FILE - Spain’s Rafael Nadal waves as he leaves the court after losing against Germany’s Alexander Zverev during their first ...

The tribute in honor of Nadal is one of the most anticipated events of this edition and – during a television show – ...

As a sports writer, Christopher Clarey covered more than a hundred Grand Slam tennis tournaments (and 15 Olympics) for the ...

To ease the absence—and take the measure of the man and his career—here comes Christopher Clarey, longtime tennis journalist, with a new book The Warrior: Rafael Nadal and His Kingdom of Clay. On the ...

That's the win-loss record for Nadal at the French Open, giving him a career winning percentage of .966. The only four losses came in 2009 against Robin Soderling in the fourth round, against Novak ...

With a 50-3 score in his first 53 encounters as world no. 1, Jannik matched legendary Bjorn Borg and Jimmy Connors and their ...

He went on to win his maiden French Open with wins over David Ferrer, Roger Federer, and Mariano Puerta. After winning his first bagel at the French Open against Grosjean in 2005, Nadal bagelled ...

French Open director Amélie Mauresmo has dropped big hints of legendary player Roger Federer's presence at Rafael Nadal's ...

Former World No. 1 Mats Wilander has boldly claimed that Carlos Alcaraz is not like the 'Big 3' of Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, and Novak Djokovic. The Swede believes Alcaraz "needs a challenge ...

Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer have 18 French Open trophies between them, with the Spaniard leading the charge. Nadal emerged victorious in Paris on an astonishing 14 occasions In ...

Alcaraz and Sinner are widely regarded as the players who will go on to dominate men's tennis in the coming years, similar to how Nadal and Federer did from the mid-2000s to the early 2010s.

When Rafael Nadal was a newcomer, the French Open crowd wanted him to lose to see Roger Federer win the The post Rafael Nadal ...