Rafael Nadal: 'I will have to play at my best to beat Denis Shapovalov'

Renowned tennis coach Patrick Mouratoglou has named Carlos Alcaraz, Stefanos Tsitsipas, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic as the four top favorites for the French Open crown. At No. 1, Mouratoglou listed Alcaraz, who has won Madrid and Barcelona this clay season. "Here are four players to watch at Roland Garros...

Former Grand Slam champion Mary Carillo thinks Carlos Alcaraz resembles more Rafael Nadal than Roger Federer with his temperament as she definitely sees the similarities between Alcaraz and Nadal. Alcaraz, who just turned less than two weeks ago, is often compared to Nadal and it is certainly for a reason.

Novak Djokovic has repeatedly reiterated that he wants to be 100% for the start of Roland Garros, which kicks off on Sunday 22 May. The number 1 in the world has suffered a lot in these first months of 2022, thanks to his choice not to get vaccinated against the Coronavirus.

Guest in the latest edition of the Court-Side with Beilinson Tennis podcast, American journalist Steve Flink analyzed in detail the prospects of Carlos Alcaraz. The great revelation of this start of the season responds to the name of Carlos Alcaraz. The very young Spaniard, who had already shown flashes of...

After Rafael Nadal's Mexican Open title in February, he wasn't able to seal the deal on any other crowns. The Indian Wells title was loss to Taylor Fritz in straight sets. A fellow Spaniard, the teen sensation, Carlos Alcaraz had some trouble dealing with the icon at Madrid, but came back to win in 3 thrilling sets.

The 21-time Major winner Rafael Nadal is preparing for his 18th Roland Garros. The season's second Major starts next week, and Rafa is back on the practice court at home in Mallorca, doing his best to recover from a foot injust and stand a chance in Paris. Nadal has won...

The great revelation of this start of the season responds to the name of Carlos Alcaraz. The very young Spaniard, who had already shown flashes of enormous talent last year, literally blew the bank in these first months of 2022. Juan Carlos Ferrero's protege put two Masters 1000s (Miami and...

Since 2005, Rafael Nadal has been the dominant figure on clay, winning most big titles and establishing domination in Monte Carlo, Rome and Roland Garros. With his eyes set on those three tournaments, Nadal had to sacrifice the third Masters 1000 event on clay in Hamburg, playing it in 2003 at 16 and missing the next three editions.

Seven-time Grand Slam champion Venus Williams says Iga Swiatek joined a "good company" after becoming the fifth player since 2000 to record 25+ consecutive wins. Swiatek has been dominating the women's tennis for the past three months as she has won her last 28 matches. In 2000, Williams won 35...

After giving up the WTA 1000 in Madrid at the last minute due to physical problems, Iga Swiatek is once again the protagonist of the Internazionali BNL d'Italia, of which she is the defending champion. The world number 1 is already coming off a victory on clay, the one in Stuttgart on April 24 against Aryna Sabalenka, and therefore she arrives full of expectations at the tournament in Rome.

The 50th chapter of an outstanding rivalry between Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic from Madrid 2017 struggles to find its place among their most extraordinary encounters. Still, it was significant, especially for the Spaniard, who defeated the Serb for the first time since Roland Garros 2014!. Nadal beat Djokovic 6-2,...

Record 21-time Grand Slam champion Rafael Nadal says his family has always been extremely important for him and has suggested he plans to spend the rest of his life in Manacor. Nadal is a great champion on the court but off the court he loves to stay lowkey and out of the spotlight.

Jimmy Connors, Roger Federer, Ivan Lendl and Rafael Nadal. Here: could Novak Djokovic stay out of that club? The Serbian champion, with his victory in the semifinals in Rome, enters the narrow circle of a thousand victories in the major circuit with only 203 defeats to his credit. Federer had...

The Roland Garros is his tournament, even if he does not appear in the best physical conditions, it is absolutely not to be excluded for the fight for the title. Rafael Nadal arrived in France in the past few hours and has already carried out his first training on clay, in view of the official start for the best players of the French Open ATP Tour, the second Grand Slam of the season.

After the last-minute forfeit for the WTA 1000 in Madrid due to physical problems, Iga Swiatek is preparing again to play the role of the protagonist at the Italian Open 2022, where she is the reigning champion. The number 1 in the world already comes from a triumph on clay-courts, that of Stuttgart scored last April 24th against Aryna Sabalenka, and she therefore arrives full of expectations at the stage tournament in Rome.

The 13-time Roland Garros champion, Rafael Nadal, is giving his best to prepare for the season's second Major. The 21-time Major winner has been dealing with a foot injury again since the Rome Masters, barely finishing his quarter-final clash at Foro Italico. Rafa trained at home in Mallorca on Tuesday,...

Former world No. 7 Richard Gasquet called Daniil Medvedev "a very special player" as he is hoping to use the advantage of the fact that the Russian will today be playing his first match following a lengthy absence. Medvedev, ranked at No. 2 in the world, underwent a sports hernia...

The requirements were all there - the public of the great occasions, the stage of the Foro Italico, the sun - to write another splendid page of blue tennis. But the gods of Olympus did not want…. The overwhelming enthusiasm of the fans that packed the Centrale was not enough: Jannik Sinner walked off the stage in the quarterfinals of the Internazionali BNL d'Italia (ATP Masters 1000 season five - prize purse €5,415,410) on the red clay of the Italian Forum.

World No. 1 Novak Djokovic did not drop a single game in the first set of the Rome final against Stefanos Tsitsipas, as the Greek lost a gameless set for the first time since the 2019 Australian Open. In the 2019 Australian Open semifinal, Rafael Nadal claimed a routine 6-2, 6-4, 6-0 win over Tsitsipas.

Christopher Clarey, reporter for the New York Times, revealed incredible statements about Roger Federer during an interview with Le Temps. Clarey said: "Roger Federer is clearly one of the best tennis players ever, but at the same time he is also a big loser. The Swiss has had to deal...