Nadal beat Federer in straight sets

Monaco: Rafael Nadal's eight-year reign at the Monte Carlo Masters finally ended Sunday as the Spaniard lost 2-6, 7-6 to top-ranked Novak Djokovic in the final.

Rafael Nadal narrowly avoided a stunning upset loss as the Spaniard rallied to beat Latvian qualifier Ernests Gulbis 1-6, 7-5, 6-4 on Thursday to reach the quarter-finals of the Rome Masters. Gulbis, ranked 46th, and a winner in Rome in 2010 over ...

The Spanish left-hander, who was sidelined for seven months last year with a left knee injury, overcame a gritty challenge from the hard-hitting Argentine to win a record 22nd ATP Masters title, and a third at Indian Wells. Fifth seed Nadal broke Del Potro in the third game of the final set and, after his opponent had saved three match points in the ninth, served out to seal victory after an absorbing final that lasted two hours 29 minutes. The match ended with a mistimed forehand ...

Rafael Nadal sealed his place in the final of the Rome Masters after the Spaniard defeated Tomas Berdych 6-2 6-4, and will take on Roger Federer in what promises to be an exciting end to the event. , Berdych could not topple Nadal as the undisputed ...

Nadal now has 55 career titles with 40 coming on clay, an astonishing record that prompted Wawrinka to describe the Spaniard as a "killer" on clay courts. Nadal, who holds a 9-0 career record over Switzerland's Wawrinka, rolled through the first set ...

Rafael Nadal beat Switzerland's Stanislas Wawrinka 6-2 6-4 to win the Madrid Open on Sunday. The Spaniard went through the match without dropping serve, winning the tournament for the third time. Nadal was in impressive form on his favourite ...

Rafael Nadal began laying the groundwork for a dream seventh Rome Masters title on Wednesday as the Spanish fifth seed beat Italian Fabio Fognini to reach the third round. Nadal, who has won five titles since making his return after seven months out ...

British Andy Murray reacts during his tennis match against Spanish Marcel Granollers during the ATP Rome Open tennis tournament in the Foro Italico on May 15, 2013, in Rome. Murray admitted on Wednesday that he could miss the French Open after ...

It was the Spanish world number five's fifth title since he returned from a seven-month injury layoff in February and was more evidence that his troublesome knees are not about to bring his career to a premature end. Nadal now heads to Rome, where ...