Roger Federer will confront one of his biggest challenges when Rafael Nadal, written off earlier this year, attempts to reclaim his French Open title.
Reigning champion Rafael Nadal insisted his number three ranking would have no affect ahead of the defence of his Rome Masters 1000 title this week.
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/ 27 January 2010
A year ago, Rafa Nadal was sprinting along the road to tennis immortality. Now, the Spaniard has not so much slowed to a walk as stopped all together.
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/ 26 January 2010
Andy Murray stayed on track for his first Australian Open final when Rafael Nadal retired injured on Tuesday, as Justine Henin’s dream run continued.
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/ 21 January 2010
The Williams sisters held court at the Australian Open on Thursday, a Venus-Serena doubleheader that saw them leaving all challengers behind.
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/ 20 January 2010
Justine Henin returned with a bang on Wednesday by downing Elena Dementieva at the Australian Open, while Rafa Nadal kept up his title defence.
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/ 19 January 2010
Nikolay Davydenko has heralded a new era in men’s tennis, saying the Grand Slam dominance of Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal was over.
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/ 18 January 2010
Maria Sharapova was a high profile casualty at the Australian Open on Monday but there were no dramas for Rafael Nadal and Dinara Safina.
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/ 26 November 2009
Novak Djokovic admits he is struggling to find the energy to take on Rafael Nadal in a match that could end his reign as ATP World Tour Finals champ.
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/ 11 November 2009
World number two Rafael Nadal said this week tennis was free of doping and repeated his view that the testing procedures were too tough.
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/ 10 October 2009
World number two Rafa Nadal’s comeback came to a shuddering halt on Saturday when he was crushed 6-1,6-3 by Croatian Marin Cilic.
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/ 16 September 2009
Roger Federer began the US Open with a new top rival for his throne in Andy Murray and ended the year’s last Grand Slam with another challenger.
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/ 11 September 2009
After 10 days of clear weather, rain and winds swept through Flushing Meadows on Thursday, tossing the US Open’s final weekend into disarray.
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/ 3 September 2009
All eyes were on two of the most famous pairs of knees in tennis on Wednesday as Rafael Nadal and Venus Williams were back doing what they do best.
Spanish tennis ace Rafael Nadal, who resumed training after being sidelines for nearly two months, says the rest of his season will be difficult.
As leaps of faith go, saying that you will definitely go on to win a Grand Slam title is one that Andy Murray is far too sensible to make.
Having finally lifted the crushing burden of his French Open jinx, Roger Federer now targets a sixth Wimbledon title.
Rafael Nadal, bidding for a fifth French Open title, and Roger Federer, seeking a first Roland Garros crown, swept into the second round on Monday.
Rafael Nadal swept into the second round of the French Open on Monday as women’s top seed Dinara Safina engineered a brutal centre court humiliation.
Rafael Nadal believes his game is almost perfect as he targets an historic fifth successive French Open title.
Roger Federer defeated Rafael Nadal to win the Madrid Masters on Sunday and strike a timely blow in his campaign to lift an elusive French Open.
World number one Rafael Nadal overcame stubborn early resistance from defending champion Novak Djokovic to claim a record fourth Rome Masters title.
Rafael Nadal won his 35th career title and fifth in a row at the Barcelona Open here on Sunday as he pounded fellow Spaniard David Ferrer.
Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic are to launch their latest attempts to derail Rafael Nadal’s non-stop, claycourt express at the Rome Masters.
Top seed Rafael Nadal overpowered British world number four Andy Murray 6-1 6-2 with a ruthless display of hardcourt tennis to win the ATP title.
Andy Murray took advantage of an error-prone Roger Federer to reach the final of the ATP event at Indian Wells with a 6-3, 4-6, 6-1 victory.
Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic stayed on course for a semifinal showdown with third-round triumphs in the Indian Wells Masters series on Tuesday.
World number one Rafael Nadal romped into the third round of the ATP event in Indian Wells on Sunday with a crushing 6-2 6-1 victory over German Micha
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/ 2 February 2009
The good news for Roger Federer is that he may still achieve his life’s dream of winning more grand slam titles than any other man.
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/ 1 February 2009
Rafa Nadal ground Roger Federer’s dreams of a record-equalling 14th grand slam singles crown into dust on Sunday.
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/ 31 January 2009
Spain’s Rafael Nadal named Roger Federer as clear favourite for their Australian Open final after the top seed’s epic semi with Fernando Verdasco.
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/ 28 January 2009
Rafael Nadal booked an all-Spanish Australian Open semifinal against Fernando Verdasco on Wednesday.