was at the receiving end as top seed Djokovic almost returned the favour in the Olympic 'Last Dance' of the two icons at the Paris Summer Games 2024. Rafael Nadal …

Novak Djokovic unable to hide excitement for Paris Olympics showdown vs Rafael Nadal, shares special post for arch-rival
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Novak Djokovic unable to hide excitement for Paris Olympics showdown vs Rafael Nadal, shares special post for arch-rival

Hindustan Times  

The stage is set for Monday as Rafael Nadal takes on Novak Djokovic in the second round of Paris Olympics 2024 men's singles. Serbia's Novak Djokovic hugs Spain's Rafael Nadal during a practice session. Djokovic began his Paris Olympics campaign with an easy 6-0, 6-1 win vs Australia's Matthew Ebden. Nadal is partnering countryman Carlos Alcaraz in the men's doubles …

Paris Olympics 2024: Nadal beats Fucsovics to set up second round clash against Djokovic
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Paris Olympics 2024: Nadal beats Fucsovics to set up second round clash against Djokovic

The Hindu  

Spain’s Rafa Nadal made a triumphant return to Roland Garros on Sunday to blast his way into the second round of the Olympic tennis tournament and set up a blockbuster clash with Novak Djokovic of Serbia. That the Nadal-Djokovic clash will not determine gold was the only slip in the Olympic script as the Spaniard found a second wind on …

Coco Gauff isn’t sure how many Olympics matches she needs to win but she knows she wants medals
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Coco Gauff isn’t sure how many Olympics matches she needs to win but she knows she wants medals

Associated Press  

PARIS — Coco Gauff is 2-0 so far at the Paris Olympics after adding a 6-3, 6-0 singles victory over Australia’s Ajla Tomljanovic on Sunday to a win a day earlier in doubles alongside Jessica Pegula. Gauff, who joined LeBron James as a flag bearer at the opening ceremony Friday night, took her latest step rather quickly, needing just 58 …

Rafael Nadal wins in Olympic singles and will play rival Novak Djokovic on Monday
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Rafael Nadal wins in Olympic singles and will play rival Novak Djokovic on Monday

Associated Press  

PARIS — 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. This,” the 38-year-old Nadal said with …

Paris Olympics 2024: Rafael Nadal enters second round; to face rival Novak Djokovic after two years
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Paris Olympics 2024: Rafael Nadal enters second round; to face rival Novak Djokovic after two years

India TV News  

Rafael Nadal kicked off his men's singles campaign at the Paris Olympics with an impressive win over Hungary's Marton Fucsovics in the first round on Sunday, July 28. The duo share 46 men's singles Grand Slam titles between them and will be facing each other after two years of gap. Nadal and Djokovic last faced each other in the quarter-final …

Paris Olympics 2024: Djokovic sweeps into second round and potential Nadal clash
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Paris Olympics 2024: Djokovic sweeps into second round and potential Nadal clash

The Hindu  

Novak Djokovic lost just one game in his Olympic tennis opener on Saturday to set up a potential blockbuster clash against old rival Rafael Nadal. Djokovic, chasing a first Olympic gold to add to his 24 Grand Slams, brushed aside Australia’s Matthew Ebden 6-0, 6-1 in just 53 minutes under the roof of Court Philippe Chatrier. Without a singles ranking, …

Swiatek, Alcaraz and Djokovic start the Olympics with wins at the French Open’s site. Osaka loses
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Swiatek, Alcaraz and Djokovic start the Olympics with wins at the French Open’s site. Osaka loses

Associated Press  

PARIS — Iga Swiatek and Carlos Alcaraz got the Paris Olympics tennis competition started with first-round victories Saturday under closed roofs at Roland Garros, the site of their French Open titles less than two months ago. “I don’t know if I’m going to play or not.” In Saturday’s last match, Angelique Kerber defeated Naomi Osaka 7-5, 6-3 in a contest …

Rafael Nadal's injury setback derails Paris Olympics preparation, gives retirement decision update
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Rafael Nadal's injury setback derails Paris Olympics preparation, gives retirement decision update

Hindustan Times  

In what is probably his swansong year, Rafael Nadal is probably participating in his final Olympics, and will be featuring in the men's singles and doubles tennis events. In Paris, he will also be looking to get his third Olympic gold, having bagged a singles medal in Beijing 2008 and in men's doubles in 2016. Speaking on his future plans, …

Tennis at the 2024 Paris Olympics: Players to watch, schedule, and draws
5 months ago

Tennis at the 2024 Paris Olympics: Players to watch, schedule, and draws

New York Times  

Olympic tennis is bringing the best players in the world back to Roland Garros in Paris after a Wimbledon interlude. Coco Gauff and Taylor Fritz will lead Team USA’s bid to maintain its impressive Olympic tennis record, while Rafael Nadal will partner Alcaraz in the headline men’s doubles pairing and Wimbledon champion Barbora Krejcikova will team up with fellow doubles …

