[ad_1] Rafael Nadal made light work of Flavio Cobolli on a triumphant return from injury at the Barcelona Open on Tuesday. The 22-time Grand Slam champion had not played an ATP Tour match since January but dispatched the Italian 6-2, 6-3 in one hour and 25 minutes to reach the second round. The 22-time Grand…
[ad_1] Rafael Nadal‘s championship point-winning racquet from his 2007 French Open final triumph over Roger Federer has fetched an impressive sum of over $118,000 at an auction on Monday. This sale places the item among the highest-priced pieces of tennis memorabilia ever auctioned.Nadal beat Federer 6-3, 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 in the 2007 final in Paris…
[ad_1] Rafael Nadal is hoping that the injury scare he has suffered ahead of the Australian Open 2024 is just a ‘charged muscle’ and nothing else. Nadal, who made his return after almost a year, lost his quarterfinal bout at the Brisbane international to Jordan Thompson after a titanic battle. However, the Spaniard was forced…
[ad_1] Rafael Nadal made his comeback in professional tennis on Sunday, December 31 after a gap of nearly 12 months. Even as he entertained the crowd with his aggressive and fearless tennis, the 37-year-old also showed his skills at football. In the first set of his men’s doubles match with countryman Marc Lopez, Nadal showed…
[ad_1] BRISBANE: Rafael Nadal left the door ajar Sunday to continuing after the 2024 season, but conceded there was “a high percentage” that he was on his last trip as a player to Australia.Speaking ahead of his comeback from a 12-month injury absence at the season-opening Brisbane International, the 37-year-old Spaniard said he did not…
[ad_1] World No.2 Carlos Alcaraz, on Friday, December 15, won the Stefan Edberg Sportsmanship Award 2023. The youngster defeated Jannik Sinner, Hubert Hurkacz and Grigor Dimitrov on his way to winning the prestigious ATP award. The award recognizes players who played tennis fairly and showed integrity on the court throughout the year. He also became…
