Rafael Nadal

Rafael Nadal is through to the third round of the Wimbledon Championships after facing another test on Thursday while Iga Swiatek was also made to work hard ...

"But this tournament is tricky and I'm still feeling out how to play the best game here." I was pretty disappointed in my performance in the first round. Available to download now on - iPhone & iPad and Android "I need to improve. I'm not going to lie. However, with more unforced errors than winners during the contest, his post-match assessment was frank.

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.

The WTA legend, the American Serena Williams, spoke before Wimbledon about what a fan she is of Rafael Nadal. On Tuesday, the Spaniard returned the honors ...

Nadal has time and again spoken about the extent of pain he has suffered over the years due to a chronic injury to his left foot. "I remember that he admitted in a press conference that the pain changed his mood and I understand that," Marquez continued. The only thing that shows is passion and love for the game. in honor of the Spanish. I read them]. It's great to hear these beautiful things from probably one of the greatest female athletes in the history of sport in general," Nadal said. "I think she's a great example."

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.

Treatment on his chronically painful left foot left Rafael Nadal staring down the barrel of a brutally difficult choice. Read more here.

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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.

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.

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.

Rafael Nadal has admitted that he came extremely close to calling quits on his tennis career in the build up to Wimbledon. The Spaniard incredibly battled ...

"I mean, for example, person that I love to see, Tiger Woods playing. "It's something that I am not -- I never had fear about that day. The 'King of Clay' had to have injections in his foot to keep him going throughout the tournament.

Wilander however has warned the 22-time Grand Slam champion that they lower-ranked players should not be underestimated on a grass-court surface. “Grass courts ...

I think it's good to take a break [for the rain delay, but] to be able to come out and play this well and to win matches on probably his worst surface in many ways, even though he has won more Wimbledons than Australian Opens.” The consistency of Roger [Federer] and Rafa and Novak [Djokovic] at Grand Slam tournaments is just unbelievable. Wilander however has warned the 22-time Grand Slam champion that they lower-ranked players should not be underestimated on a grass-court surface.