Rafael Nadal

Lorenzo Sonego has explained why he was left unhappy with Rafael Nadal after their confrontation at the net during their clash at Wimbledon.

From the bottom of my heart, I didn’t mean it in a negative way. "I feel very sorry if I bothered him. “I should not call him to the net. My intention was never to bother him at all. He felt that Nadal distracted him with his unusual intervention during the flow of the encounter. I recognise that.

Rafa Nadal, who has won the first two legs of the calendar Grand Slam for the first time in his career, moved into the Wimbledon quarterfinals by beating No ...

He said he played through the French Open because he received multiple anaesthetic injections during the tournament. Kyrgios next faces Cristian Garin of Chile in the quarters. Nadal and Fritz are 1-1 head-to-head, with the American beating a compromised Nadal in the Indian Wells final in March when Nadal was bothered by a cracked rib. He should get a stiff test from No. 10 Jannik Sinner on Tuesday after the Italian handled No. 5 Carlos Alcaraz in four sets Sunday. He has yet to drop a set in the fortnight. He will next face American Taylor Fritz on Wednesday after Fritz advanced to his first career quarterfinal.

Former SW19 winner Simona Halep will also play on the biggest stage at the All England Club in a last-16 battle with fourth seed Paula Badosa. But with this ...

It should be a different story this time with Badosa feeling a lot more comfortable on grass now, but you can never bet against 30-year-old Halep on the lawn. Here's a look ahead to the start of the second week. Rafael Nadal and Nick Kyrgios will grace Centre Court on day eight of the Championships in Wimbledon.

The two-time Wimbledon champion takes on Dutch 21st seed Botic Van de Zandschulp on Centre Court, with the last-16 tie shown live on BBC One. Following his ...

Rafael Nadal, 36, will battle it out to seal a place in the Wimbledon quarter-finals this afternoon. Is this a serious question or a joke? The two-time Wimbledon champion takes on Dutch 21st seed Botic Van de Zandschulp on Centre Court, with the last-16 tie shown live on BBC One. Following his victory over Lorenzo Sonego in the third round, Nadal spoke positively of his performance during the post-match press conference. Is it serious? Nadal and his girlfriend of 15 years had tied the knot in his native Mallorca the previous month. FURIOUS Rafael Nadal ripped into a journalist over a question about his wife in extraordinary unearthed footage showing the tennis ace complaining over a "bulls**t" question.

NICK KYRGIOS opened up on his previous mental battles after booking his place in the last-eight at Wimbledon.

"Like I kind of was enjoying the fact that I was, like, two sets to one, obviously before I lost the fourth. I think that's the most important thing." I was like, We're here, we're competing at Wimbledon, putting in a good performance mentally." "Today I was almost just smiling and laughing to myself on the far side, just knowing I was locked in an absolute battle. Where in the past I wasn't able to kind of enjoy that," he explained. "My agent had to come get me out of a pub at 4am before I played my match on Centre Court Wimbledon. I've come a long way, that's for sure."

The 22-time grand-slam champion beat Botic van de Zandschulp at a second major in a row.

“It’s just something I manage. “Sometimes I am tired about myself, all the issues that I am having. I will try to enjoy it. All respect for the rest of the opponents. “I am a little bit tired to talk about my body,” he said. I prefer to not talk about that now.

Rafael Nadal breezed into the fourth round at Wimbledon after a comfortable victory over Lorenzo Sonego in the presence of none other than England manager, ...

The cameraman deserves a pay raise, panning straight to Southgate who was watching on and was clearly impressed by his touch. “My intention was never to bother him at all. My mistake in that, no problem, I recognise that.

Rafael Nadal has not had an easy ride so far in Wimbledon 2022. While he dropped a set each in his opening two games during the 135th edition of the premier ...

The senior pro was visibly irritated by Sonego's loud grunt in the middle of a rally in the eighth game of the third set and called Sonego to the net to have a face-to-face conversation, which the 27-year-old youngster objected to. Just to tell (him) one thing that was bothering me that I think he was doing in that moment, but that's it. "I have to say that I was wrong.

