http://www.mail.com/people/13058-rafael-nadal.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.28/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/people/13058-rafael-nadal.html http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2091030-nadal-struggles-to-beat-qualifier-gulbis-rome.html ROME (AP) — Six-time champion Rafael Nadal overcame one of the worst opening sets of his career to edge Latvian qualifier Ernests Gulbis 1-6, 7-5, 6-4 Thursday and reach the Italian Open quarterfinals. Nadal's performance, and sometimes sluggish movement on the court, raised questions about whether he will be able to successfully defend his title at the F... Thu, 16 May 2013 19:18:38 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2091030-nadal-struggles-to-beat-qualifier-gulbis-rome.html 2013-05-16T19:18:38Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2088414-murray-retires-with-pain-nadal-wins-rome.html ROME (AP) — Back pain forced Andy Murray to retire midway through his second-round match at the Italian Open on Wednesday. He may have to sit out the French Open, too. Rafael Nadal began his bid for a seventh Rome title by cruising past local hope Fognini of Italy 6-1, 6-3 in just 61 minutes, and two-time defending champion Maria Sharapova eased past Span... Wed, 15 May 2013 20:58:36 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2088414-murray-retires-with-pain-nadal-wins-rome.html 2013-05-15T20:58:36Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2080464-serena-williams-rafael-nadal-win-madrid-open.html MADRID (AP) — Serena Williams kept the No. 1, and added No. 50. Williams beat Maria Sharapova 6-1, 6-4 in the final of the Madrid Open Sunday to retain her No. 1 ranking and collect her 50th career title, while Rafael Nadal eased by Stanislas Wawrinka 6-2, 6-4 for his fifth title since returning from a knee injury. The second-ranked Sh... Sun, 12 May 2013 18:17:22 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2080464-serena-williams-rafael-nadal-win-madrid-open.html 2013-05-12T18:17:22Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2080224-nadal-beats-wawrinka-madrid-open-final.html MADRID (AP) — Rafael Nadal won his fifth title since returning from a knee injury by beating Stanislas Wawrinka 6-2, 6-4 Sunday for the Madrid Open championship. Cheered on by the home crowd at the Caja Magica, the fifth-ranked Nadal cruised to his 55th career title and extended his head-to-head record with the Swiss to 9-0. Nadal grabbed the first set in... Sun, 12 May 2013 15:50:54 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2080224-nadal-beats-wawrinka-madrid-open-final.html 2013-05-12T15:50:54Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2080070-serena-williams-beats-sharapova-to-win-madrid-open.html MADRID (AP) — Serena Williams is still No. 1, and has No. 50 to go along with it. Williams beat Maria Sharapova 6-1, 6-4 in the final of the Madrid Open on Sunday to retain her top ranking and collect her 50th career title. Sharapova would have moved up with a win, but Williams stormed out to an early lead as the second-ranked Russian struggled with her s... Sun, 12 May 2013 15:22:31 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2080070-serena-williams-beats-sharapova-to-win-madrid-open.html 2013-05-12T15:22:31Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2078934-nadal-reaches-7th-straight-final-madrid-open.html MADRID (AP) — Rafael Nadal reached his seventh consecutive final since returning from a knee injury, brushing aside wild-card entry Pablo Andujar 6-0, 6-4 at the Madrid Open on Saturday. Nadal had little trouble extending his winning streak in clay-court semifinals to 46 matches, quickly finishing his overmatched countryman after winning the first six gam... Sat, 11 May 2013 19:39:53 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2078934-nadal-reaches-7th-straight-final-madrid-open.html 2013-05-11T19:39:53Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2078710-serena-williams-beats-errani-to-reach-madrid-final.html MADRID (AP) — Top-ranked Serena Williams will have a chance to win her 50th career title after beating Sara Errani of Italy 7-5, 6-2 Saturday to reach the final of the Madrid Open. After a skittish start, Williams dominated Errani and broke her final service game in both sets. "I feel I played solid," Williams said. "In the second set more than in the fir... Sat, 11 May 2013 11:43:07 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2078710-serena-williams-beats-errani-to-reach-madrid-final.html 2013-05-11T11:43:07Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2077326-nadal-rallies-ferrer-serena-wins-madrid.html MADRID (AP) — Rafael Nadal rallied past David Ferrer 4-6, 7-6 (3), 6-0 Friday in the