Rafael Nadal makes winning start on return, beats Dominic Thiem in straight sets
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Rafael Nadal makes winning start on return, beats Dominic Thiem in straight sets

India TV News  

Returning to the court after 349 days, Rafael Nadal, the 22 Grand Slam winner, made a winning start in Brisbane International in the run-up to the Australian Open as he beat the Austrian Dominic Thiem in straight sets. Nadal, who suffered an injury during the last year's Australian Open was out of the action for the whole year after getting his left hip operated on in June. Nadal made his return in doubles by partnering countryman Marc Lopez in a doubles loss to Australians Max Purcell and Jordan Thompson in Brisbane before getting his singles campaign underway with a win on Tuesday, January 22. Nadal beat Thiem 7-5, 6-1 to move to the Round of 16 where he will face the Australian Jason Kubler on Thursday, January 4.

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2024 Year in Sports, Tennis: Sinner’s extraordinary season, Djokovic completes Golden Slam, Nadal and other stars bid farewell
16 hours, 55 minutes ago

2024 Year in Sports, Tennis: Sinner’s extraordinary season, Djokovic completes Golden Slam, Nadal and other stars bid farewell

The Hindu  

From the coronation of new Grand Slam champions to a living legend achieving sporting immortality, the 2024 tennis season had it all. She defeated China’s Zheng Qinwen 6-3, 6-2 in the final to become the first woman to retain the Melbourne Park crown since compatriot Victoria Azarenka in 2013. REVIEW | AUSTRALIAN OPEN 2024 Jannik Sinner clinched his maiden Major …

‘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?

The Independent  

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Rafael Nadal Farewell: Tennis Legend Loses Final Game Of His Career | Details Inside
1 month ago

Rafael Nadal Farewell: Tennis Legend Loses Final Game Of His Career | Details Inside

ABP News  

Rafael Nadal Farewell: Tennis legend Rafael Nadal ends his sensational and iconic career with a defeat, as Spain have been eliminated from Davis Cup 2024 after losing 2-1 to Netherlands. The 22-time Grand Slam winner lost to Botic van de Zandschulp 6-4; 6-4 in Game 1 of the quarter-final tie between Spain and Netherlands, and the Dutch did not read …

Nadal retires from tennis at Davis Cup
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1 month ago

Nadal retires from tennis at Davis Cup

China Daily  

Spain's Rafael Nadal waves at fans during a tribute to his career after The Netherlands eliminated Spain MADRID -- 22-time Grand Slam champion Rafael Nadal ended his professional tennis career after the 38-year-old's 6-4, 6-4 loss to Botic van de Zandschulp, as Spain was eliminated by the Netherlands at the Davis Cup on Tuesday. The crowd yelled "Rafa, Rafa, Rafa" …

Nadal retires from tennis at Davis Cup
1 month ago

Nadal retires from tennis at Davis Cup

China Daily  

Spain's Rafael Nadal waves at fans during a tribute to his career after The Netherlands eliminated Spain. MADRID -- 22-time Grand Slam champion Rafael Nadal ended his professional tennis career after the 38-year-old's 6-4, 6-4 loss to Botic van de Zandschulp, as Spain was eliminated by the Netherlands at the Davis Cup on Tuesday. The crowd yelled "Rafa, Rafa, Rafa" …

Rafael Nadal retires: 'Good person from a small village' bids goodbye to tennis
1 month ago

Rafael Nadal retires: 'Good person from a small village' bids goodbye to tennis

India Today  

Like a gladiator bidding farewell to the arena, Rafael Nadal was overcome with emotion as the final chapter of his extraordinary tennis saga unfolded. The way I’d like to be remembered more is like a good person from a small village in Mallorca.” ðŸå¹ pic.twitter.com/WzWoiKNfpY — The Tennis Letter November 19, 2024 FIGHT UNTIL THE END True to his famous …

Rafael Nadal beaten in Davis Cup farewell by Netherlands' Van de Zandschulp
1 month ago

