Rafa has not picked up a racquet since he retired, focusing on his family and commitments outside tennis. The former world no ...

Rafael Nadal picked up a tennis racquet at a young age. What started as a hobby with his uncle Tony developed into one of the ...

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Rafael Nadal will meet Dominic Thiem in the semifinals of the Barcelona Open after the defending champion brushed off a challenge from German Jan-Lennard Struff to win 7 ...

Rafael Nadal in professional tennis, 80th-ranked Botic van de Zandschulp, gave the Netherlands a 1-0 lead over Germany in the Davis Cup semifinals Friday by hanging on to defeat Daniel Altmaier 6-4, 6 ...

Rafael Nadal battled past Belgian underdog Zizou Bergs ... punching a couple of groundstrokes long to cede control. Gutsy stuff from the Spaniard. Bergs slaps his heel in frustration.

The “them” partially referred to Rafael Nadal who had just announced his retirement on Thursday in a social media video post. The Serbian is last man standing for the old order. Nadal was the ...

Rafael Nadal has won 14 French Open titles and 22 Grand Slams overall, but now it's adios to one of the greats of the game. His dominance of the clay transcended tennis itself and is arguably the ...

Jan-Lennard Struff made life difficult for Carlos Alcaraz ... of comparisons between Alcaraz and his fellow Spaniard Rafael Nadal. And with his win on Tuesday, Alcaraz matched Nadal's record ...

Rafael Nadal helped hosts Spain see off Argentina ... recording respective wins over Philipp Kohlschreiber and Jan-Lennard Struff. Edmund prevailed in straight sets to reward the decision taken ...