Rafael Nadal

RAFAEL NADAL has revealed he was on the brink of RETIRING just weeks before the start of Wimbledon.The Spanish legend, 35, has won the Australian and.

"I have been happy outside of tennis, without a doubt. All the changes in this life takes a while. 'I never had fear about that day.

Two-time Wimbledon champ Rafael Nadal and Americans Cori "Coco" Gauff and Amanda Anisimova are among the players who have advanced to the third round in ...

The champion at Wimbledon in 2008 and 2010, Nadal will next face Italian Lorenzo Sonego in the third round. She also converted 3 of 4 break points, while Buzarnescu did not earn a break point opportunity. An all-American bout between Jack Sock and Maxime Cressy was not able to finish Thursday and resumed on Friday. Nadal, the No. 2 men's seed, started his second round match early Thursday against Lithuanian Ricardas Berankis, but rain stopped play in the fourth set. No. 4 Stefanos Tsitsipas of Greece, No. 11 Taylor Fritz of the United States and No. 19 Alex de Minaur of Australia were among the other top players to win their matches in the men's draw on Thursday. I'm very happy for that."

The Rafael Nadal vs Ricardas Berankis match which took place at Centre Court was played under the roof after the fourth set had been delayed start due to ...

I think it was a good level of tennis in that fourth set. Every day is an opportunity to improve and today I'm through, so that gives me the chance to keep going. The match which took place at Centre Court was played under the roof after the fourth set had been delayed start due to rain.

Rafael Nadal has advanced to the third round at Wimbledon for the 11th time, after defeating Ricardo Beranques 6-4 6-4 4-6 6-3 on Thursday.

Tsitsipas, who lost the French Open final to Novak Djokovic in 2017, achieved a career-best performance at the All England Club in 2018, reaching the fourth round. It is the first time since 2018 that he has advanced to the third round at Wimbledon, having been eliminated in the first round both in 2018 and 2019. The tennis pro has won the Australian Open and the French Open while suffering from a persistent foot injury—the Mueller-Weiss syndrome.

Wilander however has warned the 22-time Grand Slam champion that they lower-ranked players should not be underestimated on a grass-court surface. “Grass courts ...

I think it's good to take a break [for the rain delay, but] to be able to come out and play this well and to win matches on probably his worst surface in many ways, even though he has won more Wimbledons than Australian Opens.” The consistency of Roger [Federer] and Rafa and Novak [Djokovic] at Grand Slam tournaments is just unbelievable. Wilander however has warned the 22-time Grand Slam champion that they lower-ranked players should not be underestimated on a grass-court surface.

London: Some days at the office are bit of a grind, even if in Rafa Nadal's case his place of work on Thursday was Wimbledon's sunny but chilly Centre Court ...

Nadal averted that but could find no inspiration to recover the break of serve and was forced to do some overtime as an increasingly confident Berankis held serve to love at 5-4. The fourth set has been the level of tennis for me, important improvement. “Not the best start honestly but I finished playing well.

Mats Wilander says that lower-ranked players see grass as an opportunity to get a result against “greatest of all time” Rafael Nadal.

“I mean, for example, the person that I love to see, Tiger Woods. Now I'm not able to see Tiger Woods playing that often. I think I am happy that I have a very happy life outside of tennis, even if tennis is a very important part of my life for the last 30 years. I think they believe that they might have a small chance to beat even the greatest of all time.” I have been happy outside of tennis, without a doubt. The seven-time Grand Slam winner Wilander added that lower-ranked players see grass as a great equaliser against Nadal. Nadal secured his place in round three of Wimbledonfollowing a 6-4 6-4 4-6 6-3 win over Ricardas Berankis- meaning the No. 2 seed remains on course for a record-extending 23rd Grand Slam singles title.

Nadal has incredible numbers on grass court as well. Between 2006 and 2011, he played five consecutive finals, winning in 2008 and 2010.

