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Click here to see the latest photos from the 2016 BNP Paribas Open tennis in Indian Wells California.
Davis Cup heroics have been known to ignite players to epic hot streaks on the main tour. At the same time, Davis Cup heartbreak can send any man into a downward spiral when he tries to pick up the pieces of letting his team down by achieving individual success at normal tournaments.
Rafael Nadal lost his first match at the BNP Paribas Open on Saturday evening. Fortunately for the mental health of his legion of fans, it did not come in singles.
The 2016 BNP Paribas Open men’s singles draw ceremony was held on Tuesday afternoon. Thanks to Roger Federer’s withdrawal because of a knee injury, Rafael Nadal bagged a top-four seed to avoid any chance of facing Novak Djokovic in the quarterfinals.
The French Open champion Stan Wawrinka has joined fellow Grand Slam singles champions Andy Murray and Rafael Nadal in the Aegon Championships line-up at The Queen’s Club, 13-19 June.
Roger Federer is still sidelined by a knee injury, Andy Murray is on self-imposed paternity leave until the BNP Paribas Open next month, and Rafael Nadal’s journey on the Golden Swing has come to an unsuccessful end.
Spread out across the globe from Marseille to Delray Beach and all the way down to Rio, the sixth week of the year on the ATP tour was always going to offer some interesting tennis played out by sparkling seas but what we got was exceptional – a week to remember.
Dominic Thiem's hot streak reached new heights on Friday with a 6-3, 6-2 beatdown of David Ferrer in the Rio Open quarterfinals.
Yes, it's my Birthday! I guess maybe if you are born on February 14 you might end up being named or called LOVEY. And with a last name like Jergens you better have soft skin that's not dry.
Dominic Thiem's rise reached new heights on Saturday with a 6-4, 4-6, 7-6(4) win over Rafael Nadal in the semifinals of the Argentina Open. Thiem saved one match point at 4-5 in the final set before prevailing in two hours and 50 minutes.
Rafael Nadal made a winning return to his beloved clay Thursday night in Buenos Aires, beating close friend Juan Monaco in a repeat of last year’s final of the Argentina Open.
Rafael Nadal’s Argentina Open title defense did not get off to a convincing start on Thursday night. But it started nonetheless.
The BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells is only one month away. It could be the next stop on the ATP schedule for Andy Murray and Roger Federer, just to name a couple.
There are three tournaments on three different continents, including the first ATP World Tour 500 level event of the season. World No. 10 Richard Gasquet is the top seed in Rotterdam.
Rafael Nadal's 2016 campaign has gotten off to a similarly inauspicious start after he also came out of the gates slowly last season.
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