Elena Rybakina withdraws from Paris Olympics tennis competition
5 months ago

Elena Rybakina withdraws from Paris Olympics tennis competition

New York Times  

Elena Rybakina has withdrawn from the women’s tennis competition at the Paris Olympics. Rybakina becomes the latest in a number of high-profile names to pull out of the competition on the women’s side including Ons Jabeur, Marketa Vondrousova and Madison Keys. ‘The Olympics loses another top tennis player’ Analysis by Matthew Futterman The Olympic tennis tournament lost another top player …

Novak Djokovic gears up for Paris Olympics with training session, Rafael Nadal and Carlos Alcaraz reach Roland Garros
5 months ago

Novak Djokovic gears up for Paris Olympics with training session, Rafael Nadal and Carlos Alcaraz reach Roland Garros

Hindustan Times  

The Paris Olympics is scheduled to begin on July 26, and tennis will be a major attraction for fans worldwide. We will see the likes of Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal and Carlos Alcaraz in action at Roland Garros. Rafael Nadal, Carlos Alcaraz reached Roland Garros, and Novak Djokovic is also training there. Here are the photos: Meanwhile, Nadal and Alcaraz …

Rafael Nadal Loses First Final in Two Years, Misses Out on Bastad Open Title
5 months ago

Rafael Nadal Loses First Final in Two Years, Misses Out on Bastad Open Title

News 18  

Rafael Nadal lost his first final in two years on Sunday as the Spaniard went down 6-3, 6-2 to Portugal’s Nuno Borges at the clay-court Bastad Open. But the 14-time French Open winner struck back immediately on the Borges serve, earning two break-back points before the Portuguese dumped a forehand into the net from inside the service box. Nadal was …

Bastad Open 2024: Nadal reaches semifinals after four-hour marathon against Navone
5 months ago

Bastad Open 2024: Nadal reaches semifinals after four-hour marathon against Navone

The Hindu  

Rafael Nadal fought into the semifinals of the Bastad Open on Friday as he defeated Argentina’s Mariano Navone 6-7, 7-5, 7-5 in three hours and 59 minutes. Nadal dropped serve three times in a row against an opponent who became the first man in the Open era to be seeded in his maiden Grand Slam appearance at this year’s French …

Paris Olympics 2024: Know your athlete - King of Clay Rafael Nadal eyes 3rd gold at Roland Garros in swansong year
5 months, 1 week ago

Paris Olympics 2024: Know your athlete - King of Clay Rafael Nadal eyes 3rd gold at Roland Garros in swansong year

Hindustan Times  

2024 is probably Rafael Nadal's swansong year. Nadal skipped Wimbledon this year, revealing that he wanted to prepare for the Olympics and is currently participating in the Swedish Open. Rafael Nadal bites his gold medal for the photographers after beating Fernando Gonzalez of Chile during their Gold medal singles tennis at the Beijing 2008 Olympics. If he adds another Olympic …

Nadal on entry list for US Open 2024
5 months, 1 week ago

Nadal on entry list for US Open 2024

The Hindu  

Four-time champion Rafael Nadal was among those on the main draw entry lists revealed on Tuesday for the 2024 US Open after missing the event three of the past four years. World number one Jannik Sinner, this year’s Australian Open champion from Italy, and top-ranked Iga Swiatek, who captured her third consecutive French Open title in June, pace the men’s …

Paris 2024: Alex de Minaur, Ajla Tomljanovic to lead Australia’s tennis team at Olympics
5 months, 4 weeks ago

Paris 2024: Alex de Minaur, Ajla Tomljanovic to lead Australia’s tennis team at Olympics

The Hindu  

Alex de Minaur is set to make his Olympic debut in Paris three years after being forced out of the Tokyo Games because of COVID-19. Ninth-ranked de Minaur was among the nine tennis players chosen on Wednesday for Australia’s Olympic team. “Obviously last time round I got a little bit unlucky to not be able to play in Tokyo, but …

French Open Champion Carlos Alcaraz Eager to Take Clay Form into Grass Season
6 months, 1 week ago

French Open Champion Carlos Alcaraz Eager to Take Clay Form into Grass Season

News 18  

French Open champion Carlos Alcaraz has set his sights on more grass-court success after his first title on the clay at Roland Garros. But now Alcaraz’s attention has turned to yet more grass-court titles, with the Spaniard looking to repeat his London double of last year when victory at Queen’s Club was followed by a maiden Wimbledon triumph. It has …

Record number of fans attend French Open 2024; Local TV viewers peak at over seven million for men’s singles final
6 months, 1 week ago

Record number of fans attend French Open 2024; Local TV viewers peak at over seven million for men’s singles final

The Hindu  

A tournament record 675,080 spectators attended the French Open and more than seven million people saw the men’s final on television, the French Tennis Federation said on Friday. The peak audience on French national television for the men’s singles final between champion Carlos Alcaraz, who is Spanish, and Alexander Zverev, who is German, reached 7.34 million viewers for an audience …

Rafael Nadal will skip Wimbledon so he doesn’t have to switch from grass to clay for the Olympics
6 months, 1 week ago

Rafael Nadal will skip Wimbledon so he doesn’t have to switch from grass to clay for the Olympics

