Rafael Nadal
‘You took it to the next level’: Federer pens an emotional tribute to Nadal
Roger Federer has posted a letter on social media, looking back at his long rivalry with the retiring Spaniard.
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From wedgies to big points, Rafa always pulled them out
The retiring Rafael Nadal was not the greatest tennis player of all time, but he was an essential part of the all-time greatest rivalry.
- by Greg Baum
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ATP Tour
Why Rafael Nadal doesn’t make my top 5 all-time tennis greats
If the future of the world was at stake, who would I pick to play a winner-takes-all match?
- by Simon Briggs
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End of an era: Rafael Nadal announces retirement from tennis
A colossus of the game, Rafael Nadal retires with 22 grand slam titles, including a record 14 French Opens.
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Australian Open
‘The changes aren’t ideal’: Australian tennis legend Lleyton Hewitt hits out at new Davis Cup
Hewitt, the country’s current captain and winningest Davis Cup player, is the most outspoken critic about the bastardisation of the storied competition
- by Marc McGowan
Djokovic overpowers Nadal in Olympic renewal of old rivalry
The lop-sided nature of the Serbian’s victory all but confirmed that this could be the final time we see these two greats face each other across the net.
- by Fiona Tomas and Alan Tyers
‘We don’t need a third guy’: When Novak crashed the Roger and Rafa show
As Novak Djokovic’s career winds down, Roger Federer has offered his theory on why the “misunderstood” Serbian became such a polarising figure.
- by Marc McGowan
Opinion
ATP Tour
‘Grit greater than gift’: How Federer made hard work look easy
Roger Federer was always cool on court, but no one saw the hard work he put in to look that way.
- by Peter FitzSimons
De Minaur upsets Medvedev, matches Hewitt feat in making Roland-Garros quarter-finals
The lion-hearted tennis star has enjoyed another seminal moment in Paris as he goes where no male Australian player has in two decades.
- by Marc McGowan
‘I don’t know if it’s the last time,’ says Nadal after losing in first round at Roland-Garros
Rafael Nadal is unsure if he will be back next year at Roland-Garros – the tournament he won 14 times – after bowing out in the first round.
- by Marc McGowan
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French Open
A fairytale ending is unlikely for Rafael Nadal, Australian great predicts
Australian tennis great Todd Woodbridge believes retirement-bound legend Rafael Nadal is long odds to achieve a fairytale Roland-Garros farewell in the next fortnight.
- by Marc McGowan
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