Rafael Nadal’s coach Carlos Moya has indicated the world number one is targeting a return from injury next month at the Paris Masters. Nadal has not played a match since retiring from the US Open semi-final against Juan Martin del…
Lagos gov ticket: Ambode’s wife fails to change Tinubu’s mind (Punch) * APC reviews timetable, presidential primary now September 25 (Punch)
Lagos gov ticket: Ambode’s wife fails to change Tinubu’s mind (Punch) A last-minute effort by the wife of the Lagos State Governor, Bolanle Ambode, to save her husband’s job was said to have hit a brick wall on Tuesday. It…
Novak Djokovic ‘bothered’ by Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal problem – Boris Becker (Express)
Novak Djokovic is “bothered” that he is not respected like Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal, says Boris Becker. Nadal and Federer have dominated tennis for well over a decade and have won 37 Grand Slam titles between them. Any tournaments…
Nadal through to fourth round, Halep suffers upset (Guardian)
Rafael Nadal sailed into the fourth round with a 6/1; 6/2; 6/4 victory over Alex De Minaur of Australia while the top seeded Simona Halep suffered a heart-breaking upset in the hands of Su-Wei Hsieh from Chinese (Taipei) 6/3; 4/6;…
Thanks for the memories: Rafael Nadal’s 10 French Open triumphs (Guardian)
Rafael Nadal goes for an 11th French Open title on Sunday when he faces Dominic Thiem in the final. AFP Sport looks at the Spaniard’s perfect 10 in Paris: 2005: bt Mariano Puerta (ARG) 6-7, 6-3, 6-1, 7-5 — At…
Rafael Nadal ends Diego Schwartzman’s resistance to reach French Open semi-finals (Telegraph)
Rafael Nadal restored normal service as he overcame Diego Schwartzman to reach the semi-finals of the French Open. The 10-time champion had lost his first set at Roland Garros since 2015 to tricky Argentinian Schwartzman before the rain saved him…
Ruthless Nadal advances, Thiem stung by Fognini (Guardian)
Rafael Nadal showed no signs of fatigue as he dismissed Damir Dzumhur 6-1, 6-0 to advance to the third round of the on-going Rome Open Tennis Championship. However, Madrid finalist, Dominic Thiem was sent packing by Italy’s Fabio Fognini in…