Associated Press  

Rafael Nadal is going to skip Wimbledon, as expected, and instead prepare for the Paris Olympics by entering a clay-court tournament in Bastad, Sweden, he hasn’t been to in 19 years. Nadal was defeated in the first round of the French Open late last month by eventual runner-up Alexander Zverev — marking the first time in Nadal’s career he has …

Rafael Nadal confirms he will miss Wimbledon to prepare for his last Olympics bid
6 months, 1 week ago

Rafael Nadal confirms he will miss Wimbledon to prepare for his last Olympics bid

India Today  

22-time Grand Slam champion Rafael Nadal confirmed on Thursday that he would miss Wimbledon to prepare for his final Olympic appearance. Only on Wednesday, Spain confirmed that Rafael Nadal and Carlos Alcaraz would play men's doubles in the Paris Olympics. It was announced yesterday that I will play at the summer Olympics in Paris, my last Olympics," Nadal said. Nadal …

Rafael Nadal to miss Wimbledon to focus on doubles bid at Paris Olympics
6 months, 1 week ago

Rafael Nadal to miss Wimbledon to focus on doubles bid at Paris Olympics

The Independent  

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Nadal and Alcaraz to play doubles together for Spain at Paris Olympics
6 months, 1 week ago

Nadal and Alcaraz to play doubles together for Spain at Paris Olympics

Associated Press  

MADRID — Rafael Nadal and Carlos Alcaraz will play doubles together for Spain at the upcoming Paris Olympics, the Spanish tennis federation said Wednesday. The announcement comes three days after the 21-year-old Alcaraz won the French Open for the first time — earning his third Grand Slam trophy. Alcaraz, who will play in his first Olympics, is widely seen as …

French Open 2024: In this Grand Slam final, I did everything I could, says Alexander Zverev
6 months, 2 weeks ago

French Open 2024: In this Grand Slam final, I did everything I could, says Alexander Zverev

The Hindu  

Alexander Zverev said Carlos Alcaraz was a deserving winner of the French Open on Sunday after the German watched an elusive first Grand Slam title slip again through his grasp. The 27-year-old Zverev, appearing in his second major final after the 2020 US Open, led by two sets to one before Alcaraz rallied for a 6-3, 2-6, 5-7, 6-1, 6-2 …

Rafael Nadal's 'immense' reaction as Carlos Alcaraz shatters Spanish legend's long-standing record with French Open haul
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Rafael Nadal's 'immense' reaction as Carlos Alcaraz shatters Spanish legend's long-standing record with French Open haul

Hindustan Times  

Fourteen-time Roland Garros champion Rafael Nadal on Sunday was the first to react after Carlos Alcaraz beat Alexander Zverev in front of a packed Court Phillipe Chatrier in Paris to claim his maiden French Open title. The third seed outlasted the German 6-3, 2-6, 5-7, 6-1, 6-2 to win his third career major while also breaking Nadal's long-standing record in …

Alcaraz rallies in five-set thriller for maiden French Open title
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Alcaraz rallies in five-set thriller for maiden French Open title

China Daily  

Spain's Carlos Alcaraz celebrates with the French Open trophy after winning the men's singles final against Germany's Alexander Zverev in Roland Garros, Paris, France, on June 9, 2024. "Third Grand Slam, 21 years old, it's incredible," Zverev said. After winning five straight games to claim the second set, Zverev turned the final further on its head by winning another five …

Carlos Alcaraz rules Roland Garros, renews a Spanish tradition
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Carlos Alcaraz rules Roland Garros, renews a Spanish tradition

Hindustan Times  

The Coupe des Mousquetaires does land in the hands of a Spaniard, after all. Spain's Carlos Alcaraz kisses the trophy after winning the men's final of the French Open tennis tournament against Germany's Alexander Zverev at the Roland Garros stadium in Paris, France, Sunday, June 9 Carlos Alcaraz, the heir apparent to Rafael Nadal, is fast spreading his command. He’d …

Carlos Alcaraz beats Alexander Zverev to win his 1st French Open tittle
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Carlos Alcaraz beats Alexander Zverev to win his 1st French Open tittle

Live Mint  

Carlos Alcaraz came back to defeat Alexander Zverev 6-3, 2-6, 5-7, 6-1, 6-2 on Sunday and win the French Open for his third Grand Slam title. Alcaraz is a 21-year-old from Spain who grew up watching countryman Rafael Nadal win trophy after trophy at Roland Garros — a record 14 in all — and now has eclipsed Nadal as the …

French Open: Carlos Alcaraz wins 1st Roland Garros title after thriller vs Alexander Zverev
6 months, 2 weeks ago

French Open: Carlos Alcaraz wins 1st Roland Garros title after thriller vs Alexander Zverev

India Today  

Carlos Alcaraz won his maiden French Open title after beating Alexander Zverev in a thrilling 5-setter on Sunday, June 9 at Philippe-Chatrier. He became the seventh Spaniard after Rafael Nadal, Sergi Bruguera, Albert Costa, Carlos Moya, Juan Carlos Ferrero and Andreas Gimeno to win the Roland Garros title. French Open 2024 Final Highlights Alcaraz became the 1st man to win …

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