In this London Finale Classic Moment, Rafael Nadal thwarts home favourite Andy Murray in a deciding tie-break to reach the 2010 championship match. Watch live tennis at tennistv.com.
In this Paris Classic Moment, Rafael Nadal saves one match point to beat big-serving Kevin Anderson 4-6, 7-6(6), 6-2 in the 2015 third round. Watch live tennis at tennistv.com.
Rafael Nadal's match-point escape against Kevin Anderson during the 2015 third round has been voted the Golden Moment of the BNP Paribas Masters. View Golden Moments Over four days, fans cast their votes for their favourite of eight Classic Moments from this ATP World Tour Masters 1000 tournament. The Classic Moment '2015: Nadal Saves Match Point' won by overwhelming margins, winning 41 per cent of overall votes cast. The Classic Moment '2010: Monfils Edges Federer' came in second, garnering 21 per cent of the vote, and '2012: Querrey Overcomes Djokovic' finished third with 11 per cent. Nadal showed off his trademark intensity and fighting spirit in erasing the match point at 5-6 in the second-set tie-break against Anderson. The Spaniard...
Rafael Nadal’s season has come to an end due to a wrist injury. “I am forced to stop and start preparing the 2017 season," Nadal wrote on his Facebook page on Thursday. "Now it is time to rest and start preparing intensively the 2017 season. I am very saddened for not being able to play next week in Basel since I have a great memory of the tournament and the final played against Roger Federer last year. I won’t be able to compete either in Paris-Bercy, where the crowds and the FFT staff have always treated me so well. Now it is time to rest and start preparing intensively the 2017 season." Nadal compiled a 39-14 match record during the...
On the court, Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal have been intense rivals. But on Wednesday, the two all-time greats were nothing more than old friends as Federer joined Nadal to celebrate the official opening of the Rafael Nadal Academy by Movistar in Nadal's hometown of Manacor, Mallorca. “I'm really here to honour the great man, Rafa. I think it's wonderful that he's taken this journey on to give the kids something back,” Federer said. “I've been around the game 17 years. I've seen a lot of hard workers and inspiring players, but you've been the one in my opinion who has been the most inspiring and most influential and made me the player I am today. Because you're left-handed, because...
