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Nadal fired a forehand winner on match point to seal the victory and make his 40th quarter-final at a Grand Slam event. (Photo: AFP)

US Open: Rafael Nadal beats Marin Cilic to enter quarter-final

The second-seeded Spaniard was in cruise control as he took the first set behind some superb serving and stout defence.

03 Sep 2019 10:57 AM

Rafael Nadal cruised into the U.S. Open fourth round with a business-like 6-3 6-4 6-2 win over Chung Hyeon on Saturday. (Photo: AP)

US Open: Nadal defeats Chung Hyeon 6-3 6-4 6-2, enters fourth round

The three-times champion took control of the match when he broke the South Korean’s serve in the first set to grab a 4-2 lead.

01 Sep 2019 7:00 PM

The second set was easily won by Nadal 6-2 and much did not change in the third set as Nadal sealed the game 6-3, 6-2, 6-2. (Photo: AFP)

US Open: Rafael Nadal storms into second round

Nadal came out all guns blazing and he played in an aggressive manner from the very start.

28 Aug 2019 9:19 AM

Claycourt king Nadal successfully defended a hard court title for the first time in his career. (Photo: AFP)

Rogers Cup: Nadal dominates Medvedev in Montreal for 35th Masters title

The world number two secured his 35th Masters crown, pulling clear by two in that category from Novak Djokovic, who has 33 of them.

12 Aug 2019 9:58 AM

Nadal is seeking his third title of the season and now stands 38-6 in 2019. Austrian second seed Thiem, who claimed a clay title at the weekend at home in Kitzbuehel before crossing the Atlantic, won his first match in Canada after five losses, defeating home hero Denis Shapovalov 6-4, 3-6, 6-3. (Photo:AFP)

Rafael Nadal, Dominic Thiem advance at rain-hit ATP Montreal Masters

Top-seeded holder Nadal suffered through a two-hour rain interruption before dismissing Britain's Daniel Evans 7-6 (8/6), 6-4 on Wednesday.

08 Aug 2019 10:39 AM

The kid was unfazed by the action (Photo: Twitter)

Wimbledon 2019: Kid reads book during Federer-Nadal clash, stirs up Internet storm

The internet is taken aback by the kid’s lack of interest in one of the greatest rivalries in Wimbledon 2019.

13 Jul 2019 2:11 PM

The finals of the tournament will be held on July 14. (Photo: AFP)

Wimbledon 2019: Vintage Federer thrashes Nadal, storms into final

Federer will now compete against Novak Djokovic, who overpowered Roberto Bautista Agut to claim his spot in the final.

13 Jul 2019 8:03 AM

Nadal triumphed 6-3, 3-6, 7-6, 7-6 in a second-round Centre Court duel which saw the combustible Australian pick up a code violation for unsportsmanlike behaviour. (Photo: AFP)

'I deliberately hit Rafael Nadal with ball,' admits Nick Kyrgios

Nadal said he was unconcerned for his own safety when the ball came towards him at high speed.

05 Jul 2019 3:43 PM

Nadal’s feat of clay

The temperament of talented players in the distaff side seems so fragile that two Slams in a row.

12 Jun 2019 1:02 AM

If Federer is to have any hope of a shock victory on Friday, then he needs to significantly improve his break point statistics. (Photo: AP)

Mission impossible? How Federer can beat Nadal at Roland Garros

The great Spaniard has only been defeated twice on the red brick dust in the French capital in 93 matches since his 2005 debut.

05 Jun 2019 5:48 PM

It will be episode 39 of their rivalry, and would offer the 37-year-old Federer the opportunity to cap a glittering career with perhaps his greatest achievement should he go on to lift the title having beaten the ‘King of Clay’ en route. (Photo: File)

French Open: Nadal, Federer to clash at the French Open semi-final

11-times champion Nadal demolished Kei Nishikori 6-1, 6-1, 6-3, while 20-times Grand Slam winner Roger Federer had a tough win vs Wawrinka.

