Rafael Nadal

Nadal and Sampras wished the 23-time Grand Slam champion well ahead of her anticipated evolution away from tennis following the US Open.

“I have the utmost respect for you and how you’ve handled yourself on and off the court. It’s absolutely incredible and I’m actually in awe of everything you’ve accomplished from winning the majors to being No. It has been a huge privilege, so all the best to you for your future life.

Rafael Nadal called for talks between himself and John McEnroe after the American star hit out at the Spaniard for receiving special treatment from umpires, ...

"It’s not his call - it’s the umpire’s. Is it at the end of the point, is it when they get to the towel, is it when the crowd comes down? "Rafael Nadal is entitled to do whatever the hell he wants. Revealing that he wanted a chat with the American great, he added: "If not, check the clock. I am following the rules. But yes I have for the time clock.

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The 2017 US Open champion will play round two of this year's tournament Thursday, and opens up about her off-the-court interests — including investing in Lemon ...

This time of the year, though, is all about tennis as the U.S. "It's great being back in New York," she said. By having outside interests, projects, and investments, I can explore those parts of me, and continue playing tennis without feeling like it is the only thing I do." Stephens said the company has been "a huge supporter" of her organization's mission and has committed showing their support monetarily as well. I've spent time training in Spain for 15 years and most of the kids my Foundation works with speak Spanish at home, so it is time." "Being a professional tennis player is my day job, but it is not the entirety of how I see myself each day.

John McEnroe has made it clear that he doesn't appreciate being used by journalists trying to make a point in press conference interactions with Rafael ...

[US Open](https://www.tennis365.com/category/us-open/) Is it at the end of the point? It’s not his call – it’s the umpires.” There’s nothing new to that. Is it when the crowd comes down?” “And when do they turn it on?

Eurosport expert John McEnroe has defended himself after he was drawn into a row over whether Rafael Nadal ignores the 25-second serve clock rule.

Is it at the end of the point? It’s not his call - it’s the umpires.” No one pays attention to that. Appearing as part of Eurosport's US Open coverage, McEnroe addressed the row but said he had not spoken to Nadal. “Why did they throw me under the bus? In his post-match press conference, a reporter asked if Nadal was leaving "some kind of a shadow" on his legacy by "not following the serve clock rule".

Spaniard defeated Italy's Fabio Fognini 2-6, 6-4, 6-2, 6-1 but only after suffering a bizarre self-inflicted injury when leading 3-0 in the fourth set.

The 36-year-old Australian and French Open champion dropped his racquet to the Arthur Ashe Stadium floor and sprinted to the sidelines where he lay on his back with his nose bloodied. [Rafael Nadal](https://www.thenationalnews.com/tags/rafael-nadal/) overcame a freak injury scare when he accidentally hit himself with his own racquet to reach the [US Open](https://www.thenationalnews.com/tags/us-open/) third round on Thursday. The four-time champion, and holder of a men's record 22 Grand Slam titles, was hurt when his racquet bounced back off the court as he stretched for a ball and hit him squarely on the nose.

Rafael Nadal overcomes Fabio Fognini and a cut to his nose on Thursday night in Arthur Ashe Stadium to advance to Round 3.

Rafael Nadal was left bloodied but unbeaten after a freak accident late in his four-set win over Fabio Fognini at the US Open Thursday night.

I knew that when I came back on court I [was] going to be in trouble for a while," Nadal said. "I think at the end of the match today I played better than in the first round without a doubt, too. "But I needed to save that [service game]... "I was [a] little bit in shock. [Wesley Koolhof](https://www.atptour.com/en/players/wesley-koolhof/kc41/overview) and [Neal Skupski](https://www.atptour.com/en/players/neal-skupski/sl22/overview) qualified in doubles on Wednesday. It was a dramatic moment in a dramatic match between the longtime rivals. Nadal won 17 of the set’s final 21 points to level the clash and from there he surged through the final two sets. "That's just a shock some way I deserved to play that bad for a while. I was positive. Fognini led by a set and moved ahead by a break on three occasions in the second set before Nadal found his game to surge ahead. At the beginning I thought I [broke] the nose because it was a shock at the beginning. "I don't know, seems like it's not [broken].

