Rafael Nadal
Nadal Pulls Out of Wimbledon 2009
No Double Header on Grass for Nadal This Year
After losing exhibition matches in the last couple days against Hewitt on Thursday and Wawrinka today, Nadal has announced officially that he will not be competing at Wimbledon this year to defend his title. His knees, specifically his tendinitis, is simply giving him too much trouble. He would have also had to face a tough 2008 quarterfinalist, and hometown favorite - Arnaud Clement - in the first round... read more »
Nadal Loses French Open 2009
The Bull Gets Bulldozed
Who would have thought that Andy Roddick would make it into the second week of the 2009 French Open, while the king of clay, Rafael Nadal, would not? In the fourth round of Roland Garros on Sunday, May 31, 2009, Rafa's undefeated French Open streak (32 matches) would come to an end at the hands of Sweden's Robin Soderling... read more »
Will Nadal pass Federer as greatest player of all time?
It seems like only a year ago...
...that we were repeatedly engaging in the discussion of Sampras vs. Federer and who could be the greatest of all time. So much attention was focused on these two, and comparisons to past greats, that people didn't seem to consider that just as quickly's as Sampras' place in the history books was usurped by Federer, Nadal is now handily on track to take down not some, but all of Federer's records. How so? ... read more »
Gilles Simon takes out Nadal in intense Madrid Semifinal
Rafa goes down in front of home crowd
France's Gilles Simon (the same kid that took out Federer in a U.S. Open Series tournament leading up to the Olympics) drops a bomb on Nadal in front of a shocked Madrid crowd in a thrilling 3-6, 7-5, 7-6 tiebreaker triumph. Simon had an unbelievable break point record, saving a whopping 17 break points to cement his first victory against the world number one in a three and a half hour bout.. read more »
Nadal wins Olympic gold
At the heels of becoming No. 1, Nadal takes gold
As if it weren't enough for Federer that he's losing his number one ranking on Monday (8/18/08), a ranking he held for a stunning 237 consecutive weeks, he now has Rafa taking another long sought after dream of his from right under his nose - Olympic gold. He blew through five opponents before taking down Fernando Gonzales in a three-set blowout in the final (the final is played best of five)... read more »
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