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French Open: Nadal thrashes Gasquet for 17th time, enters 3rd round

Rafael Nadal defeated Richard Gasquet 6-0, 7-5, 6-2 on his 35th birthday to reach third round of French Open here late on Thursday

French Open 2021: Nadal beats Popyrin 6-3, 6-2, 7-6, advances to 2nd round

Nadal defeated Australia's Alexei Popyrin 6-3, 6-2, 7-6 in the first-round match played at Court Philippe-Chatrier

Nadal, Federer, Djokovic in the same half of draw for French Open

Thirteen-time champion Rafael Nadal and his big rivals, Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer, were on Thursday drawn in the same half of the French Open

Rafael Nadal beats World No 1 Novak Djokovic for 10th Rome Open title

World No. 3 Rafael Nadal on Sunday overcame a mid-match surge from No. 1-ranked Serbian Novak Djokovic to win the Italian Open final 7-5, 1-6, 6-3 in two hours and 50 minutes for his 10th title

Australian Open 2021: Rafael Nadal falls to Tsitsipas in five-set thriller

World No.2 Rafael Nadal on Wednesday fell to fifth seed Stefanos Tsitsipas of Greece in the quarter-finals of the Australian Open in a five-set thriller that stretched to over four hours

Rafael Nadal into fourth round in Australian Open; back seems OK

Rafael Nadal extended his winning streak against fellow left-handers to 18 with a 7-5, 6-2, 7-5 victory over Cameron Norrie

The 'Next Rafa': Nadal's heir apparent is 17 and playing in Australian Open

Nadal's decision to practice with Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz last week, in the final days leading up to the year's first Grand Slam event, raised the volume of the hype surrounding the teenage prodigy

Rafael Nadal, Barty advance in straight sets at Australia Open

Facing a break point late in the third set, Rafael Nadal sprinted to his left and hit a running, around-the-post forehand that landed just inside the line

As Serena, Nadal eye records at Australian Open, Covid looms

The Australian Open is the year's first grand slam

Tennis players mull competition or rest at start of new season

Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal, ranked No 1 and No 2 among the men, remained on their practice courts rather than venturing to Turkey or Florida for the first events on their tour

IPL's sojourn to the Reds rise: Silver linings in sport's year of disaster

While there was limited action, there were seminal moments, of record-breaking achievements and bold political statements. Here's the pick of the lot

Game for three sets

Beyond demands on players from the crowded tennis calendar, two arguments have been forwarded in defence of the three-set switch

Rafael Nadal ties Roger Federer at 20 Slams by beating Djokovic in Paris

Nadal, No 2 in the rankings, improved to 100-2 at the French Open, including a combined 26-0 in semifinals and finals, and picked up his fourth consecutive title in Paris

GenNext on court

The opening salvoes of a new era in tennis have begun

US Open 2020: When and where to watch Sumit Nagal vs Dominic Thiem match

The Sumit Nagal vs Dominic Thiem second round tennis match of the grand slam US Open 2020 will be telecast live on the Star Select 1 and Star Select 2 channels

'I rather not travel': Defending champion Rafael Nadal pulls out of US Open

Matches will be played behind closed doors and New York governor Andrew Cuomo had assured that robust testing will be conducted so that the tournament goes ahead smoothly

Wimbledon invents a time machine

Over the past fortnight, the All England Club has been live streaming via Wimbledon.com a retrospective of tennis matches dating back to its centenary in 1977

Pushing 39, taking a year off - is the end of Roger Federer's career nigh?

By employing instinct and reacting faster than his opponents, Federer, over the last two decades, seized control of what matters most in tennis: time

Here's why AB de Villiers compared Kohli, Smith with Federer and Nadal

IPL not just a tournament but also about friendship, says AB de Villiers

Covid-19: Nadal frustrated by lockdown, Federer recovering from knee injury

Nadal held an Instagram Live session on Monday that included Roger Federer, Andy Murray, and Marc Lopez