Rafael Nadal allayed injury fears and a lack of match practice to dismantle Laslo Djere 6-3 6-4 6-1 and advance to the second round of the Australian Open on Tuesday. The Spaniard, bidding for a ...

Spain's Rafael Nadal hits a forehand return to Greece's Stefanos Tsitsipas during their quarterfinal match at the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne, Australia, Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2021.

Rafa Nadal defied his gloomy injury prognosis and complete lack of match practice to crush Laslo Djere 6-3 6-4 6-1 on Tuesday and reach the Australian Open second round as he launched his bid for ...

Rafael Nadal has quite the opportunity to win his second Australian Open, and to break the male record he shares with Roger Federer for the most Grand Slam singles titles. Nadal, who came into the ...