Dimitrov upsets Nadal to reach China Open semifinals

October 7, 2016 4

Grigor Dimitrov beat Rafael Nadal 6-2, 6-4 in the China Open quarterfinals on Friday night. Dimitrov dropped his first two service games of the match but never got broken again as he prevailed in one hour and 33 minutes to set up a showdown with Milos Raonic. […]

Beijing QF preview and prediction: Nadal vs. Dimitrov

October 6, 2016 84

Rafael Nadal and Grigor Dimitrov will be going head-to-head for the eighth time in their careers when they collide in the quarterfinals of the China Open on Friday. Nadal is a perfect 7-0 in the head-to-head series, including 4-0 on hard courts. […]

Beijing and Tokyo previews and predictions

October 2, 2016 22

The Grand Slam season may be over, but the pace will pick up again with the onset of two 500-point tournaments. Nine of the top 11 players in the race to the World Tour Finals are in action this week, and all 11 would have been if not for injuries to U.S. Open finalists Novak Djokovic and Stan Wawrinka. […]

World Tour Finals race heating up as Berdych gains on Nadal

October 2, 2016 2

The Asian swing is in full flight and so is the race to the World Tour Finals. Tomas Berdych has to especially thrilled with the latter fact. Seemingly on his way out of contention when he missed the U.S. Open because of appendicitis, Berdych is back in business after two productive weeks to begin his fall season. […]

Does Nadal have one final Grand Slam crown left in him?

September 23, 2016 8

Rafael Nadal suffered his latest setback by crashing out in the fourth round of the U.S. Open earlier this month. The Spaniard lost a five-set thriller to Lucas Pouille, extending his drought without reaching the final of a Grand Slam to his last 10 such competitions. […]

Pouille stuns Nadal in U.S. Open fourth-round thriller

September 5, 2016 7

Rafael Nadal’s 2016 U.S. Open came to a close on Sunday, but not before the Arthur Ashe Stadium faithful were treated to a five-set, day-session thriller that lasted into the night. Nadal succumbed to Lucas Pouille 6-1, 2-6, 6-4, 3-6, 7-6(6) in a tilt that lasted four hours and seven minutes. […]

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