Rafael Nadal may not be at his dominant best during the current clay-court swing, but that was not the main reason why he was forced to contest the longest best-of-three match of the entire season on Wednesday night at the Internazionali BNL d’Italia. […]
Fabio Fognini crashes out of Rome at the hands of Lukas Rosol on the second day of action. Fellow seeds Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, Grigor Dimitrov, and Mikhail Youzhny have better luck, while No. 2 seed Novak Djokovic begins his bid for the title on Tuesday. […]
Kei Nishikori was two games away from capturing the biggest title of his career before back and hip problems that plagued him throughout the tournament flared up and eventually forced him to retire from the Mutua Madrid Open final against Rafael Nadal on Sunday evening. Nadal had battled back for a 2-6, 6-4, 3-0 lead when Nishikori called it quits after one hour and 42 minutes. […]
Kei Nishikori continues his winning ways with a straight-set victory over Ivan Dodig on Monday in Madrid. Nishikori is joined in the second round by an in-form Dominic Thiem, who took care of Dmitry Tursunov. […]
Rafael Nadal goes down to fellow Spaniard Nicolas Almagro in three sets during quarterfinal action in Barcelona on Friday. Almagro is joined in a surprising semifinal lineup by Kei Nishikori and Ernests Gulbis. […]
Rafael Nadal survived a back-and-forth first set with fellow Spaniard Albert Ramos before prevailing 7-6(2), 6-4 in the second round of the Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell on Wednesday. Nadal served at 73 percent and converted all three of his break chance to advance in one hour and 56 minutes. […]
Kei Nishikori battled into the third round of the Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell with a 6-1, 4-6, 6-3 victory over Roberto Bautista Agut on Tuesday afternoon. Nishikori broke serve a whopping seven times in 13 games before advancing in one hour and 57 minutes. […]
Roger Federer gets past a hobbled Novak Djokovic in straight sets on Saturday in Monte-Carlo. Next up for Federer is the title match against fellow Swiss Stanislas Wawrinka, who took out David Ferrer. […]
Heat, five-setters, and long hours were the story on Thursday at the Australian Open. After an extended break on the outer courts due to dangerously hot conditions, nighttime ushered in some remarkable drama. […]
Day 2 at the Australian Open saw the beginning of the heat wave that will last through Friday. Not surprisingly, retirements and other heat-related issues were the story of Tuesday. Nonetheless, there was room for a few highlights. […]
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