Tag: Rafael

Rafael Benitez sacked by Celta Vigo

Rafael Benitez has been sacked by Celta Vigo with the club lying 17th in the LaLiga table. The 63-year-old former Liverpool, Newcastle and Real Madrid boss took charge at Celta last summer, having been out of management since being sacked by Everton in January 2022. The team have won only five of their 24 league […]

Rafael Nadal withdraws from Indian Wells

Rafael Nadal says he has made the “tough” decision to withdraw from Indian Wells as he is not yet “ready to play at the highest level”. The 22-time grand slam singles winner has been off the tour since suffering a muscle injury in Brisbane in January. He was set to mark his return with a […]

Rafael Nadal vs. Carlos Alcaraz: How to watch the Netflix Slam

Rafael Nadal and Carlos Alcaraz will face off on the court this Sunday during the Netflix Slam. (AP Photo/Tertius Pickard) Tennis legend Rafael Nadal and world No. 2 Carlos Alcaraz will meet on the court this weekend in the first-ever Netflix Slam — a live tennis match streaming exclusively on Netflix. The Battle of the […]

Rafael Nadal pulls out of Australian Open due to ‘micro tear’ on a muscle

Rafael Nadal will miss the Australian Open after sustaining an injury during the Brisbane International earlier this week. The 37-year-old Spaniard, who had surgery on the psoas tendon in his left hip in June, was making his comeback at the Brisbane tournament. Nadal required medical treatment during his quarter-final loss to Jordan Thompson, and the […]

Rafael Nadal hoping to play Australian Open after hip issue in Brisbane

Rafael Nadal is keeping his fingers crossed he will be able to play in the Australian Open after needing medical treatment during a gruelling loss to Jordan Thompson at his comeback tournament. Nadal looked poised to claim another straight-sets win at the Brisbane International when he brought up a first match point in the 10th […]

Rafael Nadal wins again on return from injury in Brisbane

Rafael Nadal continued his impressive return from injury with a dominant win over Jason Kubler at the Brisbane International. The 22-time grand slam champion played his first match for nearly a year following a hip injury in the opening round against Dominic Thiem and built on that performance by seeing off Australian Kubler 6-1 6-2. […]