In the days before the French Open began this year, Rafael Nadal’s outlook on his future seemed to have shifted. The first months of 2024
Category: Tennis
‘I hoped this day would never come’: Federer leads tributes to retiring Nadal
“Legend”, “role model”, “inspiration”, “friend”: Rafael Nadal’s announcement that he is to retire after next month’s Davis Cup Finals prompted an outpouring of affection across
A year in focus: Walkley award photographic finalists 2024 – in pictures
Nikon-Walkley press photographer of the year finalist An Australian ex-serviceman, dressed in full military attire and carrying a veterans’ flag, attends the no rally in
Rafael Nadal: a career in pictures
Though born and raised in Majorca, Nadal is a keen Real Madrid fan. Here, he has his shirt signed by Raúl at the Madrid Masters
‘A difficult decision’: Rafael Nadal announces retirement from tennis at 38
Rafael Nadal, one of the greatest tennis players of all time, has announced he will retire from professional tennis at the end of the season
‘Enjoy a cocktail’: Australian Open doubles down on polarising ‘party court’
The Australian Open will expand its court-side hospitality in 2025, and patrons will now be served cocktails while watching top players on Melbourne Park’s headline
You cannot be serious? Wimbledon abolishes line judges after 147 years
The greatest tennis players in the world will be left to rage against a machine after any tight line calls at Wimbledon next year as
Frances Tiafoe could face heavy fine after expletive-filled rant at Shanghai Masters
US Open semi-finalist Frances Tiafoe aimed a torrent of expletives at the chair umpire after losing his third-round match at the Shanghai Masters on Tuesday.