PRAGUE - Long-time rivals Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal will achieve a career first in Prague this weekend when they play sideby-side in the Laver Cup, a Ryder Cup golf-style event featuring Team Europe against Team World.
Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer will set aside their long-time rivalry when they play for Europe against the rest of the world in the inaugural Laver Cup tournament which starts on Friday.
Defending champion Andy Murray and 10-time French Open winner Rafael Nadal both moved to the third at Wimbledon with a straight-sets wins on Wednesday.
Fifth seed Stan Wawrinka suffered a shock defeat to Daniil Medvedev of Russia 6-4, 3-6, 6-4, 6-1 in the opening day's competition of the Wimbledon Championships on Monday.
The No. 4 seed Rafael Nadal moved a step closer to his 10th success at Roland Garros as his fellow Spanish Pablo Carreno Busta withdrew due to an injury after 51 minutes of play in the quarterfinals here on Wednesday.
Highlights of Italian Open tennis tournament
Spanish number one Rafael Nadal claimed his fifth Mutua Madrid Open title with a 7-6 (10), 6-4 win over number 8 seed Dominic Thiem on Sunday evening.
Spanish number one Rafael Nadal qualified for the final of the Mutua Madrid Open on Saturday after defeating number two seed, Novak Djokovic, 6-2, 6-4 in their semifinal.
Rafael Nadal was exhausted yet exhilarated following his emotional return to action at this month's Rio Olympics after an injury-absence and is looking forward to gearing back up for the US Open starting on Monday.
Former tennis world No 1 Rafael Nadal could not hide his delight after finally holding Spain's flag at an Olympic opening ceremony on Friday.
Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal on Tuesday joined Wimbledon champion Andy Murray to pull out of next week's Toronto Masters.
Former world No. 1 Rafael Nadal will compete at next month's Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro after recovering from a wrist injury, the International Tennis Federation (ITF) said on Friday.
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