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Football’s most prestigious competition, the UEFA Champions League, is set to undergo a transformative makeover for the forthcoming season, with the tournament organizers drawing inspiration from the iconic rivalry between tennis giants Roger Federer and Rafa Nadal. The traditional format is revolutionizing, shifting towards a single-league structure featuring 36 clubs. This radical change aims to […]

The tennis world will have a wait a bit longer for Rafael Nadal’s return to ATP Tour action. The 22-time Grand Slam winner announced his withdrawal from the BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells Monday night, less than 24 hours before his scheduled first-round matchup against Milos Raonic. “It is with great sadness that I […]

Australian Open champion Jannik Sinner is getting some respect from his peers. Tennis stars Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal are congratulating Sinner after the 22-year-old won his first Grand Slam title, per the players’ social media. Novak Djokovic has congratulated Jannik Sinner on IG. Class all the way. pic.twitter.com/QG0g2dmto5 — Danny 🐊 (@DjokovicFan_) January 28, […]

The Australian Open has already started, and one of the game’s top players has already bowed out. Rafael Nadal, the Spanish legend, was set to participate in the annual tournament. Nadal was looking to add another trophy to his already impressive collection. However, just after the start of the tournament, it was announced that Nadal […]

Tennis star Rafael Nadal is feeling the pain that can come with age. Nadal is leaving his status for the 2024 Australian Open in the air following an injury to his hip, per Sports Illustrated. Nadal spoke about the injury after he bowed out of the Brisbane International with a loss in a match on […]

Tennis fans waited nearly a full year to watch Rafael Nadal compete in a professional singles match following his second-round exit at the 2023 Australian Open and his subsequent hip injury. Nadal did not disappoint in his much-anticipated return as he defeated Dominic Thiem 7-5, 6-1 in the opening round at the Brisbane International on […]

Rafael Nadal is one of the greatest tennis players of all time, and thanks to that, he has become one of the highest-paid tennis athletes ever. In fact, Nadal’s net worth in 2024 is believed to be about $220 million. After being hampered by injuries in 2023, Nadal returned to action to close out the […]

Rafael Nadal has an astonishing $900K car collection. Rafael Nadal’s net worth in 2023 is $220 million, according to Celebrity Net Worth, so he has more than enough money for a beautiful car collection. Nadal is a professional tennis player. He had stepped away from tennis due to a nagging him injury, but Nadal recently […]

Rafael Nadal is back. After being out of action since January of 2023, the 22-time Grand Slam champion announced on Friday morning that he would return to the ATP Tour in Brisbane, Australia next month. “After one year outside of the tour, I think it is the right moment to be back,” one of the […]

Tennis legend Rafael Nadal will play in the 2024 Australian Open. Tennis Australia boss Craig Tiley confirmed Rafel Nadal’s return to the courts in January 2024, per Tennis.com. “In talking to him over the last few days he confirmed he will be back,” Tiley said on Wednesday. “We can reveal exclusively here that Rafa will […]

The combative aspect of social media is obviously well-documented, but digital animosity might be at its highest when people are engaged in GOAT debates. Everyone knows the toxicity that can be spewed in Michael Jordan-LeBron James centered discussions, but the argument for best tennis player ever can also get pretty ugly. Novak Djokovic, the current […]

Daniil Medvedev built his perfect tennis player with the likes of Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer featuring a number of times. Medvedev, who recently suffered defeat to Djokovic in the US Open final earlier this month, picked from players past and present in certain tennis characteristics to build the best possible player in […]

The GOAT debate in men’s tennis rages on, with active players Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic right at the top of the list next to legends like Roger Federer, Rod Laver, and Bjorn Borg. After Djokovic’s most recent Grand Slam win at the US Open, though, Nadal himself is conceding the GOAT title to Djokovic. […]

Rafael Nadal, the tennis legend, broke his silence in a significant interview, marking his first appearance since his last tennis match eight months ago at the Australian Open. In a conversation with Juanma Castano in front of the Movistar Plus+ cameras, Nadal hinted at the possibility of becoming Real Madrid president. The 22-time Grand Slam […]

Spanish tennis legend Rafael Nadal has voiced his support for Real Madrid to pursue a transfer deal for Kylian Mbappe from PSG, reported by GOAL. Nadal, a lifelong supporter of Real Madrid despite his uncle’s affiliation with Barcelona in the 1990s, expressed his desire to see the French World Cup winner don the iconic white […]

24-time Grand Slam champion Novak Djokovic will likely go down as the greatest to ever do it, but for many, many years, he had two massive rivals on the ATP Tour: Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer. While Federer has now retired, Rafa is still hoping for a comeback, but it’s hard to imagine him competing […]

Rafael Nadal has provided the biggest update yet that he’ll be back in tennis action soon. The 22-time Grand Slam champion hasn’t competed since exiting the Australian Open earlier this year where he suffered a hip injury. That hip injury ultimately cost him the rest of the 2023 season as he would not only announce […]

Toni Nadal believes Novak Djokovic is undoubtedly the best tennis player of all time if we go by the numbers. Djokovic won his fourth US Open title after defeating Daniil Medvedev in straight sets this past weekend. He became the oldest US Open champion in the process while increasing his Grand Slam tally to an […]

Rafael Nadal’s tennis comeback is progressing well. Nadal has not played since his second-round exit at the Australian Open earlier this year where he suffered a hip injury that effectively ruled him out the rest of the 2023 season. The Spaniard would go on to have surgery earlier this summer — missing the French Open […]

