Rafa Nadal got his thirteenth Roland Garros this Sunday. In fifteen years he has only failed twice, despite this the emotion he feels is the same. “Being here is an inspiration to me. Here I have spent the best moments of my career. This tournament, the city, the public … means everything to me“, said … Read more
One of the great things of sport is the ability to overcome the species, that each record, stratospheric as it may seem, can always be overcome, it takes more or less time to achieve it. Last Sunday he witnessed it, although due to those whims or coincidences that competition sometimes also offers us, three records … Read more
Roland Garros 2005 Rafa Nadal beat Mariano Puerta 6-7, 6-3, 6-1 and 7-5. Photo: JACK GUEZ AFP Updated to: 10/12/2020 00:31 Roland Garros 2005 Rafa Nadal beat Mariano Puerta 6-7, 6-3, 6-1 and 7-5. Photo: JACQUES DEMARTHON AFP Updated to: 10/12/2020 00:31 Roland Garros 2005 Rafa Nadal beat Mariano Puerta 6-7, 6-3, 6-1 and 7-5. … Read more
Nadal begins to write his story Every great story has a beginning, and Rafa Nadal's love affair with Paris was not going to be less. In 2005, he began to forge his legend with his first final and Grand Slam title on clay at Roland Garros. Before he raised the bar to an unattainable height … Read more
After the training of an hour and a half that Rafa Nadal did this Saturday on court 3 at Roland Garros, with the public and the press in the stands, his coaches, Carlos Moyá and Francis Roig, attended the Spanish media to talk about how they see their rival in this Sunday's final, Djokovic, what … Read more
Serbian Novak Djokovic estimated that Spanish Rafael Nadal is a favorite in the Roland Garros final that they will play next Sunday, but indicated that the meteorological conditions of this autumn edition, different from the usual ones, may give him an option. “He has won so many times here that I don't think there is … Read more
Federer, another gentleman, pays tribute to Rafa on the day he took his lead in Grand Slam titles won: “I have always had the utmost respect for my friend Rafa as a person and as a champion. As my great rival in recent years, I think we have pushed each other to be better. It … Read more
The day after winning Roland Garros for the 13th time and equaling Federer's record of 20 Grand Slam titles, on the way to the airport, Rafa Nadal addressed the AS special envoy via Zoom. and those of three other Spanish newspapers. The Spaniard spoke about what his feat means, without being fully aware of the … Read more
“I don't know what happened”, were the first words of Iga Swiatek after proclaiming herself the Roland Garros champion. The Polish woman, aged 19 and 53 in the world, lived a dream week in Paris. Out of all the pools before starting the appointment, he ended up getting the first Grand Slam for his country. … Read more
Rafa Nadal (Manacor, 34 years old) will play his 28th Grand Slam final in Paris on Sunday (3pm, DMAX and Eurosport). The king of clay will have the opportunity to add his thirteenth Roland Garros, no one in history has more. Opposite, once again, the Serbian Novak Djokovic (Belgrade, 33 years old). The world number … Read more