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Rafael Nadal got in some much-needed match practice on Monday ahead of his first-round singles match at the China Open, albeit in a losing effort. Nadal, who last played at Wimbledon before being sidelined by a wrist injury, teamed up with fellow Spaniard Pablo Andujar and fell to Tomas Berdych and John Isner 7-5, 4-6, 10-4.
Rafael Nadal's first-round singles match against Richard Gasquet is not on Monday's China Open schedule, but the world No. 2 will be back in action in a different capacity. After being sidelined for three months with a wrist injury, Nadal is teaming up with Pablo Andujar in the doubles draw and they will kick off their campaign against Tomas Berdych and John Isner.
Click here to see the draws and tomorrow's schedule from the China Open in Beijing.
Many doubts remain about the long-term prospects of the forthcoming International Premier Tennis League (IPTL) that is scheduled to begin at the end of November but Mahesh Bhupathi, the former ATP World Tour and Indian Davis Cup veteran who is fronting the new venture insists it has all the ingredients to be a great success.
Injured Rafael Nadal has withdrawn from the exhibition International Premier Tennis League competition in Asia with his right wrist injury apparently still bothering him. The one-time No. 1 has not played since losing in the Wimbledon fourth round.
It was so sad that for the Barclays year end men's tennis championships in 2013 when Andy Murray qualified but couldn't play due to a back surgery. The part that got us was they took his image away in the venue. It maybe didn't belong in and around London. But he deserved his image @ the 02 ARENA.
For the first time since the 2005 Australian Open (Marat Safin vs. Lleyton Hewitt), a men's singles Grand Slam final will be without either Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, or Novak Djokovic. It will also be the first Grand Slam final between two men ranked outside the top 10 since the 2002 French Open...
Injured Rafael Nadal has become a become a forgotten figure at the US Open as the Spaniard rests a wrist injury as he misses the last major of the season.
Hello from New York City. It took awhile but finally arrived. This column has laid dormant. Sorry, that's what happens when one hangs with "Global Chick " We hit the ESPY awards, the Emmy awards and we got lost in the Hamptons, but we are here NOW!
Roger Federer may not be the No. 1 seed this fortnight, but with no Americans among the top title contenders and 14-time major champion Rafael Nadal on the sideline, Federer is unquestionably No. 1 in the hearts of the majority of U.S. Open fans.
Roger Federer knows there will be something missing at the US Open, with injured holder Rafael Nadal not there to defend his title. But the Swiss second seed is perfectly content to get on with the tennis business at hand and avoid one of his most dangerous rivals.
I started out this series of articles to emphasize the importance of the six week season from the week of the Washington D.C. tournament before Toronto through to the end of the US Open. I ended up talking more about the Big Four and how they have attained and maintained their dominance over the field since September 2008, almost 6 years ago.
Rafael Nadal is out—at least for the next two tournaments—but a strong field will still be on hand for the Rogers Cup in Toronto. Among those back in action for the first time since Wimbledon are Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer, Stan Wawrinka, and Andy Murray.
Western & Southern Open defending champion Rafael Nadal has withdrawn from the 2014 tournament due to a right wrist injury. Nadal has also withdrawn from the ATP Masters 1000 event in Toronto, which precedes the Western & Southern Open.
If you take a look at Part 2 of this series on the Big Four, you will see that since they first took up the first four slots on September 8, 2008 only in 2009 when Del Potro won the US Open and 2012 when Rafa was out for the last half of the year and David Ferrer had a great year has anyone else been able to pierce the 6000 point barrier.
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