Rafael Nadal has once again hit top form on European clay and over the next two weeks — at the Mutua Madrid Open and at the Internazionali BNL d’Italia — and he may, potentially, complete a clean sweep of red dirt titles to take the lead in the 2018 ATP Race To London. Just three weeks ago, the Spanish superstar sat at No. 40 in the ATP Race To London (360 points), but with 11th titles at both the Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters (d. Nishikori) and the Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell (d. Tsitsipas), Nadal has risen to third place (1,860 points). The 31-year-old is now behind first-placed Roger Federer (3,110 points) and second-placed Juan Martin del Potro (2,120), ahead of two...
With 11th titles in both Monte-Carlo and Barcelona, Rafael Nadal’s clay-court season already has a familiar dominant ring about it as the ATP World Tour turns to the Mutua Madrid Open. Victory in Barcelona over first-time finalist #NextGenATP Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas handed Nadal his 19th straight match win on clay. And the No. 1 in the ATP Rankings has now claimed 46 straight sets on his favourite surface, with his most recent defeat on clay coming to Dominic Thiem in last year’s Rome quarter-finals. With big-name rivals Roger Federer, Andy Murray and Stan Wawrinka absent, who holds the best chance at standing between the Spaniard and a sixth Mutua Madrid Open trophy? Nadal must capture his 32nd Masters 1000 crown...
Watch World No. 1 Rafael Nadal unleash a forehand winner down the line in the Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell final against #NextGenATP Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas. Photo Credit: Josep Lago/AFP/Getty Images. Watch live tennis at tennistv.com.