The New York Times – Sports:
His loss to Frances Tiafoe was Nadal’s earliest defeat at a major tournament in more than five years and the first time he had been beaten in any major in 2022.
Category: Nadal, Rafael
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Frances Tiafoe Gets the Next American Shot at the Big Three
The New York Times – Sports:
The next generation of top American players has yet to beat Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic or Roger Federer in a Grand Slam tournament. What will it take to get over the wall?
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Tennis Is Done With Covid-19, but the Virus Isn’t Done With Tennis
The New York Times – Sports:
With testing, quarantine and isolation requirements all but gone, tennis finally seems to have entered a stage of pandemic apathy, much like a lot of society.
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Rafael Nadal Withdrawing From Wimbledon Ahead of Semifinal Match
The New York Times – Sports:
The 22-time Grand Slam champion tore a muscle in his abdomen earlier in the tournament.
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Rafael Nadal Prevails at Wimbledon In Grueling Win Over Taylor Fritz
The New York Times – Sports:
Nadal struggled with an apparent abdominal injury in his quarterfinal match against Fritz, a rising American star who pushed Nadal to five sets.
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What’s the Most Curious and Fraught Job in Tennis?
The New York Times – Sports:
Coaches in tennis have one of the odder existences in sports. Some players go for long periods without even using one, and others change coaches like socks.
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When Will Federer and the Williams Sisters Call It Quits? Maybe Never.
The New York Times – Sports:
Advances in physical preparation keep their bodies in the game, and so can the changing nature of sports business and celebrity.
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Novak Djokovic Has Prepared His Way. So Has Rafael Nadal.
The New York Times – Sports:
By design, Djokovic usually does not play grass-court events before Wimbledon, and he has won five times with that tactic. Nadal, necessitated by injury, is on the same track this year.
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Rafael Nadal, Chasing Grand Slam, Will Head to Wimbledon
The New York Times – Sports:
Nadal, hobbled by a foot injury while winning the French Open, said he would play in the grass-court tournament, which begins on June 27.