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Insolite - Mutis, the only Frenchman to have beaten Nadal on clay: "I'm not going to remind him".

14/10/2024 12:28 - Elio Valotto

Since it's now official that Rafael Nadal will end his career at the Davis Cup finals, it's also official that Olivier Mutis will remain the only Frenchman to have beaten the Spaniard on clay (at Pale...

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Insolite - Mutis, the only Frenchman to have beaten Nadal on clay:

Beaten by Nadal in 2013, Darcis recalls: "You think to yourself, he's going to get away with it again."

13/10/2024 10:23 - Elio Valotto

On the occasion of Rafael Nadal's retirement announcement, RTBF interviewed Steve Darcis at some length on the subject. As a reminder, the Belgian had, against all odds, beaten Rafael Nadal in the fi...

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Beaten by Nadal in 2013, Darcis recalls:

Thiem on Nadal: "A great loss to the world of tennis".

12/10/2024 12:09 - Elio Valotto

Dominic Thiem won't be playing after Rafael Nadal. This is precisely the kind of information no one could have foreseen. Announced as the obvious successor to the Spaniard, the former world number 3...

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Kyrgios on Nadal: "You were one of those people".

12/10/2024 10:31 - Elio Valotto

The tennis world is unanimous. It is in mourning and must now honor one of the greatest players in its history. Known for his showmanship, Nick Kyrgios also paid tribute to Rafael Nadal in his own w...

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Tsitsipas on Nadal: "A reminder that dreams can take flight"

12/10/2024 09:45 - Elio Valotto

The tribute tour continues. Since the announcement of Rafael Nadal's retirement, every player has wanted to pay tribute and honor the monument of tennis that the Spaniard was and will be. In a lovel...

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Staggering ticket prices for Nadal's final show

12/10/2024 09:10 - Elio Valotto

It's now official. Rafael Nadal will call time on his professional career at the end of the Davis Cup finals, to be held in Malaga from November 19 to 24. However, according to Punto de Break, the la...

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Staggering ticket prices for Nadal's final show

Ruud on Nadal: "Thanks for inspiring me".

11/10/2024 18:05 - Elio Valotto

Since announcing his retirement, Rafael Nadal has received a huge number of tribute messages from all kinds of players and people in the tennis world. For example, Casper Ruud thanked the Spaniard fo...

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Djokovic to attend Nadal's farewell party in Malaga

11/10/2024 16:04 - Elio Valotto

Novak Djokovic paid tribute to Rafael Nadal after the latter announced his retirement after the Davis Cup. In his tribute to the Spaniard, the Serb not only paid tribute to the Spaniard as an absolut...

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Djokovic to attend Nadal's farewell party in Malaga

Nadal's moving message announcing his retirement

10/10/2024 12:10 - Guillaume Nonque

Rafael Nadal will retire from tennis at the end of the 2024 season. He announced this in a video message published on his social networks on Thursday (see below). It's an emotionally-charged message i...

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Nadal's moving message announcing his retirement

Nadal announces his retirement!

10/10/2024 10:57 - Guillaume Nonque

Rafael Nadal announced on Thursday that he would be retiring from tennis at the end of the 2024 season. The Davis Cup finals (November 19-24, 2024), which he will contest with Spain, will therefore be...

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Ferrer on Nadal: "He'll play singles".

06/10/2024 13:11 - Elio Valotto

Rafael Nadal will return to Davis Cup in November. Selected by David Ferrer to play in the Davis Cup finals, the Majorcan is likely to be over-motivated by the stakes. However, it will also be essen...

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Video - Nadal, Federer and Djokovic pay their first tribute to Thiem

04/10/2024 18:18 - Elio Valotto

Dominic Thiem will soon be putting away his rackets. At the Vienna Open, the 2020 US Open winner will bid farewell to professional tennis in front of his home crowd. Although the moment to say farew...

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Video - Nadal, Federer and Djokovic pay their first tribute to Thiem

Murray sends a clear message: "An exhibition nobody cares about".

29/09/2024 18:14 - Elio Valotto

Andy Murray is clearly not thrilled with the "Six King Slam", the new XXL exhibition organized by Saudi Arabia and featuring Jannik Sinner, Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal, Carlos Alcaraz, Daniil Medvede...

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Video - Saudi Arabia impresses right from the trailer!

28/09/2024 17:46 - Elio Valotto

As the nation prepares to host a high-profile exhibition from October 16 to 19, the trailer for the event has just been released, and the video is stunning to say the least. To build excitement for t...

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Video - Saudi Arabia impresses right from the trailer!

Ferrer on Nadal's Davis Cup selection: "He took the initiative".

26/09/2024 18:55 - Elio Valotto

It's one of the events of the end of the season. Rafael Nadal will be taking part in the Davis Cup finals in Malaga. Commenting on the decision, David Ferrer, captain of the Spanish national team, ex...

