Rafael Nadal

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.

But, for a player whose year has been defined by rediscovering the peak of his powers, this was a far from vintage performance from the two-time Wimbledon ...

Nadal will know that, but he will continue to choose the moments to do so. He served it out impressively to deny the Spaniard, as Nadal lurked and clawed at the door. Eventually, Nadal stemmed the dripping of errors and he discovered the angled winners to break again in the 12th game. When the 32-year-old came out to serve at 4-5 there was a sense of inevitability about Nadal breaking for the opening set after Berankis threw a costly double fault into the mix at 15-30. A place in the third round and a match against Lorenzo Sonego is safe refuge after the hesitancy of the opening exchanges. But, for a player whose year has been defined by rediscovering the peak of his powers, this was a far from vintage performance from the two-time Wimbledon champion.

Rafael Nadal is through to the third round of the Wimbledon Championships following 6-4 6-4 4-6 6-3 victory over Lithuania's Ricardas Berankis.

"But this tournament is tricky and I'm still feeling out how to play the best game here." Available to download now on - iPhone & iPad and Android I was pretty disappointed in my performance in the first round. "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 should be "closer" to top seed Novak Djokovic at Wimbledon than on hard courts, according to one of the Spaniard's coaches, Francisco Roig.

"The amount of drama that we went through there, and it takes a long time to get over something like that. You can tell from the match that he is still a bit rusty. "He is a bit rusty. "All the pressure is on Djokovic and not his opponent. "After the last couple of months, it’s understandable that he still has a little bit of rust. They all think that there is a chance [to beat him] because he’s not necessarily playing his best tennis at the moment.

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 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.

Rafael Nadal defeated Lithuanian Ricardas Berankis 6-4, 6-4, 4-6, 6-3 after three hours and two minutes to progress to the Round of 32 at Wimbledon.

- Wimbledon - Wimbledon - Wimbledon - Wimbledon - Wimbledon “At the beginning, it was too many mistakes, but that’s a process.

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.

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.

Spaniard to meet Italy's Lorenzo Sonego in next round - Anadolu Agency.