Fedal: a term spawned from the surnames of Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal , two of the greatest players in tennis history, which refers to their intense and, some say, unparalleled rivalry during the early 21st century.
Five-time Rome champion Rafael Nadal made a successful start to the week, having upended Germany's Florian Mayer in straight sets.
Said Rafael Nadal of the blue clay at the Madrid Open: "This surface destabilizes the game.
Fresh off a title in Madrid and ranked No. 2, Roger Federer defeated Carlos Berlocq 6-3, 6-4 in his opening match at the Italian Open on Wednesday.
The 2012 BNL Internazionale Masters 1000 is an excellent opportunity for Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic to find their feet on genuine red clay.
Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Maria Sharapova are all in talks to play at the Kremlin Cup in Moscow in October, the president of the Russian Tennis Federation said Wednesday.
Novak Djokovic began the defence of his Rome Masters title with a convincing 6-3 6-3 win over Australian Bernard Tomic on Tuesday night.
The ATP Internazionali BNL D’Italia 2012 will feature an elite field as the world’s top players compete on the clay court and prep themselves for the upcoming French Open.
Internazionali BNL d'Italia, Rome - The orange courts of Rome served up some high quality tennis this afternoon with two matches containing two same-country battles.
ROME: Coming off a win over Rafael Nadal in Madrid last week, Fernando Verdasco eased into the second round of the Italian Open on yesterday when Alexandr Dolgopolov retired with a stomach ache.
An amusingly "mirthful" Serena Williams quipped about the ATP's now-Nos. 1 and 3 players today, calling Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal "weenies" over their complaints about blue clay in Madrid.
Rafael Nadal admittedA Monday that it doesn't matter if he is ranked No. 3 in the South African Airways ATP Rankings on the eve of Roland Garros , which begins on 27 May.
After a controversial week in Madrid, Rafael Nadal met the press at the Rome Tennis Masters on Monday.
Roger Federer rallied to beat Tomas Berdych 3-6, 7-5, 7-5 and win the Madrid Open for a third time on Sunday.
Roger Federer came from behind to beat Tomas Berdych to win his third Madrid title and equal Rafael Nadal's record of 20 Masters titles.