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Ferrer on Nadal's selection: "I'm very excited to have Rafa".

24/09/2024 10:42 - Elio Valotto

It's not totally a surprise, but it's still quite a piece of information. Even if David Ferrer had hinted at it, Rafael Nadal's selection for the Davis Cup finals in November was anything but a foreg...

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Davis Cup - Most of the stars will be present for the Final 8 in Malaga!

24/09/2024 10:05 - Elio Valotto

While the group phase of the Davis Cup was partly marked by the absence of several top players, this will be much less the case in November. Indeed, the captains of the various qualifying nations hav...

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Davis Cup - Most of the stars will be present for the Final 8 in Malaga!

Federer to Nadal: "Time is eating away at us".

22/09/2024 11:08 - Elio Valotto

Much in the news since the start of the week, with the Laver Cup in full swing, Roger Federer was once again asked about the future of his former rival and now only friend, Rafael Nadal. In words ful...

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Federer on Nadal: "He just has to decide what to do next".

20/09/2024 18:55 - Elio Valotto

Roger Federer is very much in the media spotlight this week. Founder of the Laver Cup, the Swiss is present in Berlin and frequently answers questions from the press. Naturally, the "Maestro" was as...

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Kasatkina on Nadal and Djokovic: "Djokovic is the greatest".

17/09/2024 18:14 - Elio Valotto

Daria Kasatkina, ranked 13th in the world, is one of the few players in the top 20 not to have given up on taking part in this week's ATP tournament in Seoul. As a result, she will be the tournament'...

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Muguruza on Nadal: "He told me 'this is my last season' "

17/09/2024 15:43 - Elio Valotto

Garbine Muguruza, two-time Grand Slam winner and former world number one, has not been a professional tennis player since last April. Now retired, the 30-year-old Spaniard recently spoke to Tennis.co...

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Laver Cup - Tiafoe on Nadal and Federer: "In the end, they hold hands".

17/09/2024 13:56 - Elio Valotto

Frances Tiafoe will be in Berlin this weekend to try and hold off the European armada (5 members of the top 10 will be present) at the eighth edition of the Laver Cup. Interviewed a few days before t...

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Laver Cup - Tiafoe on Nadal and Federer:

Ferrer on Nadal: "It's possible he'll be with us".

16/09/2024 16:53 - Elio Valotto

Spain qualified for the Davis Cup finals with aplomb. Buoyed by a motivated Alcaraz and an indefatigable Bautista Agut, the Spaniards will be in action in Malaga in November. Interviewed at the pres...

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Italian tennis legend Pietrangeli on Sinner: "The strongest of them all".

16/09/2024 10:46 - Elio Valotto

Nicola Pietrangeli, one of the most influential Italian tennis players in history, recently spoke to our transalpine colleagues at Ubitennis. When asked about the meteoric rise of Jannik Sinner, the ...

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Italian tennis legend Pietrangeli on Sinner:

Ruud: "A kind of transfer of power

16/09/2024 08:35 - Elio Valotto

Casper Ruud has been one of the leading names on the ATP circuit for several seasons now, particularly on clay. Interviewed by Eurosport, the Norwegian, a three-time Grand Slam finalist, looked back ...

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Ruud on the 'next gen': "They didn't make it".

14/09/2024 12:48 - Elio Valotto

For a long time, most specialists were in the habit of referring to the young players born in the 90s as members of the "next gen". A generation of players destined to take over from the "big three". ...

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Kyrgios: "There's a new audience out there".

14/09/2024 11:44 - Elio Valotto

In recent weeks, Nick Kyrgios has discovered the profession of tennis consultant. While he is still hoping to make a competitive comeback, the Australian has made a name for himself with his very par...

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Muguruza: "Nadal is more reserved in this respect".

14/09/2024 08:35 - Elio Valotto

Garbine Muguruza is no longer a professional tennis player. Retired since last April, the Spaniard is far from having left the world of tennis. Appointed tournament director of the WTA Finals in Riy...

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Laver Cup - Dimitrov replaces Nadal, Team Europe more favourite than ever!

13/09/2024 15:40 - Elio Valotto

You'd have thought that Rafael Nadal's withdrawal from the tournament would redress the balance between the European and World teams for the next Laver Cup (September 20-22). In the end, that's not r...

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Laver Cup - Dimitrov replaces Nadal, Team Europe more favourite than ever!

Nadal plays it down and asks about his future: "I'm in a period of rest".

13/09/2024 12:35 - Elio Valotto

Rafael Nadal will not be taking part in the Laver Cup after all. While taking part in the event created by Roger Federer in 2017 was one of his end-of-year objectives, the Spaniard has finally given ...

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Nadal plays it down and asks about his future: