Tag: Rafael
For Rafael Nadal, not being vaccinated is “a little selfish”
Vaccination against Covid-19 is as sensitive a subject on the professional tennis circuit as it is in any family meal. There are the downright hostiles. The skeptics. And then there…
Rafael Nadal gives up Wimbledon and Tokyo Olympics in order to “let his body recover”
Rafael Nadal must spare his body. – Michel Euler / AP / SIPA Living legends don’t age well. For years, RodGER has skipped a good part of the season on…
Rafael Nadal will not beat the record for sets won in a row
Rafael Nadal masters the arched eyebrow better than anyone. – Michel Euler / AP / SIPA At Roland-Garros, When we talk about Rafael Nadal to Roland, there are a whole…
Rafael Nadal crowned for the tenth time in Rome
Rafael Nadal with the Masters 1000 Rome trophy, May 16, 2021. – Giampiero Sposito / Penta Press / Sh Rome still has an emperor, at least in tennis. As the…
Rafael Nadal (again) takes the door in quarter, overwhelmed by Alexander Zverev
Bad day for Rafael Nadal, beaten in the quarter-finals of the Madrid tournament by Alexander Zverev. – Gabriel Bouys / AFP Of course, it is too early to evoke an…
Rafael Nadal eliminated by Andrey Rublev in the quarter-finals
Monte-Carlo: Rafael Nadal eliminated by Andrey Rublev in the quarter-finals – Jean-Francois Badias / AP / SIPA Rafael Nadal said he was “ready and confident” before attacking the season on…
Rafael Nadal attacks the season on clay “ready and confident” (RIP the competition)
Rafael Nadal at Roland-Garros in October 2021. – CHRISTOPHE SAIDI / SIPA Sometimes Rafael Nadal arrives at the start of the season on clay with his body sticking all over…