Rafael Nadal

Rafael Nadal
Spain's Rafael Nadal celebrates winning against Argentina's Francisco Cerundolo at the end of their men's singles tennis match on the second day of the 2022 Wimbledon Championships at The All England Tennis Club in Wimbledon, southwest London, on 28 June, 2022

Wimbledon draw opens up for Nadal as Swiatek bids to extend run

Rafael Nadal tops the bill in the Wimbledon second round on Thursday, eyeing a clear path to the semi-finals as Iga Swiatek seeks a 37th consecutive win

France's Harmony Tan celebrates winning against US player Serena Williams at the end of their women's singles tennis match on the second day of the 2022 Wimbledon Championships at The All England Tennis Club in Wimbledon, southwest London, on 28 June, 2022

Serena loses in Wimbledon comeback as Nadal digs deep

Seven-time champion Williams went down to unseeded Harmony Tan of France 7-5, 1-6, 7/6 (10/7) in her first singles encounter since an injury forced her out of her first-round match at Wimbledon last ...

Serena Williams playing with Tunisia's Ons Jabeur, returns the ball to Japan's Shuko Aoyama and Tawain's Chan Hao-ching during their women's doubles quarter final tennis match on day four of the Eastbourne International tennis tournament in Eastbourne, southern England on 22 June, 2022

Serena returns at Wimbledon as Nadal eyes 23rd Grand Slam

Doubts had been growing about whether Williams -- who has slumped to 1,204th in the world after her period of inaction, would return to the sport.

Serbia's Novak Djokovic celebrates beating South Korea's Kwon Soon-woo after their men's singles tennis match on the first day of the 2022 Wimbledon Championships at The All England Tennis Club in Wimbledon, southwest London, on 27 June, 2022

Wimbledon 2022 Djokovic racks up 80th win as Alcaraz fights back

Novak Djokovic became the first player to win 80 matches at all four Grand Slams as he made a successful start to his Wimbledon title defence on Monday while teenage star Carlos Alcaraz battled over ...

Serbia's Novak Djokovic returns the ball during a training session during the 2022 Wimbledon Championships at The All England Tennis Club in Wimbledon, southwest London, on 26 June, 2022

Djokovic brings curtain up on Wimbledon

Novak Djokovic begins his bid to match Pete Sampras as a seven-time Wimbledon champion on Monday with British Grand Slam title winners Andy Murray and Emma Raducanu also on the Centre Court agenda

Spain's Rafael Nadal reacts during an interview after winning the men's singles French Open title in Paris, France, 6 June 2022.

'I would probably not have played any other Grand Slam with my injury'

Rafael Nadal would probably not have played any Grand Slam other than the French Open with the chronic foot injury that needed numbing injections in Paris, the 14-time Roland Garros champion said on ...

Rafael Nadal poses with trophy after winning the men's singles final of the French Open against Norway's Casper Ruud at the Roland Garros, Paris on 5 June, 2022

French Open Nadal wins record-extending 22nd Grand Slam

Nadal won the last 11 games of the final and is now two Grand Slams ahead of old rivals Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer with Sunday’s victory coming against all the odds.

Rafael Nadal reacts during his quarterfinal match against Novak Djokovic at the Roland Garros, Paris one 1 June, 2022

Nadal faces pupil Ruud in bid to become French Open’s oldest champion

“Without a doubt, I’d prefer to lose the final and have a new foot,” admitted Nadal who has not hidden the brutal reality that every match he plays at Roland Garros may be his last.

Germany's Alexander Zverev (C) shakes hands with umpire Renaud Lichtenstein (L) as he walks on crutches after being injured during his men's semi-final singles match against Spain's Rafael Nadal (R) on day thirteen of the Roland-Garros Open tennis tournament at the Court Philippe-Chatrier in Paris on 3 June 2022.

Nadal into 14th French Open final as Zverev quits with horror injury

Rafael Nadal reached his 14th French Open final on Friday when Alexander Zverev was forced to quit their semi-final after suffering a sickening right ankle injury

Rafael Nadal reacts during his quarterfinal match against Novak Djokovic at the Roland Garros, Paris one 1 June, 2022

French Open Nadal has another mountain to climb against Zverev

The Spaniard’s biggest hurdle in his quest for a record 14th title at Roland Garros was defending champion Djokovic but Nadal overcame the world number one in a vintage quarterfinal.

French Open 2022: men's singles, quarter-final line-up, as of 2 June

French Open Cilic, Ruud reach semi-finals for first time

Marin Cilic and Casper Ruud moved into the French Open semi-finals for the first time on Wednesday courtesy of two big-hitting displays which overwhelmed their opponents

Rafael Nadal celebrates winning his quarterfinal match of the French Open against Novak Djokovic on 31 May, 2022

Unsure of future, Nadal focuses on French Open semifinal

The 13-time French champion is chasing a record-extending 22nd men’s Grand Slam title. But time might be running out for the Spaniard, who has been suffering from a chronic foot injury that had put ...

Germany's Alexander Zverev plays a forehand return to Spain's Carlos Alcaraz during their men's quarter-final singles match on day ten of the Roland-Garros Open tennis tournament at the Court Philippe-Chatrier in Paris on 31 May, 2022

French Open Zverev outlasts Alcaraz to reach semis

Alexander Zverev beat Carlos Alcaraz in a dramatic four-set clash on Tuesday to secure a French Open semi-final meeting with either Novak Djokovic or Rafael Nadal

Spain's Rafael Nadal (R) reacts after winning against Serbia's Novak Djokovic (L) at the end of their men's singles match on day ten of the Roland-Garros Open tennis tournament at the Court Philippe-Chatrier in Paris early 1 June, 2022

French Open Nadal downs Djokovic in late-night epic to reach semi-final

Rafael Nadal edged a late-night classic against old rival Novak Djokovic in the early hours of Wednesday in four sets to reach his 15th French Open semi-final

Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic are set to clash for the 59th time

Djokovic, Nadal clash in French Open blockbuster

Nadal, who turns 36 on Friday, puts his record of 109 wins and just three losses in Paris since his title-winning debut in 2005 on the line against the defending champion.

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