In what is possibly his final appearance at the French Open, 14-time tournament winner and Roland Garros legend Rafael Nadal was knocked out in the first round by No. 4 seed Alexander Zverev 6-3 7-6(7 ...

There will be no magical run, no age- and injury-defying push into the deep end of the competition. Rafael Nadal, who ruled the red clay of Roland Garros as no one ever imagined someone could, exited ...

Rafael Nadal Parera (born 3 June 1986, Manacor, Mallorca, Spain) is a former Spanish tennis player who emerged in the early 21st century as one of the game’s leading competitors, especially noted for ...

The 14-time Grand Slam champion, 11 years older than Zverev, dug deep into his physical reserves to triumph 4-6, 6-3, 6-7 (5/7), 6-3, 6-2 in four hours and six minutes on Rod Laver Arena. Grigor ...

PARIS—There are first-rounders that feel like a final, and there was Rafael Nadal vs. Alexander Zverev. Perhaps it made sense that the player who lost the first point—Nadal—also lost the final one. In ...