Beating defending US Open champion Carlos Alcaraz will always be a tough ask — but it’s not impossible either according to Daniil Medvedev. Medvedev is through to the semifinals at Flushing Meadows following a 6-4, 6-3, 6-4 win over his Russian compatriot Andrey Rublev on Wednesday. Despite winning in straight sets, it wasn’t as straight […]

Iga Swiatek wants to follow the example of the Big Three after losing her No. 1 ranking. Swiatek suffered yet another setback to Jelena Ostapenko after a 3-6, 6-3, 6-1 defeat in their round of 16 clash at the US Open on Sunday evening. She is now 0-4 against the Latvian who has turned out […]

While qualifying is currently taking place, the US Open officially commences next Monday in what is the final Grand Slam event of the year. The top seeds in Carlos Alcaraz and Iga Swiatek will be looking to defend their respective titles after winning in New York last year. But while there are many big names […]

Tennis fans are hoping that Rafael Nadal can make a return to the ATP Tour now that he has returned to the practice court. Nadal will not be participating in the U.S. Open after undergoing surgery on his hip in June, but he is making a game effort to get back to the ATP Tour […]

Novak Djokovic has found his new rival in Carlos Alcaraz and they will likely face off again in the US Open. But, tennis fans cannot seem to find an iconic rival for the Serbian king of tennis. He always has to be inserted in conversations that have Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer in them. Marion […]

Carlos Alcaraz was happy to be compared to his compatriot in Rafael Nadal. Alcaraz suffered defeat to Novak Djokovic in a thrilling Cincinnati Open final on Sunday that saw the two top-ranked players in the world battle for nearly four hours. It was particularly emotional for Alcaraz who notably shed tears after a hard-fought game. […]

Novak Djokovic has had a long and storied career. Along with this longevity, there comes a time where an older superstar enters the twilight of their career but a prodigy comes in who resembles exactly the same game and outlook. This is precisely what Carlos Alcaraz showed in their three-set thriller at the Cincinnati Open. […]

Former WTA star Andrea Petkovic believes Roger Federer would have retired sooner if not for the rest of the Big Three. Federer only retired from action last year as he called time on a legendary career that saw him dominate tennis for a good period and eventually finish with 20 Grand Slam titles. He has […]

22-time Grand Slam champion Rafael Nadal has suggested he would like to become Real Madrid’s President one day. However, he also believes that the club is in good hands under the leadership of Florentino Perez. The Spaniard is currently out of action as he is recovering from a hip surgery. Perez has previously backed the […]

Roger Federer reflected on his epic tennis rivalry with Rafael Nadal. The pair are linked with each other for life given their long rivalry that dominated tennis until Novak Djokovic entered the picture and eventually made the sport one dominated by the Big Three. But before Djokovic, it was Nadal who was the first to […]

Carlos Alcaraz is happy with his own game — but there are still things he’d take from the games of the Big Three. Alcaraz is the talk of the tennis world after his five-set win over Novak Djokovic earlier this month earned him his first Wimbledon title as well as his second Grand Slam crown […]

Golden State Warriors star Steph Curry is in his fair share of commercials, but none might be as funny as his new Subway collaboration with tennis legend Rafael Nadal. The pair teamed up to promote Subway’s new line of sandwiches with fresh slices of meat which notably includes a Grand Slam Ham edition. And it […]

Novak Djokovic will lose motivation without his rivals in Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer. That’s according to renowned tennis coach Gunter Bresnik who believes having the likes of the pair and even Andy Murray drove Djokovic to the levels we know today. However, despite his loss to Carlos Alcaraz at Wimbledon last week, the 36-year-old […]

Carlos Alcaraz has loftier ambitions following Wimbledon. Alcaraz won his second Grand Slam title after a five-set victory over Novak Djokovic in the final at the All-England Club this past weekend. His stock and popularity is higher than ever, but when asked how he was able to keep things from getting too much, the 20-year-old […]

Tennis fans weren’t the only ones watching Carlos Alcaraz win Wimbledon — a number of sports stars also tuned in for the momentous occasion. Alcaraz won his first-ever Wimbledon title after coming back from a set behind to defeat Novak Djokovic in a five-set thriller in the final. For many, it signaled a changing of […]

Carlos Alcaraz is not sure there’s been a changing of the guard in tennis just yet. Alcaraz won his second Grand Slam title following a hard-fought five-set victory over Novak Djokovic in the Wimbledon final yesterday. It was a monumental moment for the sport as it wasn’t only a young player in Alcaraz winning a […]

Novak Djokovic hasn’t played a tennis player like Carlos Alcaraz ever before. That’s some massive praise considering the 23-time Grand Slam winner — widely recognized as the greatest player of all time — has been playing since he turned pro in 2003. However, it became evident to Djokovic after losing to the Spaniard in the […]

Carlos Alcaraz made history at Wimbledon — and was promptly congratulated by his fellow Spaniard in Rafael Nadal. Alcaraz came back from a set down to defeat Novak Djokovic 1-6, 7-6 (8-6), 6-1, 3-6, 6-4 to win the Wimbledon final on Sunday. The Spaniard not only won his first SW19 title in the process — […]

Had it not been for injury, it may have been Rafael Nadal with a clear lead over the likes of Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer That’s according to his uncle Toni Nadal who was discussing the legacy of the Big Three and how injuries have prevented his nephew from adding to his Grand Slam tally. […]

Nick Kyrgios provided some interesting answers when asked to describe the likes of Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer in one word. When the name of 23-time Grand Slam winner Djokovic came up, the 28-year-old — who is notably the only player to defeat the Big Three in his first encounters against them — […]