Kyrgios withdraws from Indian Wells LOS ANGELES: Australian star Nick Kyrgios has withdrawn from next month’s ATP/WTA Indian Wells Masters after failing... Published 28 Feb, 2023 11:15am
Sports Confident Djokovic primed for Tsitsipas in Australian Open final MELBOURNE: Novak Djokovic will be strong favourite to beat Stefanos Tsitsipas in the Australian Open final on Sunday... Published 29 Jan, 2023 12:49pm
Sports Japan’s Nishioka beats Nadal conqueror with 100th career win MELBOURNE: Yoshihito Nishioka ousted Rafael Nadal’s conqueror Mackenzie McDonald at the Australian Open on Friday to... Published 20 Jan, 2023 01:36pm
Sports Australian Open loss one of Nadal's earliest Grand Slam exits MELBOURNE: Rafael Nadal suffered a shock second-round loss to American Mackenzie McDonald at the Australian Open on... Updated 18 Jan, 2023 03:05pm
Sports Injured defending champion Nadal bows out of Australian Open Defending champion Rafael Nadal bowed out of the Australian Open second round on Wednesday after sustaining an... Published 18 Jan, 2023 11:55am
Sports ‘Not perfect’ but relieved Nadal into Australian Open round two MELBOURNE: Defending champion Rafael Nadal admitted he had been far from perfect after grinding down a man 15 years... Published 16 Jan, 2023 03:41pm
Sports Nadal facing tough test in Australian Open defence MELBOURNE: Rafael Nadal opens his Australian Open title defence Monday feeling vulnerable and against a dangerous... Published 15 Jan, 2023 11:54am
Sports Nadal shrugs off rocky buildup to Australian Open defence MELBOURNE: An upbeat Rafa Nadal has shrugged off his warm-up defeats ahead of the Australian Open as “just part of... Published 14 Jan, 2023 10:49am
Sports Draper fires warning to Nadal by reaching Adelaide semis ADELAIDE: Britain’s Jack Draper fired a warning to Rafael Nadal by storming past Karen Khachanov and into the... Published 12 Jan, 2023 04:54pm
Sports Djokovic to play 75th-ranked Spaniard on Australian Open return MELBOURNE: Novak Djokovic was drawn Thursday to play Spain’s Roberto Carballes Baena on his return to the Australian... Published 12 Jan, 2023 10:52am
Sports Tennis star Nadal to own team in electric powerboat series Rafael Nadal, the 22-time Grand Slam tennis champion, has become a new team owner in the world’s first all-electric... Published 10 Jan, 2023 05:03pm
Sports Nadal beaten again as Swiatek, Tsitsipas cruise at United Cup SYDNEY: World number two Rafael Nadal slumped to a second-straight defeat at the United Cup Monday in a setback to... Published 02 Jan, 2023 05:15pm
Sports Nadal crashes in season-opening match as Swiatek cruises at United Cup SYDNEY: Rafael Nadal lost his opening match of the season Saturday in the countdown to the defence of his Australian... Published 31 Dec, 2022 01:55pm
Sports Djokovic, Nadal to kickstart bid for 2023 supremacy in Australia SYDNEY: Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal kickstart their 2023 campaigns this week in Adelaide and Sydney... Published 27 Dec, 2022 11:55am
Sports Nadal, Swiatek named ITF world champions for 2022 PARIS: Rafael Nadal and Iga Swiatek were Thursday named world champions by the International Tennis Federation (ITF)... Published 15 Dec, 2022 07:18pm
World Records that tumbled in 2022 PARIS: From roasting temperatures to rocketing energy prices and millions of refugees fleeing Ukraine, 2022 was a... Published 05 Dec, 2022 12:33pm
Sports Alcaraz-Nadal in historic 1-2 in final ATP rankings PARIS: Carlos Alcaraz and Rafael Nadal end the year first and second in the ATP rankings, the first time Spain has... Published 21 Nov, 2022 05:38pm
Sports Nadal signs off with win, avoids matching worst run TURIN: Rafa Nadal may be heading home but he made sure he avoided matching his worst ever losing sequence with a 7-5... Published 17 Nov, 2022 08:56pm
Sports Nadal ready ‘to die’ to return to his tennis peak TURIN: Rafael Nadal says he is “going to die” trying to return to the level of tennis that saw him capture a record... Published 15 Nov, 2022 09:57pm
Sports Nadal stunned by Paul in opening match at Paris Masters PARIS: Rafael Nadal crashed out of the Paris Masters in the second round on Wednesday after losing in three sets to... Published 03 Nov, 2022 10:34am
Sports Number one ranking no longer the fight, says Nadal PARIS: Rafael Nadal, who makes his return to the court at the Paris Masters after a two-month break, insisted... Published 01 Nov, 2022 08:47pm
Perspectives Roger's ace goodbye The legendary sportsman announced on Thursday that he would retire from competitive tennis, following the Laver Cup... Updated 16 Sep, 2022 09:35pm
Sports ‘God Save the King’: world media bows down to retiring Federer HONG KONG: From China to India, and France to the United States, world media hailed Roger Federer as one of the... Published 16 Sep, 2022 11:52am
Sports Nadal stunned by Tiafoe at US Open as Swiatek makes last-eight NEW YORK: Rafael Nadal fell to his earliest US Open loss in six years on Monday when he was knocked out by Frances... Updated 06 Sep, 2022 11:38am
Sports Perfect Nadal, battling Swiatek into US Open fourth round NEW YORK: Rafael Nadal defeated close friend Richard Gasquet for the 18th time to reach the US Open fourth round on... Published 05 Sep, 2022 06:04am
Sports Perfect Nadal, battling Swiatek into US Open fourth round NEW YORK: Rafael Nadal defeated close friend Richard Gasquet for the 18th time to reach the US Open fourth round on... Published 04 Sep, 2022 09:54am
Sports Nadal looks to extend stranglehold over Gasquet at US Open NEW YORK: Rafael Nadal takes center stage at the US Open on Saturday when the four-time champion looks to stretch... Published 03 Sep, 2022 09:03pm
Sports Nadal overcomes freak racquet injury and Fognini at US Open NEW YORK: Rafael Nadal overcame a freak injury scare when he accidentally hit himself with his own racquet to reach... Published 02 Sep, 2022 12:02pm
Sports US Open: Who said what on day 4 NEW YORK: Who said what at the US Open on Thursday, the fourth day of the 2022 championships at Flushing Meadows: “I... Published 02 Sep, 2022 11:58am
Sports Nadal overcomes scare to reach US Open second round NEW YORK: Four-time champion Rafael Nadal overcame dropping the first set to defeat Australian wildcard Rinky... Published 31 Aug, 2022 10:22am