Nadal has played at the Queen’s tournament in west London every year since his first appearance in 2005. He won the title last year, beating Novak Djokovic 7-6 (6), 7-5 in the final. Kei Nishikori also withdrew Friday because of an elbow injury. No. …
Rafael Nadal won with his powerful groundstrokes – and with an excellent plan.
Adjusting to playing in swirling winds that made it difficult even to toss the ball up to serve, Nadal breezed to a 6-1, 6-2 victory over Andy Murray in the BNP Paribas Open on Sunday for his second Indian Wells title in three years.
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Rafael Nadal strolled into the fourth round of the US Open with an easy win over Serbia’s Viktor Troicki.
Serbian Novak Djokovic overcame an injury to his hip and a first set loss by rallying to beat Spain’s Tommy Robredo in a five-set slugfest at the US Open on Tuesday.
Top seed Rafael Nadal looks to step up a gear at the U.S. Open when he plays Serbian Viktor Troicki in the third round on Saturday.
Olympic champions Rafael Nadal and Elena Dementieva showed their mettle at the U.S. Open, overcoming early challenges to win Monday in the start of what’s expected to be a wide-open tournament.
Olympic champion Rafael Nadal showed his mettle at the U.S. Open, overcoming an early challenge to win Monday in the start of what’s expected to be a wide-open tournament.
Elastic Frenchman Gael Monfils, who battled Federer tough in the French Open semis, or Kei Nishikori might emerge in the third. Nishikori took a set off…
By Martyn Herman LONDON (Reuters) – Top seed Rafael Nadal struggled past Japanese teenager Kei Nishikori at the Queen’s Club ATP tournament on Thursday, …
The two players had never met before, least of all on grass. Nadal now meets the Japanese player Kei Nishikori in the next round.

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