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TennisRafael Nadal is expected to need about five months to recover from arthroscopic surgery on his left hip, a timeline that likely would keep him out for the rest of this season.Spaniard expects 2024 to be final season of his tennis…

Rafael Nadal’s season is all but over after he underwent surgery on a hip muscle which will keep him out of action for an estimated five months, his representative said on Saturday.The 14-time French Open champion, who has won a men’s…

File image of Rafael Nadal© AFPRafael Nadal underwent an arthroscopic intervention on Friday to assess the hip injury which has kept him out of competition since the Australian Open in January with the result to be known on Saturday, the…

PARIS: Novak Djokovic admitted Saturday that when career-long rival Rafael Nadal retires next year "part of me will be leaving too".Djokovic shares the all-time men's record of 22 Grand Slam titles with Nadal but can break that tie by…

Rafael Nadal had pulled out of the French Open as his hip injury was not healed.© AFP14-time champion Rafael Nadal pulled out of the upcoming French Open earlier this month, citing that his hip injury has not healed and also said he expects…

Rafael Nadal's absence from the French Open due to injury has blown the men's draw wide open with Carlos Alcaraz the "slight favourite" over Novak Djokovic, former Grand Slamchampion John McEnroe has said.Nadal has not played since his hip…

Tennis great Roger Federer revealed a hilarious incident when a fan recently confused the legendary Swiss player for the 22-time Grand Slam champion Rafael Nadal. Federer sent tennis fans around the world into a frenzy when he answered…

There's a reason a statue of Rafael Nadal stands outside Court Philippe Chatrier on the southwest outskirts of Paris.No player ever lorded over any Grand Slam tennis tournament the way Nadal has ruled the French Open, winning it year after…

Rafael Devers drove in four runs with two home runs and James Paxton held the struggling Padres to one run over six innings as the Boston Red Sox scored a 6-1 win in San Diego on Friday.Is the new pitch clock good for baseball?Devers put…

When Rafael Nadal announced on Thursday that injury would prevent him taking part in this year's French Open for the first time in 19 years, it triggered bitter sweet memories for Lars Burgsmuller, his first ever opponent at Roland Garros.…