Rafael Nadal

Two lines on a Covid test proved devastating for Matteo Berrettini on Tuesday morning, but for at least half a dozen players in the bottom half of the men's ...

When Nadal went 0-40 down in the fifth, a decisive set was suddenly an odds-on shot, but again it was the jolt he needed to roar back into life. And if the 23-year-old enjoyed a little good fortune in game five to retrieve an early break of serve – Nadal slipped at 15-40 but still did almost enough to save the point – it was no more than he deserved. Several exceptional rallies edged Nadal’s way to get him to deuce and a brilliantly-improvised sliced forehand earned him the only break point he needed in the game.

Rafael Nadal gets his 2022 Wimbledon campaign off to a winning start by beating Francisco Cerundolo of Argentina 6-4, 6-3, 3-6, 6-4 on Centre Court.

Two-time Wimbledon women’s champion Petra Kvitova advanced to the second round. Feliciano Lopez’s record-equaling Wimbledon appearance ended in the first round. The 27-year-old Australian won 3-6, 6-1, 7-5, 6-7 (3), 7-5 against his 219th-ranked opponent. Lopez was playing in his 81st Grand Slam event, equaling Roger Federer’s all-time record for most Grand Slam men’s singles appearances. Unseeded Maxime Cressy of the United States upset sixth-seeded Felix Auger-Aliassime, the highest men’s seed to be eliminated so far. It was Nadal’s first match since winning the French Open earlier this month.

Rafael Nadal made it safely through to round two after a four-set battle with Argentine debutant Francisco Cerundolo at Wimbledon on Tuesday.

Available to download now on - iPhone & iPad and Android Grigor Dimitrov, the 18th seed, retired from his match with American Steve Johnson due to an apparent groin problem. The dream is over for this year, but I will be back stronger. "I have had flu symptoms and been isolating the last few days. "I have no words to describe the extreme disappointed I feel. Every day is a test and this was an important test.

The Spaniard, 36, underwent radio-wave therapy on the nerve in his left foot earlier this month.

Every day is a test and this was an important test. At a break down in the third Cerundolo looked down and out but, to his credit, he retrieved it and then snatched another before serving out the set at the third attempt. The 23-year-old from Buenos Aires had chances to break in the first and second sets, but it was Nadal who struck at the vital moments; in the 10th game to take the opener and for 4-2 in the second.

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“And it’s great that she's trying to come back. “I think that's a great example.” After all the things that she achieved, and long period of time being injured, it’s so difficult to try to come back.”

Looking for a calendar Grand Slam the Spaniard has already won the first two majors this year.

“I just think it’s a whole generation of people like on social media feeling like they have a right to comment on every single thing with negativity. Nick Kyrgios seemed to be saying a pox on all your houses in his first match. Covid infections are, however, continuing to rise in the UK, according to figures from their office for national statistics published on Saturday. The contest was then in doubt when he broke first in the fourth set. He has been replaced in the draw by lucky loser Elias Ymer of Sweden. At times it had the feel of an exhibition of power hitting against the world number 41, but there were also a mountain of unforced errors.

Rafael Nadal escaped a tough first-round test and the Covid-19 chaos in his half of the draw to advance to the second round at Wimbledon.

Djokovic has said he has added motivation to win his fourth straight Wimbledon because he is not currently permitted in the U.S. to play the U.S. Open because he is not vaccinated against Covid-19. And in my case, the last three years I didn’t put a foot on a grass court, no? He said he played through the French Open because he received multiple anaesthetic injections during the tournament. Nadal has so far escaped the Covid chaos in his half of the draw that caused last year’s runner-up, Matteo Berrettini, and Marin Cilic to pull out of the draw. He is drawn to meet No. 1 seed Novak Djokovic in the final. He is now 15-0 in majors this season after winning the Australian and French Opens to increase his all-time men’s record to 22 Grand Slam singles titles.

"Djokovic talks openly about wanting to have the most [Grand Slam singles titles] and Nadal acts like nothing matters except going out and giving an effort ...

It's also tough after the year he had to back that up. So, it's sort of set up at least for him now to hopefully get his act back together. He added of world No. 1 Novak Djokovic: "He's been trying to get it back. He also talked about wanting to be able to walk when he had kids. The guy looked amazing. Wimbledon