Rafa Nadal

The 22-time Grand Slam champion hangs up his racket after 23 years as a professional as one of the sport’s greatest historical competitors

The legendary Swiss tennis player talks exclusively to EL PAÍS about the final stretch of his career, portrayed in a Prime Video documentary that premiered on June 20

The 22-times Grand Slam winner and the newly crowned French Open champion will compete in singles and doubles on the clay of Roland Garros during the Games

The American, the youngest winner of a Grand Slam tournament at the French Open in 1989, looks back to his transgressive underarm serve against Ivan Lendl and praises the Spanish player: ‘He’s an artist’

The tennis legend talks to EL PAÍS about the potential of Spanish player Carlos Alcaraz, why Novak Djokovic deserves more recognition and why the sport is ‘opening a can of worms’

The recruitment of the Spaniard as ambassador reflects the country’s ambitious expansion plan, which aims to use tennis to boost the image-cleansing process it has embarked on with the spectacles of football, golf and Formula 1

Sports climbers, mountaineers, guides and professionals from the mountaineering world have urged the international federation to boycott any event in the country

The player said he had concerns over his surgically repaired hip after needing a medical timeout in the third set of his Brisbane International quarterfinal loss to Jordan Thompson on Friday

The 22-time major winner needed a medical timeout in the third set of his match to Jordan Thompson after failing to convert three match points in the second

It was only a matter of weeks ago he wasn’t certain he’d be ready to return from a long-term hip injury

At the U.S. Open, the Spanish tennis player debuts a colorful and tight-fitting Nike kit that gives those who see him as the new Rafa additional fodder for their argument, this time through fashion

Alcaraz is The Next Big Thing, the winner of the 2022 U.S. Open who grabbed his second Grand Slam title last month at Wimbledon

The world number one talks to EL PAÍS about his historic triumph at Wimbledon, fame, and his meteoric rise

His 4-6, 6-1, 6-4, 6-3 victory over Andrey Rublev was the 33rd in a row at the All England Club for Djokovic, moving him closer to a fifth consecutive championship and eighth overall there

Embracing fatherhood can be a predicament when you want to keep your essence intact. However, for a new generation of fathers, a baby doesn’t necessarily mean that the party is over

After an impressive triumph on grass, the world’s top tennis player aims for the UK’s prestigious tournament

This adds to the French Open titles earned by Djokovic in 2016 and 2021 and makes him the only man with at least three from each major event

Neither Federer nor Nadal will be at Roland Garros, racket in hand and ready to present a challenge

Before a defining clash with Novak Djokovic in the French Open semifinals, the world number one’s relatives reveal his day-to-day life and preparation in Paris

The Spanish tennis player, who has been suffering from a string of debilitating injuries, has decided to take a break from the game to concentrate on his health and a final year on the ATP Tour in 2024

The Spaniard has won a record 14 titles at the clay-court Grand Slam tournament and will miss it for the first time since making his debut in 2005 due to a hip injury

The tennis player’s investment firm, Aspemir, had a turnover of €20 million in 2021 through around 20 companies in various sectors

The U.S. Open champion has picked up the baton from Roger Federer, Andre Agassi and the most creative players in the game with his instinctive and irrepressible style

Nadal says he is not yet able to compete at the highest level. The 22-time Grand Slam champion has been sidelined with a left hip flexor injury since the Australian Open

The 35-year-old from Serbia won that event six times, most recently in 2016

The 22-time Grand Slam champion tweeted about his withdrawals, which were expected but still raise questions about when he will be able to return to action