MANACOR — To hear that grunt once again. To see that raised eyebrow once again. To hear a “Vamos Rafa” from the stands once again. To feel how the racket strings launch a forehand once again. To see Rafael Nadal
MANACOR — Rafael Nadal admitted that he is finding it very difficult to reconnect with tennis two years after his retirement, and that the fierce competitor within him is disappearing. “The competitive Rafa Nadal scores zero, to be completely honest.
New York, Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic and 23 years of drought. All these elements converge this Sunday in Ben Shelton’s destiny. The American will play his first Grand Slam final in a city that has played a defining role in
LONDON – Rafael Nadal does not have many fans in the United States because he does not promote himself the way Federer or Djokovic do. That is the opinion of Zach Heinzerling, director of ‘Rafa’, the Netflix docuseries that delves
At this World Cup, the entire planet is watching Lionel Messi, who has produced a historic start to the tournament just days before his 39th birthday — something that, in terms of both age and level, can only be compared
PARIS – Roland Garros was Rafael Nadal’s “domain” from 2005 to 2024, and even into 2025, with the tournament organising a memorable farewell ceremony for him. But the Spaniard is always present: if not through the premiere of his Netflix
PARIS — His family speaks, his team speaks, his greatest rivals speak. The portrait of Rafael Nadal in RAFA, the new Netflix docuseries, is an intimate journey through the voices that shaped the career of the 22-time Grand Slam champion.
PARIS – Rafael Nadal’s success and legendary mindset cannot be understood without the influence of his uncle Toni—the man who molded one of the most resilient and privileged minds in sports history. Yet, the prolific relationship between nephew and uncle,
PARIS — A foot split in half, holes in tendons and intestines, a shattered knee, anti-inflammatory injections, sleepless nights, and visits to doctors halfway across the world: RAFA, the new Netflix docuseries, dives deep into Rafael Nadal’s injury history to
MADRID – Rafael Nadal sought the help of a psychiatrist to escape his darkest period: that 2015–2016 season when anxiety overcame the man who would eventually go on to win 22 Grand Slams. “I was choking on my own saliva,”
MADRID – When Iga Swiatek appeared this Monday through the VIP area of the Madrid Masters 1000 to sit in front of the media, she was very aware that there was a question she was going to have to answer
Argentine bestselling author Mariana Enriquez has long been obsessed with Novak Djokovic. In January, she finally watched him play live. “Djokovic is like a difficult love. Everyone would like him to be less exasperating, more European, to say less of
