1 day ago
The 31-year-old Ferrer finally broke through to reach his first-ever major final at the recently concluded French Open, where he was handled by the mighty clay-court king Nadal.
2 days ago
Federer lost to Rafael Nadal in his other final this year last month in Rome.
2 days ago
"The Swiss superstar has yet to win a title in 2013, falling to Rafael Nadal in his lone previous final this year last month in Rome.
8 days ago
Nadal, despite his recent form, is only one of a group of men who can think of themselves as possible champions, along with No. 1-ranked Novak Djokovic, No. 2 Andy Murrray and No. 3 Federer.
8 days ago
Eight-time French Open champion Rafael Nadal drops from No. 4 to No. 5 in the ATP rankings this week, swapping places with David Ferrer, the man he beat in the Roland Garros final.
9 days ago
Rafael Nadal takes down David Ferrer with a final ferocious forehand.
9 days ago
Rafael Nadal captured an unprecedented eighth French Open title on Sunday with a straight-set win over fellow Spaniard David Ferrer.
9 days ago
Protesters have briefly interrupted the French Open final between Rafael Nadal and David Ferrer, with one man jumping onto the court with a fiery flare spurting white smoke.
10 days ago
Digesting the disappointment of her 13th straight loss to Williams since 2004, Sharapova grimly noted that David Ferrer might not serve that hard when he plays Rafael Nadal in the men's final...
10 days ago
Sharapova observed that Williams serves "harder than David Ferrer," referring to the man who will face seven-time champion Rafael Nadal in the men's final Sunday.
10 days ago
Nadal is 58-1 for his career at Roland Garros heading into Sunday's all-Spanish championship match against David Ferrer.It will be the first major final of the 31-year-old Ferrer's career.
10 days ago
Nadal cited the physical demands of the recent clay-court season and his run to the French Open final as the reason for his decision to pull out of the grass-court Wimbledon tune-up.
10 days ago
Nadal says the grueling physical demands of recent weeks, including the French Open, led to his decision to withdraw from the grass-court event.
11 days ago
If variety is the spice of life, then we should be sick by now of Rafael Nadal, with his seven titles in eight years at the French Open and another waiting for him in Sunday's final.
11 days ago
The third-seeded former No. 1 Nadal held off his great rival Djokovic 6-4, 3-6, 6-1, 6-7 (3-7), 9-7 in a pulsating 4-hour, 37-minute affair to reach his eighth French Open final in nine years.
11 days ago
Zeballos stunned the great Rafael Nadal in a singles final in Chile back in February.
11 days ago
Seven-time champion Nadal twice let a lead slip away in the fourth set Friday, then came from behind in the fifth to beat the No. 1-ranked Djokovic 6-4, 3-6, 6-1, 6-7 (3), 9-7.
12 days ago
In the men's semifinals Friday, top-ranked Novak Djokovic faces seven-time champion Rafael Nadal and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga takes on David Ferrer.
12 days ago
Nadal stood at the net following his latest French Open win wearing that familiar crooked grin, clay caked on his arm, his leg and even the back of his shirt, landlocked and loving it.
12 days ago
When the sun is out and the court and tennis balls stay dry, it allows Nadal to slather his heavy topspin on his big forehand cuts, making that left-handed shot all the more dangerous.
13 days ago
After dropping the first set in each of the first two rounds, Nadal has won 12 sets in a row, looking better and better at Roland Garros, where he now is 57-1.
14 days ago
Novak Djokovic battled his way through grief, Rafael Nadal celebrated a birthday with the center court crowd, and three newcomers reached the quarterfinals on a busy Monday at the French Open.
15 days ago
The Australian Open champion, Djokovic, and Nadal could only meet in the semifinals in a rematch of the 2012 French finale, which Rafa won in four sets.
15 days ago
World No. 1 Novak Djokovic came from behind in order to win his fourth-round match, while seven-time champion Rafael Nadal was an easy winner Monday at the French Open.
16 days ago
"So far, all of the top three men in the tournament - No. 1 Novak Djokovic, No. 2 Federer and No. 3 Rafael Nadal, the seven-time champion - have had issues.
