Is this why Rafa didn’t show up for the Masters Cup?

Holy moly, what’s happened to Rafa Nadal - is that a huge tennis racket in his hand, or has he shrunk to miniature proportions?
It’s the former, of course. This is a promo photo for Nadal’s upcoming duel against Real Madrid goalie Iker Casillas. The charity [...]

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Former world No.1 left his heart in SW19

Roger Federer has admited that winning Wimbledon in 2009 is more important to him than regaining his No.1 world ranking from Rafael Nadal:
“While I would also love to beat Pete Sampras’s Grand Slam record of 14 titles, and also to regain my No. 1 ranking, I place winning [...]

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World’s No.1 is 96% golf, 4% tennis

On arriving in Paris with his girlfriend, Xisca Perello, for the current Masters event, Rafael Nadal once again showed he is a golfing man at heart.
Rafa was rocking a fashionable Argyll sweater - yes, they are fashionable right now - with matching scarf (okay, maybe the scarf is taking [...]

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Spanish tennis ace proves golfliness

Here’s Rafael Nadal, undisputed king of the clay court, proving he also knows how to swing a driver with style. Rafa was competing in the pro-am of the Castello Masters Costa Azahar at the Club de Campo del Mediterraneo in Spain.
He was joined by Spain’s top bull fighter, the brilliantly named [...]

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World number one to get his own scent, apparently

Tennis star Rafael Nadal has signed a deal with French fashion house Lanvin to be a global ambassador (he will be delighted to know his ambassadorial duties are not bound by geography) and front their men’s fragrances.
The Spaniard will become the new face of Lanvin L’Homme Sport [...]

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All that Nadal-chasing is no good for you

World number two Roger Federer has announced he is taking an indefinite break from tennis as he tries to regain full fitness. The Swiss player has withdrawn from next week’s Stockholm Open and says he is in need of rest after a tough year.
The 27-year-old suffered a bout [...]

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Her measurements are 34-24-35, whatever that means…

Yeah, we know what you’re thinking: that clay court specialist Guillermo Canas has a blessed life. Not only is he one of just two men to beat Federer in consecutive tournaments (along with Nadal), but he gets to bed down most evenings with a young supermodel called Fabiana (pictured).

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World’s second greatest player goes shopping…

Once the tennis season has finished, you’d assume that male stripper Rafael Nadal might relax enough for his left arm to deflate down to around normal size. But no, as things stand, it’s on a three-bags-to-one ratio with his right arm. Will those arms ever resemble one another? Computer says [...]

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Wimbledon champ likes the cool breeze…

We’ve all been there - wandering around a yacht with no clothes on, then suddenly you sense that someone might be watching. You grab for a set of knickers, but it’s too late. They saw you.
We feel your pain, Nadal.

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The cold, hard, indisputable stats

Will Ferrell, Sir Richard Branson and Donald Trump’s favourite tennis player Andy Murray is just hours away from his big showdown with Roger Federer and our betting-obsessed friends at Chickendinner are offering seven reasons why the Scot will be victorious:
1. Murray has a 2-1 record against Federer, including winning their last [...]

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