Rafael Nadal and Andy Murray have faced off 24 times in their FedEx ATP Head2Head series (Nadal, 17-7). But, off the court, the two can easily put aside their rivalry and resume their friendship, as evidenced by a recent phone call between the two ATP World Tour greats. Murray, who's rehabbing from surgery on his right hip, and Nadal, who knows the rehab process well, chatted on the phone a couple of weeks ago, Nadal said on Friday after his Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters quarter-final win against Dominic Thiem. [ALSO LIKE] Nadal and Murray also talked in Melbourne in January, when the Scot had planned on competing at the Australian Open but later aborted that idea and underwent surgery. “I don't...
World No. 1 Rafael Nadal was rock solid on Friday when he broke apart the challenge of Dominic Thiem, one of the strongest performers on clay courts over the past two years, for a place in his 13th semi-final at the Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters. Nadal won the first nine games of an eagerly anticipated encounter against Novak Djokovic’s conqueror, Thiem, in a 6-0, 6-2 victory over 68 minutes to remain on course to capture an 11th crown at the Monte-Carlo Country Club, where he has a 66-4 record. “It has been a great result for me, but it isn’t a normal result,” said Nadal. “He's one of the best players of the world, especially on clay. “Here, I think I played great....
Watch highlights as Rafael Nadal raced past Dominic Thiem at the Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters. He will face Grigor Dimitrov, while Alexander Zverev and Kei Nishikori booked their spot in the other semi-final Photo Credit: Julian Finney/Getty Images. Watch live tennis at tennistv.com.
John McEnroe deems beating Rafael Nadal on clay as the toughest challenge in tennis. Dominic Thiem knows exactly what that feels like, as the only man to have done so in 2017 – the second time in his career he has achieved the feat. View FedEx ATP Head2Head for the following matches from the 2018 Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters & vote for who you think will win! Nadal vs Thiem | Dimitrov v Goffin | Cilic v Nishikori | Zverev v Gasquet [GROUP POLL]131[/GROUP POLL] On Friday, the Austrian will earn another shot at it when he faces the 10-time Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters champion in the quarter-finals on Court Rainier III. Fifth seed Thiem is considered the Spaniard’s greatest obstacle to...
