Credit to Author: Tempo Online| Date: Thu, 03 Jan 2019 07:05:23 +0000
DOHA (AFP) – Novak Djokovic said that sport needed “legend’’ Rafael Nadal to make another comeback after it was announced Wednesday that the injury-plagued Spaniard had withdrawn from his season-opening tournament in Brisbane. Nadal said that he would not play in Brisbane because of a left thigh strain, prompting yet more fears over the 32-year-old’s […]
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Credit to Author: Tempo Online| Date: Sun, 30 Dec 2018 11:00:52 +0000
Novak Djokovic admitted he’d be “lying’’ if overhauling Roger Federer’s mark of 20 Grand Slam titles was not on his mind but insisted Saturday it will be a great challenge to get there, especially with the sport’s widely-hyped young generation stepping up.
Read moreCredit to Author: Tempo Online| Date: Sat, 29 Dec 2018 08:16:28 +0000
ABU DHABI (AFP) – World number two Rafael Nadal lost to Kevin Anderson at the Mubadala World Tennis Championship in Abu Dhabi on Friday but said he was “satisfied’’ with his first match back after ankle surgery. The Spaniard lost a tight three-setter 6-4, 3-6, 6-4 and subsequently withdrew from his third-place play-off match so […]
Read morePARIS: Greek 20-year-old Stefanos Tsitsipas broke into the world top 20 on Monday following his giant-killing run at the Toronto Masters. The beaten finalist who lost out to world number one Rafael Nadal on Sunday vaulted into 15th place a day after his 20th birthday. Tsitsipas, ranked 159th in the world one year ago, reached […]
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Read moreRafael Nadal remains the king of clay, but the world No. 1 arrives at Wimbledon harboring only slender hopes of winning the tournament for the first time since 2010.
Read moreIn full control of the French Open final, a rather familiar position for him, Rafael Nadal suddenly was worried.
Read moreRafael Nadal said he doesn’t “feel old”, after moving a step closer to an incredible 11th French Open title on Monday by beating German Maximilian Marterer to reach the quarter-finals the day after his 32nd birthday. The world number one’s 6-3, 6-2, 7-6 (7/4) victory over the world number 70 was his 900th win at […]
Read moreSerena Williams set up a mouth-watering French Open showdown against bitter rival Maria Sharapova on Saturday as Rafael Nadal kept his bid for an 11th title on track with a 16th successive win over childhood pal Richard Gasquet
Read morePARIS – Serena Williams battled back from a set and break down to defeat Australia’s Ashleigh Barty, 3-6, 6-3, 6-4, to reach the French Open third round on Thursday. The three-time champion and former world No. 1, dressed again in her all-black catsuit, is playing her first Slam since winning the 2017 Australian Open while […]
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