The ATP Cup debuted last year with 24 teams and was held across three cities in Australia Top-ranked Novak Djokovic and Rafa Nadal will start their 2021 seasons on Feb. 2 when they lead Serbia and Spain respectively in the team-based ATP Cup ahead of the Australian Open. The top two men’s players will be joined by world number three Dominic Thiem and Russian No. 4 Daniil Medvedev on the opening day of the tournament at Melbourne Park, which will also host the
While it is still uncertain when the tennis tour will resume in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, the US Open organizers are confident of holding the event on the scheduled date. However, the defending champion Rafael Nadal is not yet prepared to travel to the USA for the US Open 2020. The main draw of the US Open 2020 is scheduled to begin from 31st August in New York. However, the USA is one of the hardest hits countries by the deadly
World No.2 Rafael Nadal, who was open to the idea of playing competitive tennis behind closed doors, does not wish to compete until the coronavirus pandemic subsides. The 19-time Grand Slam winner explained that he does not have the correct mindset to play professional tennis during the global crisis. The tennis tour came to a halt for an indefinite period since mid-March due to the outbreak of coronavirus all around the world. Consequently, the Spaniard has suggested that it might take a longer time
Rafa Nadal wears a swoosh across his chest and he has his game-face on – squinting eyes, furrowed brows and head shifting from side to side. Because the month is April and the clay leg of the tennis season would’ve been in full swing if not for the global lockdown, Nadal’s body language wouldn’t have been out of place on the courts in Barcelona. But Nadal is at home in Mallorca. His current stage is not a tennis court but Instagram Live. And
Novak Djokovic has been in touch with fellow ATP Player Council members Roger Federer and Rafa Nadal to discuss ways to assist lower-ranked players facing financial struggles amid the novel coronavirus outbreak, the world number one said on Saturday (Apr 18). Answering a fan's question during his Instagram live chat with Stan Wawrinka, Player Council chief Djokovic said steps would be taken to ensure that only those players who are most deserving will benefit from any relief plans. "I spoke to Roger and
Along with his tennis, the Swiss maestro’s outfit in every single tournament is adored by all his fans. Be it his whites from Wimbledon, his sparkling red t-shirt from French Open 2011 or white and black striped attire from Aussie Open 2017, everything wore by Roger Federer is simply admired by the tennis world. But surprisingly, Federer was never seen wearing sleeve-less or capri pants alike his arch-rival Rafael Nadal. Rafa has worn those numerous times in his career. Also, during the 2018 Australian Open, Nadal was wearing his iconic cut-sleeves.
The ATP Qatar Exxon Mobil Open 2020, also known as the Qatar Open is all set to be held in Doha from 6th to 11 January 2020. The tournament will see the best of Tennis superstars compete in the tournament for the much-coveted title. It will be the 28th edition of the Qatar Open, and part of the ATP World Tour 250 series of the 2020 ATP Tour. It will take place at the Khalifa International Tennis and Squash Complex in Doha. The
Tennis ace Serena Williams will look to win her record-equalling 24th Grand Slam at the Australian Open in January after organizers confirmed the American will be a part of the year’s first Grand Slam. Serena who has won the Australian Open seven times earlier previously won the tournament in her last appearance in 2017. The 37-year-old who beat her older sister Venus Williams in the final in 2017 was two months pregnant with her daughter Alexis Olympia at the time she lifted her









