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There have plenty of seismic shifts throughout the vast history of arguably the greatest rivalry ever in tennis. Roger Federer is creating another one as we speak.
It will be the 38th installment of arguably the greatest rivalry in tennis history when Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer battle for the Shanghai Rolex Masters title on Sunday.
Rafael Nadal continued his hot streak on Saturday afternoon, winning his 16th straight match with a 7-5, 7-6(3) defeat of Marin Cilic in the Shanghai Rolex Masters semifinals.
A full slate of third-round action will take center stage at the Shanghai Rolex Masters on Thursday. Top three seeds Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer, and Alexander Zverev are still alive.
The second-round schedule at the Shanghai Rolex Masters continues on Wednesday, when Americans John Isner, Sam Querrey, Jared Donaldson, Ryan Harrison, and Frances Tiafoe are all in action.
Rafael Nadal and David Goffin are hotter than Krispy Kreme donuts even when the "Hot Now" sign is on. Combined, they have won 21 matches in a row and four straight tournaments heading into this week's Shanghai Rolex Masters.
The greatest tennis player of all time (well, some would try to argue that) ran into the greatest basketball team of the present day this past weekend in Shanghai.
The Asian swing is coming to an end this week as it reaches its high point in the form of the Shanghai Rolex Masters. Roger Federer is returning to action while Rafael Nadal is aiming for a second title in as many weeks, having just triumphed in Beijing.
If "survive and advance" is the name of the game, Rafael Nadal played it to perfection at the China Open on Tuesday. If he is in the business of making things easy for himself, well, that definitely did not happen.
David Goffin suffered a freak knee injury at the French Open this spring, after which a summer went a bit off the rails as a direct result.
Roger Federer insisted after the U.S. Open that his fall schedule would consist of Shanghai, Basel, Paris, and the World Tour Finals in London.
Everything the inaugural Laver Cup touched turned to gold during three memorable days at the O2 Arena in Prague, Czech Republic. The same can be said of Roger Federer.
Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal almost always seem to live up to the hype when they go head-to-head in singles. They did it again on the same side of the net this time.
To the surprise of no one, the Belgium vs. Australia Davis Cup semifinal tie went down to the wire on Sunday afternoon. Even less surprisingly, Steve Darcis played the role of hero--or at least one of the roles of heroes.
The big boys took care of business on the first day of Davis Cup semifinal action in Brussels, Belgium. David Goffin prevailed for the host nation before Nick Kyrgios delivered a crucial victory for Australia, thus making the tie 1-1 heading into Saturday's doubles rubber.
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