PARIS - All that stands between Rafael Nadal and a fifth French Open title is the only player ever to beat him at Roland Garros. Nadal and Robin Soderling won semifinals Friday to set up a tantalizing ...
PARIS (AP) - May 31, 2009 For 31 matches, this was his surface, his tournament, his time. For 31 matches, dating to his debut on May 23, 2005, Nadal never truly was challenged, much less defeated, at ...
Twenty matches that we’ll still be talking about twenty years from now. We’ve restricted this list to matches that have taken place in the last 10 years—or, as 20 for 20 author Steve Tignor has put it ...
PARIS (Reuters) - While champions have crashed all around him at Roland Garros, Rafael Nadal has arrived at the French Open semi-finals unruffled and bang on course to reclaim his crown. The Spaniard, ...
PARIS (Reuters) - Rafael Nadal re-claimed his French Open crown in emphatic style on Sunday when he battered Sweden's Robin Soderling 6-4 6-2 6-4 to win the title for the fifth time in six years. The ...
PARIS • At last, Rafael Nadal sounded satisfied. Men's quarterfinal results • No. 1 Rafael Nadal beat No. 5 Robin Soderling 6-4, 6-1, 7-6 (3); No. 4 Andy Murray beat Juan Ignacio Chela 7-6 (2… Get ...
PARIS—All Rafael Nadal cares about is winning a fifth French Open championship. Doesn’t matter how he’s played until now. Doesn’t matter that he can regain the No. 1 ranking with one more victory. And ...
Spaniard will face Swede for third time in a major since June 2009. Rafael Nadal will face Robin Soderling in today’s Wimbledon quarterfinals at the All England Lawn Tennis Championships. WIMBLEDON, ...
Roland-Garros plays by its own rules. The clay shifts the rhythm and forces players to adapt their game and think a few shots ahead. Power helps, but it’s the patient, tactical hitters who usually ...
All that stands between Rafael Nadal and a fifth French Open title is the only player ever to beat him at Roland Garros. Nadal and Robin Soderling won semifinals Friday to set up a tantalizing rematch ...
PARIS (AP) — For 31 matches, Rafael Nadal ruled the red clay of Roland Garros, boasting an unbeaten record and an unbreakable will. For 31 matches, this was his surface, his tournament, his time. For ...