Rafael Nadal live score: The French Open champion is on Centre Court on day four of Wimbledon as he takes on Ricardas Berankis. The Sporting News will be ...
3.55pm: Both players enter the court and Nadal salutes the crowd. Nadal has his first ace on the third serve before two errors from his opponent gift him the first game. More of the same follows but at deuce Nadal hits a forehand long and suddenly Berankis has break point but his return from the serve finds the net. A wild forehand from Nadal eases the pressure though as he moves to 40-15. Nadal then sends back-to-back forehands long and Berankis holds again. Berankis gets back to deuce but opts for a ballsy challenge on a Nadal forehand mid-rally. Nadal saves one but a sliced backhand can't get over the net and he's broken. Berankis hits a forehand winner to save the first but hits the ball well wide at the next point and screams out in frustration at himself. Berankis hits a forehand long and then Nadal rounds off with an ace. Nadal serves an ace and is on the board. Another ace and Nadal holds. The pair's only other meeting came in January when Berankis dropped a straight-sets match to Nadal at the Melbourne Summer Set.
Rafael Nadal defeats Ricardas Berankis in four sets at Wimbledon to reach the third round, in which he will face Italian Lorenzo Sonego, who eliminated Hugo ...
At 3-0 in the fourth set, there was a delay of about one hour due to rain, forcing the players to depart while the Centre Court roof was closed. In his past 15 Grand Slam appearances, he has reached at least the quarter-finals. Berankis lost his focus momentarily in his first service game of the fourth set, launching a forehand approach shot long to hand the Spaniard a service break. He made 39 unforced errors against the former junior World No. 1, but credit goes to Berankis for raising his level against the 22-time major champion. "Every day is an opportunity to improve and today I'm through, so that gives me the chance to keep going. "Every day is a challenge, that's the truth.
The Spaniard likes to line up single-use bottles, but Laura Robson says tournament must up its environmental game.
Usually on a plane – there’s hardly any opportunities to use other forms of transport – and then you get to a big tournament like this. And you know, there’s a fleet of Land Rovers, which are lovely, but not necessarily that environmentally friendly.” “I was watching a lot of matches in Paris and people had multiple reusable bottles because you’ve got your water, your energy drinks, your electrolytes and all sorts,” she said. Nadal, a 22-time grand slam title winner, has commented on his courtside routine, saying he takes “a sip from one bottle, and then from another. “There’s other players who prefer the plastic bags around the rackets after a restring. I don’t know how you would go about organising it but it would be a start.”
Rafael Nadal won career Grand Slam match No. 307 at Wimbledon on Thursday, moving past Martina Navratilova into fourth place on the all-time list behind ...
After his first-round win, the volatile Australian spit in the direction of a spectator he said had been hassling him. Tsitsipas, who lost last year's French Open final to Novak Djokovic, reached the fourth round in 2018 for his career-best result at the All England Club. The second-seeded Nadal looked far from his best at times, but he won on Centre Court in a match that finished under the roof after a rain delay during the fourth set.
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Nadal averted that but could find no inspiration to recover the break of serve and was forced to do some overtime as an increasingly confident Berankis held serve to love at 5-4. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com
The No. 2 seed remains on course for a record-extending 23rd Grand Slam singles title, despite a spirited effort from Berankis. Ad.
I served much better at the end of the match and I was able to play a little bit more aggressively with the forehand. "At the beginning, there were too many mistakes. “Well, everyday is a challenge, that’s the truth," Nadal said in his on-court interview.
Rafael Nadal reached the third round of Wimbledon with a 6-4 6-4 4-6 6-3 against Lithuania's Ricardas Berankis on Thursday.
The 36-year-old faces Italian 27th seed Lorenzo Sonego in the third round on Saturday. After Nadal took the first two sets, Berankis, ranked No. 106 in the world, hit back in the third thanks to an early break of serve. The Spaniard will likely have to improve on the grass in order to claim his third Wimbledon title, particularly with top seed and rival Novak Djokovic
Rafael Nadal endured one of those days when his opponent plays the game of their lives, but despite the best efforts of Ricardas Berankis it is the 22-time ...
The third set saw Berankis create memories he will savour at the end of his career, the 32-year-old breaking early again and this time not only holding on but besting Nadal in some of the most fluent tennis of the match. His forehand sizzled, his serve was reliable and he won dramatic points in the fourth set too, including the last before the rain came down. That very much worked today, giving me lots of chances to constantly break or get close to a break. “I felt really good from the start,” he said. It made for a compelling contest and it was not until his fifth service game that his 5ft 9in opponent showed weakness, a dreadful double fault to give a break point that Nadal gobbled up, to take the set 6-4. “It wasn’t the best start, but it was probably the best finish,” Nadal said.
LONDON — Rafael Nadal fended off a second early test at Wimbledon as he took four sets to defeat Ricardas Berankis on Thursday.
Rafael Nadal discussed the strengths of some of the WTA Tour's stars following his second-round victory at Wimbledon.
"I was very impressed when I saw her winning the US Open," he said. I really hope that she will." When she's [playing] with confidence, I think she has shots that are very difficult to stop for the rest of the girls. "I think when she's playing well, it's very difficult to stop her because her shots are little bit different, with a lot of power. "It's unbelievable the way that she's able to hold the concentration and the winning spirit for such a long time. "I texted her a couple of times because it's unbelievable the way that she's playing," Nadal said.
Nadal's foot treatment in Spain was a success and Nadal is playing Wimbledon for the first time since 2019. Rea, who has worked with Nick Kyrgios and Sam Stosur ...
We have not seen Rafa at Wimbledon as regularly as in the last decade, and when we have seen him he has been more vulnerable. As for the women's event, Rea said that he believes that Iga Swiatek is the main favorite. After winning his 22nd Grand Slam title at the French Open, Nadal vowed that he would do his best to play at Wimbledon.
Mats Wilander says that lower-ranked players see grass as an opportunity to get a result against “greatest of all time” Rafael Nadal.
“I mean, for example, the person that I love to see, Tiger Woods. Now I'm not able to see Tiger Woods playing that often. I think I am happy that I have a very happy life outside of tennis, even if tennis is a very important part of my life for the last 30 years. I think they believe that they might have a small chance to beat even the greatest of all time.” I have been happy outside of tennis, without a doubt. The seven-time Grand Slam winner Wilander added that lower-ranked players see grass as a great equaliser against Nadal. Nadal secured his place in round three of Wimbledonfollowing a 6-4 6-4 4-6 6-3 win over Ricardas Berankis- meaning the No. 2 seed remains on course for a record-extending 23rd Grand Slam singles title.
Rafael Nadal has revealed he came close to retirement just weeks before the Wimbledon Championships.
“I mean, for example, the person that I love to see, Tiger Woods. Now I'm not able to see Tiger Woods playing that often. Happens to me the same with some football players, with golf players. I think I am happy that I have a very happy life outside of tennis, even if tennis is a very important part of my life for the last 30 years.