Tennis: Nadal downs battling Nishikori to reach Barcelona quarter-finals
BARCELONA (AFP) – Rafael Nadal needed to go the distance for the second successive day in Barcelona before beating Japan’s Kei Nishikori to make the last-eight and stay on course for a 12th title at the tournament. The world number three triumphed 6-0, 2-6, 6-2 over 2014 and 2015 champion Nishikori and next faces Britain’s... » read more
Tennis: Rafael Nadal knocked out of Monte Carlo Masters by Andrey Rublev
MONTE CARLO, PRINCIPALITY OF MONACO (AFP) – Rafael Nadal’s bid for a 12th Monte Carlo Masters title was shattered by Russia’s Andrey Rublev, who swept to a 6-2, 4-6, 6-2 quarter-final win on Friday (April 16). Nadal, bidding to reach the semi-finals of a Masters event for the 75th time, followed world number one Novak... » read more
Tennis: Tsitsipas strolls into Monte Carlo last 16, Djokovic to face rising star Sinner
MONACO (AFP) – Stefanos Tsitsipas made a winning start to the Monte Carlo Masters on Tuesday (April 13) after the world number five cruised past Aslan Karatsev 6-3, 6-4 and into the last 16. Greek Tsitsipas, who had been given a bye into the second round, took just one hour and 24 minutes to beat... » read more