World No. 2 Rafael Nadal remains on course for a semifinal showdown with Andy Murray at the French Open after both progressed into the last eight on Monday. full story ![]()

Rafa Nadal is within one victory of an eighth Barcelona Open title in nine years after thrashing Canadian Milos Raonic 6-4, 6-0 to set up a final against Nicolas Almagro.
dailymail.co.uk (20 days ago)

Port Adelaide farewelled John McCarthy with a thrashing of GWS while Essendon annihilated the Demons.
abc.net.au (1 month and 10 days ago)

Port Adelaide farewelled John McCarthy with a thrashing of Greater Western Sydney while Essendon annihilated the Demons at the MCG.
abc.net.au (1 month and 10 days ago)
Djokovic defeated Nadal 6-2, 7-6 (7-1), ending Nadal's streak at 46 matches.
usatoday.com (26 days ago)
A dominant Rafael Nadal dismantled fellow Spaniard David Ferrer 6-0 6-2 on Saturday to win his second Mexican Open title and continue his successful comeback from a long injury lay-off. Nadal, ranked fifth in the world, needed just over an hour to dispatch top seed Ferrer and was delighted with his form. "For me, I played almost perfectly," said Nadal following the match....
ibtimes.com (2 months and 16 days ago)

It was a longer day than normal for Rafael Nadal as the former No. 1 won two matches Friday to reach the semi-finals of the Barcelona Open.Nadal started by getting past Benoit Paire of France 7...
examiner.com (21 days ago)

Rafael Nadal might not get a date with Maria Sharapova, but they both earned tennis love on Sunday. For the eight time, Nadal won the Barcelona Open over Nicolas Almagro 6-4,6-3 while Sharapova defeated Li Na...
examiner.com (19 days ago)

Nadal beat David Nalbandian, 6-2, 6-3, in the final of the Brazil Open at Sao Paulo.The last time Rafael Nadal won in Brazil, it was at the very start of the most dominant clay-court career tennis has had.
latimes.com (2 months and 29 days ago)
Nadal rallies to beat Ferrer in 3 sets in Madrid The Associated Press Published May 10, 2013 10:57AM MDT Madrid • Rafael Nadal fought back to beat David Ferrer 4-6, 7-6 (3), 6-0 in Friday’s quarterfinals of the Madrid Open, keeping alive his bid to reach a seventh straight final since returning from injury. In a meeting of Spain’s top ranked players, Ferrer’s baseline game...
sltrib.com (7 days ago)
Monday night's exhibition tennis match between Rafael Nadal and Juan Martin del Potro at Madison Square Garden took an entertaining twist when Ben Stiller came out of the stands, picked up a racket and went on Nadal's side of the net.
newsday.com (2 months and 15 days ago)
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