Tennis: Merciless Nadal marches into French Open quarter-finals
PARIS (REUTERS) – Claycourt king Rafael Nadal overcame a wobbly start to subdue Italian teenager Jannik Sinner 7-5, 6-3, 6-0, on Monday (June 7) and book a place in the French Open quarter-finals. The Spanish defending champion, looking to claim a record-extending 14th Roland Garros singles title and become the only man to win 21... » read more
Tennis: Nadal surges into Barcelona semi-finals, Tsitsipas to face Sinner
BARCELONA (AFP) – Rafael Nadal stepped up his bid for a 12th Barcelona Open title with a 6-1, 6-4 victory over Cameron Norrie in the quarter-finals on Friday (April 23), while Stefanos Tsitsipas will play Jannik Sinner in the last four. Nadal, who captured his first Barcelona title as an 18-year-old at the 2005 tournament,... » read more
Tennis: Sinner advances to Miami Open final by beating Bautista Agut
MIAMI (AFP) – Italian teen Jannik Sinner advanced to the Miami Open final on Friday (April 2), rallying past Spanish seventh seed Roberto Bautista Agut to reach the biggest championship match of his young career. Sinner, who reached last year’s French Open quarter-finals, defeated Bautista 5-7, 6-4, 6-4 after two hours and 28 minutes to... » read more