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RAFAEL NADAL

Spain's Rafael Nadal applauds during a tribute to his career at the end of the quarterfinal doubles match between the Netherlands and Spain during the Davis Cup Finals in Malaga, Spain, on Tuesday.
TENNIS
Nov 20, 2024
'I have left a legacy': Rafael Nadal retires from tennis
Nadal, a 22-time Grand Slam winner, has enjoyed a glittering and historic career over the past 23 years.
Spain's Rafael Nadal trains ahead of the Davis Cup tennis tournament finals, in Malaga, Spain, on Monday.
TENNIS
Nov 19, 2024
Spanish captain tight-lipped on Nadal's role in Davis Cup
Ferrer has until one hour before the first singles match starts at 5pm local time to announce his line-up.
Netherlands' Botic van de Zandschulp competes against Italy during the Davis Cup in Bologna, Italy, on Sept. 15.
TENNIS
Nov 18, 2024
Dutch team plans early end for Rafael Nadal's retirement party at Davis Cup
Nadal will call time on his iconic career at the Davis Cup on home soil this week.
Rafael Nadal practices in Malaga, Spain, on Saturday.
TENNIS
Nov 17, 2024
Rafael Nadal hoping to end career on high note with Davis Cup title
Carlos Alcaraz will be Spain's leading player, and his presence gives Nadal a real chance of retiring on a high note.
Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal after their third-place match at an exhibition in Riyadh on Saturday.
TENNIS
Oct 20, 2024
'Don't leave tennis,' Djokovic tells Nadal after 'amazing rivalry'
Nadal, 38, announced on Oct. 10 that he would retire from tennis after the Davis Cup Finals in Malaga, Spain, next month.
Rafael Nadal won 22 Grand Slam singles titles and an Olympic gold medal during his career.
TENNIS
Oct 11, 2024
Rafael Nadal leaves behind legacy as role model and inspiration for fellow players
Nadal will hang up his racket after the Davis Cup next month.
Rafael Nadal bites the trophy after winning the French Open in Paris on June 5, 2022. Nadal, a 22-time Grand Slam winner, said he will retire following this year's Davis Cup.
TENNIS
Oct 10, 2024
Rafael Nadal to retire at end of season
"It has been some difficult years, these last two especially," the 38-year-old, who won a record 14 French Open titles, said in a video.
Serbia's Novak Djokovic celebrates after beating Spain's Carlos Alcaraz in the men's singles final at the Paris Olympics on Sunday.
OLYMPICS / Tennis
Aug 6, 2024
Roland Garros delivered an Olympic tourney for the ages
The 37-year-old's win over Carlos Alcaraz was one of the best Olympic matches since the sport returned to the fold in 1988.
Spain's Rafael Nadal waves goodbye after he and Carlos Alcaraz lost their men's doubles match on Wednesday at the Paris Olympics.
OLYMPICS / Tennis
Aug 1, 2024
Nadal says he may not return to Roland Garros after Olympic exit
Rafael Nadal admitted he may have played at Roland Garros for the final time after he and Carlos Alcaraz were dumped out of the Olympics men's doubles on Wednesday.
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz eats with members of the German Olympic team at the athletes village on Saturday.
OLYMPICS
Jul 30, 2024
Some top Olympic athletes choose cardboard beds over king-size luxury
Star athletes are divided over whether it's better to be in the Olympic Village in Paris or at one of the city's finest hotels.
Novak Djokovic embraces Rafael Nadal at the net following their men's singles match at the Paris Olympics on Monday.
OLYMPICS / Tennis
Jul 30, 2024
Djokovic hopes 'unique' rivalry with Nadal continues
Novak Djokovic said he hoped he would get more chances to play Rafael Nadal after beating his old rival in the second round of the Olympics on Monday.
Rafael Nadal trains at Roland Garros in Paris on Wednesday ahead of the start of the Olympic tennis tournament.
TENNIS
Jul 26, 2024
Nadal and Djokovic fighting time and new generation at Olympics
Nadal has won 14 of his 22 Grand Slam titles in Paris but at 38 time is ticking for the Spaniard, who last month suffered his earliest exit from the French Open.
Spain's Rafael Nadal returns the ball as he plays with Norway's Casper Ruud during a men's double tennis match against Argentina's Guido Andreozzi and Mexico's Miguel Reyes-Varela at the Nordea Open ATP tournament in Bastad, Sweden, on Monday.
