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Jan 21, 2017

Nadal Edges Zverev In Five-Setter At Australian Open 2017

Watch highlights of Rafael Nadal's five-set defeat of NextGenATP star Alexander Zverev at the Australian Open. Video courtesy Tennis Australia.

Jan 21, 2017

Nadal Survives Zverev In Melbourne

Rafael Nadal survived a marathon third-round battle against Alexander Zverev on Saturday at the Australian Open in Melbourne, coming through with a 4-6, 6-3, 6-7(5), 6-3, 6-2 win on Rod Laver Arena. "It's obviously an important result for me," said Nadal, who had lost his past three five-set contests in Grand Slam action. "So it's important for me to win a match like this, having been down two sets to one. I'm very happy." A single break of serve was all that was needed in each of the first two sets. Neither player faced a break point in the third set, ultimately forcing a critical tie-break. Nadal gave the crucial mini-break to Zverev with a forehand error at 5/5, and...

Jan 19, 2017

Nadal Cruises Past Baghdatis, Now For Zverev

Ninth seed and 2009 champion Rafael Nadal dominated 2006 finalist Marcos Baghdatis in a superb performance of attacking tennis on Thursday night at the Australian Open. Nadal improved to 9-1 lifetime against Baghdatis with a 6-3, 6-1, 6-3 win on Rod Laver Arena over two hours and 12 minutes. He opened up a 5-1 lead in the first set and won the first four games in the second set, then finished with a cross-court forehand winner to improve to a 47-10 mark at Melbourne Park. "I haven't played during the night here yet,” Nadal said during an on-court interview with fellow former World No. 1 Jim Courier. “So the conditions are different. The ball is lower so I had to...

Jan 18, 2017

What Relaxes Rafa?

Rafael Nadal entered Interview Room 1 for his post-match press conference on Tuesday at the Australian Open and looked at his watch. “I was checking how late I am,” he said with a smile. The Spaniard was only about 15 minutes behind, but explained, “In Mallorca, there is a thing, when we are going, we say, ‘I am coming’. [It’s] tough to be 100 per cent on time on an island. But we work [at it] a lot.” Perhaps Nadal was delayed because he was still celebrating his first-round win at the Australian Open, beating Florian Mayer with ease in straight sets in just over two hours. There was little to stress about in the match, in which he won...

Jan 17, 2017

Nadal Eases Past Mayer In Round 1 Australian Open 2017

Watch highlights as Rafael Nadal defeats Florian Mayer 6-3, 6-4, 6-4 on Tuesday at the Australian Open. Photo: Getty Images. Video Courtesy Tennis Australia.