Rafael Nadal

Short Sport, March 3, 2013

3 Mar 2013

Golf officials denied rumours of a malaria outbreak on the LPGA Tour yesterday after Natalie Gulbis and Pak Se-ri pulled out of the HSBC Women's Champions in Singapore due to illness and staff...

Nadal reaches Mexican Open final

2 Mar 2013

Former world No. 1 Rafael Nadal continued his domination over countryman Nicolas Almagro Friday to book his spot in the Mexican Open final against three-time defending champ David Ferrer.

Short Sport, February 28, 2013

28 Feb 2013

Former world No 1 Rafael Nadal has launched his bid for a 38th clay-court tennis title, dominating Diego Sebastian Schwartzman 6-2, 6-2 in his opening-round match at the ATP Tour's Acapulco event...

Rafael Nadal staggers into Brazil Open final with knee pain

17 Feb 2013

The former world number one, who is recovering from a left knee injury, battled hard to dismiss his 27-year-old opponent, who is ranked 111th in the world, winning 6-3, 6-7 (2/7), 6-1 in nearly...

Nadal advances to Brazil Open semifinals

16 Feb 2013

Rafael Nadal advanced to the semifinals of the Brazil Open here late on Friday, with a difficult three-set win over Argentine Carlos Berlocq.

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Short Sport, February 16, 2013

Spain's Sergio Garcia says doping is not a big problem in professional golf because performance-enhancing drugs are not as helpful in the game as in other sports.

Nadal out of Brazil Open doubles over 'knee overuse'

Rafael Nadal will not play his scheduled doubles match at the Brazil Open on Wednesday because of “knee overuse”, organisers said.

But they said the Spanish star intends to play his opening...

Nadal hits out again at hard courts, says 20-second rule is too short

Rafa Nadal, who returned to competitive action at the Chile Open last week after a left knee condition sidelined him for seven months, said the number of tournaments played on hard surfaces would...

Chile Open

Rafael Nadal upbeat despite losing in Chile final to Horacio Zeballos

Rafael Nadal said all along it might take a while to return to form after seven months off because of an inflamed left knee. The Spaniard is merely happy to be back on the court.

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Short Sport, February 8, 2013

Rafael Nadal made a triumphant singles return after a seven-month absence due to a knee injury, beating qualifier Federico Delbonis 6-3, 6-2 in the second round of the ATP clay-court tournament in...

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Short Sport, February 7, 2013

Russian-owned Formula One team Marussia will have an all-rookie line-up this season after announcing that Brazilian Luiz Razia will join fellow British GP2 star Max Chilton on the grid this year...