"Being Spanish, I didn't referee him much. He was an honest and humble player, but I didn't like refereeing him,” said ...

his routine, his superstition, all that, it spoke to me a lot and I found a lot of myself in him, at that level. “I felt that it was something we shared.” Nadal’s fourth and final loss at ...

Nadal, in his usual humble style ... The Spaniard had lost his last two Grand Slam finals against the Serb and missed a routine backhand wide whilst leading 4-2, 30-15 in the fifth set ...

Rafa kept pushing and finally ousted his great rival in the 2008 title match. Nadal scored a memorable 6-4, 6-4, 6-7, 6-7, 8-7 triumph in four hours and 48 minutes! Thus, the young Spaniard achieved ...

Djokovic drew level for ATP Masters 1000 wins with Nadal after a routine triumph over Rinky Hijikata on Friday, taking his career total in the marquee tournaments on the men’s tour to 410.

Campistol acknowledged that it was especially difficult to call Nadal's matches because of the player's perfectionistic routines and clock management during matches. "Being Spanish, I didn't ...