Rafael Nadal

Tsitsipas-Nadal: Once In A Lifetime Or Not?

MELBOURNE/WASHINGTON, February 17, 2021 (by Michael Dickens) Tennis fans around the world were treated to a late-night thriller Wednesday by rising Greek star Stefanos Tsitsipas and 20-time Grand Slam champion Rafael Nadal of Spain in the men’s quarterfinals of the […]

Nadal Cruises Into Australian Open Third Round

MELBOURNE/STARNBERG, February 11, 2021 Rafael Nadal continued his perfect record against qualifiers at the Australian Open following a 6-1, 6-4, 6-2 win over US-American Michael Mmoh to reach the third round in Melbourne. The World No. 2 has now won […]

Nadal Advances To Second Round At Australian Open

MELBOURNE/STARNBERG, February 9, 2021 The bottom half of the Australian Open men’s draw was in action on Tuesday led by World No. 2 Rafael Nadal, who opened his campaign for a record 21st Grand Slam singles title when he took […]

Ashleigh Barty Is Back, Can Barty Party Be Far Behind?

WASHINGTON, February 1, 2021 (by Michael Dickens) World No. 1 Ashleigh Barty is back. After nearly a year of sabbatical leave due to the coronavirus pandemic, in which the affable Aussie opted to stay home instead of returning when the […]

Williams, Nadal Are Welcome Company On Our TV Screens

WASHINGTON, January 28, 2021 (by Michael Dickens) With less than two weeks to go before the Australian Open begins on Feb. 8 in Melbourne, some of the biggest tennis stars are popping up on American and worldwide TV screens to drum […]

Nadal To Play ABN AMRO WTT In Rotterdam

ROTTERDAM, January 19, 2021 (Press Release) Rafael Nadal returns to Rotterdam Ahoy for the first time since 2009. The Spanish holder of a record twenty Grand Slam-titles will participate in the 48th ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament. The tournament is […]

Rafael Nadal Confirmed For 2021 Australian Open

WASHINGTON, December 16, 2020 (by Michael Dickens) While the tennis world awaits official confirmation from Melbourne that the 2021 Australian Open will take place from Feb. 8-21, one player who has made definite plans to be Down Under is World […]

An Opportunity Lost: The Gospel According To Rafa

WASHINGTON/LONDON, November 22, 2020 (by Michael Dickens) Not long after second seed Rafael Nadal failed in his quest to reach the championship round of the Nitto ATP Finals, losing to No. 4 seed Daniil Medvedev, 3-6, 7-6 (4), 6-3, in the […]

Nadal Beats Tsitsipas In A London Winner-Take-All Brawl

WASHINGTON/LONDON, November 19, 2020 (by Michael Dickens) Thursday evening’s matchup between reigning champion Stefanos Tsitsipas and World No. 2 Rafael Nadal at the Nitto ATP Finals was a winner-take-all proposition. The winner would move into Saturday’s semifinal round against Daniil Medvedev and […]