Andy Murray beats Djokovic for the second time in a week to win his first Masters Series shield. Djokovic wasn’t so sharp the first time, but yesterday’s more dramatic win means it was no fluke. Murray has looked as good as anyone during the hardcourt season so far. As we all know, Djokovic was completely devastating against Nadal in the first set Saturday, going for lines and scarcely ...

Rafael Nadal was supposed to become the number one tennis player in the world this week. But that was only if Roger Federer lost before the semifinals and Nadal won the Western & Southern Financial Masters Series tournament. Nadla was drubbed in the semifinals by his nemesis, Novak Djokavic, 6-1 7-5. ...

Mike told you about Rafael Nadal’s ascent to number one in the ATP Tour rankings. Had he won the Masters Series Cincinnati tournament, it would’ve happened Monday. And then came third-ranked Novak Djokovic, delaying the anointment two weeks with his win in Saturday’s semifinals of the Masters Series Cincinnati. That’s where our journey begins. If everything ...

Spanish sport is living a golden age , a magical year or a unique two months , depending on how long a view you’re taking. But will it continue on into Beijing? Rafael Nadal’s victory over Nicolas Lapentti in Cincinnati means the 22-year-old is now certain to depose Roger Federer as world number one in tennis by August 18 at the latest. Nadal’s twin victories in the ...

Well, August is upon us, and things are starting to get crazy. Manny Ramirez was traded yesterday, and in about 48 hours, Rafael Nadal could supplant Roger Federer as the ATP. No. 1 ranked tennis player in the world. With Federer losing to Karlovic in the round of 16, if Nadal can win Cincinnati this weekend, he will end Federer’s reign of 235 weeks at No. 1. And even if he ...

You’re fucked. Seen at the Masters Series Cincinnati ATP event. Florent Serra, well, you really had no prayer. And while he won in 45 minutes, Rafa still had plenty of time to tug on his ass.

Since my previous posts of photos of Rafael Nadal and his girlfriend Xisca seemed to be pretty popular, I decided to post a few more from earlier this month. I never want to see this hairstyle again: Much better: Celebrity-Gossip.net .adHeadline {font: bold 10pt Arial; text-decoration: underline; color: #CC0000;} .adText {font: normal 10pt Arial; ...

Is Spain hot or what? First the Spaniards win the Euro Cup. Then Rafael Nadal wins Wimbledon. Now Carlos Sastre has won the Tour de France. It's a great time to be athletic and Iberian. * * * * * * * * How much do people care about Arena Football? Not much. If a city as starved for a championship as Philadelphia can ignore their Souls, who just won the AFL championship, then you know how big ...

Flying high after his epic Wimbledon title, Rafael Nadal has turned his sights toward the North American hard court season where he will likely be crowned as the world’s top player. The Greatest Road Trip in Sports culminates with the U.S. Open at the end of August, the major that has troubled Nadal the most during his short, but spectacular career. However, with two Grand Slams, three ...

Nadal is the Toronto Rogers Cup champion. Oh joy. I'm sick of seeing him bite all these trophies he's winning. It's lame. I'm more of a Roger Federer type of guy. He's humble. Doesn't grunt. And doesn't bite his trophies like a lunatic. The U.S. Open should be a beauty.

Imagine if international tours like the ATP or PGA, sports with no collective bargaining agreements, had no ability to shape their own yearly calender, had serious detriments to signing major commercial interests, basically were beholden to the individual events? A lawsuit in a Delaware court right now, one some lawyers think could be landmark, might make all of that a reality. The ...

The way this year is going, I might even predict Sergio Garcia will win the PGA Championship. OK, that may be pushing it, but the Spaniards are having quite a year in sports. First it was the Spanish soccer team winning it's first major competition since 1964, then Rafael Nadal finally triumphed over Roger Federer at Wimbledon in an epic match earlier this month. Today, it's more ...

Rafael Nadal easily took the Rogers Cup today leaving many to wonder how long before he also takes Rogers number one ranking. Nadal played his usual high standard of tennis that forced many errors out of surprise finalist Nicolas Kiefer of Germany. The final score was 6-3, 6-2. While fans were no doubt hoping for three tight sets, the reality of the situation is that Nadal finds himself in a ...

Spaniard & World Nº2 RAFAEL NADAL defeated German Kiefer 6-3, 6-2 to take the Toronto Masters. Spanish Sport is in a Golden moment & Nadal has added to the magic as he now goes into the next... Read all the news, results, details & comments in English on Spanish Football & Sports

Last night’s semi final encounter between Rafael Nadal and Andy Murray has converted me. For the first time I will admit I am genuinely impressed with what Murray is able to bring to the table when he is on his game. In the past I have not been a fan of his attitude on the court. The only time I had seen him play live prior to this tournament was a year ago in Montreal when he went down ...

Rafael Nadal beat Andy Murray of Britain 7-6 (2), 6-3 to reach the final of the Rogers Cup on Saturday night and put himself in line for his seventh title of the year. He’ll face Nicolas Kiefer, who reached the championship with a 6-7 (4), 6-3, 7-6 (5) win over Gilles Simon on Saturday. Nadal, who won in Toronto in 2005, won the French Open and Wimbledon earlier this year. In three career ...

Roger Federer probably wasn't too thrilled to lose his first match following his defeat in the Wimbledon final to an unseeded opponent in the first round of the Rogers Open earlier this week. What spurred the further letdown? Still crestfallen from finally letting Rafael Nadal get the best of him? Or that he was refused the suite named from him at the Hilton Toronto because some Bollywood ...