All of the numbers, including their FedEx ATP Head2Head series (2-1 Nadal), suggest Rafael Nadal will advance to his 11th Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell final on Saturday, when he faces fourth seed David Goffin in the semi-finals. Nadal has won 17 consecutive matches and 42 consecutive sets on clay, dating back to his 2017 Rome quarter-final loss to Dominic Thiem. The Spaniard also didn't drop a set against Goffin during their two clay-court FedEx ATP Head2Head matchups (2017 Monte-Carlo, 2017 Madrid). And Nadal has won 10 Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell titles. [ALSO LIKE] But don't be surprised if Goffin challenges and breaks at least one of Nadal's streaks during their fourth FedEx ATP Head2Head matchup. Goffin beat Nadal the last...
Watch Belgian David Goffin counter Spaniard Roberto Bautista Agut's drop shot with a devastating angle in the quarter-finals of the Barcelona Banc Sabadell. Watch live tennis at tennistv.com.
Roger Federer only just left Zambia after a visiting programmes supported by his self-named foundation this week. But he's already looking forward to returning to the African nation.
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Federer visited educational programmes and talked with students and parents who benefit from foundation-funded projects. He also made time for some fun, kicking around the football and dancing with boys and girls.
“The welcome here in Zambia has been wonderful. The people have been super, super, friendly. They could have not been nicer to me and to the team of the Roger Federer Foundation,” Federer said. “So when you feel this way, of course, you want to come back as soon as possible.”
Pablo Carreno Busta describes what it's been like to reach the semi-finals of the Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell semi-finals for the first time. Watch live tennis at tennistv.com.
Rafael Nadal endured his most serious test of the young clay-court season on Friday at the Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell. But the Spaniard fought through – coming back from a break down in the second set – to reach his 11th Barcelona semi-final (11-1 in QF). The No. 1 player in the ATP Rankings extended his clay-court sets win streak to 42 and his clay-court match-wins streak to 17 against Martin Klizan of Slovakia. Nadal saved three set points in the second set and ousted the left-hander 6-0, 7-5 on Pista Rafa Nadal. The 31-year-old Spaniard, with a chance to play for his 11th Barcelona title on the line, will next face fourth seed David Goffin, who beat Spaniard Roberto Bautista...
