Rampant Rafael Nadal strikes 10 again with victory over Thiem in Barcelona Open final
Just seven short days ago, the famous centre court at the Monte-Carlo Country Club spelled out No10 in ball kids to recognition of the remarkable…
Rafael Nadal Archives: 04/2017
Barcelona 2017: Nadal and Zeballos beat #NextGen challengers to lock horns after four years
The historic Barcelona ATP500 draw started out with an impressive 20 players in the ever-burgeoning over-30 group. And certainly, some of those over-30s made some…
For top seeds Rafael Nadal and Andy Murray, Barcelona feels a lot like home
It is, this being the week of one of tennis’s most historic venues and tournaments, hard to look beyond Barcelona’s most famed and prolific champion,…
Monte-Carlo Masters 2017: History man Rafael Nadal makes it 10 in Monaco and 50 on clay
History and the record books were lined up against the world No24, Albert Ramos-Vinolas, when he took to one of the most beautiful courts in…
Monte Carlo 2017: Nadal to take on Ramos Vinolas for record 10th in Monaco and 50th on clay
It was clear from his earliest days, in David Goffin’s first Grand Slam appearance, that here was a player with the potential to be one…
Monte-Carlo Masters 2017: Murray and Wawrinka fall to clay-court heat, but Nadal blasts on
It is almost four years since Andy Murray was forced to retire in his opening match at the Rome Masters with what had become a…
Monte-Carlo Masters 2017: Champion Nadal survives Edmund as Murray makes winning return
On an increasingly overcast Wednesday, there were more ‘firsts’ than the Monte-Carlo fans could shake a stick at as the 56-man draw funnelled into the…
Monte-Carlo Masters: Edmund beats Evans in battle of debuting Britons, Nadal next
Daniel Evans and Kyle Edmund have grown used to each other’s tennis and company in the last few years courtesy of Great Britain’s rise in…
Monte-Carlo Masters 2017: Will Nadal throw down clay gauntlet to returning Djokovic and Murray?
Until now, the tennis year has been dominated by the punishing hard courts and temperatures of Australia, the Middle East, and North America. And while…
Miami Open: Roger Federer beats Rafa Nadal to win third ‘sunshine double’
With the rise of Novak Djokovic and then Andy Murray to the top of tennis, 2017 looked set to be a contest between the two…
Miami Masters 2017: Ageless Federer resists Kyrgios challenge to set another Nadal showdown
With three months and three of the most prestigious tournaments in the calendar heading to a conclusion this weekend, it was becoming a familiar sight.…