RIO DE JANEIRO — Juan Martin del Potro ended Rafael Nadal’s bid for an unprecedented second Olympic singles gold medal in a thrill-a-minute semifinal, then celebrated as if the title were already his, ...

NEW YORK — The scowl on Rafael Nadal’s face and his low mutterings directed toward his coaches in the stands were the first indications Friday night that something was wrong. And a few games later, he ...

NEW YORK — Rafael Nadal felt the pain sear into his right knee early in his U.S. Open semifinal, on what he called “a bad movement.” It was a familiar pain, one that he’s dealt with off-and-on for ...

The 31-year-old Spaniard is 22-3 in Grand Slam semi-finals, winning the last 14 in which he has appeared. World number one Nadal, the 2010 and 2013 champion, enjoys a 8-5 career edge over 2009 winner ...

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PARIS (AP) — Under pressure at the outset, Rafael Nadal already had cast aside three break points in his French Open semifinal’s third game when, at 4-all, Juan Martin del Potro held another three. If ...

NEW YORK (Reuters) - It took eight years but Rafa Nadal gained his revenge, ending Juan Martin del Potro's hopes of another dream run to the U.S. Open final with a shockingly ruthless semi-final ...

FLUSHING MEADOWS, N.Y., Sept. 13 -- One day after its marquee player, Serena Williams, was bounced from the U.S. Open after a profanity-laced tirade against a linesperson, the tournament lost the ...

LONDON (Reuters) - It was a breathless Wimbledon contest that kept on giving for almost five hours - diving volleys, ferocious forehands, blazing backhands and even acrobatic tumbles - and at the end ...