Greek star Stefanos Tsitsipas is eyeing a top-three finish next season as he hopes to break the rankings stranglehold of Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer. The 21-year-old concluded his 2019 season with a bang, lifting the ATP Finals…
*More trouble for Lagos-Ibadan Expressway users (Tribune) *Lagos trader robs businessman, rapes housemaid in Abia (Punch)
More trouble for Lagos-Ibadan Expressway users (Tribune) Travellers are in for a prolonged painful experience on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway as Julius Berger, the company handling the reconstruction of the road, will close another section of the road for four months…
Rafael Nadal predicts he will ‘have chances’ to topple Novak Djokovic as World No.1 (Metro)
Rafael Nadal says he is giving little attention to his battle with Novak Djokovic to be World No.1 but concedes he’ll have chances to topple the Serb after his US Open win. The Spaniard overcame Daniil Medvedev in a thrilling…
US Open: I fought like hell, says Medvedev (Punch)
Daniil Medvedev said the energy of the New York crowd helped instigate his stunning fightback that saw him fall just short against Rafael Nadal in a five-set classic in Sunday’s US Open final. The Russian fifth seed dropped the first two…
US Open 2019: Rafael Nadal to face Daniil Medvedev in final (BBC)
Rafael Nadal reached the US Open final with a dogged straight-set win over Italian Matteo Berrettini. The Spanish second seed, 33, survived two set points in the opener before his class shone through in a 7-6 (8-6) 6-4 6-1 win…
US Open 2019: Rafael Nadal beats Diego Schwartzman to reach semi-finals (BBC)
Rafael Nadal remains the favourite to win the US Open – and move within one of Roger Federer’s tally of 20 Grand Slams – after a hard-fought quarter-final win over Diego Schwartzman. Spanish second seed Nadal won 6-4 7-5 6-2…
David Goffin names the best player out of Federer, Nadal & Djokovic (Metro)
In the last three Grand Slams of 2019, David Goffin has lost to a member of the ‘Big Three’. Defeats to Rafael Nadal in Paris and Novak Djokovic at Wimbledon saw Goffin lose to the eventual champion. Roger Federer will…
Nadal offers boat to Murray for Mallorca stay (Guardian)
Rafael Nadal revealed Tuesday he had offered to provide Andy Murray with his boat in Mallorca, where the Scot is playing in a second-tier Challenger event as part of his comeback following hip surgery. The Spaniard swept into the second…
Nadal rallies to beat Fognini in Montreal (Guardian)
Rafael Nadal needed a set to get adjusted before unloading on Fabio Fognini for a 2-6, 6-1, 6-2 victory and a place in the ATP Montreal Masters semi-finals. Nadal, who won his fourth title in Canada a year ago, needed…
Roger Federer explains how Rafael Nadal has changed his game since they last met on grass (Metro)
Roger Federer believes Rafael Nadal is a very different player to the one he lost to at Wimbledon back in 2008 as they prepare to face off for the first time since that famous final. The two superstars – who…