Undone by a knee injury, Rafael Nadal lost to David Goffin 7-6(5), 6-7(4), 6-4 during round-robin action on Monday night in London and then announced his withdrawal while talking to the media. Goffin, meanwhile, secured the biggest win of his career–at least in terms of ranking–after two hours and 37 minutes.
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Death, taxes, and Roger Federer winning the Stefan Edberg Sportsmanship Award…. Those are the three certainties of life. Federer won the ATP Tour’s sportsmanship award for the 13th time and he also picked two other end-of-year honors when they were announced earlier this week. […]
Rafael Nadal and David Goffin will be facing each other for the third time in their careers when they wrap up the first two days of round-robin competition at the World Tour Finals on Monday night. Nadal has won both of their previous meetings; 6-3, 6-1 in this season’s Monte-Carlo semifinals and 7-6(3), 6-2 in the Madrid quarters.
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The World Tour Finals roles have been reversed from last year to this one. Andy Murray and Novak Djokovic are on the sideline, while Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer could turn the O2 Arena festivities into another two-man party. Nadal and Federer may be the only ones who can stop themselves. […]
Rafael Nadal was clearly hobbled during a third-round Paris victory over Pablo Cuevas and there remain concerns that he will be unable to suit up for the World Tour Finals. But there is also some reason for optimism. The world No. 1 practiced in London on Thursday and coach Carlos Moya said his fellow Spaniard will be able to play. […]
The World Tour Finals draw ceremony was held on Wednesday morning in London. Rafael Nadal, who remains in the field but is questionable with a knee injury, headlines Group A along with Dominic Thiem, Grigor Dimitrov, and David Goffin. Roger Federer is in Group B, followed by Alexander Zverev, Marin Cilic, and Jack Sock.
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There is always that one match on which players–and fans–can look back and think how different things might have been had it gone the other way. Some cases, of course, are more extreme than others. But for all of the World Tour Finals qualifiers, and for those who missed out, let’s take a look at the matches that decided their year-end championship fate. […]
Rafael Nadal withdrew from his scheduled quarterfinal match at the Rolex Paris Masters on Friday due to a right-knee injury. Nadal was less than 100 percent during a 6-3, 6-7(5), 6-3 victory over Pablo Cuevas on Thursday, but he managed to survive that contest after two hours and 20 minutes.
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After clinching the year-end No. 1 ranking, Rafael Nadal will continue his Paris campaign when he goes up against Pablo Cuevas in the Paris third round on Thursday. Dominic Thiem and Fernando Verdasco are also aiming for a place in the quarterfinals. […]
Rafael Nadal mathematically clinched the year-end top spot when he defeated Hyeon Chung 7-5, 6-3 in round two of the Rolex Paris Masters on Wednesday afternoon. The Spaniard broke serve four times and committed only one unforced error off the backhand side before prevailing in one hour and 48 minutes. […]
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