Rafael Nadal beaten in Davis Cup farewell by Netherlands' Van de Zandschulp

ABC  

Rafael Nadal's glittering professional tennis career has now come to an end following Spain's elimination from the Davis Cup. The 38-year-old Mallorcan, who last month announced he was ending his career after the Davis Cup, bows out following Spain's 2-1 defeat to Netherlands. Spain's world number three Carlos Alcaraz beat Tallon Griekspoor 7-6 6-3 in the second singles to level …

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

The Independent  

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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 will retire after Davis Cup with plenty of records, big numbers by his name
1 month ago

Rafael Nadal will retire after Davis Cup with plenty of records, big numbers by his name

Deccan Chronicle  

Malaga: Rafael Nadal was just 18 — and yet to win a Grand Slam title — when he first moved into the top 10 of the ATP rankings on April 25, 2005. He remained there for 912 consecutive weeks, until March 19, 2023, nearly 18 full years, the longest run of appearances in the top 10 in the half-century-plus history …

Retiring Rafael Nadal gets heartfelt message from 'fan' Roger Federer
1 month ago

Retiring Rafael Nadal gets heartfelt message from 'fan' Roger Federer

India Today  

Roger Federer has written a heartwarming farewell message to Rafael Nadal as the former World No.1 gets ready for his final tournament as a professional tennis player -- Davis Cup Finals, starting November 19, Tuesday. Federer even had his retirement match -- a doubles encounter along with Nadal as they teamed up in the Laver Cup in 2022. The Swiss …

Rafael Nadal’s tennis evolution into an all-time great: ‘Every year he improved’
1 month ago

Rafael Nadal’s tennis evolution into an all-time great: ‘Every year he improved’

New York Times  

It was not a fairytale ending for Rafael Nadal, but to understand how he is adored in his home country and beyond, one only had to listen to the noise. He won that and thought, ‘OK, how do I get better to win the U.S. Open, to win Wimbledon?’” After losing the 2007 Wimbledon final, Nadal wept and thought to …

Rafael Nadal says he's open to sitting out of Davis Cup Finals singles if he doesn't feel ready
1 month, 1 week ago

Rafael Nadal says he's open to sitting out of Davis Cup Finals singles if he doesn't feel ready

Firstpost  

Nadal will retire at next week’s tournament in Malaga where he hopes to win a fifth Davis Cup to add to his 22 Grand Slam crowns. AP Rafael Nadal admitted Saturday that he may be forced to sit out the singles at the Davis Cup Finals where the Spanish superstar will call time on his iconic, record-setting career. The 38-year-old …

Alcaraz's Idol Nadal to Face a 'Difficult' Showdown in Riyadh
2 months, 1 week ago

Alcaraz's Idol Nadal to Face a 'Difficult' Showdown in Riyadh

News 18  

Carlos Alcaraz will face Rafael Nadal in a highly anticipated showdown in the final of the 'Six Kings Slam' exhibition event in Riyadh. Alcaraz, the reigning French Open and Wimbledon champion, expressed gratitude for the opportunity to share the court with Nadal, who is set to retire from tennis. Despite the emotional farewell, Alcaraz will try to enjoy the match …

Reactions to 22-time Grand Slam champion Rafael Nadal announcing his impending retirement
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Reactions to 22-time Grand Slam champion Rafael Nadal announcing his impending retirement

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‘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 …

Dominic Thiem, the 2020 champion, ends his US Open career with the cheers he missed when he won
3 months, 4 weeks ago

Dominic Thiem, the 2020 champion, ends his US Open career with the cheers he missed when he won

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Dominic Thiem never heard the unmistakable sounds of the New York crowd when he won the U.S. Open for his lone Grand Slam title. Thiem beat Alexander Zverev in the 2020 final, winning a fifth-set tiebreaker to become the first man to win the U.S. Open after losing the first two sets since 1949. The forehand, Thiem …

