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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...

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

28 May 2019 9:18 AM IST

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...

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

23 May 2019 10:33 AM IST

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 Nadals 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 IST

Novak Djokovics angst has come to the fore at a time when he has been mired in a prolonged slump that saw him lose the number one ranking to Andy Murray amid rumours about problems in his private life. (Photo: AP)

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

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

19 May 2019 12:28 PM IST

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...

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 IST

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,...

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

12 May 2019 12:54 PM IST

As a result of this win, Nadal would play his record 70th Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) Masters 1000 semi-final and look to extend his record number of trophies at the elite level to 34. (Photo: AP)

Nadal enters semi-finals of Madrid Open, Thiem knocks out Federer

The 17-time Grand Slam winner Nadal was at his dominant best against Wawrinka, displaying his trademark aggressive play...

11 May 2019 11:43 AM IST

Nadal will take on Australian Open quarter-finalist Frances Tiafoe in the quarter-finals of Madrid Open. (Photo: AP)

Nadal beats Felix Auger-Aliassime In Madrid Open

Nadal, who will be chasing his 18th Grand Slam title at Roland Garros easily took the first set 6-3.

9 May 2019 3:30 PM IST

Nadal, a five-times champion in Madrid, is looking to win a first claycourt title of the season before he begins his French Open title defence after exiting the Monte Carlo Masters and Barcelona Open at the semi-final stage. (Photo: AFP/AP)

Madrid Open: Nadal starts strong, Ferrer exits Madrid, Osaka reaches...

Ferrer, 37, announced earlier in the year he would end his 19-year career at the Madrid Open.

9 May 2019 10:58 AM IST

Spains Rafael Nadal returns a ball in his Mexican Tennis Open round one match against Germanys Mischa Zverev in Acapulco, Mexico on Tuesday. (Photo: AP)

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 IST

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)

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...

5 Jun 2019 5:48 PM IST

Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal.

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...

5 Jun 2019 11:01 AM IST