Although Nadal has a strong record on hard and grass courts, he is a clay-court specialist ... and relies on his forehand, not his backhand. You won’t see Rafa smack big backhands down the ...

Rafael Nadal, one of tennis' most iconic players, has announced his retirement at the age of 38. Nadal retires with 22 Grand Slam titles, second only to Novak Djokovic, marking the end of an ...

This time, Nadal went back at the backhand time and again ... been true for an opponent of Rafa’s on clay. How to explain Djokovic’s newfound solidity? It’s not as if he’s suddenly ...

Dominic Thiem spoke about the toughest challenge when facing Rafael Nadal at Roland Garros. The Austrian, recently retired, ...

Rafael Nadal has won 14 French Open titles and 22 Grand Slams overall, but now it's adios to one of the greats of the game. His dominance of the clay transcended tennis itself and is arguably the ...

Rafael Nadal is one of the winningest tennis players on a clay court. According to the Association of Tennis Professionals, he's won 84% of service games on a clay court (86% on any surface), and his ...

Three-time grand slam winner Stan Wawrinka has had his fair share of matches against tennis’ big three. Seventy-five, to be ...

The Aussies explained all the difficulties of facing 'a beast' Rafael Nadal on clay, challenging him at ... The Aussie made a ...

Playing Rafael Nadal on clay is the cruellest form of sport ... but overall Lendl’s legacy was there in his pounding of Nadal’s backhand side and sustained aggression. At the end Nadal ...

and he crunched a backhand winner to give the Spaniards a service break at 4-4 in the second set. Nadal bashed away a smash to bring up match point in the next game as the crowd chanted "Rafa, Rafa" ...

A World No. 5 shared his thoughts on the unique strengths of tennis stars Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner, drawing ...