Nadal loses a crucial match
Internazionali BNL d’Italia, Rome [CR7] Rafael Nadal (ESP) vs. [CR9] Stan Wawrinka (SUI) Nadal loses a crucial match after leading in the tiebreaker. Every match is important to a tennis player;…
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Murray’s first clay court defeat of Nadal
Mutua Madrid Open, Spain Men’s Final: [CR3] Andy Murray (GBR) vs. [CR4] Rafael Nadal (ESP) Nadal had never lost on clay to Murray. Well, “there’s always a first time for…
Continue reading →A bit of revenge for Nadal
Mutua Madrid Open, Spain Men’s Semi-finals: [CR4] Rafael Nadal (ESP) vs. [CR7] Tomas Berdych (CZE) Nadal had dominated Berdych since October 2006. He won seventeen consecutive matches until Berdych ended…
Continue reading →Deceived by the score
Mutua Madrid Open, Spain [CR4] Rafael Nadal (ESP) vs. [CR63] Simone Bolelli (ITA) A casual observer may look at the score and be impressed that Nadal was able to defeat…
Continue reading →Nadal still struggling
Mutua Madrid Open, Spain [CR4] Rafael Nadal (ESP) vs. [CR54] Steve Johnson (USA) You can beat Nadal more frequently on the forehand side because with his current struggles, he has…
Continue reading →“King” no more
Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell, Spain [CR4] Rafael Nadal (ESP) vs. [CR30] Fabio Fognini (ITA) Nadal is no longer the “king of clay” and today was more evidence that he has for…
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