Monte Carlo:For the first time in nine years, the Monte Carlo Masters trophy belongs to someone other than Rafael Nadal. The Spaniard's record reign at the clay-court tournament finally ended Sunday as he lost 6-2, 7-6 (1) to top-ranked Novak Djokovic in the final. Nadal won his 46 previous matches and the last eight titles at Monte Carlo - beating Djokovic in last year's final - and his last defeat...
08:33 PM, Apr 21, 2013
Monaco: Eight-time defending champion Rafael Nadal recorded his 46th consecutive win at the Monte Carlo Masters by beating Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 6-3, 7-6 (3) Saturday to set up a repeat of last year's final against top-ranked Novak Djokovic. The Spaniard has reached five straight finals since returning from a seven-month layoff following a left knee injury. He will go for his fourth title of the season against Djokovic, who cruised...
08:49 PM, Apr 20, 2013
Monte Carlo: Rafael Nadal was pushed all the way by Grigor Dimitrov before winning his 45th straight match at the Monte Carlo Masters, reaching the semifinals with a 6-2, 2-6, 6-4 victory and staying on course for a rematch of last year's final against Novak Djokovic. The top-ranked Djokovic had less of a struggle against Jarkko Nieminen, beating the Finnish veteran 6-4, 6-3 and getting through another test on his...
08:18 PM, Apr 19, 2013
Monte Carlo: A string of errors put world number two Andy Murray out of the Monte Carlo Masters on Thursday when he lost 6-1 6-2 to Swiss Stanislas Wawrinka in the third round. Fourth seed Tomas Berdych and Argentine Juan Martin Del Potro, seeded five, were also beaten at the first big claycourt event of the season, while Rafael Nadal calmly continued his bid for a ninth consecutive crown with...
11:38 PM, Apr 18, 2013
Monte Carlo: Rafael Nadal calmly continued his bid for a ninth consecutive crown at the Monte Carlo Masters with a 6-2 6-4 third-round victory over Philipp Kohlschreiber of Germany on Thursday The Spanish world number five recorded his 44th win in a row in the first big claycourt event of the season to set up a quarter-final encounter with 34th-ranked Grigor Dimitrov of Bulgaria. The 21st-ranked Kolschreiber did not pose...
06:12 PM, Apr 18, 2013
Monaco: Eight-time champion Rafael Nadal extended his Monte Carlo Masters winning streak to 43 matches, and top-ranked Novak Djokovic was relieved his right ankle held firm despite hurting it again as both reached the third round of the Monte Carlo Masters on Wednesday. Nadal beat Marinko Matosevic 6-1, 6-2, but Djokovic spent twice as long on court against Mikhail Youzhny before beating the Russian 4-6, 6-1, 6-4 in 2 hours,...
10:18 PM, Apr 17, 2013
Monaco: Rafael Nadal will talk about almost anything except his knee injury as he bids to win the Monte Carlo Masters for the ninth straight time. The Spaniard has made a staggering return to the circuit after seven months out with a left knee injury, reaching the final of the four tournaments he's played in - winning three - and racing to a career best 17-1 start to the season....
07:57 PM, Apr 15, 2013
The Spaniard has won three tournaments, including two on his favorite clay surface, and has been runner-up in another after missing seven months. ...
11:03 PM, Mar 18, 2013
Nadal won his third title in just four events since making his long-awaited return after seven months out with an injured left knee. ...
01:01 PM, Mar 18, 2013
Rafael Nadal watched Juan Martin del Potro's last shot sail wide on his fourth match point and collapsed flat on his back. He wasn't down for long, bouncing back up to celebrate his third title in four tournaments since coming back from a knee injury. ...
08:20 AM, Mar 18, 2013
Looking as though he had never been away, Rafa Nadal gave the tennis world a stark reminder of what they had missed for seven months last year with a superb display at the BNP Paribas Open on Saturday. ...
11:41 AM, Mar 17, 2013
Del Potro defeated Djokovic 4-6, 6-4, 6-4 and Nadal rallied to beat Berdych 6-4, 7-5 for spots in BNP Paribas Open final. ...
06:35 AM, Mar 17, 2013
World number five Nadal will face sixth-seeded Czech Tomas Berdych in the last four at Indian Wells. ...
01:41 PM, Mar 16, 2013
Rafael Nadal defeated Roger Federer 6-4, 6-2 in the quarter-finals of the BNP Paribas Open. ...
02:56 PM, Mar 15, 2013
Comeback man Rafael Nadal defeated Roger Federer 6-4, 6-2 in the quarter-finals of the BNP Paribas Open. ...
09:42 AM, Mar 15, 2013
Nadal has shown no visible sign of discomfort, with his knee taped up throughout his matches but his fans are worried. ...
03:31 AM, Mar 15, 2013
Rafael Nadal ended the run of Latvian qualifier Ernests Gulbis with a 4-6, 6-4, 7-5 victory in the fourth round at the BNP Paribas Open. ...
10:52 AM, Mar 14, 2013
Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer stayed on track for a mouth-watering quarter-final showdown at the BNP Paribas Open after they both advanced to the last 16. ...
12:14 PM, Mar 12, 2013
Ernests Gulbis will lock horns with Rafel Nadal in the fourth-round encounter of the BNP Paribas Open 2013. ...
09:07 AM, Mar 12, 2013
Rafael Nadal's opponent Leonardo Mayer withdrew before their third-round match due to a back injury. ...
08:49 AM, Mar 12, 2013
