Archive for category: Rafael Nadal
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Murray fights back to beat Baghdatis at Japan Open
British number 1 Andy Murray survived a scare to beat Marcos Baghdatis of Cyprus in the first round of the Japan Open, winning 7-6 (4), 2-6, 6-4. Murray came back from a break down in the third set and has now won 17 of his last 18 matches. He was [...] -
Australian Open to have the highest prize money ever
Australian Open 2012 will witness the highest prize money ever paid out to the players in history of tennis. It will be a total of A$26 million (US$25 million) and both men’s and women’s champions will be awarded a record A$2.3 million (US$ 2.18 million) each. In comparison, this year’s [...] -
Raonic victorious on his return at Japan Open
Milos Raonic defeated Japanese wild card Yuichi Sugita 6-7 (4), 6-3, 7-6 (1) in the first round of Japan Open to set up an encounter with top seeded Rafa Nadal in the next round. It will be a re-match for last year’s second round, where Nadal sent Raonic packing by [...] -
Foundation’s of Nadal, Nalbandian and Japan Earthquake Fund receive grants
Defending Tokyo champion Rafael Nadal’s, as well as David Nalbandian’s foundation and East Japan Earthquake Charity Fund were presented cheques on centre court at the Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships that will start this upcoming week. The cheques were given out by ATP CEO Brad Drewett. “For me, and especially [...] -
Djokovic Sets Prize Money Earnings Record After Winning US Open
With the 2011 US Open victory, world no.1 Novak Djokovic surpassed Nadal’s last year’s earnings of $10.2 million with some more tournaments still to come. The 24 year old Serb earned himself $1.8 million after he defeated world no.2 Nadal in this year’s Open final and also secured a $500,000 [...] -
Djokovic slays Federer in “Emotional” US Open Semi-final
Tennis fans throughout the world were treated to a truly unforgettable US Open semi-final this afternoon as Novak Djokovic took Roger Federer all the way to the fifth set of their clash, finally getting the edge with a 6-7 (9), 4-6, 6-3, 6-2, 7-5 win. In a match that was [...] -
Rafael Nadal considered career in golf after 2005 injury
World no.2 and 2011 Frech Open champion Rafael Nadal contemplated switching sports and moving into golf after doctors had discovered a ‘rare foot injury’ back in 2005 that forced him to pull out of several tournaments. The Spaniard revealed this in his autobiography. As he mentioned, his coach and uncle Toni [...]
