Rome 2012 Final Preview: Rafael Nadal vs Novak Djokovic, Battle for the Throne

Two epic semifinals later, we now know who the finalists of the 2012 Rome Masters will be: Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic.   Rafael Nadal Coming into this tournament on the back of an early-round exit at his home tournament in Madrid and losing his No. 2 ranking to Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal had one thing and one thing only on his mind. Obliteration. Of any and everything put in front of him.... 

Rafael Nadal: Ranking His Biggest Threats at Roland Garros

Rafael Nadal, whether ranked number two or number three in the world, will head into the French Open finals as one of the favorites for the title, if not the favorite for the title. Looking retrospectively at how the clay court season has evolved so far this season, the results haven’t actually being that surprising. Nadal won the Monte Carlo Masters and Barcelona as is expected given his history... 

Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer, Rome Masters: A Tournament Preview

The fifth Masters 1000 event of the year (and the third and final one of the clay court season) is here and the excitement level going into the tournament couldn’t be higher. Roger Federer showed true grit and adaptability to claim the Madrid Masters—played this year on the much-maligned blue clay—Rafael Nadal was surpassed in the world rankings by the Switzerland native and both... 

Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic, Madrid Masters: A Tournament Preview

Now fast approaching the business end of the tennis clay-court season, the best players in the world are in Madrid for the fourth Masters 1000 event of an already eventful 2012. Thus far, Rafael Nadal has at times seemed head and shoulders above most of the opposition that has come his way, world No. 1 Novak Djokovic has looked as typically solid as ever in his dismantling of all that has been in his... 

Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer: Is Blue Clay a Bad Move for Tennis?

Two weeks from now, the best players in the tennis world—including Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer—will be heading to the higher altitudes of Madrid, Spain to contest the fourth Masters 1000 event of the year. This tournament will be like no other they’ve competed on when it comes to the clay. Tennis fans the world over have come to associate clay-court tennis with... 

Rafael Nadal: Hard Work or Talent, Which Is More Important?

Roger Federer, speaking to Spanish newspaper El Pais about Rafael Nadal‘s clay court ability, once said: “On clay you don’t need a volley or a serve. You just need legs, an incredible forehand and backhand, and to run after every ball. I’m not trying to take anything from Rafa: He has been successful in other surfaces as well. But on clay you can get away, you can be competitive... 

Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic, Monte Carlo Masters: A Tournament Preview

It bodes well that Roger Federer hasn’t made the trip to the Monte Carlo Masters because, with the uncertainty that surrounds this first big tournament of the European clay court season, it would have been a certainty that he wouldn’t go home with the title. The obvious favorites for the Monte Carlo crown are unsurprisingly Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal, with the latter player... 

Novak Djokovic, Andy Murray & Roger Federer: What We’ve Learned from Dubai

World No. 4 and British No. 1 Andy Murray has come a step closer to putting away the misery of his Australian Open semifinal loss to Novak Djokovic, after he avenged that defeat with a clinical two set demolition of the World No. 1. Playing in his first tournament since the Australian Open earlier this year in January, Murray never seemed to lose control of the match as he won 6-2, 7-5. Elsewhere,... 

Novak Djokovic Leaves Rivals Biting the Dust, Will End Year as Number One

Novak Djokovic will finish 2011 as the No. 1 player in the ATP Rankings. World No.2 Rafael Nadal’s third-round loss at the Shanghai Rolex Masters on Thursday assured the Serb of the top ranking come the end of the season. In doing so, Djokovic becomes the 16th different player to finish No. 1 in the history of the ATP Rankings. He began his outstanding season... 

Rafael Nadal’s Road to Recovery Begins in Montreal at the Rogers Cup

Cometh the hour, cometh the man—that’s certainly what world No. 2 Rafael Nadal will be hoping for. This year has not been Nadal’s best season on tour—he has yet to defeat Novak Djokovic and has been bested by the Serbian in five finals in 2011. By normal standards, the Spanish superstar’s year hasn’t been as bad as it may seem—he won... 

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