The Latest Breaking News from Rafael Nadal

From the moment Lionel Messi lifted the World Cup – the one major prize he had lacked – to the moment Roger Federer hung up his tennis racket, 2022 was a remarkable year in sport. FRANCE 24 looks back at all the highlights of the past 12 months.

Rafael Nadal has ended an up-and-down 2022 with a 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 loss to Britain’s Cameron Norrie at the United Cup mixed teams tournament on Saturday. Nadal won the Australian Open and French Open to take his career Grand Slam singles total to a leading 22.

Nick Kyrgios stunned his teammates by pulling out of the United Cup Wednesday on the eve of the tournament, soon after Rafael Nadal said the Australian had "all the weapons" to win a Grand Slam. The temperamental star withdrew ahead of the new mixed-teams event in Sydney, Brisbane and Perth,…

Defending Australian Open champion Rafael Nadal endured an injury-hit end to 2022 and admits he is unsure how long is left in his remarkable career.

Nick Kyrgios has withdrawn from the United Cup teams event a day before he was due to play as he contends with an ankle injury ahead of the Australian Open.

Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal kickstart their 2023 campaigns this week in Adelaide and Sydney respectively, with the superstar veterans and great rivals eyeing up yet more Australian Open glory. With the pair sharing 43 Grand Slam titles between them -- Djokovic has 21 and Nadal 22 -- the scene…

Taylor Fritz set two ambitious objectives for 2022: finish the year in the top 10 in the men's tennis world rankings, and win a big event.

No Italian man has won the Australian Open but Matteo Berrettini is using the inaugural United Cup team event as build-up as he targets breaking through.

Grand Slam record holder Rafael Nadal suffered a string of injuries in 2022, despite the Spaniard still managing to win both the Australian and French Open titles