Skip to main content
NewslettersWatchlist

Latest

tennis
Rafael Nadal to retire from professional tennis after next month’s Davis Cup finals
FILE - Rafael Nadal of Spain celebrates his victory over Marton Fucsovics of Hungary during the men's singles tennis competition, at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Sunday, July 28, 2024, in Paris, France, as has announced he will retire from tennis at age 38 following the Davis Cup finals in November. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez, File)
opinion
Rafael Nadal will always be more iconic, but at the Olympics, it’s Novak Djokovic who marches on
Cathal Kelly
olympics
Paris Olympics: Top seed Novak Djokovic survives wobble to ease past error-prone Rafa Nadal
Paris 2024 Olympics - Tennis - Men's Singles Second Round - Roland-Garros Stadium, Paris, France - July 29, 2024. Novak Djokovic of Serbia celebrates after winning his match against Rafael Nadal of Spain. REUTERS/Violeta Santos Moura
olympics
Spain’s Rafael Nadal kicks off his final Olympics with a triumphant return to the home of the French Open
Spain's Rafael Nadal playing with Spain's Carlos Alcaraz returns to Argentina's Maximo Gonzalez and Argentina's Andres Molteni during their men's doubles first round tennis match on Court Philippe-Chatrier at the Roland-Garros Stadium at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, in Paris on July 27, 2024. (Photo by Martin BERNETTI / AFP) (Photo by MARTIN BERNETTI/AFP via Getty Images)
olympics
Canada’s Fernandez draws Muchova in tough opening match at Paris Games
Leylah Fernandez of Canada plays a backhand return to Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark during their second round match at the Wimbledon tennis championships in London, Thursday, July 4, 2024. Fernandez, of Laval, Que., faces a tough first-round match in the women's singles at the Paris Olympics. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP/Mosa'ab Elshamy
olympics
Rafael Nadal could meet Novak Djokovic in the second round of 2024 Olympic tennis
FILE - Serbia's Novak Djokovic plays a shot against Argentina's Francisco Cerundolo during their fourth-round match of the French Open tennis tournament at the Roland Garros stadium in Paris, June 3, 2024. For the first time in more than 30 years, the tennis competition at an Olympics will be held on red clay, which means players who just made the adjustment from that surface at the French Open in early June to grass at Wimbledon in early July now will need to reverse course again in short order. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus, File)
tennis
Nadal tested in three-hour win over Cachin at Madrid Open; Swiatek reaches women’s quarters
MADRID, SPAIN - APRIL 29: Rafael Nadal of Spain celebrates winning match point against Pedro Cachin of Argentina in their Men's Round of 32 match during day seven of the Mutua Madrid Open at La Caja Magica on April 29, 2024 in Madrid, Spain. (Photo by Julian Finney/Getty Images)
sports
Rafael Nadal’s last dance is a marvel, but his body is creaking under the strain
Rafael Nadal of Spain competes against Darwin Blanch of United States during the Mutua Madrid Open tennis tournament in Madrid, Thursday, April 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)
tennis
Nadal says he’s ‘ready enough’ to play in his last Barcelona Open
Spain's Rafael Nadal gives a press conference on the eve of his match during the ATP Barcelona Open "Conde de Godo" tennis tournament, in Barcelona, on April 15, 2024. (Photo by PAU BARRENA / AFP) (Photo by PAU BARRENA/AFP via Getty Images)
tennis
Rafael Nadal to serve as an ambassador for the Saudi Tennis Federation
(FILES) Spain's Rafael Nadal hits a return against Britain's Jack Draper during their men's singles match on day one of the Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne on January 16, 2023. Spanish superstar Nadal on January 7, 2024 pulled out of the Australian Open with a "micro tear on a muscle", barely a week after making his comeback from a year-long injury absence. (Photo by WILLIAM WEST / AFP) / -- IMAGE RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - STRICTLY NO COMMERCIAL USE -- (Photo by WILLIAM WEST/AFP via Getty Images)