quarterfinals of the Madrid Open, maintaining his bid to reach a seventh straight final since returning from a knee injury. Top-ranked Serena Williams struggled before defeating Anabel Medina Garrigues 6-3, 0-6, 7-5, and second-ranked Maria Sharapova joined her in the sem... Fri, 10 May 2013 18:22:02 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2077326-nadal-rallies-ferrer-serena-wins-madrid.html 2013-05-10T18:22:02Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2076362-serena-williams-squeaks-madrid-semifinals.html MADRID (AP) — Top-ranked Serena Williams outlasted Anabel Medina Garrigues 6-3, 0-6, 7-5 to reach the Madrid Open semifinals on Friday. Williams appeared to wear down against the scrappy Spaniard on the red clay court. After getting blanked in the second set, she fell behind 4-2 in the third. But the defending champion rallied to break Medina Garrigues' s... Fri, 10 May 2013 14:20:09 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2076362-serena-williams-squeaks-madrid-semifinals.html 2013-05-10T14:20:09Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2074488-no-2-ranked-federer-ousted-nishikori-madrid.html MADRID (AP) — Roger Federer was ousted by Kei Nishikori of Japan with a 6-4, 1-6, 6-2 loss Thursday in the third round of the Madrid Open. Following the loss by the second-ranked Swiss, Rafael Nadal is now the clear favorite for the title — or the next big name who should be wary of an upset. Nadal didn't let his sore knee get in the way in a 6-2, 6-3 win... Fri, 10 May 2013 00:42:01 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2074488-no-2-ranked-federer-ousted-nishikori-madrid.html 2013-05-10T00:42:01Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2074286-nadal-swilliams-sharapova-reach-madrid-quarters.html MADRID (AP) — Rafael Nadal cruised into the Madrid Open quarterfinals with a 6-2, 6-3 victory Thursday over Mikhail Youzhny that featured an array of creative shots. Top-ranked Serena Williams and No. 2 Maria Sharapova also reached the quarterfinals in straight sets. Having already established control by winning Youzhny's second service game, Nadal kept a... Thu, 09 May 2013 16:00:56 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2074286-nadal-swilliams-sharapova-reach-madrid-quarters.html 2013-05-09T16:00:56Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2073788-swilliams-sharapova-win-to-reach-madrid-quarters.html MADRID (AP) — Serena Williams and Maria Sharapova reached the quarterfinals at the Madrid Open on Thursday, with the two top-ranked players winning in straight sets. Williams needed a little more than an hour to defeat Maria Kirilenko 6-3, 6-1, after Sharapova got past Sabine Lisicki of Germany 6-2, 7-5. Top-ranked Williams dominated Kirilenko, who droppe... Thu, 09 May 2013 13:35:29 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2073788-swilliams-sharapova-win-to-reach-madrid-quarters.html 2013-05-09T13:35:29Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2073678-sharapova-beats-lisicki-to-reach-madrid-quarters.html MADRID (AP) — Second-seeded Maria Sharapova beat Sabine Lisicki of Germany 6-2, 7-5 Thursday to advance to the quarterfinals of the Madrid Open. Sharapova used her big serve to take the first set with relative ease, but Lisicki put up stubborn resistance in the second. Both players traded early breaks in the second set before Sharapova finally converted a... Thu, 09 May 2013 11:56:09 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2073678-sharapova-beats-lisicki-to-reach-madrid-quarters.html 2013-05-09T11:56:09Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2071598-azarenka-loses-cool-madrid-open-nadal-rolls.html MADRID (AP) — Victoria Azarenka lost her temper, broke her racket and argued with the chair umpire in an exit Wednesday from the Madrid Open, where she's been runner-up the last two years. Losing to Ekaterina Makarova of Russia 1-6, 6-2, 6-3 in the second round ended Azarenka's 18-match winning streak to start the season. Meanwhile, Rafael Nadal spoiled B... Wed, 08 May 2013 20:54:31 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2071598-azarenka-loses-cool-madrid-open-nadal-rolls.html 2013-05-08T20:54:31Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2069070-djokovic-loses-2nd-round-madrid-open.html MADRID (AP) — Grigor Dimitrov stunned Novak Djokovic in the second round of the Madrid Open on Tuesday, beating the top-ranked Serb 7-6 (6), 6-7 (8), 6-3 for the biggest win of his career. The 28th-ranked Bulgarian saved three set points in the first before taking the lead, and Djokovic then appeared to hurt his right ankle when trailing 4-2 in the second... Tue, 07 May 2013 23:56:04 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2069070-djokovic-loses-2nd-round-madrid-open.html 