Tag: Nadal

Rafael Nadal places the perfect lob during his quarter-final win over David Ferrer on Friday at the Mutua Madrid Open

Easy semifinal for Rafa that left only 4 games to his compatriot to win in just 76 minutes. The match started in ominous way with Rafa bagelling Andujar in the first set. the world no.113 managed to get only 9 points out of 34 in...

Before January we were talking about the Big 4, but Nadal was a sort of... "ok, maybe he wil be part of the big fours once again..." Now the situation has reversed. Suprisingly enough, Rafa is the only Big 4 alive in Madrid. Nadal -...

Rafa and David will clash once again on clay. This is usually not good news for Ferrer that has a terrible 1-14 record vs. Nadal on clay (as everybody else) as he defeated him only the first time they playe each other. Nadal - Youzhny...

Rafael Nadal reflects on his opening win over Benoit Paire at the Mutua Madrid Open

An ordinary match for Rafa that won in straight sets in 86 minutes. The King of Clay cruised to break Paire twice, one per set, without dropping a service game. From Rafa "That's an important victory today. Each match in this kind of tournament is very demanding...

The King of Clay shows again his sportsmanship. There is this big controversy about Rafa's seeding in the next Roland Garros edition. In fact, Rafa will probably be seeded no.5 as per his actual ranking because he is "paying" for the fact that he was...

Finally we have good comments about Madrid courts. Last year there was a huge controversy about the blue clay as many players said it was too slippery and they could not express their best tennis. Rafa and Nole were among the most vocal players as...

Nadal interview in Madrid

Rafa is definitely the most important and successful player in the French Open history. His well known injury made him slip to a incongruous world no.5 rank. That poses a sort of threat to the tournament as we could witness a Djokovic-Nadal or Federer-Nadal quarter...ie....