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The 2017 Australian Open Men's Singles final was the championship tennis match of the Men's Singles tournament at the 2017 Australian Open.Highly regarded as one of the greatest matches in tennis history, it was contested between Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal, ranked 17th and 9th in the world respectively.
In 2009, Nadal played matches in a polo shirt specifically designed for him by Nike, [473] paired with shorts cut above the knee. Nadal wore Nike's Air CourtBallistec 2.3 tennis shoes, [474] with various customizations throughout the season, including his nickname "Rafa" on the right shoe and a stylized bull logo on the left.
The semifinal match between Rafael Nadal and Fernando Verdasco did become the longest, however, at 5 hours and 14 minutes. In the women's singles, last year's finalist and 5th seeded Ana Ivanovic began her campaign with a hard earned straight sets victory, while compatriot and top seed Jelena Janković was an easy winner over Yvonne Meusburger .
Tennis star Rafael Nadal has announced his retirement from the game in a moving video posted via his social media channels. The 38-year-old from Spain, who has won 22 Grand Slam titles over the ...
A post shared by Rafa Nadal (@rafaelnadal) on Jan 23, 2020 at 7:36pm PST It was yet another sweet moment between the two after an incident that could have gone very wrong.
The final match of Rafael Nadal’s legendary career left nary a dry eye in the house — including the tennis star himself. Nadal, 38, was visibly emotional while the Spanish national anthem ...
Rafael Nadal was the twelve-time and defending champion in men's singles; Ashleigh Barty was the defending champion in women's singles but chose not to defend her title following concerns over the pandemic. [1] It was the 119th edition of the French Open and the last Grand Slam event of 2020. The main singles draws included 16 qualifiers for ...
In the men's draw, Novak Djokovic and Paul-Henri Mathieu advanced to the fourth round, along with Rafael Nadal, who breezed by Jarkko Nieminen, Nicolás Almagro, who overcame Andy Murray in almost three hours, on the score of 6–3, 6–7(3), 6–3, 7–5, Fernando Verdasco, who defeated Mikhail Youzhny 7–6(5), 5–7, 7–5, 6–1, and French ...