Rafael Nadal beats Nicolas Almagro to win his eighth Barcelona title
In any other era or country, Nicolas Almagro, winner of 12 titles from 19 finals—every one of them on clay—might have hoped for greater fame.…
Rafael Nadal Archives: 04/2013
Barcelona Open 2013: Rafael Nadal continues march to clay immortality
For the 16-year-old Rafael Nadal, 2003 would become a significant year in his tennis career. It marked the transition from the Futures and Challengers circuits—he…
Monte Carlo Masters 2013: Djokovic wins final to end historic Nadal era
Even before the draw was made for the first clay Masters event of the year in Monte Carlo, it would be hard to find a…
Monte Carlo Masters 2013: Nadal & Djokovic into 16th blockbuster final
It was a day of overcast skies and chilly breezes at the Mediterranean venue so used to sun, sea, sand—and brilliant orange tennis courts. But…
Monte Carlo Masters 2013: Andy Murray loses to Stanislas Wawrinka
It was a big third-round line-up on Court Central on yet another sun-kissed day on the Med at the Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters. The appetiser came…
Monte Carlo Masters 2013: Murray, Nadal and Djokovic win openers
If the first days of main-draw competition in the lavish setting of the Monte Carlo Rolex Masters were about those men targeting the heights, the…
Robredo joins Nadal, Ferrer and Almagro on fields of Spanish gold
As the first Masters of the year on the burnished gold of Europe’s clay gets underway in Monte Carlo, all eyes are on the man…
Monte Carlo Masters: Can Murray or Djokovic deny Nadal’s 9th crown?
April may bring its showers but it also brings the first hint of summer to a sun-deprived Europe eager for the warmth that the terracotta…