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Rafael Nadal is apparently determined to get back to the top of the ATP rankings, expressing his gladness to win back-to-back Masters Series tournament and keep him in good position to snatch the world's no.1 ranking from rival Novak Djokovic.
Rafael Nadal's quest to add another crown to his Masters collection continues on Saturday as he plays Tomas Berdych for a place in the final of the Cincinnati Masters.
World's no.1 Novak Djokovic shares his view about the 18-month ban imposed on compatriot Victor Troicki and talks about his relationship with Rafael Nadal following his father's tirade against the Spaniard.
Former world's no.1 Rafael Nadal will be testing his knee not only in the men's singles tournament but also in the men's doubles play at the 2013 Rogers Cup.
Srdjan Djokovic, the father of world's No. 1 Novak Djokovic, put himself at the center of controversy recently after firing verbal jabs at Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal.
Former world's no.1 Rafael Nadal has spent these past few days training hard on the hard court under scorching hot temperature in his hometown in Mallorca.
Spain's David Ferrer is expected to leapfrog tennis greats Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal when the latest ATP Tour world ranking is released on Monday.
The second week of clay-court competition is underway as world's no.1 Novak Djokovic and defending champion Rafael Nadal both gun for a place in the quarterfinal round of the 2013 French Open on Monday.
The 31-year-old tennis great, Roger Federer, remains the standard of grand slam excellence after having won 17 majors title in his career. But with his age starting to become an issue in his play, it may be time for the Swiss Maestro to consider retirement, seriously.
It was a contrasting tale of two Williamses on the opening day of the 2013 French Open as world's no.1 Serena Williams made a quick work of his opponent to advance into the next round of the tournament while her elder sister Venus Williams fell to an up-and-coming young star from Poland on Sunday.
It's clay-court season. The sky is clear, the heat is intense and the dirt is red. These are the normal environment tennis followers often relish during this time of the year in the ATP tour. All until the calendar takes a twisty turn at the Madrid Masters.
One of the best soft-court players in the history of tennis shared his disdain for hard courts, though he had a great point to make about playing on them. Rafael Nadal expressed his concern for tennis players spending significant amounts of time on concrete courts and said that the ATP doesn't care about the safety of its players by continually having tournaments on such surfaces.
Rafael Nadal lost both the singles and doubles finals in the VTR Open in Chile on Sunday, but made it back onto the court healthy for the first time in seven months in the process. Nadal offered his take on how the ATP should administer drug testing to its athletes as well.
