With 22 Grand Slam titles, including a record 14 at Roland-Garros, the legendary Spaniard announced his retirement from professional tennis at the end of the 2024 season. As the world bids farewell to the favourite son of tennis, let's revisit the dazzling career of the King of Clay.
"Your tenacity, dedication, fighting spirit is going to be taught for decades. Your legacy will live forever. Only you know what you had to endure to become icon of tennis and sport in general," tennis legend said in his post for retiring Rafael Nadal.
The 20-time Grand Slam winner Roger Federer penned an emotional note after his former rival Rafael Nadal announced his retirement from professional tennis on Thursday. Sporting legends Cristiano Ronaldo and Andres Iniesta also replied to Nadal's retirement post on Instagram.
Rafael Nadal has confirmed that he will retire from professional Tennis at the end of this season. He will play his final match for Spain in the Davis Cup finals against the Netherlands in Malaga next month. Nadal is a 22-time Grand Slam Champion and is famously known as 'King of Clay'.
The world no.3 Carlos Alcaraz registered his third consecutive win against the top-seeded Jannik Sinner in 2024 after a thrilling comeback win at the China Open final on Wednesday. Alcaraz made a stunning comeback to beat the Italian 6-7, 6-4, 7-6 in Beijing.
"I 100% believe we have tremendous talent in India, but I believe it's people like myself along with the governance, along with the whole sporting fraternity, to reach out to that talent in rural areas in places where maybe those children are not as fortunate as you and I," Peas said.
“I have so many great, emotional memories from playing Laver Cup and I was really looking forward to being with my teammates and with Bjorn in his final year as Captain. I wish Team Europe the very best of luck and will be cheering them on from afar,” Nadal said.
India TV Sports Wrap on September 10: From all the football action to the cricketing circuit, here are all the top 10 trending sports news stories and the latest happenings from the world of sports on September 10.
India TV Sports Wrap on September 9: From all the tennis action to the cricketing circuit, here are all the top 10 trending sports news stories and the latest happenings from the world of sports on September 9.
The pair of Max Purcell and Jordan Thompson won the men's doubles title whereas Lyudmyla Kichenok and Jeļena "Aļona" Ostapenko clinched the women's doubles title. Sara Errani and Andrea Vavassori secured the mixed-doubles title.
Andy Roddick was the last male player to win a major from the United States of America (USA). Roddick had won the US Open in 2003 and it was also his only Grand Slam title. If Taylor Fritz goes on to beat Jannik Sinner then it will be his first Grand Slam title.
India TV Sports Wrap on September 8: From all the tennis action to the cricketing circuit, here are all the top 10 trending sports news stories and the latest happenings from the world of sports on September 8.
Belarus' Aryna Sabalenka finally clinched her maiden US Open title after beating Jessica Pegula in straight sets 7-5, 7-5 after several heartbreaks in the particular Grand Slam. This was Sabalenka's third Grand Slam as the 26-year-old got emotional while Pegula's search for a Grand Slam continued.
Though the Italian registered his win in straight sets, the match turned out to be a high-voltage encounter and Jack Draper kept pushing Sinner to his limits. Sinner will now face the winner of the second semifinal between Frances Tiafoe and Taylor Fritz.
The world no.1 Jannik Sinner eliminated his closest challenge Daniil Medvedev in the quarter-final and will take on the top-ranked British Jack Draper in the men's singles semi-final fixture. In the women's singles top contender Iga Swiatek failed to finish in the top four.
With top contenders Novak Djokovic, Carlos Alcaraz and Alexander Zverev knocked out, the world No.1 Jannik Sinner and the former US Open champion Daniil Medvedev clash in the men's singles quarter-final on Wednesday evening in New York.
The Indo-Aussie pair of Rohan Bopanna and Matthew Ebden crashed out of the US Open after a third-round loss to the Argentine duo of Maximo Gonzalez and Andres Molteni in 66 minutes.
Emma Navarro's win has put an end to the No.3 seed Coco Gauff’s title defence and her 11-match winning streak in New York. Gauff came into the US Open 2024 as one of the top contenders to claim the title.
Top three seedes Iga Swiatek, Aryna Sabalenka and Coco Gauff avoided early upsets to reach the round of 16 of the women's singles at the US Open 2024. Other outside contenders Jessica Pegula, Quinwen Zheng and Jasmine Paolini also made the pre-quarters to heat up the title race.
The world no.2 Novak Djokovic suffered a shock third-round exit at the US Open 2024 on Saturday as he finished the 2024 season without any grand slam title. The world no.1 Jannik Sinner has been tipped clear favourite after Djokovic and Alcaraz's exits in New York.
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