Post Tagged with: "Rafael Nadal"
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Rafael Nadal’s Knee Injury Problems Keep Sport Guessing
Rafael Nadal is likely to miss the 2012 season due to his knee injury problems. He will extend his break from the sport as he continues to recuperate from a knee injury and in many ways it feels the same when a popular T.V. show is off the air for [...] -
Federer vs Nadal Rivalry – Not Over But Not The Same
Current head to head record between Federer vs Nadal stands at 10-20. Rafa won their last meeting in the 2013 Rome Masters final in straight sets 6-1 6-3. As we will look at the Federer – Nadal H2H, we also bring you the analysis of another great tennis rivalry, the [...] -
Rafa will be back to Professional Tennis in New York City
Tennis fans across the world can rejoice as Rafael Nadal recently announced that he will return to tennis, although they’ve a 7-month wait ahead of them. Although he won’t be competing in the US Open at Flushing Meadows when it begins next Monday, he has confirmed that he will be [...] -
We Need to Talk About Rafa
It’s no big surprise that the major topic of discussion last week was Rafael Nadal’s announcement that he was withdrawing from this month’s U.S. Open due to an ongoing knee injury that also forced him out of the Olympics. But what was an even bigger surprise, at least for me, [...] -
Top Quartet in Men’s Tennis – State Of Play August 2012
Rarely in the history of tennis has the top of the men’s game been so dominated by four players as at the present. In the 1960’s, we had the era of Laver/Newcombe/Roche, in the 1970’s/80’s we had Borg/McEnroe/Connors, followed by the eras of Becker/Edberg/Cash and of Sampras/Agassi – groups of [...] -
Race for the ATP World Tour Finals in London
At the French Open, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic contested their fourth major final in a row, seemingly set to battle each other for supremacy for some time to come. Fast forward two months and not only is Roger Federer Wimbledon champion and number one, but Andy Murray has an [...] -
Toronto Masters Draw Preview and Analysis
For Full Draw Click Here: Toronto Masters Men’s Draw With most tournaments it’s usually a matter of who is playing, but at the Toronto Masters all the talk is about who isn’t playing. Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal head a lengthy field of withdrawals from the tournament, with more expected [...] -
Roger Federer the Olympics Addict
Not content with playing, and no doubt medalling, in the past two separate summer games – Beijing 2008 and London 2012 – world number one Roger Federer also has his heart set on competing at the Rio 2016 Games. Delivering the news that will no doubt have his rivals up [...] -
Novak’s missing Rafa at the Olympics!
Here’s a quick story to warm your hearts! It seems that the brotherhood of the Big Four tennis players is more than just a media-friendly image as former world number 1 Novak Djokovic is missing Rafael Nadal at the 2012 Olympics. Excited to be the flag bearer for Spain and [...] -
Olympic Tennis Men’s Draw Preview and Analysis
With Roger Federer’s triumph and Andy Murray’s tears still fresh in the memory, tennis returns to the hallowed turf of Wimbledon for a second time this summer with the Olympic tournament. Holding the event at the epicentre of world tennis has added extra prestige to the already much sought after [...] -
Nadal sets his sights on Rio 2016
Unfortunate world number 3 player Rafael Nadal hasn’t given up his dream of being Spain’s flag-bearer at the Olympic Games. Despite having to withdraw from the London Games his sights are now set on Rio 2016. Announcing just last week that due to an unspecified injury he would be withdrawing [...] -
Roger Federer will not be carrying Switzerland’s flag at the London Olympics
World number one tennis player Roger Federer will not be the flag bearer of Switzerland’s contingent at the opening ceremony of London Olympics as the honour has been given to his fellow tennis player and close friend Stanislas Wawrinka. Federer was offered to carry his country’s flag after he won [...] -
Toni Nadal says Rafael is aware that these would have been his last Olympics
Rafael Nadal’s coach and uncle Toni Nadal has acknowledged that his nephew is extremely disappointed on being unable to take part in the London Olympics. Toni shared that this is the toughest time of Nadal’s career, as he had to lead his country’s contingent and carry Spain’s national flag during [...]
