Posts Tagged ‘nadal’

Nick Kyrgios accepts Mallorca Championships offer from Rafael Nadal’s uncle despite past tensions

Australian tennis star Nick Kyrgios will take his talents to the Mallorca Championships in 2023 despite a spotty history with the tournament’s director, Toni Nadal. Kyrgios was tipped to win the ATP Tour 250 event in 2022 before an abdominal injury forced him to withdraw ahead of his round-of-16 clash against Roberto Bautista Agut. It… […]

Roger Federer Bids Farewell Alongside Nadal in Last Match

LONDON—This day, this match, had to come, of course, for Roger Federer, and for tennis, just as it inevitably must for every athlete in every sport. Federer was bidding farewell Friday night with one last contest before he heads into retirement at age 41 after an illustrious career that included 20 Grand Slam titles and […]

Roger Federer Bids Farewell Alongside Nadal in Last Match

LONDON—This day, this match, had to come, of course, for Roger Federer, and for tennis, just as it inevitably must for every athlete in every sport. Federer was bidding farewell Friday night with one last contest before he heads into retirement at age 41 after an illustrious career that included 20 Grand Slam titles and […]

Roger Federer Bids Farewell Alongside Nadal in Last Match

LONDON—This day, this match, had to come, of course, for Roger Federer, and for tennis, just as it inevitably must for every athlete in every sport. Federer was bidding farewell Friday night with one last contest before he heads into retirement at age 41 after an illustrious career that included 20 Grand Slam titles and […]

Tenacious Nadal Downs Wildcard Hijikata US Open Return

NEW YORK—Second seed Rafael Nadal faced a surprise test in his first U.S. Open appearance since winning the 2019 title, as he overcame 21-year-old Australian wildcard Rinky Hijikata 4–6 6–2 6–3 6–3 on Tuesday in the opening round. Playing in only his second match after pulling out of Wimbledon with an abdominal injury, the Spaniard […]

Nadal and Barty out of Australian Open as event enters final stages

Two of tennis’ top seeds are out of the Australian Open in Melbourne after being defeated in the quarter-finals. Ashleigh Barty, who lost 1-6, 6-3, 6-2 to Karolina Muchova, spoke about her defeat after the match. She was hoping to become the first homegrown Australian Open champion since Chris O’Neil in 1978. “It’s heartbreaking, of […]

Nadal mimics famous ‘biting trophy’ pose as he shows off French Open title in Paris

Rafael Nadal mimicked his famous ‘biting trophy’ pose as he celebrated his latest French Open success on a rooftop in Paris on October 12. Nadal dominated the final as he defeated rival Novak Djokovic 6-0, 6-2, 7-5 to claim an unprecedented 13th Roland Garros crown and a 20th Grand Slam singles title overall – the […]

Tennis: Rafael Nadal thrashes Novak Djokovic to extend record at French Open to 13 titles

Rafael Nadal blasted his way past Novak Djokovic in the French Open men’s final to extend his record at Roland Garros to 13 titles. The 34-year-old Spaniard took two and a half hours to cruise to victory at Roland Garros on Sunday, winning in three straight sets, 6-0, 6-2, 7-5. His Serb opponent rallied in […]

Democratic Missouri Senator Chappelle-Nadal: ‘I hope Trump is assassinated!’

     A Missouri state senator, Maria Chappelle-Nadal (D-University City), has landed herself in a bit of hot water with with the U.S. Secret Service today after posting, then deleting, a comment on Facebook which read, “I hope Trump is assassinated!” Unfortunately, as Chappelle-Nadal should have learned at this point in her life, the internet never […]

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