Rafael Nadal has come back to win at the U.S. Open after cutting himself on the bridge of his nose when his racket bounced off the court and smacked him in ...

The Williams sisters were to play the Czech duo of Lucie Hradecka and Linda Noskova. Open champion Sloane Stephens to avoid becoming the next top woman out of the U.S. Brooksby reached the fourth round last year at age 20, taking a set from Novak Djokovic before falling. Tsitsipas was eliminated in the first round of the U.S. Top-ranked Daniil Medvedev will follow against Wu Yibing, the first Chinese man to win a U.S. Williams’ third-round match against Ajla Tomljanovic has been scheduled to open the night session in Arthur Ashe Stadium on Friday. Kyrgios was warned after using profanity toward someone in the stands. Venus served first to open their match. 1 in the WTA doubles rankings. Coco Gauff and Jessica Pegula, the No. Then he placed both hands on his head, before going over to the sideline. Nadal was bleeding and took a medical timeout.

Rafael Nadal on Thursday became the first player to qualify for the 2022 Nitto ATP Finals, which will be played from 13-20 November in Turin, ...

[Wimbledon](https://www.atptour.com/en/tournaments/wimbledon/540/overview), where he was forced to withdraw due to an abdominal injury. The 36-year-old will try to lift the [Nitto ATP Finals](https://www.atptour.com/en/tournaments/nitto-atp-finals/605/overview) trophy for the first time when he makes his debut in Turin. [Rafael Nadal](https://www.atptour.com/en/players/rafael-nadal/n409/overview) on Thursday became the first player to qualify for the 2022 [Nitto ATP Finals](https://www.atptour.com/en/tournaments/nitto-atp-finals/605/overview), which will be played from 13-20 November in Turin. Nadal has also triumphed at an ATP 250 in Melbourne and an ATP 500 at Acapulco en route to a 37-4 record on the season. The lefty guaranteed his place at the Pala Alpitour after he defeated [Fabio Fognini](https://www.atptour.com/en/players/fabio-fognini/f510/overview) in the second round of the [US Open](https://www.atptour.com/en/tournaments/us-open/560/overview). Nadal, the leader in the Pepperstone ATP Race To Turin, is in pole position to finish year-end No.

Rafael Nadal required a medical timeout after cutting himself on the bridge of his nose, but he came back to defeat Fabio Fognini in four sets to advance to ...

In the third, Nadal produced one particularly perfect shot -- a forehand on the run that redirected an overhead by Fognini and sent it down the line for a winner to break for 4-2. "I let him back in the match and he kept getting better from there." "For more than one hour and a half, I was not competing," Nadal said. When Nadal dumped a backhand into the net, Fognini broke to lead 3-2, then went ahead 4-2. Nadal, 36, was moving to his right when he hit a backhand. "Well, just a little bit dizzy at the beginning," said Nadal, who has won four of his 22 Grand Slam titles at the US Open, most recently in 2019, the last time he entered the hard-court tournament.

Rafael Nadal battled through to the third round of the US Open with a four-set victory over Fabio Fognini, in which the Spaniard bizarrely cut his own nose.

A crucial second set was also one of Nadal’s more chaotic sets of 2022, with the pair breaking one another every time during the first five games. That means a lot.” I’m still alive after a match like this. During his press conference afterwards, Nadal added: "It was just a strong hit. I don't know, seems like it is not broken. "I lost little bit the - I don't know how to say in English - but a little bit of the feeling of my head.

The Spaniard had blood pouring out of his nose after the bizarre mishap at the US Open. Details here.

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Pendant son deuxième tour contre Fabio Fognini, finalement remporté en quatre sets, Rafael Nadal s'est légèrement ouvert le nez avec sa raquette.

