Rafael Nadal Archives: 09/2011

The courts may be hard, the journey may be long, the clocks may be unforgiving, but there is a certain glamour to the names that…

For the fourth time in its long Davis Cup history, Argentina has won the chance to play for the coveted national trophy after defeating defending…

A full 110 years after its conception, 125 nations make the Davis Cup the largest annual international team event in sport. The season-long tournament is…

The US Open of 2011 may become the Grand Slam that is remembered as a turning point for player power. What began as simply another…

The last Grand Slam of the year is always an event to remember: louder and brighter, bigger and bolder than all the rest. And it…

It’s at times like this that one questions how any fan cannot regard tennis as the ultimate sport. For on Super Saturday at Flushing Meadows…

Roger Federer, president of the ATP Players Council, has added his weighty voice to the simmering debate about how much say players should have in…

The men’s and women’s US Open singles finals have both been rescheduled as a result of the rain at this year’s tournament. Tournament organisers have…

For Day 11 at Flushing Meadows, ticket holders might have expected a rather different schedule to the one served up. On paper, the men’s quarter-finals…

The fears, as the first day of the US Open loomed a fortnight ago, all focused on Hurricane Irene. As she tracked her way up…

When Rafael Nadal completed his career Grand Slam in New York a year ago, it seemed only right. Since bowing out at the quarter-final stage…

Top seed Novak Djokovic cruised into the fourth round of the US Open with a 6-3 6-4 6-2 victory over Nikolay Davydenko. The world No1…