<!—-> Golf is Nadal’s second high-end, handicap 0.3 and on the weekend he was able to compete with professionals. In the first and second rounds, he included two holes above par, in the third standard hit (72) he scored five shots. With a plus plus 9, he lost ten shots to his compatriot Sebastian Garca, … Read more
Roger Federer congratulated Rafael Nadal on balancing his record-breaking collection of 20 grand slam titles with today’s thirteenth triumph on Roland Garros. The 39-year-old Swiss wrote on Twitter that a Spaniard five years younger always had maximum respect as a player and champion. “Rafa has been my biggest rival for many years and I think … Read more
Novak Djokovic thinks that the unusual circumstances at Roland Garros make him more likely in the final against Rafael Nadal. The numbers one and two in the world will meet each other on Sunday in the final battle of the clay tournament. 34-year-old Nadal is chasing in Paris for his thirteenth Roland Garros title. The … Read more
Tennis player Dominic Thiem celebrates his first grand slam laurel. The Austrian player won this year’s US Open after winning the final over the German Alexander Zverev. The second set already lost 0: 2 to the sets, but in the end, after four hours and a minute, he used the third match ball and won … Read more
The general attempt to conceal the name of the line judge eventually came to naught. The woman, who was unhappily hit by the biggest favorite of the tournament, Novak Djokovič, in the round of the US Open in the round of 16, becomes a victim of internet bullying. Her social networks were flooded with hateful … Read more
It’s never nice to go round after your opponent retires, but Dominic Thiem can congratulate himself on having had to face two very tough sets against Jaume Munar in this first round of the US Open 2020. The Austrian needs a competitive pace as he seems far from the level of play that he showed … Read more
The action is back and all-time records shake again. This time, it will be Novak Djokovic who will go for a top mark: the 35 titles in Masters 1000. The only one to reach that figure is Rafael Nadal, who will be absent in the New York bubble, where he starts the action with the … Read more
It’s been half a year since tennis was played for prize money and thus for income. A relief fund with a volume of six million dollars was set up, but the maximum of 10,000 dollars that went to the players only slightly alleviates the suffering for the poorly ranked. Belinda Bencic said to this newspaper … Read more
Rafael Nadal does not expect to play tennis at the highest level in 2020. The Spanish number two in the world fears that the current tennis season should be considered lost. “I hope we can get back on track before the end of the year, but I don’t think so,” said the nineteen-time Grand Slam … Read more
Rafael Nadal wants to raise money together with basketball player Pau Gasol to fight the corona crisis in Spain. He instructs the other Spanish top athletes to collectively collect 11 million euros. Nadal and Gasol plan to donate the money to the Red Cross, which can use such an amount to purchase adequate protective equipment … Read more