The two young players "have made the sport anew,” Giri Nathan writes in his new book, “stepping into superstardom right as ...

Nadal possessed shotmaking talent, tennis IQ, finesse and flair too often lost in the brick-red dust. Rafael Nadal’s greatness on clay has sometimes overshadowed the extent of that greatness.

22-time Grand Slam champion Rafael Nadal announced his retirement from tennis in an emotional video posted to X (formerly Twitter) on Thursday, Oct. 10.

Nadal was 18 years old at the time, and tennis was not the same from that moment on. In just six months’ time, the precocious left-hander would win the first of his 14 Roland Garros titles.

Rafael Nadal just really loved playing tennis When Rafael Nadal retires from professional tennis next month, the sport will lose a few things. It will lose a powerful athlete whose explosions on ...

Tennis legend Rafael Nadal played the final match of his professional career Tuesday, losing 6-4, 6-4 to Botic van de Zandschulp in the quarterfinals of the Davis Cup.

Rafael Nadal, one of the greatest tennis players of all time, announced his retirement Thursday at age 38, bringing to a close the most dominant clay-court career in the history of the sport.

Rafael Nadal, the 22-time Grand Slam tennis champion who announced his retirement on Thursday, exhibited the thrill of an adolescent throughout his career.