Rafael Nadal saved his best until last as he demolished Dominic Thiem to seal his 11th French Open title.

Rafael Nadal will face Novak Djokovic in the semi-final blockbuster at the Internazionali BNL d'Italia semi-finals.

Rafael Nadal continued to grind opponents into the clay as he eased to an 11th title at the Barcelona Open with victory over teenager Stefanos Tsitsipas.

Rafael Nadal overcame an early scare to reach his 11th Barcelona Open final with a straight sets win over Belgium's David Goffin.

Rafael Nadal remained on course for an 11th Barcelona Open title as he swept into the quarter-finals with a 6-1 6-3 win over Spanish compatriot Guillermo Garcia-Lopez.

Rafael Nadal cruised past Grigor Dimitrov to remain on course for an 11th Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters title.

World number one Rafael Nadal will make his return to action on Friday by spearheading Spain's bid to reach the Davis Cup semi-finals.

A 36-year-old, argued Roger Federer, should not be favourite to win the Australian Open.

Rafael Nadal's participation at the ATP Finals in London could be in doubt after he pulled out of the Paris Masters with knee problems.

Roger Federer delivered a masterclass to beat Rafael Nadal in the final of the Shanghai Masters.

World number one Rafael Nadal demolished Nick Kyrgios to win his sixth title of the season at the China Open.

"Tennis is a tough sport. There are no draws but if there was going to be one tonight I would have been happy to share it with Rafa."

Rafael Nadal admitted his exhausting five-set victory over Grigor Dimitrov will put him at a disadvantage against Roger Federer in the Australian Open final tomorrow (8.30am live on Eurosport, highlights BBC1 1pm).

Rafael Nadal delivered a resounding message to his Australian Open rivals by coming from behind to win a five-set thriller against Alexander Zverev.

Andy Murray progressed to the Miami Open third round but Saturday's play was dominated by withdrawals, including fifth seed Rafael Nadal, and a curious end to Sam Querrey's challenge.

Top seed Rafael Nadal advanced to the quarter-finals of the Argentina Open after a rusty 6-4 6-4 victory over Juan Monaco in Buenos Aires.

Rafael Nadal was left mystified by his latest grand slam failure as the Spaniard crashed out in the Australian Open first round with a five-set defeat to Fernando Verdasco.

Rafael Nadal bowed out in the Australian Open first round as fellow Spaniard Fernando Verdasco came from behind to win 7-6 (8/6), 4-6 3-6 7-6 (7/4) 6-2.

Rafael Nadal produced another encouraging display to defeat Milos Raonic and reach the quarter-finals of the Shanghai Masters.

Nadal says he’s in good shape for U.S. Open and shows off his style in sexy underwear campaign for designer Tommy Hilfiger.

Dustin Brown’s Wimbledon success story may be over but the German insists his shock second-round victory over Rafael Nadal will stay with him for life after he was beaten in four sets by Viktor Troicki today.

Rafael Nadal became the highest-profile casualty of this year’s Wimbledon after slumping to a 7-5 3-6 6-4 6-4 defeat to dreadlocked German Dustin Brown.

Rafael Nadal became the highest-profile casualty of this year’s Wimbledon after slumping to a 7-5 3-6 6-4 6-4 defeat to dreadlocked German Dustin Brown.

Rafael Nadal has vowed to be ready for a Wimbledon showdown with a dreadlocked German who has already taught him a lesson on grass.

Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal’s consistency at the top of the men’s game in recent years is testament to their character and work ethic, says defending Wimbledon champion Novak Djokovic.

Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal will go head to head in a clay-court clash of the titans after both players sealed their place in the French Open quarter-final.

Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic remain on course for a quarter-final clash after both players recorded straight-sets victories in the French Open second round.

Roger Federer insists top players should not be given special treatment after Rafael Nadal requested to be given a break from umpire Carlos Bernardes at the French Open.

Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic moved one step closer to a mouth-watering French Open quarter-final on Tuesday after both players won their first round matches in straight sets.

TENNIS: Rafael Nadal hailed an "amazing" act of sportsmanship from his opponent after overcoming nausea and dizziness to avoid a shock defeat in the second round of the Australian Open.

Rafael Nadal maintained his phenomenal stranglehold on the French Open by defeating Novak Djokovic to win a ninth title at Roland Garros.

Rafael Nadal maintained his dominance over Roger Federer to set up an Australian Open final against Stanislas Wawrinka.

Rafael Nadal progressed through to the quarter-finals of the Australian Open with a straight sets victory over Kei Nishikori, but it was a far from comfortable outing for the world number one.