MELBOURNE -- Two days ago, Rafael Nadal told the media in Melbourne that he had an unlucky draw. That was clearly understating it. With momentum shifting in seemingly every game of their 4-hour, ...

Fernando Verdasco stunned Rafael Nadal in the Australian Open first round as the Spaniards played out another classic on Tuesday. ___4575043___https:_____static.pulse ...

MELBOURNE, Australia -- The way Rafael Nadal sees it, one good thing will come from the first all-Spanish semifinal in a hotly contested Australian Open. A Spaniard will reach the final. After ...

Rafael Nadal was largely powerless. Whether that said more about the 14-time grand slam champion or his conqueror, Fernando Verdasco, is debatable. For just the third time in 17 meetings, Verdasco ...

MELBOURNE, Australia — Top-ranked Rafael Nadal outlasted fellow Spaniard Fernando Verdasco 6-7 (4), 6-4, 7-6 (2), 6-7 (1), 6-4 today to reach the Australian Open final after the longest match in the ...

Nobody was immune from the conditions at the Open on Wednesday, with temperatures again hovering in the mid-90s. Stephens won; Andy Murray didn’t. By Scott Cacciola Serena Williams, Venus Williams, ...

Rafael Nadal tosses the tennis ball to serve to Fernando Verdasco in a quarterfinal match at the U.S. Ope in New York on Thursday. NEW YORK — After one early miss, Rafael Nadal slapped himself in the ...

PARIS (Reuters) - Three-times champion Rafael Nadal pummeled fellow Spaniard Fernando Verdasco into a 6-1 6-0 6-2 submission to reach the quarter-finals of the French Open on Sunday. Verdasco was the ...

MONTE CARLO (Reuters) - Rafael Nadal left no doubt that he would be the overwhelming favorite at next month's French Open after crushing Spanish compatriot David Ferrer 6-2 6-3 in the Monte Carlo ...

* Djokovic defends masterfully to fend off Verdasco * To meet Istomin in second round (Adds details, quotes, byline) By Ian Ransom MELBOURNE, Jan 17 (Reuters) - Novak Djokovic may have cursed the draw ...