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Rafael Nadal clinched a spot in the Mutua Madrid Open finals on Saturday with a hard-fought 6-4, 6-3 victory over fellow Spaniard Roberto Bautista Agut. Entering Saturday, Nadal was hoping to keep his incredible streak of success in clay-court semifinals intact, according to ATP World Tour commentator Rob Koenig: Rafa did precisely that and will now face the winner of the other semifinal between David...
Published: May 9, 2014
No. 1-seeded Rafael Nadal continued his impressive run at the Mutua Madrid Open Friday with a virtuoso performance a 6-4, 6-2 win over No. 6-seeded Tomas Berdych in a quarterfinal clash. According to ATP World Tour on Twitter, Nadal continued to be the bane of Berdych’s existence by extending his long winning streak over his beleaguered opponent: Nadal stamped his ticket to the semifinals...
Published: May 8, 2014
Rafael Nadal continued his impressive tear at the Mutua Madrid Open Thursday with a breezy 6-1, 6-4 triumph over Jarkko Nieminen in the third round. With the victory, the scintillating Spaniard advanced to the quarterfinals and took another step toward successfully defending his Madrid Open title. The stars were out in full force to witness Nadal’s greatness on the Madrid clay, including Real...
Published: May 7, 2014
King of clay Rafael Nadal has struggled on his preferred surface as of late, but the Spanish star asserted his dominance Wednesday in a 6-1, 6-0 thrashing of Juan Monaco in the second round of the Mutua Madrid Open. According to ESPN Tennis, it took barely an hour for Nadal to dispatch Monaco in what was a captivating performance: As seen in this Instagram photo of BolaMarela.com’s...
Published: March 28, 2014
After barely surviving a tough quarterfinal encounter against Milos Raonic, Rafael Nadal will finally meet his match in a semifinal Sony Open clash with the underrated Tomas Berdych. Nadal was dominant in Sony Open wins over Fabio Fognini and Denis Istomin, but he looked like a much different player when the competition level was ratcheted up. Raonic‘s big serve gave Nadal issues on the hard...
Published: March 26, 2014
Rafael Nadal has been in vintage form at the Sony Open thus far, but the Spanish star’s ultimate result in Miami won’t have any bearing on his favorite status heading into the French Open. Although there is plenty of preparation time remaining before Roland Garros in late May, tennis fans are naturally looking ahead already. Rafa would probably like to have some momentum on his side as...
Published: March 1, 2014
After nearly nine months without a singles title, Swiss tennis legend Roger Federer ended the drought on Saturday by defeating Tomas Berdych 3-6, 6-4, 6-3 in the Dubai Tennis Championship final: For Federer, it was his first title since winning the Gerry Weber Open in June 2013. He has suffered through plenty of disappointments since then, but this victory could give him the confidence that he needs...
Published: February 28, 2014
Roger Federer picked up his biggest win in recent memory on Friday when he defeated world No. 2 Novak Djokovic at the Dubai Tennis Championships, but Federer needs to close the deal with a title in order to truly make progress. The Swiss star dropped the first set to Djokovic and seemed destined to fall short yet again after dropping nine of the previous 12 meetings with his Serbian opponent. However,...
Published: January 8, 2014
Roger Federer is unquestionably one of the greatest tennis players of all time. The Swiss superstar has gradually declined in recent years, however, and things won’t get much better at the 2014 Australian Open. It wouldn’t be fair to say that Federer is done at the age of 32, but he may be done in terms of winning Grand Slams. In other eras, Federer’s current play might be good enough...
Published: December 31, 2013
Caroline Wozniacki and Rory McIlroy have been among the biggest power couples in sports since their courtship began in 2011, and there is no end in sight to that reign now. The star athletes got engaged on Dec. 31, according to Wozniacki’s Twitter account. Wozniacki is a former No. 1-ranked tennis player, while McIlroy ascended to the top of the golf rankings in 2012. They have each had...