Tag: #RafaelNadal
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Spanish tennis player tests positive for COVID-19
Spanish tennis player, Rafael Nadal’s, COVID-19 test came back positive on Monday, subsequent to going to a presentation in Abu Dhabi. The Spanish player partook in the Mubadala World Tennis Championship last week in Abu Dhabi and upon his appearance in Spain, he affirmed on his Twitter account that he has tried positive for the…
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Nadal to play Paris Masters next month
Paris, Oct 20 (AFP/APP):Rafael Nadal announced on Tuesday that he will compete in the Paris Masters next month, despite previously saying he might not play again this season. The 34-year-old won a record-extending 13th French Open title earlier this month with a one-sided final victory over world number one Novak Djokovic at Roland Garros. “It’s…
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Nadal eyes Federer record, 15 years after first Roland Garros title
Paris, Sept 25 (AFP/APP):The undisputed king of clay, Rafael Nadal is one title away from matching Roger Federer’s all-time Grand Slam record, but 15 years on from the Spaniard’s first French Open triumph he appears more vulnerable than ever at his beloved Roland Garros. Nadal owns an astounding 93-2 record in Paris dating back to…
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Tennis superstars Federer, Nadal play to huge crowd in Cape Town
Cape Town, Feb 8 (AFP/APP): Long term rivals and old friends Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal battled it out for charity in South Africa on Friday in matches designed to draw the biggest ever tennis crowd. The evening at the Cape Town Stadium was expected to draw 50 000 people. The match is the sixth…
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Nadal aims to keep heat on Federer Slams record
Melbourne, Jan 22 (AFP/APP): Rafael Nadal will step up his bid for a record-equalling 20th Grand Slam title when he faces Argentina’s Federico Delbonis at the Australian Open on Thursday. The Spaniard can only count one Melbourne title among his 19 Majors but he will be confident of reaching the third round at least after…
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Federer, Serena headline Aussie bushfire charity match
Melbourne, Jan 8 (AFP/APP): Superstars Roger Federer, Serena Williams and Rafael Nadal will headline an exhibition match ahead of the Australian Open to raise money for bushfire relief, organisers said Wednesday. Dozens of vast blazes, which continue to burn across eastern Australia, have killed 25 people since the start of the disaster in September and…
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Smoke delays unlikely at Australian Open, say organisers
Sydney, Jan 7 (AFP/APP): Smoke from bushfires is unlikely to delay the Australian Open tennis Grand Slam, organisers said on Tuesday, insisting they have pulled out all the stops to protect the health and safety of players. With the opening major of 2020 due to start at January 20, Melbourne has been blanketed by haze…
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Nadal on fire as Spain crush Uruguay at ATP Cup
Perth, Australia, Jan 6 (AFP/APP): World number one Rafael Nadal sharpened his serve and cruised to a 6-2, 6-1 victory over Pablo Cuevas at the ATP Cup on Monday in a flawless display as he fine tunes for the Australian Open. The 19-time Grand Slam champion hit 26 winners and fired down seven aces against…
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‘Not easy’ – Nadal gets 2020 season underway with a win
Perth, Australia, Jan 4 (AFP/APP): World number one Rafael Nadal overcame sluggish serving to start his season with a 6-3, 7-5 victory over Nikoloz Basilashvili on the second day of the inaugural ATP Cup on Saturday. The 19-time Grand Slam winner clinched the tie for Group B favourite Spain against Georgia after world number nine…
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Sharapova still has ‘fire and motivation’ despite 2019 misery
Abu Dhabi, Dec 19 (AFP/APP): Maria Sharapova insisted Thursday that she still has the “internal fire and motivation” to compete professionally, despite the lingering shoulder problem that kept her out of action for long stretches this season. The former world number one was only able to play in eight events in 2019, contesting just 15…