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Tennis: Hometown bet trounces Alex Eala in Switzerland tilt 3rd round

Rosy Mina
Posted at Apr 09 02:26 AM

Simona Waltert of Switzerland outlasted Eala in the 3rd round 7-5, 3-6, 6-2 in 2 hours and 18 minutes at W60 ITF Bellinzona tournament on Thursday. Read more »

Tennis: Alex Eala cruises to 2nd round in another Spain tournament

Rosy Mina
Updated as of Mar 03 07:52 PM

The Filipina tennis phenom beat Simona Waltert of Switzerland to open her $25,000 ITF Rafa Nadal Academy campaign with a victory in Manacor, Spain, Wednesday. Read more »

Tennis: Nadal eases injury fears in Melbourne Park training session

Loren Elliott, Reuters
Posted at Feb 06 05:28 PM

MELBOURNE - World number two Rafa Nadal eased fears that a back injury might prevent him from playing in next week's Australian Open with a full-blooded training session on Saturday. Read more »

Tennis: Alex Eala exits Spain ITF tilt after losing to Russian opponent

Rosy Mina
Updated as of Feb 05 11:37 PM

Eala, 15, fought valiantly before losing to the higher-ranked Oksana Selekhmeteva 6-2, 6-3 on Friday. Read more »

Tennis: Alex Eala grinds out win to reach quarterfinals at Spain ITF tournament

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 05 07:31 AM

Eala, 15, gutted out a 7-6(3), 1-6, 6-3 win against Germany's Silvia Ambrosio in the second round of the ITF Rafa Nadal Academy World Tennis Tour. Read more »

Tennis: Alex Eala resumes winning ways at Spain ITF event

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 03 07:24 PM

Eala took down Ana Lantigua De La Nuez of Spain 6-0, 6-2 in the opening round of the W15 Manacor ITF Rafa Nadal Academy World Tennis Tour. Read more »

Tennis: Nadal, Serena support strict COVID-19 protocols in Australia

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 27 06:31 PM

Rafa Nadal feels tennis players are privileged to be able to compete at the Australian Open during the COVID-19 pandemic and urged fellow participants to have a wider perspective of the strict health measures in the country.   Read more »

Tennis: Djokovic, Nadal to begin 2021 campaigns on Feb. 2

Reuters
Posted at Jan 26 05:46 PM

Novak Djokovic and Rafa Nadal will start their 2021 seasons on Feb. 2 when they lead Serbia and Spain respectively in the team-based ATP Cup ahead of the Australian Open. Read more »

Tennis: Nadal hails Alex Eala for triumph in Spain ITF tourney

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 25 12:31 PM

No less than Rafael Nadal congratulated young Filipina Alex Eala for her superb performance at the ITF Rafa Nadal Academy World Tennis Tour tournament. Read more »

Tennis: Alex Eala rules Spain ITF event for first pro title

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 24 09:16 PM

Alex Eala displayed tremendous poise in beating hometown bet Yvonne Cavalle-Reimers in the final of the ITF Rafa Nadal Academy World Tennis Tour tournament, Sunday in Manacor, Spain. Read more »

Tennis: Nadal in ATP top 10 for 800th successive week

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 19 10:41 AM

Rafael Nadal on Monday became the first player to be ranked in the ATP top 10 for 800 consecutive weeks, a run spanning more than 15 years. Read more »

Tennis: Top three men, women to quarantine in Adelaide ahead of Australian Open

Reuters
Posted at Jan 08 02:08 PM

MELBOURNE - Novak Djokovic and Rafa Nadal will be among top men and women players heading to Adelaide to serve their 14-day mandatory quarantine before travelling to Melbourne for next month's Australian Open, organisers have said.   Read more »

Tennis: Inspired Thiem outshines Nadal to reach last four at ATP Finals

Martyn Herman, Reuters
Posted at Nov 18 10:22 AM

Austria's Dominic Thiem produced a fearless display of attacking tennis to beat Rafa Nadal 7-6(7) 7-6(4) in the ATP Finals. Read more »

Tennis: Nadal rides out Kyrgios challenge to reach quarter-finals

Nick Mulvenney, Reuters
Posted at Jan 28 10:55 AM

Rafa Nadal rode out a challenge from a wholly committed Nick Kyrgios to move into the quarter-finals of the Australian Open. Read more »

Australian Open: Nadal surprised to still be on top of the game

Ian Ransom, Reuters
Updated as of Jan 18 10:22 PM

MELBOURNE - Australian Open top seed Rafa Nadal entered his third decade as a professional ranked No. 1 in the world and the 33-year-old Spaniard says he is surprised to be at the summit of the men's game given his long and varied history of injuries. Read more »

Tennis: Djokovic, Federer drawn in same group for ATP Finals

Reuters
Posted at Nov 06 10:20 AM

Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer were drawn in the same group for this month's year-ending ATP Finals in London. Read more »

Nadal defies inspired Medvedev in five-set epic to win US Open

Steve Keating, Reuters
Posted at Sep 09 09:53 AM

NEW YORK - Rafa Nadal survived a heroic Daniil Medvedev fightback to claim an epic 7-5 6-3 5-7 4-6 6-4 win and a fourth U.S. Open title on Sunday, moving within one Grand Slam crown of matching Roger Federer's all-time record. Read more »

Nadal crushes Medvedev to retain Montreal title

Reuters
Posted at Aug 12 07:47 AM

Top seed Rafa Nadal overwhelmed Russia's Daniil Medvedev 6-3 6-0 to win his fifth Rogers Cup on Sunday in Montreal -- the first time he has retained a title outside of clay. Read more »

Tennis: Nadal tames wind and Pella to cruise to Rogers Cup quarters

Reuters
Posted at Aug 09 12:25 PM

Defending champion Rafa Nadal maintained his momentum in Canada and cruised to a 6-3 6-4 win over Argentinean Guido Pella to advance to the Rogers Cup quarter-finals on Thursday. Read more »

Tennis: 'Big 3' in ominous form as Wimbledon moves into 2nd week

Reuters
Posted at Jul 08 09:58 AM

Roger Federer, Rafa Nadal and Novak Djokovic head into the second week of Wimbledon carrying the flag for the men's game after a number of young upstarts failed to live up to their potential on the grandest stage. Read more »