Rafael Nadal

Rafael Nadal suffered his first defeat on his return to tennis after injury as he fell 7-5, 6-1 against Alex de Minaur on Wednesday in the Barcelona Open second round.

Rafael Nadal has seen his ranking slip to 644 after missing all of the 2023 season following the Australian Open.

The 22-time Grand Slam champion had not played an ATP Tour match since January but dispatched Flavio Cobolli 6-2, 6-3

Rafael Nadal lost against Carlos Alcaraz in a Las Vegas exhibition in March before pulling out of the Indian Wells Masters, where he had first intended to make his comeback.

Sumit Nagal has advanced to the main draw of the BNP Paribas Open as a 'lucky loser' after Spanish superstar Rafael Nadal withdrew from the event.

Rafael Nadal abandoned his planned ATP Tour comeback at the Indian Wells Masters on Wednesday

Carlos Alcaraz and Rafael Nadal warmed up for the ATP Indian Wells Masters on Sunday with a lively exhibition in Las Vegas won by Alcaraz 3-6, 6-4, 14-12.

"Fast and furious Tuk-Tuk edition," Roger Federer wrote in the caption.

Carlos Alcaraz said in his post-match press conference that physiotherapists had indicated the injury was "not serious" and Wednesday's further tests bore that out.

RafaelNadalon Wednesday hailed longtime rival Novak Djokovic as the best player in the history of the sport.

Rafael Nadal on Wednesday was forced to shelve his plans to return to action at next week's Qatar Open, admitting he is "not ready to compete".

The tournament will take place from March 3 to 17 at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden.

Rafael Nadal took to social media to congratulate India's Rohan Bopanna on his Australian Open 2024 men's doubles title triumph.

Rafael Nadal was named ambassador for the Saudi Tennis Federation on Monday, as the Gulf kingdom aims to host more professional tournaments as part of a broader sports push.

Novak Djokovic is once again red-hot favourite at the Australian Open as he chases an unprecedented 25th Grand Slam title

Rafael Nadal suffered his first defeat on his return to tennis after injury as he fell 7-5, 6-1 against Alex de Minaur on Wednesday in the Barcelona Open second round.

Rafael Nadal has seen his ranking slip to 644 after missing all of the 2023 season following the Australian Open.

The 22-time Grand Slam champion had not played an ATP Tour match since January but dispatched Flavio Cobolli 6-2, 6-3

Rafael Nadal lost against Carlos Alcaraz in a Las Vegas exhibition in March before pulling out of the Indian Wells Masters, where he had first intended to make his comeback.

Sumit Nagal has advanced to the main draw of the BNP Paribas Open as a 'lucky loser' after Spanish superstar Rafael Nadal withdrew from the event.

Rafael Nadal abandoned his planned ATP Tour comeback at the Indian Wells Masters on Wednesday

Carlos Alcaraz and Rafael Nadal warmed up for the ATP Indian Wells Masters on Sunday with a lively exhibition in Las Vegas won by Alcaraz 3-6, 6-4, 14-12.

"Fast and furious Tuk-Tuk edition," Roger Federer wrote in the caption.

Carlos Alcaraz said in his post-match press conference that physiotherapists had indicated the injury was "not serious" and Wednesday's further tests bore that out.

RafaelNadalon Wednesday hailed longtime rival Novak Djokovic as the best player in the history of the sport.

Rafael Nadal on Wednesday was forced to shelve his plans to return to action at next week's Qatar Open, admitting he is "not ready to compete".

The tournament will take place from March 3 to 17 at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden.

Rafael Nadal took to social media to congratulate India's Rohan Bopanna on his Australian Open 2024 men's doubles title triumph.

Rafael Nadal was named ambassador for the Saudi Tennis Federation on Monday, as the Gulf kingdom aims to host more professional tournaments as part of a broader sports push.

Novak Djokovic is once again red-hot favourite at the Australian Open as he chases an unprecedented 25th Grand Slam title