Madrid

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 »