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Frances Tiafoe knocks off Rafael Nadal to reach quarterfinals

Frances Tiafoe knocks off Rafael Nadal to reach quarterfinals

The US Open field continues to dwindle. Daniil Medvedev’s shocking loss to Nick Kyrgios proved no one is safe as the round of 16 continues Monday. On the women’s side, No. 1 Iga Swiatek nearly went the way of Medvedev, but rallied to defeat Jule Niemeier. Jessica Pegula came through early against Petra Kvitova, but Danielle Collins has a tough task with No. 6 Aryna Sabalenka in front of her. On the men’s side, American Frances Tiafoe put away Rafael Nadal to reach the quarterfinals. Carlos… Source link

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Rafael Nadal withdraws from Wimbledon with injury

Rafael Nadal withdraws from Wimbledon with injury

Rafael Nadal has withdrawn from his Wimbledon semifinal match versus Nick Kyrgios with an abdominal tear. Nadal announced the decision in a news conference Thursday. Kyrgios will advance to the Wimbledon championship match in a walkover. “Unfortunately, as you can imagine, if I am here, I have to pull out from the tournament,” Nadal said. “As everybody saw yesterday, I had been suffering with pain in the abdominal. I was not OK there, as yesterday I said. That’s confirmed. I have a tear in the… Source link

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Nadal, Djokovic slam Wimbledon for Russia, Belarus ban

Nadal, Djokovic slam Wimbledon for Russia, Belarus ban

Both Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic slammed Wimbledon’s move to ban Russian and Belarusian players from the tournament this year over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The two tennis stars, speaking from the Madrid Open on Sunday, called Wimbledon’s decision “very unfair.” “It’s not their fault what’s happening in this moment with the war,” Nadal said, via The Associated Press. “I’m sorry for them. Wimbledon just took their decision … The government didn’t force them to… Source link

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Alexander Zverev upset as Rafael Nadal makes quarterfinals

Alexander Zverev upset as Rafael Nadal makes quarterfinals

MELBOURNE, Australia — Denis Shapovalov upset third-seeded Alexander Zverev to move into an Australian Open quarterfinal match against Rafael Nadal. The No. 14-seeded Shapovalov is into the quarterfinals in Australia for the first time. The 22-year-old Canadian finished off a 6-3, 7-6 (5), 6-3 win over Olympic gold medalist Zverev on Margaret Court Arena less than an hour after Nadal secured his spot in the Australian Open quarterfinals for the 14th time. Shapovalov spent almost 11 hours on… Source link

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