Australian Open: Nicolas Almagro out with shoulder injury

Last Updated: Thursday, January 9, 2014, 08:57

Spaniard Nicolas Almagro, seeded 13th in the men`s draw, has pulled out of the Australian Open due to a shoulder injury, organisers said on Thursday.

Rafael Nadal defeats Gael Monfils to win Qatar Open

Last Updated: Sunday, January 5, 2014, 09:41

World number one Rafael Nadal defeated France`s Gael Monfils 6-1, 6-7 (5/7), 6-2 on Saturday to win the Qatar Open.

Coaching greats good for the game, says Roger Federer

Last Updated: Monday, December 30, 2013, 16:15

Roger Federer, who has taken on childhood hero Stefan Edberg as part of his team, thinks the recruitment of former great players as coaches will be good for tennis in the long term.

Djokovic call even surprised me, says Becker

Last Updated: Friday, December 20, 2013, 23:05

Boris Becker said Novak Djokovic approached him to become his head coach the day the Serb lost the world No.1 ranking to Spaniard Rafa Nadal in October this year.

Rafael Nadal enters first live poker tournament

Last Updated: Thursday, November 21, 2013, 09:54

World tennis number one Rafael Nadal, a fervent poker player since a knee injury sidelined him from his day job in 2012, will play his first live poker tournament next month, organisers said Wednesday.

Novak Djokovic sinks Rafael Nadal to win World Tour Finals again

Last Updated: Tuesday, November 12, 2013, 09:37

Novak Djokovic reigned supreme at the ATP World Tour Finals yet again as the defending champion crushed world number one Rafael Nadal 6-3, 6-4 in Monday`s final.

Beaten Wawrinka takes it to Nadal, on and off court

Last Updated: Thursday, November 7, 2013, 08:31

He won 83 points to Rafael Nadal`s 80, hit 30 winners to the Spaniard`s 14, struck more aces and generally played the more inspiring tennis, yet it all ended in familiar fashion for Stanislas Wawrinka at the ATP World Tour Finals on Wednesday.

Rafael Nadal defeats Stanislas Wawrinka to seal number one ranking

Last Updated: Thursday, November 7, 2013, 00:05

Rafael Nadal guaranteed he will finish 2013 on top of the world rankings with a 7-6 (7/5), 7-6 (8/6) victory over Stanislas Wawrinka at the ATP World Tour Finals on Wednesday.

Nadal wants ATP to change surfaces for Tour Finals

Last Updated: Monday, November 4, 2013, 23:56

Rafael Nadal has called on ATP chiefs to be fairer to their star players by providing a different surface each year for their flagship World Tour Finals.

Federer doesn’t care about No.1 spot, says Nadal

Last Updated: Tuesday, October 29, 2013, 00:15

Been there, done that. Roger Federer does not need to be world number one anymore and he might well be a top contender at next year`s Australian Open, his chief rival Rafa Nadal said.

Rafael Nadal `sure` Roger Federer will be in London to fight for title

Last Updated: Tuesday, October 8, 2013, 19:56

World number one Rafa Nadal is confident that arch-rival Roger Federer will be able to accumulate the points needed over the next few weeks to seal his spot for the season-ending ATP finale in London.

Miracle recovery? I`m still in pain, says Nadal

Last Updated: Tuesday, October 8, 2013, 16:02

Rafael Nadal on Tuesday revealed he`s still in pain despite his titanic form since returning from injury -- and played down suggestions a hi-tech treatment was behind his amazing comeback.