Thanks to "nikdom" for picking out this quote from a recent LA Times piece on Oracle CEO/Indian Wells owner/tennis fanatic Larry Ellison: Ellison, who calls himself a Rafael Nadal "fan boy," spoke of the dramatic 2009 Australian Open five-set semifinal between Nadal and Fernando Verdasco and of the emotions two days later in the final when Nadal ...
March 11th, 2010 | Posted in Rafael Nadal | No Comments
The season's first Masters 1000 event in Indian Wells, CA will bring forward a few compelling storylines.
March 10th, 2010 | Posted in Rafael Nadal | No Comments
The Indian Wells men's draw has just been released this afternoon, here are some quick highlights from the Tennis Masters event.
March 10th, 2010 | Posted in Rafael Nadal | No Comments
David Ferrer whipped Stanislas Wawrinka in Sunday's first reverse singles match, sending Spain into the Davis Cup quarterfinals with a first-round victory over Switzerland.
March 9th, 2010 | Posted in Rafael Nadal | No Comments
Defending champions Spain proved there is life without Rafael Nadal when they swept aside Switzerland 4-1 to set-up a mouthwatering Davis Cup quarter-final clash with France.
March 7th, 2010 | Posted in Rafael Nadal | No Comments
Doubles specialists Michael Llodra and Julien Benneteau combined to fire France into the quarter-finals of the Davis Cup on Saturday with a battling four-set win over Germany's Philipp Kohlschreiber and Christopher Kas in Toulon.
March 6th, 2010 | Posted in Rafael Nadal | No Comments
Retired stars Steffi Graf, Martina Navratilova and Lindsay Davenport are joining current women's player Justine Henin in a second match at a charity tennis exhibition to raise money for Haiti.
March 5th, 2010 | Posted in Rafael Nadal | No Comments
Spain's depth of talent will be on show against Switzerland this weekend when it begins its bid to become the first team in 38 years to win three successive Davis Cups.
March 4th, 2010 | Posted in Rafael Nadal | No Comments
Fernando Gonzalez took three days to travel back from Mexico for Chile's delayed Davis Cup first-round tie against Israel but is hoping a win can lift his compatriots' spirits after last weekend's deadly earthquake.
March 3rd, 2010 | Posted in Rafael Nadal | No Comments
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March 2nd, 2010 | Posted in Rafael Nadal | No Comments
Novak Djokovic headed into Dubai this past week as the defending champion, carrying with him a bad case of nerves.
March 1st, 2010 | Posted in Rafael Nadal | No Comments
Olympic men's figure skaters will be thanking their lucky stars they did not have to compete against Kim Yuna after the South Korean delivered a seminal exhibition that will go down as one of the greatest of all time.
February 27th, 2010 | Posted in Rafael Nadal | No Comments
Shakira must really love tennis - especially when Spanish player Rafael Nadal is playing.
February 27th, 2010 | Posted in Rafael Nadal | No Comments
SHAKIRA has opened up about her decision to cast RAFAEL NADAL in a new music video, insisting she picked the tennis ace to be her leading man because she "identifies" with him.
February 26th, 2010 | Posted in Rafael Nadal | No Comments
A month ago the Dubai tennis event looked like it had another incredible field of players.
February 26th, 2010 | Posted in Rafael Nadal | No Comments