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 …

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 …

Djokovic beats rival Nadal at the Paris Olympics in their 60th and possibly last head-to-head match
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Djokovic beats rival Nadal at the Paris Olympics in their 60th and possibly last head-to-head match

Associated Press  

PARIS — Novak Djokovic, who won, and Rafael Nadal, who lost, met at the net and hugged after playing at the Paris Olympics in the 60th — and quite possibly last — installment of a record-breaking and often riveting rivalry between two tennis greats who share a mutual respect if not a close friendship. This 6-1, 6-4 victory for Djokovic …

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 …

Rafael Nadal reaches first final since 2022 French Open by beating Ajdukovic in Sweden
5 months ago

Rafael Nadal reaches first final since 2022 French Open by beating Ajdukovic in Sweden

Hindustan Times  

Rafael Nadal reached his first final since the 2022 French Open by rallying to beat Duje Ajdukovic 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 Saturday at the clay-court Nordea Open. Spain's Rafael Nadal returns the ball to Croatia's Duje Ajdukovic during their men's semi-final singles match of the ATP Nordea Open After needing four hours to beat the 36th-ranked Mariano Navone in Friday's quarterfinals, …

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 …

Nadal powers past Norrie to reach Bastad quarters
5 months ago

Nadal powers past Norrie to reach Bastad quarters

The Hindu  

Rafael Nadal continued his Olympic preparations with a confident 6-4, 6-4 win over Cameron Norrie at the Bastad Open on Thursday, showing signs of the power hitting that fired him to 14 French Open titles. "Great feelings now, I've been a while now without playing on the Tour since Roland Garros and had the chance to compete well against a …

ATP Nordea Open 2024: Nadal powers past Norrie to reach Bastad quarters
5 months ago

ATP Nordea Open 2024: Nadal powers past Norrie to reach Bastad quarters

The Hindu  

Rafael Nadal continued his Olympic preparations with a confident 6-4, 6-4 win over Cameron Norrie at the Bastad Open on Thursday, showing signs of the power hitting that fired him to 14 French Open titles. “Great feelings now, I’ve been a while now without playing on the Tour since Roland Garros and had the chance to compete well against a …

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 …

Olympic-bound Rafael Nadal returns to clay for first time in 19 yrs, wins 1st round tie with Casper Ruud at Nordea Open
5 months, 1 week ago

Olympic-bound Rafael Nadal returns to clay for first time in 19 yrs, wins 1st round tie with Casper Ruud at Nordea Open

Hindustan Times  

Rafael Nadal returned to the clay courts in Bastad for the first time in 19 years by teaming up with Casper Ruud to win a first-round doubles match at the Nordea Open on Monday. Nadal won the singles title in southern Sweden as a 19-year-old in 2005 and this is his first time back since then as he prepares for …

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 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 suffers potential farewell defeat, Swiatek dominates to advance
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Nadal suffers potential farewell defeat, Swiatek dominates to advance

China Daily  

Spain's Rafael Nadal waves to the crowd as he leaves the court after losing his first round match against Germany's Alexander Zverev. PARIS -- Rafael Nadal's glorious French Open career very likely came to an end as the 14-time champion suffered his first ever opening-round-defeat on Monday, losing to Alexander Zverev in three straight sets. Fourth-seeded Zverev handed Nadal a …

14-time champion Rafael Nadal loses in the French Open’s first round to Alexander Zverev
6 months, 3 weeks ago

14-time champion Rafael Nadal loses in the French Open’s first round to Alexander Zverev

Associated Press  

PARIS — The noise was loud and relentless, a chorus of thousands of belting out “ Ra-fa! The 15,000 or so on hand roared their support when Rafael Nadal stepped out into Court Philippe Chatrier on Monday, voices echoing under the closed roof of a place he called “magical for me.” When the 14-time champion at Roland Garros approached the …

Rafael Nadal says he is feeling better and this might not be his last French Open
6 months, 4 weeks ago

Rafael Nadal says he is feeling better and this might not be his last French Open

