Category: Tennis
Rafael Nadal to Make Long-Awaited Comeback in Chile Open
Rafael Nadal will finally make his long-awaited return after he confirmed his participation in next month’s Chile Open. Nadal, who was supposed to make his comeback in the Australian Open before pulling out due to lack of training time after being hit by a stomach virus, has not played in any event since June due [...]
Maria Sharapova Withdraws From Brisbane International
Maria Sharapova pulled out of the Brisbane International due to an injured right collarbone on Tuesday. Sharapova decided to withdraw from the competition after feeling pain during her practice for her opening match as a precautionary measure for her upcoming stint in the Australian Open. Sharapova said: “I still have quite a bit of time [...]
Rafael Nadal Pulls Out of 2013 Australian Open
Rafael Nadal will miss a grand slam event for the third-straight time after announcing his withdrawal from the 2013 Australian Open that will begin on January 14 in Melbourne. Nadal, who also pulled out of the ongoing Mubadala Tennis Championship in Abu Dhabi, said that he will skip the first major event of the year [...]
Rafael Nadal Pulls Out of Abu Dhabi Exhibition Tournament
Rafael Nadal’s return from a long layoff will be delayed anew after the former world No.1 player pulled out of Mubadala World Tennis Championship scheduled this week in Dubai. Nadal, who has been sidelined for more than seven months due to tendinitis in his left knee, announced on Thursday that he will not play in [...]
Rafael Nadal Wary About Return From Serious Knee Injury
Rafael Nadal is set to return from a seven-month layoff but the former world No.1 expressed concern about his upcoming comeback to competitive tennis. Nadal, who was sidelined after sustaining a serious knee injury in June, said that he is nervous and admitted that it could take a long period of time before he regain [...]
Rafael Nadal Confirms He Will Play in Abu Dhabi Tournament
Rafael Nadal will finally make his return from long layoff after confirming on Tuesday that he will participate in the exhibition tournament in Abu Dhabi slated at the end of the month. Nadal, who was sidelined for the past six months due to a nagging knee injury, confirmed the development in a post on his [...]
Rafael Nadal to Make Middle East Return, Roger Federer to Skip Key Events in 2013
Rafael Nadal will finally make his much-awaited return next month after a long layoff due to an injury. Nadal, who has been out since losing to Lukas Rosol at Wimbledon last June after being bothered by a knee injury, will return to action in the Mubadala World Tennis Championship in Abu Dhabi. The six-man exhibition [...]
Roger Federer Pulls Out of Paris Masters
After losing in the Swiss Indoors finals, Roger Federer announced that he will not play in the Paris Masters to concentrate on his preparation for the ATP World Tour Finals in London. The current world number one tennis player said that his decision to withdraw from the Paris Masters was his only choice to keep [...]
Victoria Azarenka Seals Top Spot in World Rankings
Victoria Azarenka will finish the year on top of the world rankings after scoring a dramatic 7-6 6-3 victory over Li Na to advance to the semifinals of the WTA Championship in Istanbul, Turkey. Azarenka, who ruled the Australian Open earlier this year and finished second in the US Open, admitted that he still can’t [...]
Rafael Nadal Says He’s Ready For Aussie Open
Former world’s no.1 Rafael Nadal said he’s unlikely to join Spain in their next month’s Davis Cup defense against the Czech Republic but assured to return 100 percent ready for the Australian Open championship. Nadal, who never played a single tournament since tumbling out in the second round of the Wimbledon Open, admitted he still [...]
