Even in the middle of a grueling tennis practice, Rafael Nadal could break his usual game-mode character in the presence of his baby boy. The Spanish tennis legend was in Kuwait for almost two weeks, where he set up his preseason block at his academy, which has expanded its reach in the Middle East. Nadal…
Rafael Nadal will face Carlos Alcaraz in The Netflix Slam exhibition in Las Vegas in March. Photo credit: IMG Carlos Alcaraz and Rafael Nadal hope to join forces as doubles partners at the Paris Olympics next year. Months before the Spanish superstars go for the gold, they will square off in a Sin City showdown. World No. 2…
Rafael Nadal has admitted that he never set himself a target on how many Grand Slams he wanted to win and is in awe of how much he has accomplished in his storied career. Nadal, 37, is expected to return from a hip injury at next month’s Brisbane International – an ATP 250 event in…
Rafael Nadal will make a highly-anticipated and awaited comeback in 2024, and many ask the question of whether it will be his last season on the ATP Tour. Initially, when the Spanish player announced that he would miss the 2023 Roland Garros and undergo surgery, it seemed that the 2024 season would be his last…
Renowned French coach Patrick Mouratoglou recently shared his thoughts about Rafael Nadal‘s impending tennis return and weighed his chances of success. Nadal, 37, is set to play his first tournament in a year at next month’s Brisbane International, which will herald the start of the 2024 men’s tennis season. Having undergone surgery on a damaged…
Rafael Nadal completed a very important week of his preseason training in Kuwait ahead of his 2024 tennis return and has now gone back to his home island of Mallorca. The Spanish legend made the trip to the Middle East, where he established a state-of-the-art academy of his own in Kuwait and used it as…
Roger Federer’s former coach, Ivan Ljubicic, has lifted the lid on Rafael Nadal‘s playing level ahead of his anticipated return next season. Nadal is primed to rejoin the tour in January, where he has been granted a wild card to play at the Brisbane International in the opening week of the 2024 ATP season. It…
Carlos Alcaraz‘s career is still fairly short, but every day, the Spaniard hears different predictions about his career. Possessing an incredible talent, it’s not surprising that the young Spaniard is compared to the likes of Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal, and Roger Federer. However, his fellow compatriot, Feliciano Lopez, warns against comparisons with these three, as…
Rafael Nadal has wrapped up a week of training with Arthur Fils at Nadal’s academy in Kuwait. “It’s great to be here in Kuwait to train for a few days,” Nadal posted on his social media accounts. “Everyone has been so welcoming. Thank you for everything.” The 22-time Grand Slam champion has been training for…
Pere Riba, a former coach of Coco Gauff, recently spoke of Rafael Nadal‘s extraordinary rise as an up-and-coming prospect in men’s tennis. Riba and Nadal were part of the same generation of tennis players who were just two years apart in age and played on the junior circuit together. But unlike Riba, Nadal enjoyed a…