Associated Press  

PARIS — Rafael Nadal smiled. Oh, and then there’s this little tidbit he dropped during a pre-tournament news conference Saturday: This French Open might not turn out to be the 14-time champion’s last appearance, after all, at his favorite event, one he called “magical.” Because of his age — he turns 38 on June 3 — and his injuries, not …

Rafael Nadal has won 14 French Open titles. Here is a look at each one
7 months ago

Rafael Nadal has won 14 French Open titles. Here is a look at each one

Associated Press  

Rafael Nadal calls the French Open his favorite event, and that certainly makes sense: His 22 Grand Slam singles titles include a record 14 at Roland Garros, more than anyone in tennis history has won at any major tournament. What He Said: “I never like to compare years, but it’s true that this year means something very special for me.” …

Rafael Nadal’s excellence at the French Open, as seen through the eyes of other tennis players
7 months ago

Rafael Nadal’s excellence at the French Open, as seen through the eyes of other tennis players

Associated Press  

At this point in Rafael Nadal’s career, he is most eager for one particular spectator to get to watch him play: His 1-year-old son. He’s like a wall.” Here are other players’ perspectives on what it’s like to face Nadal — and observations from some of the sport’s top women: “The thing is that, no matter which form Rafa is …

If this is Rafael Nadal’s last French Open, it should be similar to Serena Williams’ last US Open
7 months ago

If this is Rafael Nadal’s last French Open, it should be similar to Serena Williams’ last US Open

Associated Press  

If this is, as expected, Rafael Nadal’s final French Open, it will be one that everyone — the 37-year-old Spaniard included — surely will remember vividly. He returned in April, but in three places he’s won a total of 27 titles — Barcelona, Madrid, Rome — Nadal made it no further than the fourth round anywhere and called himself “unpredictable.” …

If this is Rafael Nadal’s last French Open, it should be similar to Serena Williams’ last US Open
7 months ago

If this is Rafael Nadal’s last French Open, it should be similar to Serena Williams’ last US Open

The Independent  

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Rafael Nadal returns to Roland Garros to practice amid doubts over his fitness and form
7 months ago

Rafael Nadal returns to Roland Garros to practice amid doubts over his fitness and form

Associated Press  

PARIS — Rafael Nadal returned to Roland Garros on Monday to practice and try to figure out whether to compete at the French Open, a tournament he has won a record 14 times. About 6,000 fans were there at the French Open’s main stadium, cheering loudly as Nadal stepped onto the court. The training session gave Nadal a chance to …

Rafael Nadal admits he's 'not playing well' and is a huge doubt for Roland Garros after being dumped out of Italian Open in heavy loss to Hubert Hurkacz
7 months, 1 week ago

Rafael Nadal admits he's 'not playing well' and is a huge doubt for Roland Garros after being dumped out of Italian Open in heavy loss to Hubert Hurkacz

Daily Mail  

Rafael Nadal has thrown into doubt his participation at the French Open after crashing to a straight-sets loss at the Italian Open yesterday. ‘You can see today on the court how difficult it is,’ said Nadal, the record 14-time French Open champion. Rafael Nadal could miss the French Open after admitting he's not in the best form The Spaniard was …

Rafael Nadal falls to Hubert Hurkacz in Italian Open second round
7 months, 1 week ago

Rafael Nadal falls to Hubert Hurkacz in Italian Open second round

Hindustan Times  

Rafael Nadal was knocked out of the Rome Open in the second round on Saturday with a 6-1, 6-3 loss to Poland's Hubert Hurkacz. Spain's Rafael Nadal waves to the fans and walks off the court after losing his round of 64 match against Poland's Hubert Hurkacz Defeat to seventh seed Hurkacz casts doubt over whether clay-court icon Nadal will …

Rafael Nadal reconsidering his status for the French Open after a lopsided loss in Rome
7 months, 1 week ago

Rafael Nadal reconsidering his status for the French Open after a lopsided loss in Rome

