Tag: ATP Vina del Mar
Vina del Mar 2014 Tuesday Interview Almagro
Nicolas Almagro discusses his expectations for Vina del Mar, the only Golden Swing tournament he has yet to win.
Fognini leads the draw in Vina del Mar.
The ATP tournament in Vina del Mar grabbed some headlines in 2013 as it was the comeback tournament for an injured Rafael Nadal.
This is there is no top 10 player to fight for the title in Chile, but there is a good representation of...
Nadal upset both in singles and doubles finals in Vina del Mar
What a nightmare!
OK, Rafa was considering this as a build up avent, but the rest of the pack was definitely at least 1 category below Rafa's and it wasn't really expected he would lose both finals.
Zeballos - Nadal 6-7 (2) 7-6 (6) 6-4
In the...
Perfect Nadal demolishes Chardy to reach the final in Vina del Mar
Just 4 games conceded in just over a hour. Rafa is getting better and better!
On the other side of the draw there was Chardy that is playing one of the best tennis of his career. So that wasn't supposed to be an easy one.
Rafa...
Nadal and Monaco reach the final in Vina del Mar
Nadal and Monaco are unseeded in the doubles draw, but everybody was expecting them to reach at least the final... and they did it in style.
Rafa and Pico got to the final without dropping a single set. In the semis they defeated Berloq and Mayer...
Nadal reaches the single semifinals in Vina del Mar
Rafa's march keeps on going in Vina del Mar.
As expected the King of Clay reached the semifinals in both doubles (with his dear friend Pico Monaco) and singles,
In the quarterfinals Rafa dispatched fellow countryman Gimeno-Traver in 84 minutes conceding only 5 games.
About his feelings
"Today...
Nadal reaches the semifinals in doubles in Vina del Mar
The King of Clay is getting back the feeling of winning and reaching a semifinal. It doesn't really matter that we are talking about doubles in a 250 ATP event, the important thing is to get competitive once again.
It took 75 minutes for Rafa...
Nadal wins his first single after 8 months in Chile
Rafa is back also in singles!
It took 87 minutes for the King of Clay to dispatch world no.128 Federico Delbonis and reach the third round in Vina del Mar.
Rafa played with his "normal style" and it seems he was not affected at all by...
Nadal meets the Chilean President Sebastian Piñera
Rafa starts his South American campaign in style.
"I'm happy to be in Chile for the first time. I want to enjoy this week at Vina del Mar. I hope everything works out. I'll try to do my best and take it one day at...