Posts Tagged ‘Rafael Nadal’
ATP: There Is Power In a Union (Or Is There?)
Players Sound Off; 'Until We Unite As One Voice, We're Not Going to Get What We Want'
FLUSHING MEADOWS, N.Y. — As a kid, Rafael Nadal was convinced his uncle/coach had supernatural abilities. “Toni even convinced me he had the power to make rain,” writes Nadal in his hot-off-the-presses autobiography, “Rafa.” Too bad Uncle Toni can’t stop the rain. Consecutive days of on-again/off-again, start-and-stop tennis due to rain delays had exasperated U.S. [...]
U.S. Open: Rainy Day, Dream Away
Day of Frustration Becomes Day of Controversy as Weather Worsens
FLUSHING MEADOWS, N.Y. — With rain wreaking havoc on the U.S. Open schedule, emotions began to wear thin on Wednesday before Rafa Nadal and Gilles Muller even took the court for their fourth round matchup. Nadal took some heat when he appeared to make his opponent wait nearly 10 minutes to walk out on the [...]
U.S. Open Scare: Rafa Cramps
World No. 2 Slides to Interview Room Floor In Agony
FLUSHING MEADOWS, N.Y. — Something’s been happening in Rafael Nadal’s press conferences. With growing maturity and vastly improved English, the 25-year-old has become incredibly insightful and surprisingly reflective. But not today.
Talkin’ ‘Bout My Generation
Which Era In Tennis Is Best?
Okay, the whole notion of “a generation” is a sticky wicket, a big-picture shortcut that invites oversimplification. Still, we adore our categories. We love to compartmentalize, label and list. So, ever since the Lost Generation, pop culture gurus have divided and wrapped up our eras into nice neat, user-friendly packages.
The Boy of Dreams Who Became the Man of Magic
Djokovic Dominates Nadal for WImbledon Crown 6-4, 6-1, 1-6, 6-3
LONDON — The small boy in the towering mountains was lucky. The best coach in all the land landed on his doorstep in his remote, outback village. The kid, just 7, grabbed the opportunity. Eager and focused, he covered every detail, showing up early in the morning with a bag, racket, headband and bananas. Ready [...]
A Rivalry Unmatched
McEnroe, Connors: Federer-Nadal Rivalry ‘Soft’
Not since the days of the Sampragassian Wars has the tennis world seen anything quite like the world-class rivalry between Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal. The top-of-the-game duo has faced off on 25 must-see-TV occasions dating back to 2004, eight of those coming in Slam finals. It’s been a compelling contrast: ballet vs. bullfight, flair [...]
Roland Garros Draw Analysis: The Men
New World Order: Will Nole Leave Paris As the New No. 1?
TOP HALF 1st QUARTER Is it just cruel fate that Andy Roddick was a last-minute pullout (shoulder) and that four of the top U.S. hopefuls — Mardy Fish (the only American currently in the top 10), Sam Querrey, John Isner and Michael Russell — all landed in the same quarter of the draw, one that [...]
Rafa: ‘Nole Has Good Chance At No. 1’
Inside Tennis Notebook
WORD FROM SERENA: She stopped short of giving a timeframe for her return, but Serena Williams, in Washington, D.C. for a junior clinic, said, “I’m feeling better. Just starting training. I’m a little later than I suspected and hoped. But it’s going steady. Slow and steady, I think, always works out when it’s a race.” [...]
This Djok Is Serious
Djokovic and Wozniacki Win At 'The Happy Masters'
INDIAN WELLS, CALIF. — Tennis tournaments sometimes go viral. A decade ago, the U.S. Open did. Now, in Indian Wells, it’s the BNP Paribas Open’s turn. Speculation that the tournament might be shipped out to China or Arabia seems but a distant memory. Now the tournament has a happy deep-pocket sponsor — a French bank [...]
Rafa Slammed
‘Federer Is An Air Runner, Nadal Is An Earth Runner’
The control freak was back in control. Prior to his Australian Open quarterfinal, the world again seemed to be back on its orbit for Rafa Nadal, the greatest (micro-details matter) control-meister in the game.