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Novak Djokovic, who won, and Rafael Nadal, who lost, met at the net and hugged after playing at the Paris Olympics in the 60th — and quite possibly last — installment of a record-breaking and ...
The fans’ first standing ovation for Rafael Nadal occurred when he wasn’t even in their presence, merely an image shown on a video screen as he waited in a stadium hallway to walk out on the ...
Nadal is the third male player to win over US$100 million in prize money after Djokovic and Federer. Nadal won five straight French Open singles titles from 2010 to 2014 to become the only player in the tournament's history to win 5 consecutive singles titles, breaking the previous record of 4 titles held by Paul Aymé and Borg. In 2017, by ...
Nadal was a semi-finalist in Montreal before losing his first match at the Cincinnati Open. [103] At 2007 US Open, he was defeated in the fourth round by David Ferrer, and spent the tournament dealing with a knee injury. [104] [105] At Madrid and Paris, David Nalbandian beat Nadal in straight sets in the quarterfinals and final. [106]
FILE - Rafael Nadal of Spain returns the ball against Marton Fucsovics of Hungary during the men's singles tennis competition, at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Sunday, July 28, 2024, in Paris, France.
Nadal, on a 20-match winning streak at the All England Club, was favoured by many to win despite Djokovic coming into the match with four finals victories over Nadal during the year. However, with a four set victory, Djokovic became the first Serbian man to win Wimbledon and overtook Nadal for the No. 1 ranking the next day. [89]
PARIS (AP) — Novak Djokovic dominated rival Rafael Nadal at the start, then held off a comeback attempt to win 6-1, 6-4 at the Paris Olympics in the second round Monday, the 60th — and likely last — head-to-head matchup between the two tennis greats.
The Paris games are the third Olympics for Nadal, 38, and the first for Alcaraz, 21. ... 10-2 win to reach the quarterfinals. ... The Today Show.