tennis
Rafael Nadal returns with a win in Brisbane in first competitive singles match in a year
Miami Dolphins running back Jeff Wilson Jr. (23) runs with the ball after catching a pass during the second half of an NFL football game against the Baltimore Ravens, Sunday, Dec. 31, 2023, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Terrance Williams)
tennis
Djokovic earns year-end No. 1 spot in ATP rankings for record-extending eighth time
TURIN, ITALY - NOVEMBER 18: Novak Djokovic of Serbia celebrates a point against Carlos Alcaraz of Spain during the Men's Singles Semi Final match on day seven of the Nitto ATP Finals at Pala Alpitour on November 18, 2023 in Turin, Italy. (Photo by Valerio Pennicino/Getty Images)
tennis
Rafael Nadal, Naomi Osaka and Caroline Wozniacki set to return to 2024 Australian Open
(FILES) Spain's Rafael Nadal hits a return against Britain's Jack Draper during their men's singles match on day one of the Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne on January 16, 2023. Nadal will return to Grand Slam action at the Australian Open in January, tournament director Craig Tiley said on October 10, 2023, for what will almost certainly be the Spaniard's farewell to Melbourne. (Photo by WILLIAM WEST / AFP) / -- IMAGE RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - STRICTLY NO COMMERCIAL USE -- (Photo by WILLIAM WEST/AFP via Getty Images)
analysis
Novak Djokovic isn’t surprised he keeps winning Grand Slam titles. We shouldn’t be, either
Novak Djokovic, of Serbia, kisses the championship trophy after defeating Daniil Medvedev, of Russia, in the men's singles final of the U.S. Open tennis championships, Sunday, Sept. 10, 2023, in New York. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)
sports
The sun is setting on the Big Three era
Tennis - French Open - Roland Garros, Paris, France - June 4, 2023 Serbia's Novak Djokovic in action during his fourth round match against Peru's Juan Pablo Varillas REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
sports
Novak Djokovic edges closer to Grand Slam record with spot in French Open quarter-finals
PARIS, FRANCE - JUNE 04: Carlos Alcaraz of Spain serves against Lorenzo Musetti of Italy during the Men's Singles Fourth Round match on Day Eight of the 2023 French Open at Roland Garros on June 04, 2023 in Paris, France. (Photo by Clive Mason/Getty Images)
tennis
Alcaraz and Djokovic on same half of French Open draw; Swiatek could meet Gauff in quarter-finals
(COMBO/FILES) This combination of file photographs created on May 25, 2023, shows Serbia's Novak Djokovic (L) as he returns to Denmark's Holger Rune during their quarterfinals match of the Men's ATP Rome Open tennis tournament at Foro Italico in Rome on May 17, 2023 and Spain's Carlos Alcaraz (R) as he returns to Hungary's Fabian Marozsan during their third round match of the Men's ATP Rome Open tennis tournament at Foro Italico in Rome on May 15, 2023. Novak Djokovic could face world number one Carlos Alcaraz in the semi-finals of the French Open after both players were placed in the same half of the draw on May 25, 2023. Djokovic is chasing a record 23rd men's Grand Slam title in the absence of the injured Rafael Nadal, who will miss the tournament at Roland Garros for the first time since his 2005 title-winning debut. (Photo by Filippo MONTEFORTE and Tiziana FABI / AFP) (Photo by FILIPPO MONTEFORTE,TIZIANA FABI/AFP via Getty Images)
tennis
Nadal’s absence changes complexion of Roland Garros
Spectators take photos on their smartphones of a new statue of Spain's Rafael Nadal on day two of the French Open tennis tournament at Roland Garros in Paris, France, Monday, May 31, 2021. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)
tennis
Nadal’s career timeline is filled with wins, losses, rivalries and injuries
FILE - Spain's Rafael Nadal plays a shot against Norway's Casper Ruud during the final match at the French Open tennis tournament in Roland Garros stadium in Paris, France, Sunday, June 5, 2022. (AP Photo/Michel Euler, File)
opinion
Rafael Nadal announces a permanent state of retirement
Cathal Kelly
Prev
123
Next

1 - 20 of 200 articles