Rafael Nadal’s coach and uncle Toni Nadal has said he will no longer accompany the tennis great on tour, complaining that he is being shut out of decision-making. The duo had been together ever since Rafael Nadal started playing tennis. In their initial years of training, Toni Nadal had even encouraged Rafa to play left-handed […]
Not many would have tipped the 2017 Australian Open to mark the return of Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal to the biggest stage. More than five and a half years since they last met in a grand slam final, the two produced another breath-taking tennis extravaganza in this year’s final with the Swiss finally emerging victorious […]
Five-time grand slam champion Maria Sharapova will return to the tour following a 15-month doping ban at the Stuttgart Grand Prix in April. She was originally banned for two years after testing positive for meldonium at last year’s Australian Open, but her suspension was later cut down to 15 months on appeal. The former world number one and one […]
Rafael Nadal was at his grittiest best as he thrashed the hopes of Raonic in 3 sets to bag a place in the semi-final of the opening Grand Slam. Nadal was at his potential best as his serves were on point and his forehands compelling. There was very little the Canadian could do. The memories […]
Australian Open began on a despairing note on Day 1, with many of the top tennis stars’ names coming up in a fixing row. However it didn’t let the spirit of the players down and some of the newcomers registered the biggest upsets on the opening day of the first Grand Slam tournament of the year. […]
