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Brisbane Kubler Nadal Quarters
Rafael Nadal continued his impressive comeback by overpowering wildcard Jason Kubler 6-1, 6-2 to move into the quarter-finals of the Brisbane International on Thursday. Playing his first tournament since being forced to retire injured at the 2023 Australian Open, Nadal was far too strong for the Australian, who did not have the shots to harm the ...
par This Is Beirut, 13/04 18:09 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
ATP Barcelona Open football Nadal
Rafael Nadal will make his return to ATP competition for the first time since January when he plays Flavio Cobolli in the Barcelona Open next week. The 22-time Grand Slam champion has played just once, in an exhibition match, since he felt a hip injury flare up during his quarter-final defeat by Jordan Thompson in the Brisbane Open. The ...
par This Is Beirut, 22/04 19:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Rafael Nadal will represent Team Europe at the Laver Cup in Berlin this September in what could be one of the final events of the 22-time Grand Slam champion's career, organisers announced on Monday. Nadal, who turns 38 in June, said that he expects this to be his final year on tour after struggling with a hip injury that sidelined him for ...
par This Is Beirut, 24/04 19:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Rafael Nadal said on Wednesday that he will only play at the upcoming French Open if he feels "capable enough to compete well." The 14-time Roland Garros champion conceded that if the action in Paris were to kick off today, he would not be able to participate but vowed to keep fighting for the chance to play at his most successful tournament one ...
par This Is Beirut, 27/04 21:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Rafael Nadal avenged his defeat to Alex De Minaur from Barcelona with a 7-6 (8/6), 6-3 victory over the Australian on Saturday to extend his stay in Madrid on his final appearance at his home tournament, but admitted he still "needs time" to return to his competitive peak. Nadal's farewell tour has pitted him against De Minaur twice in as many ...
par This Is Beirut, 01/05 19:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Rafael Nadal bade an emotional farewell to the Madrid Open on Tuesday after crashing out in the last 16 to Jiri Lehecka in the Spanish star's last ever appearance at the tournament. The 37-year-old 22-time Grand Slam singles champion – winner of a record five Madrid Open titles – bowed out 7-5, 6-4 to the 30th-seeded Czech Lehecka. "I'm ...
par This Is Beirut, 26/05 21:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Rafael Nadal admits that he will be facing "one of the toughest opponents possible" when he plays Alexander Zverev in the French Open first round on Monday. This year's event was expected to be the 14-time champion's farewell to Roland Garros, but he has since insisted he could not confirm "100 percent" it would be his last appearance. Nadal has ...
par This Is Beirut, 21/07 22:47 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Rafael Nadal lost his first final in two years on Sunday, as the Spaniard went down 6-3, 6-2 to Portugal's Nuno Borges at the clay-court Bastad Open. The Spanish tennis great had shown signs of a return to form in Scandinavia as he made an impressive run to the final, just one week before tennis at the Olympic Games gets underway on the clay in ...
par This Is Beirut, 26/07 10:57 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Rafael Nadal will bid farewell to the Olympics on the clay courts of Roland Garros – the scene of his greatest moments – as Novak Djokovic attempts to prevent the sun setting on tennis' golden generation. Nadal has won 14 of his 22 Grand Slam titles in Paris but at 38 time is ticking for the Spaniard, who last month suffered his earliest exit ...
28/07 16:42 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Rafael Nadal "is ready to play" Olympic singles on Sunday, despite concerns over a thigh injury, with a mouthwatering clash against old rival Novak Djokovic tantalizingly within reach. The 38-year-old Nadal, who won his opening doubles clash alongside Carlos Alcaraz on Saturday, is due to face Hungary's Marton Fucsovics in the first round, but ...
par This Is Beirut, 31/07 10:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Rafael Nadal said he was "suffering" but having "fun" alongside Carlos Alcaraz after the Spanish dream team reached the men's doubles quarter-finals at the Paris Olympics on Tuesday. The pair, dubbed "Nadalcaraz", edged out Dutch opponents Tallon Griekspoor and Wesley Koolhof in their second-round clash in cloying heat at Roland Garros winning ...