Ça m'était déjà arrivé avec un club de golf, jamais avec une raquette de tennis ! « J'étais un peu sonné sur le coup, c'était un peu douloureux, a-t-il expliqué après la partie. Légèrement entaillé, il a été soigné durant un temps mort médical et a terminé la partie avec un pansement sur le nez.

L'Espagnol, quelque peu sonné après s'être blessé au nez avec sa propre raquette dans la dernière manche, retrouvera Richard Gasquet pour une place en 8es.

Petit à petit, les choses se mettent en place et ce n'est pas forcément une bonne nouvelle pour Richard Gasquet, que Nadal retrouvera au 3e tour. A 3-0 en sa faveur dans le 4e set, l'Espagnol semblait foncer vers une qualification sans histoire lorsque sur le premier point du jeu suivant, il se blessa tout seul au nez en se donnant un coup de raquette en plein échange. Pour le coup, le début de match de Nadal face au talentueux et imprévisible Italien, qui lui avait infligé ici-même en 2015 (au 3e tour) sa première défaite en Grand Chelem après avoir mené deux sets à rien, ne transpirait pas la confiance. Le match entra alors dans une phase de flottement assez erratique qui se traduisit par cinq breaks sur les cinq premiers jeux de ce 2e set. Certes, il avait été cueilli à froid et pris à la gorge d'entrée par l'Italien, rentré pour sa part sans complexe dans les débats en faisant l'étalage de sa vitesse de bras parfois supersonique. Un départ inquiétant, une réaction tonitruante, une belle frayeur (physique) en fin de partie et, à l'arrivée, une victoire de plus dans sa besace : Rafael Nadal est passé par pas mal d'émotions cette nuit pour battre Fabio Fognini à l'US Open mais l'Espagnol, mené 6-2, 4-2, a survolé la suite du match et assuré l'essentiel en s'imposant 2-6, 6-4, 6-2, 6-1 en 2h43.

LE SCAN SPORT - Une scène bien cocasse est venue interrompre la rencontre entre Nadal et Fognini à l'US Open, alors que l'Espagnol saignait du nez après ...

» a-t-il déclaré après la rencontre. « J'étais un peu sonné sur le coup, c'était un peu douloureux, a-t-il expliqué après la partie. En voilà une blessure bien originale : lors de son quatrième set face à l'Italien Fabio Fognini, Rafael Nadal s'est blessé au nez tout seul en voulant renvoyer la balle en revers.

Fabio Fognini s'est offert un autre match à l'US Open, d'une importance capitale contre le roi de la terre battue.

Ce sera une bataille difficile, je vais essayer de jouer mes cartes et de compliquer un peu son jeu." Fognini a parlé de la victoire et du défi contre Rafa : "Je suis heureux, un match à deux faces mais malgré tout j'ai réussi à le gagner. Les statistiques sont faites pour être renversées, je ne sais pas s'il j'ai été le premier ou le deuxième à le battre dans un tournoi du Grand Chelem avec deux sets de retard.

Auteur d'un début de match catastrophique et malgré un coup de raquette dans le nez, Rafael Nadal (ATP 3) a renversé l'Italien Fabio Fognini (60) 2-6 6-4 ...

A moitié sonné, saignant de l'arrête du nez, l'Espagnol s'est allongé, les yeux fermés, le temps de se faire soigner sur le court. Il a semblé alors se diriger vers une victoire tranquille, mais un incident a failli de nouveau modifier le cours de la partie alors que Nadal menait 3-0 dans le 4e set: sur un revers en extension, sa raquette a rebondi par terre et lui est revenue en plein visage. - -

Rafael Nadal s'est imposé dans la nuit de ce vendredi 2 septembre au second tour de l'US Open face à l'Italien Fabio Fognini (2-6, 6-4, 6-2, 6-1).

