Rafael Nadal, grieving Bautista Agut lead Spain to Davis Cup title
Tennis | November 25, 2019 9:05 ISTNadal won all his matches, leading Spain to their sixth Davis Cup with a victory over first-time finalist Canada on Sunday.
Nadal won all his matches, leading Spain to their sixth Davis Cup with a victory over first-time finalist Canada on Sunday.
Rafael Nadal won his singles and doubles matches to lead Spain to a 2-1 comeback win over Britain, putting the hosts in the Davis Cup final for the first time since 2012.
Rafael Nadal guided Spain to a 2-1 comeback victory over Argentina while Britain advanced past Germany thanks to Kyle Edmund’s win over Philipp Kohlschreiber.
Rafael Nadal beat Karen Khachanov 6-3, 7-6 while Marcel Granollers and Feliciano Lopez got the better of Khachanov and Andrey Rublev 6-4, 7-6 to give Spain a 2-1 win over Russia.
Alexander Zverev beat already eliminated Daniil Medvedev 6-4, 7-6 to qualify for the semi-finals and eliminate Rafael Nadal from the ATP Finals in the process.
The top-ranked Spaniard still needs help from Daniil Medvedev to avoid an early exit.
Rafael Nadal saved that match point with a perfect drop shot and then rallied to beat Danil Medvedev 6-7, 6-3, 7-6 on Wednesday despite being 1-5 down.
Something was clearly off for Nadal, though, who lost 6-2, 6-4 to a player he had a perfect 5-0 record against before Monday's match at the O2 Arena.
Federer is set to play against Serbian Novak Djokovic, Austrian Dominic Thiem and Italian Matteo Berrettini.
Nadal, the winner of 19 Grand Slam titles, will be making his fifth appearance in the tournament, which will take place from February 24-29, the Mexican Open Organizing Committee said, reports Efe news.
It was not immediately clear why Nadal had to pull out. "We saw something on the image, probably a small strain," said Nadal in the presser.
Novak Djokovic, currently No.1, and Rafael Nadal are vying for the top spot in the ATP rankings and if Nadal wins the Paris Masters, he will finish the year on top.
The Spanish tennis star continued on his good form as he sets up a quarterfinal clash against Jo-Wilfred Tsonga at the Paris Masters.
Novak Djokovic defeated Corentin Moutet 7-6, 6-4 while Rafael Nadal got the better of Adrian Mannarino 7-5, 6-4.
Rafael Nadal's uncle and former coach Toni Nadal has said that the Spanish tennis star has a great chance to win his maiden ATP Finals title.
Nadal will play Davis Cup as world No. 1, a position he will claim as of November 4, while Bautista will be ranked No. 10, Carreno (35), Lopez (62) and Granollers (113).
Who knows, probably 2020 might see the young Russian emerging as the first tennis player in the last four years to break the hegemony.
Nadal will regain the top spot on November 4 and is slated to hold the position even if Djokovic wins the Paris Masters which will offer him 1000 points on victory.
Both Federer and Nadal have enjoyed unprecedented success in men's tennis and have 20 and 19 Grand Slam titles respectively.
Rafael Nadal came to the decision following consultation with the Laver Cup competition doctor.
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