Paris: Once a fortress of Rafael Nadal, the Roland Garros was transformed into a stage for Novak Djokovic’s brilliance at the ongoing Paris Olympics, yesterday. Djokovic delivered a stunning performance, defeating Nadal in straight sets 6-1, 6-4 in the second round of the singles competition. This was shocking loss for Nadal, a two-time Olympic gold…
Tennis icon Rafael Nadal is Infosys’ brand ambassador
August 25, 2023Bengaluru: Infosys, a leading IT company, has joined forces with tennis icon Rafael Nadal for a significant three-year partnership. Nadal’s remarkable ability to adapt to changing tennis dynamics makes him a perfect fit. He embodies the spirit of evolution and determination that Infosys values. Rafael Nadal shared his enthusiasm, saying, “Working closely with Infosys is…
22:21:20 – The GOAT Race is very much “ON”
July 11, 2022By U.B. Acharya One might ask what these magic numbers are. In fact, these are the number of Major titles won by the three great champions namely, Rafael Nadal (22), Novak Djokovic (21) and Roger Federer (20). Many old-time tennis experts believe that the GOAT (Greatest of All Times) in tennis should be based mainly…
Rafael Nadal juggernaut decimates young Ruud at Roland Garros
June 6, 2022as the legend lifts his 22nd Grand Slam title at French Open-2022 By V.N. Prasad The 5th of June, 2022 renders a “Red Letter Day” in the annals of Grand Slam History as the impermeable Rafael Nadal lifted his 22nd Title and the 14th at the French Open — two more than his contemporary legends…
Nadal reaches 14th French Open final after Zverev quits with horror injury
June 4, 2022Rafael Nadal reached his 14th French Open final on Friday when Alexander Zverev was forced to quit their last-four clash after suffering a sickening right ankle injury on a day of drama at Roland Garros. On Sunday, Nadal will play in his 30th Grand Slam final when he tackles Casper Ruud, the first Norwegian man…
Rafael Nadal wins Record 21st Grand Slam Title
January 31, 2022Beats Medvedev in Australian Open Final Rafael Nadal defeated Daniil Medvedev in the Australian Open men’s singles final on Sunday to win a record 21st Grand Slam title. Coming from two sets down in the title clash, Nadal rallied to defeat Medvedev in a gruelling final in Melbourne. With his victory, Nadal overtook Roger Federer…
Australian Open: Medvedev Vs Nadal in finals
January 29, 2022Daniil Medvedev won a tempestuous Australian Open semi-final against Stefanos Tsitsipas on Friday and will face Rafael Nadal, who is bidding to become the all-time men’s Grand Slam leader, in Sunday’s final. World number two Medvedev beat fourth-ranked Tsitsipas 7-6 (7/5), 4-6, 6-4, 6-1 to reach his second straight Australian Open final. Earlier the 35-year-old…
Djokovic-Nadal to meet for 58th time in Semi-finals
June 10, 2021Paris: Novak Djokovic set up a 58th meeting with Rafael Nadal on Wednesday when he reached his 40th Grand Slam semi-final at the French Open despite being held up by 5,000 fans needing to be evacuated to conform with a COVID-19 curfew. The semi-final clash is scheduled for tomorrow. World number one Djokovic defeated Italy’s…
Nadal wins Barcelona Open for 12th time
April 26, 2021Rafael Nadal beat Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-4, 6-7, 7-5 in the final of the 68th edition of the Banco Sabadell Barcelona Open, which is better known as the Conde de Godo Trophy, on Sunday to claim the title for the 12th time in his career. Nadal had knocked Ilya Ivashka, Kei Nishikori, Cameron Norrie, and Pablo…
Federer and Nadal re-elected to ATP Players’ Council
December 31, 2020Tennis legends Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer, ranked second and fifth in the world respectively, have been re-elected to the ATP Players’ Council, whose term runs until June 2022. The Council, as voted by ATP player members, also saw the re-election of Canadian Felix Auger-Aliassime, Australian John Millman, South African Kevin Anderson, Briton Andy Murray…
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