TENNIS
Jul 16, 2024
Nadal returns to competition with Bastad doubles win
This month, the Spanish player skipped Wimbledon to focus on the Olympics.
Spain's Carlos Alcaraz takes part in a practice session at The Queen's Club in London on Monday.
TENNIS
Jun 18, 2024
Alcaraz hoping to learn from Nadal at Paris Games
"It’s going to be my first Olympic Games. Everything is new for me, so I hope to learn a lot from him," said Alcaraz.
Rafael Nadal hits a return during a match at Wimbledon in July 2022.
TENNIS
Jun 14, 2024
Nadal to skip Wimbledon to focus on Olympics
The announcement came a day after Spanish tennis chiefs said the 14-time French Open champion would team up with Carlos Alcaraz at the Games.
Spain's Rafael Nadal leaves the court after losing against Germany's Alexander Zverev in their men's singles match on day two of the French Open tennis tournament in Paris on Monday.
TENNIS
May 28, 2024
Paris darling Nadal exits French Open in farewell-like defeat
"I hope to be back on this court for the Olympics," Nadal said after his loss to Alexander Zverev.
Spain's Rafael Nadal takes part in a practice session ahead of the French Open, in Paris on Tuesday.
TENNIS
May 22, 2024
Djokovic backs Nadal for French Open title
Nadal is contending with injury problems and growing competition from a younger generation.
Rafael Nadal celebrates after his win over Zizou Bergs at the Italian Open in Rome on Thursday.
TENNIS
May 10, 2024
Rafael Nadal hopes to shed 'fear' before French Open
Nadal bounced back from a set down to beat qualifier Zizou Bergs 4-6, 6-3, 6-4.
Rafael Nadal takes part in a training session on Monday before the start of the Italian Open at the Foro Italico in Rome.
TENNIS
May 7, 2024
Nadal to make Rome return against qualifier
The 37-year-old last won in Rome in 2021 and dropped out last year with injury ahead of the tournament.
Spain's Rafael Nadal waves to the crowd after losing his fourth-round match at the Madrid Open on Tuesday in what was likely his final tournament in the Spanish capital.
TENNIS
May 1, 2024
'Emotional' Nadal knocked out of Madrid Open
The 37-year-old, 22-time Grand Slam singles champion — winner of a record five Madrid Open titles — bowed out 7-5, 6-4 to the 30th-seeded Czech Lehecka.
Freed anti-whaling campaigner Paul Watson arrives in France
U.S.-Canadian anti-whaling environmental activist Paul Watson, who was released from prison in Greenland's capital Nuuk after five months in detention, arrives with Lamya Essemlali, president of Sea Shepherd France, at Charles de Gaulle Airport in Roissy-en-France, near Paris, on Friday.
Nippon Steel alleges undue White House influence on doomed deal review
U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks on the economy at the Brookings Institution in Washington on Dec. 10.
Record 78% of people in Japan feel anxious, government survey finds
The public opinion survey on people's lives, conducted by the Cabinet Office, found that 28.1% of respondents think that their standard of living is at a lower-middle level among the general public — the highest percentage to give that response in 35 years.
Police raided suspect's home to arrest him after fatal Kitakyushu stabbing
Broken window glass is seen at Masanori Hirabaru's house in Kitakyushu's Kokuraminami Ward.
Taiwan lawmakers brawl over bills that would 'damage democracy'
Lawmakers from the Democratic Progressive Party and opposition party Kuomintang brawl in parliament in Taipei on Friday.
Casual workouts, cool living, ‘complete’ food: Japan’s health trends of 2024
In 2024, efficiency trumped effort among Japan's fitness-focused aspirants.
The mighty Mekong River's growing plastic problem
A group of elephant keepers in Chiang Saen, Thailand, remove plastic waste from the Ruak River, a tributary of the Mekong River, as a pair of Asian elephants bathe behind them.
Japanese officials inspect Yokota Air Base over PFAS concerns
The Yokota Air Base in western Tokyo in September 2019. An inspection of the base by Japanese government officials on Friday came amid public pressure to investigate suspected links between the use of PFAS-containing firefighting foam by the U.S. base and contamination of soil and groundwater in western Tokyo.
Crime numbers rise in Japan for second straight year
A police officer stands in front of the residence of a man alleged to have stabbed two junior high school students in Kitakyushu.
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