Nadal will return to action at the Mubadala World Tennis Championship in Abu Dhabi. ...
10:22 PM, Dec 23, 2012
Madrid: Rafael Nadal says he is nervous about his return to tennis after a seven-month injury layoff, and believes it may be some time before his injured knee is completely healed. Nadal said on Friday that "I'm prepared to accept that my knee may not respond well at the beginning" and has considered playing off and on during the first three months of 2013. The 26-year-old Spaniard is set to...
09:13 PM, Dec 21, 2012
London: For Andy Murray 2012 marked a golden milestone, for Novak Djokovic the year was an emphatic reminder of his status as the world's best male player, and for Roger Federer and his army of fans it was proof that the old master's magic still sparkles. Serena Williams used the second half of the year to demonstrate that she continues to be head and shoulders above her rivals in the...
08:59 AM, Dec 18, 2012
Madrid: Rafael Nadal is ready to return to tennis, confirming on Tuesday that he'll play in an exhibition tournament in Abu Dhabi at the end of the month following a six-month break to recover from a knee injury. "Can't wait to get back on court in Abu Dhabi at the end of the month," the 11-time Grand Slam champion said on his Facebook page and Twitter account. "I won the...
08:38 PM, Dec 11, 2012
Madrid: Spanish tennis star Rafael Nadal on Tuesday confirmed that he was unlikely to be fit for the 2013 Australian Open. The 26-year-old has not played since June when he partially tore a tendon in his left knee in a second round match at Wimbledon and has been working towards gaining fitness. The Mallorcan born player was realistic about his fitness prospects and said he didn't expect to be in...
07:44 PM, Dec 04, 2012
Madrid: Rafael Nadal is aiming to be back to his best after injury in time for the clay court season and the run-up to Roland Garros, the Spaniard said on Monday. The 26-year-old former world number one has slipped down to fourth in the ATP rankings and has not played since his shock second-round exit at Wimbledon in June. The Spaniard was diagnosed with a partial tear of the patella...
08:37 AM, Dec 04, 2012
Melbourne: World No.4 Rafael Nadal has given his word he will be ready to play at the Australian Open in January, tournament director Craig Tiley said Tuesday. The 11-time Grand Slam champion hasn't appeared on court since a shock defeat to 100th-ranked Lukas Rosol in the second round of Wimbledon in June. He has spent the five intervening months rehabilitating a chronic knee injury, and recently vowed to return at...
04:36 PM, Nov 27, 2012
Manacor: Rafael Nadal returned to the training court and started hitting balls again on Tuesday for the first time since the latest in a series of knee injuries forced his withdrawal from the US Open at the end of August. The 11-times grand slam singles champion, who has not competed since being stunned by Czech Lukas Rosol in the second round at Wimbledon in June, completed a session under the...
05:15 PM, Nov 20, 2012
More than Andy Roddick's 6-4, 4-6, 10-7 victory over Milos Raonic at the Sport Chek Face-off tennis exhibition in Canada, it was his imitation of the present and former greats that made the headlines. Have a look: ...
08:56 AM, Nov 20, 2012
New Delhi: Legendary tennis player Boris Becker on Saturday rated Roger Federer very highly and said due to his sound technique the Swiss probably could have been the only player to have competed successfully in the "serve and volley" era. "The reason why Federer is still successful at the age of 31 is because he has got a good technique. He can play from the baseline and when he has...
10:05 PM, Nov 17, 2012
Madrid: World number five David Ferrer will lead Spain's bid to claim their fourth Davis Cup title in five years when the holders take on the Czech Republic in this month's final in Prague. Fourth-ranked Rafa Nadal is still sidelined with a knee injury so Ferrer, winner of Sunday's Paris Masters, will spearhead a team that includes Nicolas Almagro, Marcel Granollers and Marc Lopez. "Ferrer's leadership has been important in...
07:07 PM, Nov 05, 2012
London: The ATP Finals draw threw up a rematch of the US Open final as Andy Murray was placed in the same group as world No.2 Novak Djokovic for the season-ender in London. Murray, who lost to the Serbian in the final of last year's Australian Open, defeated him in five sets to win his first Grand Slam title in New York in September. The pair are joined in Group...
05:46 PM, Nov 04, 2012
Paris: Fifth-seeded Tomas Berdych recovered from a poor first set to beat Kevin Anderson of South Africa 1-6, 6-3, 6-4 on Thursday and reach the Paris Masters quarterfinals. The Czech was overpowered by Anderson's serve and strong defense in the first set, where Anderson hit six aces and broke Berdych twice, while saving all three break points he faced. "The way that Kevin started was incredible. I had no chance,...
09:15 PM, Nov 01, 2012
The rivalry between Federer and Nadal is legendary but Nadal's fitness issues and the rise of other tennis superstars has paved way for another intriguing duel between Djokovic and Murray.
02:00 PM, Oct 26, 2012
Paris: World tennis number four Rafa Nadal has pulled out of the Paris Masters and the ATP World Tour finals in London as he is still recovering from his left knee injury, the ATP said on Thursday. The 11-times grand-slam singles champion has not played since he suffered a shock second-round loss to Czech Lukas Rosol at Wimbledon in June. "It's disappointing for me to miss the last two tournaments...
10:19 PM, Oct 25, 2012
Madrid: Rafael Nadal is set to play at the Mexican Open in February, although the fourth-ranked Spaniard remains committed to returning ahead of the Australian Open. The clay-court Mexican Open is scheduled for Feb. 25-March 2. Toni Nadal, the player's trainer and uncle, tells the Associated Press that Nadal is focused on returning in time for an exhibition event at the end of the year in Abu Dhabi as part...
05:45 PM, Oct 19, 2012
Toronto: Rafael Nadal has no timeline for his return to competitive tennis but on Tuesday the world number four did not completely rule out the possibility of returning from injury in time for next month's Davis Cup and ATP World Tour finals.Nadal has not played since suffering a shock second-round Wimbledon defeat to Czech Lukas Rosol in June and has yet to return to the practice court, but the 26-year-old...
08:40 AM, Oct 10, 2012
Dinesh Baboo-directed 'Ondhu Kshanadalli' is another prototype film by the director-cum-cinematographer, who has worked in over 100 films in different languages. Though he has directed many good quality films in Kannada, somehow he has been stuck up making films with shoestring budgets in limited locations. Generally, Dinesh Baboo's films will have a wafer thin storyline, which is stretched to limits. Even this one follows the trend. It has a thin...
04:39 PM, Oct 07, 2012
London: Rafael Nadal is scheduled to play in an exhibition tournament in Abu Dhabi in December, organisers said in a statement on Tuesday. The world number four has not played since losing to Czech Lukas Rosol in the second round at Wimbledon in June and has been suffering from a partial tear of the patella tendon and inflammation of the left knee. The 11-times grand slam winner was unable to...
10:19 PM, Oct 02, 2012