From four-set wins in his opening two rounds, Nadal has followed that up with two victories in straight sets – up next, though, a man who hasn't dropped a ...

It’s going to be a tough match, but we’re in the quarter-finals of Wimbledon so what can I expect,” Nadal added. A slip added to Nadal’s woes, particularly with it coming when he would have rather been back in the changing room. “He’s playing well.

Spaniard eased to a 6-4, 6-2, 7-6 (6) victory and set up a quarter-final clash with his conquerer at Indian Wells in March, Taylor Fritz.

Taylor Fritz, the 11th seed, is yet to drop a set in this tournament, reaching his first career grand slam quarter-final by defeating Jason Kubler 6-3, 6-1, 6-4. But Nadal and Djokovic are still here, rolling through the draw, determined to write another page in the sport’s history books. None of those improvements served him particularly well in the face of the pressure and intensity from Nadal early on. On Monday, Nadal was extremely efficient against a challenging opponent until nerves struck as he served for the match, but he pulled himself together to seal the win. “I think, till the end, until I played a bad game at 5-3, it has been a very positive match against a difficult opponent. He reached the quarter‑finals with his 18th grand slam match win in a row after a high‑class performance, outplaying Botic van de Zandschulp, the 21st seed, 6-4, 6-2, 7-6 (6).

Rafael Nadal eased into the quarter-finals of Wimbledon following another straight-sets win over Botic van de Zandschulp.

“It’s just something I manage. I will try to enjoy it. I will try to give my best in the next round.” Wimbledon, I said this many times, is my favourite tournament. Garin said: “(This) is something very special for me. One— Wimbledon (@Wimbledon) @RafaelNadal. #Wimbledon

No. 2 Rafael Nadal clinched a spot in the Wimbledon 2022 quarterfinals after a 6-4, 6-3, 7-6 (6) win over No. 21 Botic van de Zandschulp.

#CentreCourt100 pic.twitter.com/YpQxGtEB0v One @RafaelNadal. #Wimbledon Vamos! 💥 @RafaelNadal snags the first set over van de Zandschulp, 6-4. Fans are also likely looking ahead to a dream final between him and No. 1 Novak Djokovic. He’s held serve well at times in this match, so he can fancy his chances in this set. Rafa rolls into the quarter-finals 💪

The Spaniard secures a straight sets victory over Botic van de Zandschulp 6-4, 6-2, 7-6(6)#Wimbledon The No. 2 seed was cruising at this point. Zandschulp goes from 40-love down to break Nadal’s serve in the first game of Set 3. #Wimbledon pic.twitter.com/zKZ1cOXQeM It took until the 10th game for Nadal to finally gain an advantage, breaking his opponent to win the set 6-4. Beating Nadal on grass usually means hitting him off the court. @RafaelNadal pic.twitter.com/Sq0SovkdoB

Rafael Nadal and Nick Kyrgios both reached the quarterfinals of Wimbledon with victories on Centre Court on Monday. The Sporting News was on hand to provide ...

Van de Zandschulp shows his opponent exactly how to hit a forehand winner on the move down the line to get to 30-30. Kyrgios drills an ace on his opening serve and Nakashima fails to return the next right down the middle. Nadal then gets his rewards for chasing down a shot that clips the net and then van de Zandschulp double faults, two break points. Nadal wins the opener with a cushioned volley, and has several chances to push on but van de Zandschulp is stubborn and forces his opponent into the mistakes. Van de Zandschulp hits his second return winner of the game, 15-30, but then hits an easy forehand into the net. A backhand volley gets him the second and van de Zandschulp looks to the floor in disappointment as he fires the next to into the net. Nadal hits a backhand winner across court after van de Zandschulp had come to the net. Nadal looks to his racket as his forehand at the net goes wildly out of bounds and van de Zandschulp has break point. Nadal gets the opener as van de Zandschulp returns into the net. Van de Zandschulp holds and will make Nadal serve for the match. Van de Zandschulp will fancy his chances if he gets to the tie-break, he's rarely missing a forehand. Van de Zandschulp goes big on the forehand but it goes wide.