Defending champion Novak Djokovic lost to Andy Murray in the Toronto Masters quarter-finals but Wimbledon champion Rafael Nadal survived a scare to advance on Friday. Nadal, in his first tournament since his epic five-set win over Roger Federer at Wimbledon, was pushed by Frenchman Richard Gasquet before rallying to claim a 6-7, 6-2, 6-1 victory.
Rafael Nadal's announcement on Friday that he will miss the ATP World Tour Finals because of appendicitis ended a difficult year for the Spaniard during which he has endured injury, illness and worrying defeats.
Nadal says Wimbledon ban on Russian and Belarusian players unfair
The Spanish Royal family are great patrons of sport and are seen at all the major events.
Briton Andy Murray beat world number one Rafael Nadal 6-3, 4-6, 6-0 in a disappointing injury-marred World Indoor Tournament final on Sunday.
Spaniard Rafael Nadal withstood a late fightback by Novak Djokovic to beat the world number three 6-4, 6-2, 7-6 at the French Open on Friday and muscle his way into the final for the fourth consecutive year.
Spaniard Nadal was in all sorts of trouble, trailing by a set and 5-4 and with 69th-ranked Rosol serving at 30-0, but his Czech opponent framed a basic backhand volley at 30-15 and blew his chance, Nadal going on to win 1-6, 7-5, 7-6(4).
Top seed Rafael Nadal pulled out of this week's Mexican Open in Acapulco after aggravating the leg injury that forced him out of the Australian Open last month.
Rafael Nadal claimed a 3-6, 6-2, 6-3 victory over Cypriot Marcos Baghdatis to reach the second round of the Dubai Open.
With Federer certain, young Austrian Dominic Thiem is third in the ATP race to London, followed by Stan Wawrinka, Alexander Zverev, Djokovic, world number one Andy Murray, and Belgium's David Goffin.
Rafael Nadal won a fourth consecutive Monte Carlo Masters title with a 7-5, 7-5 victory over world number one Roger Federer on Sunday.
Top seed Nadal beat Guillermo Garcia-Lopez 6-3, 6-2 while Moya overcame Frenchman Florent Serra 6-3, 6-4.
'I feel happy to be part of this rivalry, but at the same time, I played even more matches with Novak (Djokovic) than with Roger in such important matches, too'
Rafael Nadal powered to a 3-6, 6-3, 6-1 victory over James Blake to reach the semi-finals of the Miami Masters.
With Roger Federer and 2018 champion Novak Djokovic having already made exits, Nadal's path to a fourth US Open trophy has been cleared of familiar hurdles.
Rafael Nadal wins his 10th French Open title beating Stanislas Wawrinka 6-2, 6-3, 6-1 on Sunday.
'I think it's a great competition but ... I can't change my mind that two world cups (within two months) is not real'
'But it's not something that I really focus on. That's not really my goal.'
Argentine Horacio Zeballos sprung a major surprise by beating Rafael Nadal 6-7, 7-6, 6-4 to win the Chilean Open on Sunday and clinch the first title of his career.
The French Open champion is eyeing glory at Wimbledon, despite having won only one match on grass over the past 12 months.
Images from Day 1 of the 2023 Australian Open at Melbourne Park on Monday.
Italy's Sinner and Spain's Alcaraz have won two Grand Slams each this year, with Alcaraz beating Sinner in closely fought clashes at the French Open semi-finals and the China Open final.
Rafael Nadal and the world's best men's tennis players found themselves having to endure a 4 a.m. meeting in the freezing cold after fire alarms forced them to evacuate their central London hotel on Tuesday.
Rafael Nadal plays his first Grand Slam as world number one at next week's US Open with a chance to underline a magnificent season.
Seventh seed Wawrinka of Switzerland set up a third-round meeting with Bulgarian ninth seed Grigor Dimitrov after seeing off Argentine Juan Monaco 6-4, 6-1.
Rafael Nadal put in some late-night overtime to drag hosts Spain into the Davis Cup semi-finals but Novak Djokovic's hopes were dashed in excruciating fashion as Serbia bowed out on Friday.
Rafael Nadal proved that when he is fit in body and mind nobody can stop him at the French Open, least of all last year's tormentor Robin Soderling.
David Ferrer defeated Rafael Nadal while Novsk Djokovic was knocked out of the Shanghai Masters Cup.
Andy Murray will draw on the experience of being a grand slam champion and Ernests Gulbis will rely on his "unhealthy diet full of ketchup" as they attempt to prevent a Rafael Nadal-Novak Djokovic final at the French Open.
The second seed and runner-up last year, will meet Czech Tomas Berdych, the number seven seed, in the last eight.
The French Open champion beat Fernando Verdasco 2-6, 7-6, 7-6 in three hours.
Top seed Amelie Mauresmo, Kim Clijsters and Martina Hingis also revelled in improved conditions following the rain-soaked start to the French Open.
Rafael Nadal has cast doubt on his participation at Wimbledon, saying he needs to see how his body recovers after a long clay court campaign culminated in an 11th French Open title.
Djokovic's challenger will be a 22-year-old who is bidding to become the first Greek to win a singles major.
World number two Rafael Nadal said on Tuesday tennis is free of doping and repeated his view that the testing procedures are too tough. Nadal, who had previously accused controllers of "harassing" the players, said he has a problem with players having to inform anti-doping authorities of their whereabouts on a daily basis.
World number one Roger Federer and Andy Roddick also advanced into the third round.
Rafael Nadal steamrolled compatriot Tommy Robredo 6-0, 6-2, 6-2 to move into the semi-finals of the US Open at Flushing Meadows on Wednesday.
Claycourt machine Rafael Nadal recovered from a stuttering start to beat Russian qualifier Teymuraz Gabashvili 6-4, 6-1 and reach the third round of the Monte Carlo Masters on Wednesday.
Spanish tennis player Rafael Nadal is optimistic he will be ready for the Rio Olympics despite heading into next month's Games having not played a competitive match since May 27 due to a left wrist injury.
Rafael Nadal could become the first player to begin the defence of his Wimbledon title under cover on Monday as rain threatens to dampen the start of the grasscourt Grand Slam.
