INDIAN WELLS/WASHINGTON, March 18, 2022 (by Michael Dickens) When three-time BNP Paribas Open champion Rafael Nadal and 18-year-old sensation Carlos Alcaraz meet in an all-Spanish semifinal Saturday, it will mark the first time for a Spanish pair to reach the […]
INDIAN WELLS/WASHINGTON, March 17, 2022 (by Michael Dickens) Wednesday’s order of play at the BNP Paribas Open featured all of the men’s fourth-round singles matches spread across three stadiums at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden. There were plenty of great […]
ACAPULCO/WASHINGTON, February 27, 2022 (by Michael Dickens) There was plenty at stake when Rafael Nadal met Cameron Norrie in their title match at the Abierto Mexicano Telcel presentado por HSBC on a hot and humid Saturday evening in Acapulco. The […]
ACAPULCO/WASHINGTON, February 26, 2022 (by Michael Dickens) The last time Rafael Nadal and Daniil Medvedev met, the World No. 5 from Spain earned a five-set, Grand Slam title victory over the 2nd ranked Russian, coming from two sets down to […]
WASHINGTON, February 3, 2022 (by Michael Dickens) Among many who congratulated Rafael Nadal Sunday after he garnered the most important comeback victory of his career – and, with it, a men’s record 21st Grand Slam title at the Australian Open […]
MELBOURNE/WASHINGTON, January 31, 2022 (by Michael Dickens) Early Monday morning, Rafael Nadal scored the most important comeback victory of his storied career when he won the 2022 Australian Open men’s singles title on Rod Laver Arena. It happened before a […]
MELBOURNE/WASHINGTON, January 30, 2022 (by Michael Dickens) Rafael Nadal was simply a man on a mission, looking to make tennis history on Rod Laver Arena Sunday evening as he met Daniil Medvedev in the Australian Open men’s singles final. Little […]
MELBOURNE/STARNBERG, January 30, 2022 Rafael Nadal captured his second Australian Open title by winning Sunday’s singles final on Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne 2-6, 6-7(5), 6-4, 6-4, 7-5 against World No. 2 Daniil Medvedev of Russia. The 35-year-old Spaniard withstood […]
MELBOURNE/WASHINGTON, January 29, 2022 (by Michael Dickens) History will be on the line when Rafael Nadal walks out on Rod Laver Arena Sunday evening to face Daniil Medvedev in the men’s singles final of the Australian Open at Melbourne Park. Nadal, […]
MELBOURNE/WASHINGTON, January 28, 2022 (by Michael Dickens) Over his nearly 20-year career as professional, Rafael Nadal‘s philosophy can be summed up in nine tidy words: “We need to suffer, and we need to fight.” No words were truer spoken but […]
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