2013-05-07T23:56:04Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/2064428-serena-williams-advances-2-sets-madrid-open.html MADRID (AP) — Top-ranked Serena Williams won her opening match on the red clay of the Madrid Open on Sunday. She and other stars are glad the tournament returned to the traditional surface after its trial with blue "Smurf" clay flopped last year. After dispatching Yulia Putintseva of Kazakhstan 7-6 (5), 6-1, the defending champion said she liked the new c... Sun, 05 May 2013 18:57:03 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/2064428-serena-williams-advances-2-sets-madrid-open.html 2013-05-05T18:57:03Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2061516-atp-chairman-brad-drewett-dies-54.html LONDON (AP) — Brad Drewett, a former tour player who led the ATP as executive chairman and helped increase prize money at Grand Slam tournaments, died Friday. He was 54. He had Lou Gehrig's disease, and the governing body of men's tennis said in a statement he died at his home in Sydney. Drewett was a top-40 singles and top-20 doubles player before he ret... Fri, 03 May 2013 21:15:35 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2061516-atp-chairman-brad-drewett-dies-54.html 2013-05-03T21:15:35Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2049762-nadal-beats-almagro-to-win-8th-barcelona-open.html BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — All those months of hard work and rehab are starting to pay off for Rafael Nadal. Yet he is still not sure what this means for the French Open. Nadal won the Barcelona Open for the eighth time Sunday, defeating Nicolas Almagro 6-4, 6-3 for his fourth title of the year. And with French Open about a month down the road, this latest v... Sun, 28 Apr 2013 18:30:36 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2049762-nadal-beats-almagro-to-win-8th-barcelona-open.html 2013-04-28T18:30:36Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2048804-nadal-almagro-reach-barcelona-open-final.html BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Seven-time winner Rafael Nadal defeated Milos Raonic 6-4, 6-0 Saturday to reach the final of the Barcelona Open. He will play for the title Sunday against Nicolas Almagro in a match between Spaniards. Almargo defeated Philipp Kohlschreiber 6-2, 6-1 in the other semifinal to advance to his second clay-court final of the year. ... Sat, 27 Apr 2013 19:47:58 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2048804-nadal-almagro-reach-barcelona-open-final.html 2013-04-27T19:47:58Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2047220-nadal-wins-2-matches-to-reach-barcelona-semifinals.html BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Seven-time winner Rafael Nadal won back-to-back matches to advance to the semifinals of the Barcelona Open on Friday. After rain forced several third-round matches to be pushed back, Nadal started the day by beating Benoit Paire of France 7-6 (2), 6-2. The fifth-ranked Spaniard then defeated Albert Ramos 6-3, 6-0 after his overmatc... Fri, 26 Apr 2013 18:38:07 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2047220-nadal-wins-2-matches-to-reach-barcelona-semifinals.html 2013-04-26T18:38:07Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2034930-djokovic-beats-nadal-to-win-monte-carlo-masters.html MONACO (AP) — Novak Djokovic kissed the clay and marveled at this sudden turn. The top-ranked Serb won the Monte Carlo Masters, and for the first time in nine years the trophy belonged to someone other than Rafael Nadal. The Spaniard's record reign at this tournament ended Sunday with a 6-2, 7-6 (1) loss in the final. "Rafa, thank you ... Sun, 21 Apr 2013 17:41:14 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2034930-djokovic-beats-nadal-to-win-monte-carlo-masters.html 2013-04-21T17:41:14Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2033678-nadal-vs-djokovic-monte-carlo-final.html MONACO (AP) — Novak Djokovic will have a crack at toppling Rafael Nadal in the Monte Carlo Masters final for a second straight year. Despite their respective injury concerns, they will meet for the 16th time in a championship. Nadal leads 8-7 in their finals. "I am not the kind of player who is stupid and says, 'I want to play against the best,'" Nadal sa... Sat, 20 Apr 2013 17:26:19 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2033678-nadal-vs-djokovic-monte-carlo-final.html 2013-04-20T17:26:19Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2033300-nadal-djokovic-reach-monte-carlo-final.html MONACO (AP) — Eight-time defending champion Rafael Nadal recorded his 46th consecutive win at the Monte Carlo Masters by beating Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 