Wimbledon 2013: Navratilova believes 5-set Slams cannot survive
Martina Navratilova’s name is, when it comes to Wimbledon, everywhere. It starts with the lists of Open era Grand Slam singles champions. Navratilova shares second…
Rafael Nadal Archives: 06/2013
Wimbledon 2013: Nadal suffers first ever first-round loss at Grand Slam
The headlines around Rafael Nadal at this year’s Wimbledon had all been around his No5 seeding. Should the man who has won two Wimbledon titles…
Wimbledon 2013 bits & pieces: Murray, Djokovic, Nadal & more
And so the quiet days, pregnant with anticipation, come to a close as the All England Club throws open its gates for the first day…
Wimbledon 2013: Rafael Nadal makes no excuses for early 2012 exit
Rafael Nadal insists that his knee injury was not an excuse for his shock second-round defeat at Wimbledon last year. The 2008 and 2010 SW19…
Wimbledon men’s draw: It’s all about Federer, Nadal, Murray & Djokovic
Not since this time last year have all the ‘big four’ competed in one Grand Slam, but Wimbledon 2013 will reunite Novak Djokovic and Roger…
Wimbledon 2013: Nadal misses top-four seeding, Raonic out of top 16
As anticipated when Rafael Nadal failed to climb back to No4 in the rankings after the French Open, the Spaniard has not gained enough ‘grass…
Rafael Nadal races to World Tour Finals: is No1 ranking far behind?
The ATP World Tour Finals is the one big tournament that Rafael Nadal has yet to win, but following his record eighth French Open title…
French Open 2013: Record-making Nadal ends Ferrer’s dream run
The size of the Goliath that Roland Garros’s David—Ferrer, that is—had to take on in his first ever Grand Slam was, in a word, huge.…
French Open 2013: I’ll have to be at my best to beat Nadal, says Ferrer
David Ferrer admits he will need to produce his best tennis to have any chance of beating seven-time champion Rafael Nadal in the French Open…
French Open 2013: Ferrer outclasses Tsonga to reach his first Major final
It was a tough act to follow for the second pair of semi-finalists at Roland Garros, but on a cooling, shadow-filled evening on Philipp Chatrier,…
French Open 2013: Tough Nadal survives Djokovic test to reach final
For the organisers of the French Open, men’s semi-final day must have been something of a headache when it came to scheduling. At the start…
French Open 2013: Djokovic and Nadal find form for semi face-off
On one side of the net stood a Grand Slam champion who knew how it felt to be No1 in the world. He was, in…
French Open 2013: Rafael Nadal headlines Spanish armada in round 4
Despite rain, cold wind, and the absence of two of the biggest names in the men’s game, Andy Murray and Juan Martin del Potro, the…