And in both his last two appearances, he reached the semi-final. Between 2006 and 2011, he played five consecutive finals, winning in 2008 and 2010. And in both his last two appearances, he reached the semi-final. Both are still difficult, and taking into account that he is the favourite, there is more chance of beating him here. Between 2006 and 2011, he played five consecutive finals, winning in 2008 and 2010. However, in comparison to his numbers on clay, his dominance on other surfaces often get overshadowed and one of the Spaniard's coaches, Francisco Roig, claimed that Nadal is "closer to" Novak Djokovic on grass.

A renowned coach recently asserted that Rafael Nadal has the upper hand over Novak Djokovic to win the 2022 Wimbledon Championships.

ADVERTISEMENT Roig has asserted Nadal is closer than his rival to the Wimbledon crown. ADVERTISEMENT However, considering the current form of Nadal and the not so pleasant year of Djokovic, Roig has a different view. However, considering the last few years, as mentioned earlier, the Serbian has an upper hand statistically. ADVERTISEMENT

NOVAK DJOKOVIC is bidding to win his 21st Grand Slam title at Wimbledon this year.

But the 35-year-old feels he has improved with each round and will have his eyes on a seventh Wimbledon title. "Having got so close to then have Rafa pull away, this is unacceptable no doubt in Novak's mind." The Australian Open this year was set to be Djokovic's next chance to move ahead, but his refusal to get a vaccine eventually saw him deported in controversial fashion.

The seeds in Nadal's half of the draw have been dropping like flies while Djokovic will have to make the semi-finals before getting a slightly easier ride.

Only three of a possible eight seeded players remain and assuming Djokovic gets there, he is guaranteed to face a player in their first ever grand slam last-four match. - Cressy/Sock (Q) vs (Q) Novak/Kubler (Q) His victory here eight years ago was seen as the dawning of a great new talent. Hopefully I can stay there and do something great, have a great competitive match against him.” Lorenzo Sonego, the Italian No 27 seed who will represent Nadal’s highest ranked opponent so far, has at least made it through. Matteo Berrettini was in his half, making him a potential semi-final opponent, only to be struck down by a positive Covid test.

A star-struck Gauff repaid the 22-time major champ's compliments after her second-round victory over Mihaela Buzarnescu.

Even sometimes when she's not playing that well, she keeps fighting till the end, running for every ball.” Nadal and Gauff both made it to the very end of Roland Garros earlier this month, with Nadal extending his Open Era advantage over Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer while Gauff roared into her first major final. She fights for every ball.

RAFAEL NADAL and Coco Gauff were full of praise for one another after winning at Wimbledon on Thursday.

I like her the way that she talks to the crowd, to the press at the end of the matches. I remember responding so late, he was already down the hallway, and I said, Thank you, because I was so shocked he actually said that to me. The two-time title winner responded with her own bold GOAT claim as she said: “It means a lot to me. “The only thing that she doesn't win a slam yet. After touching on the Brit’s “tough year”, he turned his attention to the 18-year-old and claimed that she wasn’t far off becoming a multi-Grand Slam champion. Coco Gauff has claimed that Rafael Nadal is the “greatest” player of the sport right now after the 22-time Grand Slam champion said the young American would also become a multiple Major title winner.

Wimbledon 2022: Both Rafael Nadal and Coco Gauff have advanced to the third round of the grass-court tournament at SW19.

Gauff has already qualified for the third round of Wimbledon after she defeated Romania's Mihaela Buzrnescu in straight sets on Thursday, June 30. Rafa is one of the greatest in this sport, if not the greatest. He always intimidates me because he is Rafa. I remember that at Roland Garros he slapped me on the shoulder and said: 'Good job'. I answered him when he had already passed the corridor because I was shocked,” Gauff said.

After he progressed to the third round of Wimbledon 2022, Rafael Nadal was all praise for 18-year-old tennis sensation Coco Gauff calling her a future ...

After the match, Coco Gauff in a post match media interaction heaped praise on the Spanish tennis legend, saying that he intimidates him even now. After he progressed to the third round of Wimbledon 2022, Rafael Nadal was all praise for 18-year-old tennis sensation Coco Gauff calling her a future multi-time Grand Slam winner. Ricardas Berankisto reach the third round of the competition.