Rafael Nadal Archives: 05/2014

And so comes the culmination of the spring swing across the world’s clay. The red stuff has held sway over the men and women since…

In an era of great rivalries between the four men who have dominated the rankings, Grand Slams and the elite tier of the tour—Rafael Nadal,…

In almost six years since Andy Murray first arrived at No4 in the rankings, the “big four” have dominated tennis proceedings at almost every turn.…

It’s been an era of tennis dominated by four men. All the Grand Slams except two for almost a decade have been won by Rafael…

No matter what the measure, the record of Rafael Nadal in Rome is startling. Nine times he has played here, and he won it at…

It’s not that Stanislas Wawrinka lacks confidence: That much has been plain in his journey back inside the top 10—a place he visited for five…

Rafael Nadal celebrated his first title of the European clay-court season after a back injury forced Kei Nishikori to retire during Sunday’s Madrid Masters final.…

There is just something about the clay in Rome. Sure, Monte Carlo bathes in the Mediterranean sun, is all but washed by the Mediterranean waters,…

Madrid may have rued the early withdrawal of two of tennis’s top attractions, Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer. It may have regretted the injury absence…

The top quarter of the Madrid Masters draw may not have started as the heavyweight quarter when the names were pulled from the hat. But…

Andy Murray’s section of the draw may have been eased by the withdrawal of his quarter’s top seed, Roger Federer. It may have looked even…

As Rafael Nadal prepared to take to the red clay of Madrid’s magnificent Magic Box he knew that he would not just have to defend…

When the big names of tennis are drawn out of the hat in the two big clay Masters that are about to hit Europe—Madrid begins…