Rafael Nadal claimed his first title of the year after defeating world number one, Novak Djokovic, 6-0 4-6 6-1 in the Italian Open final in Rome on Sunday. The Spaniard raced past Djokovic in the opening set in 39 minutes; the first 6-0 between the rivals in 141 previous sets. Djokovic battled back in the […]
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It was clay-court tennis as usual at Roland Garros on Sunday, as Rafael Nadal won his 11th French Open singles title. Rafa Nadal ensured victory at Roland Garros on Sunday, wearing down Austrian challenger, Dominic Thiem 6-4 6-3-6-2 to win another championship in the French capital. Expectations that Nadal would flounder fizzled out in the […]
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Rafael Nadal powered to a record 11th Monte Carlo Masters title with a straight-sets victory over Kei Nishikori. The world No 1 recovered from going a break down early in the first set to win 6-3, 6-2 in 93 minutes and has now won 36 consecutive sets on clay, a run which stretches back to […]
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