6-3, 7-6 (3) Saturday to set up a repeat of last year's final against top-ranked Novak Djokovic. The Spaniard has reached five straight finals since returning from a seven-month layoff following a le... Sat, 20 Apr 2013 14:46:34 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2033300-nadal-djokovic-reach-monte-carlo-final.html 2013-04-20T14:46:34Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2033240-nadal-beats-tsonga-to-reach-monte-carlo-final.html MONACO (AP) — Eight-time defending champion Rafael Nadal recorded his 46th consecutive win at the Monte Carlo Masters by beating Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 6-3, 7-6 (3) Saturday to reach the final. The Spaniard has reached five straight finals since returning from a seven-month layoff following a left knee injury. He will face the winner of Saturday's l... Sat, 20 Apr 2013 14:04:02 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2033240-nadal-beats-tsonga-to-reach-monte-carlo-final.html 2013-04-20T14:04:02Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2031252-nadal-tsonga-to-face-monte-carlo-semifinal.html MONACO (AP) — Rafael Nadal edged Grigor Dimitrov 6-2, 2-6, 6-4 Friday to win his 45th straight match at the Monte Carlo Masters and reach the semifinals. Top-ranked Novak Djokovic had less trouble with Jarkko Nieminen, beating the Finnish veteran 6-4, 6-3. Djokovic won despite a balky right ankle, which the Serb twisted two weeks ago a during Davis Cup ma... Fri, 19 Apr 2013 18:19:55 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2031252-nadal-tsonga-to-face-monte-carlo-semifinal.html 2013-04-19T18:19:55Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2028316-nadal-djokovic-win-murray-routed-monte-carlo.html MONACO (AP) — Eight-time defending champion Rafael Nadal extended his Monte Carlo Masters winning streak to 44 matches by beating Philipp Kohlschreiber 6-2, 6-4 Thursday, while second-ranked Andy Murray was routed 6-1, 6-2 by Stanislas Wawrinka in the third round. Top-ranked Novak Djokovic put his sore right ankle to the test again, rallying from a set do... Thu, 18 Apr 2013 18:31:01 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2028316-nadal-djokovic-win-murray-routed-monte-carlo.html 2013-04-18T18:31:01Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2026072-djokovic-nadal-advance-monte-carlo-masters.html MONACO (AP) — Eight-time champion Rafael Nadal extended his Monte Carlo Masters winning streak to 43 matches and top-ranked Novak Djokovic won despite a balky ankle on Wednesday at the Monte Carlo Masters. Nadal cruised past Marinko Matosevic 6-1, 6-2. Djokovic spent twice as long on court, defeating Mikhail Youzhny 4-6, 6-1, 6-4 in 2 hours, 15 minutes. D... Wed, 17 Apr 2013 17:20:41 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2026072-djokovic-nadal-advance-monte-carlo-masters.html 2013-04-17T17:20:41Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2023562-djokovic-will-play-monte-carlo-despite-balky-ankle.html MONACO (AP) — Top-ranked Novak Djokovic will play in the Monte Carlo Masters after making a swift recovery from the twisted ankle he sustained on Davis Cup duty. The Serb injured his right ankle on April 7 during the quarterfinal win against the United States and had been uncertain for the Monte Carlo event. Djokovic has been training with his coach since... Tue, 16 Apr 2013 17:56:51 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2023562-djokovic-will-play-monte-carlo-despite-balky-ankle.html 2013-04-16T17:56:51Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1989610-murray-rallies-ferrer-sony-open-title.html KEY BISCAYNE, Fla. (AP) — As a dramatic men's final at the Sony Open neared its conclusion in a winner-take-all tiebreaker, Andy Murray waged a 28-shot exchange with David Ferrer, who was left so exhausted by the rally he crumpled to the court. CBS viewers missed it. They also missed seeing Murray accept the trophy after he erased a championship point Sun... Sun, 31 Mar 2013 21:11:06 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1989610-murray-rallies-ferrer-sony-open-title.html 2013-03-31T21:11:06Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1987422-murray-beats-gasquet-sony-open-semifinal.html KEY BISCAYNE, Fla. (AP) — Even from the cheap seats, the ones with a lovely view of the Miami skyline, a thud reverberated when Andy Murray angrily whacked his tennis bag with his racket. Murray was miffed after losing the first set of Friday's semifinal at the Sony Open. But he found no further need to punish his equipment, rallying past a gimpy Richard ... Sat, 30 Mar 2013 03:32:24 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1987422-murray-beats-gasquet-sony-open-semifinal.html 2013-03-30T03:32:24Z