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Djokovic was at his defiant best as he withstood the breathtaking shot-making from Juan Martin Del Potro over three pulsating sets. The Serbian did not play his best tennis but the quality of his returning regularly gave Del Potro problems on serve. With 80 per cent of returns in play, Djokovic’s depth and accuracy was […]
Nadal was forced to call it a day at two sets down against Juan Martin del Potro during the semi-final in the early hours of the morning. The Spaniard has now had to withdraw from two Grand Slams this year due to injury as his knee problems continue to torment his career. He twice needed […]
Defending champion Rafael Nadal retired from his U.S. Open semifinal because of a painful right knee after dropping the opening two sets, putting Juan Martin del Potro back in a Grand Slam final for the first time since he won the 2009 title at Flushing Meadows. Del Potro was leading 7-6 (3), 6-2 after two […]
Nadal continues his Rogers Cup campaign tonight (1am UK time) with a quarter-final tie against sixth seed Marin Cilic. The World No 1 has seen off Stan Wawrinka and Benoit Paire as he bids for his fourth success and first since 2013 in Toronto. Nadal is looking to bounce back from losing the semi-finals at […]
In a match fitting enough to be the final, only one man can progress to try and don Roger Federer’s crown following the Swiss star’s shock quarter-final exit. Nadal is in his first Wimbledon semi-final in seven years and he is hoping to end an eight-year drought at the All England Club. Meanwhile, Djokovic can […]
Djokovic, Federer and Nadal have won 48 Grand Slam titles between them while dominating tennis for well over a decade. The trio are beginning to reach the latter end of their careers and are expected to be replaced by the next generation aces. All three stars are competing at Wimbledon over the next fortnight in […]
Federer, who this week returned to action in Stuttgart after skipping the clay-court season, admitted that “the end is closer than ever before” but also that he still does not know when he will hang up his racket. And his long-term rival Nadal has insisted that he will not suffer the drop-off in motivation John […]
Nadal complained after his first round win over Simone Bolelli that the Court Philippe Chatrier was more slippery than he had ever played on in the past, despite winning in straight sets. The match had to be played over two days with weather interrupting play during the third set of what proved to be the […]
The Spaniard’s impressive run this spring was ended by Dominic Thiem in Madrid last week, and many expected Rome’s reigning champion Zverev to capitalise on his counterpart’s blip in form by winning his second tournament in as many weeks. But Nadal was back to his best in the Italian capital this week, despite being put […]
DOMINIC Thiem followed up his sensational victory over world number one Rafael Nadal by easing past Kevin Anderson 6-4, 6-2 on Saturday to reach the Madrid Masters final. The fifth-seeded Austrian, who ended Nadal’s 21-match and 50-set winning streak on clay Friday, needed 85 minutes to dispose of his South African opponent, seeded sixth. Thiem, […]