Associated Press  

ROME — Fifteen days before he is scheduled to play in what will likely be his final French Open, Rafael Nadal is so unsatisfied with his level of tennis that he’s still debating whether or not to go to Roland Garros. Nadal’s surgically repaired hip and his 37-year-old legs didn’t provide him with the necessary means to be competitive enough …

Rafael Nadal: Hubert Hurkacz beats 22-time Grand Slam champion in Rome
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Rafael Nadal: Hubert Hurkacz beats 22-time Grand Slam champion in Rome

New York Times  

Rafael Nadal is out of the Italian Open in Rome. It was likely Nadal’s last match in Rome In a sense, this is progress — but the kind of progress that the tennis scoring system and the reality of individual sport don’t recognise. If you’d like to follow our fantastic tennis coverage, please This week, when Dominic Thiem — the …

Former U.S. Open champion Dominic Thiem to retire at the end of the season
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Former U.S. Open champion Dominic Thiem to retire at the end of the season

Associated Press  

LONDON — Former U.S. Open champion Dominic Thiem plans to retire at the end of the year after struggling to return to his top form following a wrist injury. “I am going to finish my career with the end of this season,” Thiem said Friday in a video posted on Instagram, calling it a “very sad but also very beautiful …

Former US Open champion Dominic Thiem announces retirement at the end of this season
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Former US Open champion Dominic Thiem announces retirement at the end of this season

The Hindu  

Austrian tennis player Dominic Thiem took to social media to announce that he will retire at the end of this season. The 30-year-old, who won the US Open men’s singles title in 2020, said that recurring problems due to his wrist injury forced him to arrive at this decision. It is not exactly the way how I want it,” said …

Rafael Nadal shows he’s not quite ready for retirement in a comeback win at the Italian Open
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Rafael Nadal shows he’s not quite ready for retirement in a comeback win at the Italian Open

Associated Press  

ROME — For a brief stretch on Thursday, Rafael Nadal looked every bit of a weary 37-year-old player nearing retirement. Struggling to produce pace off both sides with his groundstrokes, committing an uncharacteristically high number of unforced errors and unable to stay in rallies, Nadal dropped the first set of his first-round match at the Italian Open against Belgian qualifier …

Nadal's clay game is rounding into form just in time for French Open: ‘Things are happening’
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Nadal's clay game is rounding into form just in time for French Open: ‘Things are happening’

Hindustan Times  

Rafael Nadal's clay-court form is slowly rounding into shape. Spain's Rafael Nadal during practice Not that nearly invincible shape that the tennis world grew accustomed to over the past two decades. “It's a good moment, even if the results are not what used to be,” Nadal said at the Italian Open on Wednesday. “All the matches are tough for me …

Rafa Nadal announces preparation plan for French Open after saying ‘goodbye’ to Madrid
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Rafa Nadal announces preparation plan for French Open after saying ‘goodbye’ to Madrid

The Independent  

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Rafael Nadal loses in likely last Madrid Open outing, plans to play in Rome
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Rafael Nadal loses in likely last Madrid Open outing, plans to play in Rome

Hindustan Times  

Rafael Nadal left Madrid feeling better about his fitness than he did when he arrived, and is now planning to play in Rome while continuing his preparations for the French Open. Spain's Rafael Nadal gestures after losing against Czech Republic's Jiri Lehecka during the 2024 ATP Tour Madrid Open tournament round of 16 tennis match at Caja Magica in Madrid …

Madrid Open 2024: Nadal battles past Cachin, progresses to round of 16
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Madrid Open 2024: Nadal battles past Cachin, progresses to round of 16

The Hindu  

Rafael Nadal’s body withstood its toughest test yet at the Madrid Open as he needed three sets and more than three hours to get past 91st-ranked Pedro Cachin on Monday. Nadal didn’t show any signs of physical limitations as he won 6-1, 6-7, 6-3 to make it to the round of 16 at the clay-court tournament where he is the …

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