Tag: Rafael Nadal
Other sports 30.05.22 | 10:00

Long-time rivals Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic to meet for 59th time in Roland Garros quarterfinals

Sixteen years after their rivalry began with a Roland Garros quarter-final, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic will do battle again in the last eight of the French Open. Nadal promised he will be “focused” for the big occasion, set to come on Tuesday, while Djokovic said he was ready for “a physical...

Other sports 19.05.19 | 20:21

Nadal beats Djokovic for 9th Italian Open title

Rafael Nadal claimed his first title of the year by defeating world number one Novak Djokovic 6-0 4-6 6-1 in the Italian Open final in Rome, BBC reported. The Spaniard raced through the opener in 39 minutes, the first 6-0 between the great rivals in 141 previous sets. Djokovic battled back, but in the...

Other sports 25.01.19 | 10:21

Nadal crushes Tsitsipas to reach Australian Open final

Second seed Rafael Nadal ended Greek youngster Stefanos Tsitsipas’ captivating run to reach his fifth Australian Open final, the BBC reports. Nadal, 32, was in devastating form as he beat the 20-year-old 14th seed 6-2 6-4 6-0 in one hour and 46 minutes. The Spaniard cracked 28 winners, breaking Tsitsipas’...

Other sports 14.01.19 | 15:30

Rafael Nadal wakes up journalist in Australian Open press conference

Rafael Nadal stopped his Australian Open press conference to wake up a journalist who fell asleep this morning. Nadal battled past James Duckworth in his opening match with a 6-4, 6-3, 7-5 victory, express.co.uk reports. The Spaniard is hoping to put recent injury woes behind him with a strong showing...