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Post by Admin on Jun 11, 2017 20:06:14 GMT
 Claycourt king Rafa Nadal regained his Roland Garros throne after two years in exile with a brutal 6-2 6-3 6-1 mauling of Swiss Stan Wawrinka to complete ‘La Decima’ on Sunday.  Rewinding the clock to the days when he was untouchable on the crushed brick dust, the 31-year-old turned 2015 champion Wawrinka into a human punchbag, winning in just over two hours. This title, an unprecedented 10th at a single grand slam in the professional era, was arguably the most impressive of his 15 though as it arrived three injury-plagued years after the last one, without dropping a set and conceding only 35 games in seven matches. Only Bjorn Borg, who conceded 32 on his way to the 1978 title, has been a more ruthless champion. Having beaten world number one Andy Murray with a majestic display of power in the semi-final, third seed Wawrinka arrived full of confidence as, at 32, he tried to become the oldest French Open winner since Andres Gimeno in 1972. |
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Post by Admin on Jun 13, 2017 20:08:41 GMT
Bouyed by winning a 10th French Open title at Roland Garros, Eurosport tennis analysts Frew McMillan and Chris Bradnam study Rafael Nadal's prospects of repeating his triumph at Wimbledon. Nadal firmly in mix to win, says Frew McMillan (Three-times Wimbledon doubles champion, and former South Africa Davis Cup-winning captain) Firstly, I think it is fair to say Rafael Nadal is one of the main contenders. There are many more contenders to win than on clay. Nadal has won it twice in 2008 and 2010, and been in three finals. There is a pedigree there on grass. Nadal has lost early on at Wimbledon in the past few years. I don't expect that to happen this time. Preparation is vitally important for this year’s Wimbledon. He needs good weather at Queen’s Club, and a good week of practice in order to fine tune his grass court play.  |
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Post by Admin on Jun 17, 2017 20:04:00 GMT
In press conference at the Mallorca Open Carla Suarez Navarro and Eugenie Bouchard praised Rafael Nadal, who won his tenth Roland Garros title beating Stan Wawrinka in straight sets in the final on Sunday. 'It's very difficult that a tennis player wins so many times in Paris,' Suarez Navarro said.  'We know what Rafa is able to do; he always gives his best and he will keep surprising us.' 'It's incredible and emotional,' said the Canadian player. 'He is not human.' Nadal will practice in the Mallorca Open courts by next week as he will prepare ahead of Wimbledon.  Bouchard praised the venue and the court conditiom: 'I trained these days, courts are really good and I hope to have a good tournament,' said Bouchard, who lost to Anastasija Sevastova in the second round at Roland Garros. |
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Post by Admin on Sept 11, 2017 19:45:56 GMT
The question wasn’t quite settled before Sunday, and it definitely isn’t settled now. After Rafael Nadal won his 16th Grand Slam title at the 2017 U.S. Open, we’re no closer to the answer—in fact, we’re probably further away. Who is the Greatest of All Time in men's tennis?  Every Nadal triumph at a major forces us to reconsider the hackneyed debate over the greatest men’s tennis player ever. His latest title, capped by a straight-sets victory over Kevin Anderson, is no exception. By tennis law, we must debate whether Nadal or Roger Federer has the greater resumé. And debate we will.  “I don’t really think much about these kind of things,” Nadal said after the match. You don’t, Rafa, but we clearly do. Our obsession with this ultimately meaningless question ensures that tennis fans, and tennis writers in particular, always have something to talk about with one another. The question has two answers, neither of which is necessarily right or wrong. But we will never give up the fight to convince someone otherwise. |
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