Nadal could get Djokovic in French Open semis

Roger Federer will meet great rival Rafa Nadal in the Italian Open final after the Swiss held off a spirited challenge by unseeded Frenchman Benoit Paire. The 7-6 6-4 scoreline suggested a routine victory for the world No 3, but the 24-year-old ...

The Big Four is still alive and well as a tennis concept, but bringing Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Andy Murray together in the same Grand Slam tournament is proving increasingly elusive. Though Nadal has roared back from a left ...

Seven-time French Open winner Rafael Nadal has climbed back to fourth in the world tennis rankings after beating Roger Federer in the Rome final. FP - Former No.1 Rafael Nadal on Monday moved back to fourth in the world tennis rankings after his ...

Rafael Nadal beat Roger Federer in straight sets in the final of the Internazionali BNL DItalia, winning the clay-court tennis tournament for the seventh time as he prepares to defend his French Open title. The Spaniard took 69 minutes to defeat ...

If Roger Federer is the most complete player the game has seen, and enough good judges agree with the assessment, then why has he become Rafael Nadals whipping boy? And by extension why doesnt Nadal have claims to the tag of GOAT, or greatest of all ...

Fifth-seeded Rafael Nadal of Spain racked up his seventh Italian Masters title Sunday, dispatching Roger Federer in straight sets in the Rome final. Nadal reeled off nine straight games against the second-seeded Swiss superstar to seize control, and ...

ROME, May 18 (UPI) -- Spain's Nadal needed 78 minutes to get past Czech Tomas Berdych 6-2, 6-4 and clinch a spot in Sunday's championship match at the French Open tuneup in Rome. Nadal broke Berdych's serve twice in the first set and again in the ...

Sports News: Rome, Italy, The sixth-seeded former Wimbledon runner-up Tomas Berdych eventually outmuscled the world No. 1 Novak Djokovic for a stunning 2-6, 7-5, 6-4 decision in 2 hours, 22 minutes on the red clay at Foro Italico. Czech slugger ...

The French Open champion proved he knew how to tame old rival Federer in this clash with an easy win. Rafael Nadal controlled the Rome Masters final from start to finish to win 6-1, 6-3 on Sunday his seventh against old rival Roger Federer. Nadal started the ...