Rafael Nadal bids an emotional farewell to home fans after Madrid Open exit
Rafael Nadal bade an emotional farewell to his home fans after losing to Jiri Lehecka on his final appearance at the Madrid Open.
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Canada's men handle Czechs to finish group play unbeaten at Para hockey worlds
Tyler McGregor and James Dunn each scored two goals as Canada defeated the Czech Republic 5-1 on Tuesday at the world para ice hockey championship at WinSport Arena.
Murray to make return from injury at Geneva Open
Briton Andy Murray will make his comeback from injury at this month's Geneva Open after the former world number one was handed a wildcard by the organisers of the French Open tune-up event on Wednesday.
'Emotional' Rafael Nadal Knocked Out Of Madrid Open By Jiri Lehecka
Rafael Nadal bade an emotional farewell to the Madrid Open on Tuesday after crashing out in the last 16 to Jiri Lehecka in the Spanish star's last ever appearance at the tournament. The 37-year-old 22-time Grand Slam singles champion -- winner of a record five Madrid Open titles -- bowed out 7-5, 6-4 to the 30th-seeded Czech Lehecka. "I'm happy. It was a very special week for me, very positive and very emotional. I had the opportunity to play one more time here on this court," Nadal said in his on court interview.
Nadal to make Rome return against qualifier
Spain’s Rafael Nadal serves the ball to Czech Republic’s Jiri Lehecka during the 2024 ATP Tour Madrid Open tournament round of 16 tennis match at Caja Magica in Madrid on April 30, 2024. (Photo by Thomas COEX / AFP)
AFN optimistic of olympics tickets despite ‘depleted’ squads at world relays
Nigerian athletes compete at the World Relays in the Bahamas….yesterday
Rublev eases past Fritz to reach Madrid Open final
Andrey Rublev reached his first Madrid Open final with a 6-4 6-3 win over American Taylor Fritz on Friday, as the Russian seventh seed continued his return to form at the claycourt tournament.
In-form Sebastian Soderberg leads China Open by three shots
Sebastian Soderberg is braced for a "mentally challenging" weekend despite taking a three-shot lead into the third round of the Volvo China Open.
Medvedev joins growing injury list ahead of French Open
MADRID: World number four Daniil Medvedev faces an anxious wait to know the full extent of an injury that forced him out of the Madrid quarter-finals on Thursday (May 2), as the Russian joined a group of top players struggling with fitness issues before the French Open.