Au début, j'ai cru m'être cassé le nez car c'était très douloureux. Ça m'était déjà arrivé avec un club de golf, jamais avec une raquette de tennis ", a déclaré l'Espagnol. l'essentiel Rafael Nadal s'est imposé dans la nuit de ce vendredi 2 septembre au second tour de l'US Open face à l'Italien Fabio Fognini (2-6, 6-4, 6-2, 6-1).

Rafael Nadal was left baffled by his own “terrible” start before securing a comeback four-set win over Fabio Fognini at the US Open.

That's what I was looking for for a set and a half, to start to compete. I was positive. But I had a couple of good serves and a good passing shot with the backhand. It's about being a little bit out of the world. Today I was not doing that for a while. “I was lucky it was 15-40. I was not competing, no? “I was not able to be very focused when I come back from that,” he added. I don't understand yet how I started that bad because the feeling before the match was good. Lucky that Fabio made some mistakes and I was able to start putting some balls in and finish the match playing obviously better, much better.” “I was a little bit in shock. When asked how he was feeling in the press conference afterwards, Nadal replied: “Little bit of pain, honestly, but good.

Rafael Nadal s'est dit satisfait d'avoir su garder la bonne attitude malgré un début de match laborieux face à Fabio Fognini au deuxième tour de l'US Open.

La chose la plus importante dans ce sport, lorsque vous jouez mal ou que l'adversaire joue trop bien, est de pouvoir rester au contact. Cela dépend de la blessure que vous avez. J'ai un peu perdu le "feeling" de ma tête. Impossible de dire si vous vous sentiez bien. C'est ce que j'ai fait. Je ne comprends pas encore comment j'ai commencé si mal parce que je me sentais bien avant le match.

Rafael Nadal overcame accidentally hitting himself in the face with his own racket to beat Fabio Fognini in the US Open second round.

Nadal has a famously good record against the Frenchman, winning all 17 of their clashes. "But that's part of the game. He called it "one of the worst starts, probably ever." It's about being a little bit out of the world. At the beginning, I thought I (broke) the nose because it was a shock at the beginning. After the victory, Nadal played down the injury, saying he felt a "little bit pain, honestly, but good."

Rafael Nadal a éclaté de rire lorsqu'on lui a demandé s'il avait l'impression que les règles étaient différentes pour lui.

"Je ne pense pas du tout avoir un traitement différent de la part des arbitres. Un journaliste a voulu savoir ce que Nadal pensait des commentaires de McEnroe et l'Espagnol a répondu en plaisantant qu'il en discuterait plus tard avec la légende du tennis américain. Lors de la victoire de Nadal au premier tour de l'US Open face à Rinky Hijikata, John McEnroe faisait remarquer dans son commentaire que Nadal ne respectait pas la règle des 25 secondes entre les services.

Grâce à sa victoire contre Fabio Fognini au deuxième tour de l'US Open, Rafael Nadal est le premier qualifié pour le Masters de fin de saison à Turin.

Le n°3 mondial visera un 18e succès en autant d'affrontements face au Français, avant, peut-être, de pouvoir rêver d'un 23e sacre en Majeur et d'une place de n°1 mondial, désormais dans ses cordes. « Je savais que j'y serais depuis un moment parce qu'en gagnant deux tournois du Grand Chelem, c'est difficile de ne pas y être. Il s'agit de sa 17e qualification pour l'événement.

Cet US Open est aussi le dernier tournoi de celle qui domine le circuit féminin depuis des années : Serena Williams.

Serena est sans aucun doute un grand exemple, c'est une personne incroyable ; elle a ouvert la voie à beaucoup d'autres et nous a appris que tout peut être réalisé, que le ciel est la limite." Iga a expliqué : "Pour moi, c'est encore surréaliste quand je la vois, je me sens comme une fille à côté d'elle. Elle a déclaré : "Je me sens prête : Je suis très excitée de jouer ce tournoi et heureuse d'avoir eu le temps de m'entraîner un peu plus.