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Even though he's the hottest player in men's tennis, reigning French Open champion and two-time Wimbledon titlist Rafael Nadal received only the No. 5 seed at Wimbledon 2013, which will commence Monday at the All England Club.Nadal's fifth seeding means he could meet top-seeded Australian Open champion Novak Djokovic, last year's Wimbledon runner-up and second seed Andy Murray or reigning champ and third seed Roger Federer as early as the quarterfinals at the world's only grass-court Grand Slam event.French Open runner-up David Ferrer is seeded fourth, followed by Nadal, who may have to beat all of the world's top-three players in order to capture a third Wimbledon championship.The draw will be held on Friday.Seeds six-through-10 are former Aussie Open runner-up Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, 2010 Wimbledon runner-up Tomas Berdych, former U.S. Open titlist Juan Martin del Potro, Richard Gasquet and Marin Cilic. The highest-seeded American is 6- foot-10 John Isner, at No. 18.Wimbledon's seeding or...
Rafael Nadal has withdrawn from next week's Gerry Weber Open.Nadal cited the physical demands of the recent clay-court season and his run to the French Open final as...
Seven-time champion Rafael Nadal defeated world No. 1 Novak Djokovic in a pulsating five-set men's semifinal Friday at the French Open.The third-seeded former No. 1 ...
Tommy Haas continued his resurgence with a straight-set rout of Mikhail Youzhny to start Monday's fourth-round men's action at the French Open.Haas cruised to a 6-1,...
World No. 1 Novak Djokovic came from behind to win his fourth-round match Monday at the 2013 French Open.Last year's Roland Garros runner-up dropped the first set on...
World No. 1 Novak Djokovic came from behind in order to win his fourth-round match, while seven-time champion Rafael Nadal was an easier winner Monday at the French ...
If you were looking for any major surprises through the first four rounds of the French Open, then you're going to be very disappointed.On the men's side, the "Big T...
Roger Federer extended his incredible run of Grand Slam quarterfinal appearances on Sunday with a fourth-round win at the French Open, but had to dig deep in a five-...
Rafael Nadal won his second-round match Friday at the French Open, but for the second time this week had to rally from a set down to do it.Meanwhile, Roger Federer h...
Seven-time champion Rafael Nadal moved into the fourth round at the French Open on Saturday.The third-seeded former world No. 1 star got past 27th-seeded flashy Ital...
World No. 1 Novak Djokovic and seven-time champion Rafael Nadal each moved into the fourth round at the French Open.The Australian Open titlist Djokovic picked up ca...
Already ahead by a set and a break, thanks mainly to her powerful serving and groundstrokes, Serena Williams decided to show she can caress a tennis ball, too.Catchi...
World No. 1 Novak Djokovic was an easy second-round winner Thursday at a rainy French Open.Djokovic dismantled promising Argentine left-hander Guido Pella 6-2, 6-0, ...
In the category of no rest for the weary, yet another Grand Slam event will swing into action next week when Wimbledon commences, with Roger Federer as the defending...
Andy Murray and Marin Cilic were semifinal winners on a rainy Saturday and will meet for the title at the Queen's Club.Murray, the top seed and a two-time winner of ...
Rafael Nadal harbored plenty of doubts when he returned to tennis in February after a seven-month layoff because of a left knee injury.His uncertainty was magnified ...
Right now, French Open champions Rafael Nadal and Serena Williams are as good as it gets in tennis.The next time we see them competing, though, at Wimbledon in two w...
Rafael Nadal's record vs. all opponents at the French Open:Won-Lost: 59-1 (.983)Novak Djokovic 5-0, Roger Federer 5-0Lleyton Hewitt 4-0, Robin Soderling 3-1Nicolas A...
Well, it should come as no shock that your 2013 French Open champions are Rafael Nadal and Serena Williams.Both players headed to Paris as the prohibitive favorites,...
Rafael Nadal's final shot at the French Open was a typically ferocious fallaway forehand, and when it landed for a winner, his momentum and emotions sent him splayin...