WASHINGTON, July 3, 2018 (by Michael Dickens) Day 2 at Wimbledon was filled with clear, sunny skies and a 36º Celsius temperature over Centre Court. The warm conditions were just right for both of the world’s No. 1 players, Rafael Nadal and Simona Halep, at […]
International Blog – Michael Dickens On the eve of this year’s Wimbledon, Tennis Channel and the BBC will air a documentary on the Roger Federer-Rafael Nadal rivalry that features and celebrates both iconic players and their storied rivalry through the lens of the 2008 Wimbledon […]
SANTA PONSA, June 16, 2018 (Press Release) For the second consecutive year, Rafael Nadal will practice on the Mallorca Open courts in order to prepare for Wimbledon. The World No. 1, who won Roland Garros for the eleventh time last […]
LONDON, June 13, 2018 (Press Release) Rafael Nadal has today informed the organizers of his decision to withdraw from the Fever-Tree Championships, that starts on Monday. Nadal, who completed a Roland Garros-Queen’s-Wimbledon treble 10 years ago, had intended to return […]
WASHINGTON, June 10, 2018 (by Michael Dickens) The last time that Rafael Nadal and Dominic Thiem met, last month in the ATP Masters 1000 Mutua Madrid Open, the 24-year-old Austrian ended Nadal’s 21-match and 50-set winning streaks on clay. Everyone […]
WASHINGTON, June 9, 2018 (by Michael Dickens) On Sunday, top seed Rafael Nadal will face No. 7 seed Dominic Thiem for the 2018 French Open championship. The winner gets to hoist the Coupe de Mousquetaires. Nadal has won Roland Garros […]
WASHINGTON, June 7, 2018 (by Michael Dickens) When top-seeded Rafael Nadal returned to work on Court Philippe Chatrier at noon Thursday for the resumption of his French Open quarterfinal match against Diego Schwartzman, the King of Clay was all business. Although […]
PARIS, May 31, 2018 Ten-time French Open champion Rafael Nadal dominated Guido Pella of Argentina for a spot in the third round at Roland Garros. The King of Clay sent down eight aces, hitting 37 winners and broke his opponent’s serve […]
WASHINGTON, May 24, 2018 (by Michael Dickens) The French Open, the second tennis major of 2018, kicks off on Sunday at Stade Roland Garros with the popular and endearing Rafael Nadal once again on top of the world rankings – not to mention being the undisputed […]
WASHINGTON, May 20, 2018 (by Michael Dickens) As Alexander Zverev attempted to lift a championship trophy for the third consecutive week, the 21-year-old German knew that if anyone could stop his 13-match winning streak, it would be Rafael Nadal. Unfortunately for […]
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