05 Jun 2019 11:01 AM

Australian tennis coach Harry Haines interacts with kids during a tennis clinic at the Willingdon Sports Club, Worli on Saturday.

Passion is the key: Harry Haines

Australian tennis coach Hanies advises kids at a coaching clinic at Willingdon Sports Club.

02 Jun 2019 1:16 AM

Nadal will see round 4 of the Rolan Garros tournament (Photo: AFP)

Federer and Nadal blaze into fourth round at Roland Garros

After a cool first week the thermostat was turned up at Roland Garros on Friday as Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer blazed into round 4

01 Jun 2019 2:43 PM

After beating Yannick Hanfmann for the loss off six games in round one, Nadal conceded seven against Yannick Maden in a 6-1, 6-2, 6-4 win on Court Suzanne Lenglen, crunching 43 winners in the process. Federer, wearing pale brown shorts, turned the screw just enough, breaking serve at a crucial juncture of each set for a clinical, yet still eye-catching 6-4, 6-3, 6-4 victory. (Photo:AP)

French Open: Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer makes smooth progress

Defending champion Rafael Nadal continued to chomp his way through as Roger Federer also maintained his smooth progress into the 3rd round.

30 May 2019 10:10 AM

Nadal will next meet another qualifier, German Yannick Maden. (Photo: AFP)

French Open: Nadal shows who's the boss, grabs an easy 6-2, 6-1, 6-3 win vs Hanfmann

11-times champ, Nadal wasted little time in despatching Hanfmann after he said in the run up to the match that he could do ‘some damage’.

28 May 2019 9:18 AM

Having clinched the 2018 Wimbledon and US Open titles and then a seventh Australian Open crown in January this year, the Serb is tantalisingly close to another 'Djoko Slam'. (Photo: AFP)

Federer, Nadal aim to stop Djokovic from lifting all 4 grand slams titles twice

World number one Djokovic completed his first private stranglehold of all four Slams with victory at Roland Garros in 2016.

23 May 2019 10:33 AM

Nadal got off to a flying start by whitewashing Djokovic in the opening set. It was the first time there has been a 6-0 set during a meeting between the two rivals. Djokovic took the second by breaking Nadal’s serve for the first time while leading 5-4, but the second seed responded in style by storming through the decisive set. (Photo: AP)

Rome Open: Nadal turns the tide as he beats Djokovic by 6-0, 4-6, 6-1

The Spaniard, who had shared the record of 33 Masters titles with the Serbian world number one.

20 May 2019 9:08 AM

Djokovic leads his head-to-head with Nadal by 28 wins to 25, but the Spaniard has dominated on clay with 16 victories to the Serbian’s seven. (Photo: AP)

Rome Open: Djokovic goes past Schwartzman 6-3, 6-7, 6-3 to face Nadal in finals

The Serbian triumphed in last week’s Madrid Open and has a chance to win back-to-back clay-court titles after overcoming Schwartzman.

19 May 2019 12:28 PM

The outburst came after Kyrgios got a code violation for unsportsmanlike conduct. Having already been handed a violation earlier, it meant the umpire also handed Kyrgios a game penalty. (Photo: AFP)

Rome Open: Federer makes gritty return vs Sousa as Krygios gets expelled

The incident overshadowed an outstanding day for Roger Federer, who reached the quarters for the first time since 2016.

17 May 2019 9:06 AM

Tsitsipas, 20, had never won a set in his previous three meetings against claycourt specialist and 11-times French Open champion Nadal, but the Greek drew first blood by saving a break point to hold in the 10th game and take the first set. (Photo: AP/PTI)

Madrid Open: Stefanos Tsitsipas upsets Nadal, beats him by 6-4, 2-6, 6-3

The Serbian won the first tiebreak comfortably after poor shot selections from Thiem but was in trouble in the 2nd set when he trailed 4-2.

12 May 2019 12:54 PM

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