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Rafael Nadal defeats Ricardas Berankis in four sets at Wimbledon to reach the third round, in which he will face Italian Lorenzo Sonego, who eliminated Hugo ...

At 3-0 in the fourth set, there was a delay of about one hour due to rain, forcing the players to depart while the Centre Court roof was closed. In his past 15 Grand Slam appearances, he has reached at least the quarter-finals. Berankis lost his focus momentarily in his first service game of the fourth set, launching a forehand approach shot long to hand the Spaniard a service break. He made 39 unforced errors against the former junior World No. 1, but credit goes to Berankis for raising his level against the 22-time major champion. "Every day is an opportunity to improve and today I'm through, so that gives me the chance to keep going. "Every day is a challenge, that's the truth.

Rafael Nadal should be "closer" to top seed Novak Djokovic at Wimbledon than on hard courts, according to one of the Spaniard's coaches, Francisco Roig.

"The amount of drama that we went through there, and it takes a long time to get over something like that. You can tell from the match that he is still a bit rusty. "He is a bit rusty. "All the pressure is on Djokovic and not his opponent. "After the last couple of months, it’s understandable that he still has a little bit of rust. They all think that there is a chance [to beat him] because he’s not necessarily playing his best tennis at the moment.

Rafael Nadal won career Grand Slam match No. 307 at Wimbledon on Thursday, moving past Martina Navratilova into fourth place on the all-time list behind ...

After his first-round win, the volatile Australian spit in the direction of a spectator he said had been hassling him. Tsitsipas, who lost last year's French Open final to Novak Djokovic, reached the fourth round in 2018 for his career-best result at the All England Club. The second-seeded Nadal looked far from his best at times, but he won on Centre Court in a match that finished under the roof after a rain delay during the fourth set.

Some days at the office are bit of a grind, even if in Rafa Nadal's case his place of work on Thursday was Wimbledon's sunny but chilly Centre Court for a ...

Nadal averted that but could find no inspiration to recover the break of serve and was forced to do some overtime as an increasingly confident Berankis held serve to love at 5-4. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com

The Spaniard likes to line up single-use bottles, but Laura Robson says tournament must up its environmental game.

Usually on a plane – there’s hardly any opportunities to use other forms of transport – and then you get to a big tournament like this. And you know, there’s a fleet of Land Rovers, which are lovely, but not necessarily that environmentally friendly.” “I was watching a lot of matches in Paris and people had multiple reusable bottles because you’ve got your water, your energy drinks, your electrolytes and all sorts,” she said. Nadal, a 22-time grand slam title winner, has commented on his courtside routine, saying he takes “a sip from one bottle, and then from another. “There’s other players who prefer the plastic bags around the rackets after a restring. I don’t know how you would go about organising it but it would be a start.”

The No. 2 seed remains on course for a record-extending 23rd Grand Slam singles title, despite a spirited effort from Berankis. Ad.

I served much better at the end of the match and I was able to play a little bit more aggressively with the forehand. "At the beginning, there were too many mistakes. “Well, everyday is a challenge, that’s the truth," Nadal said in his on-court interview.

Rafael Nadal reached the third round of Wimbledon with a 6-4 6-4 4-6 6-3 against Lithuania's Ricardas Berankis on Thursday.

The 36-year-old faces Italian 27th seed Lorenzo Sonego in the third round on Saturday. After Nadal took the first two sets, Berankis, ranked No. 106 in the world, hit back in the third thanks to an early break of serve. The Spaniard will likely have to improve on the grass in order to claim his third Wimbledon title, particularly with top seed and rival Novak Djokovic

Coco Gauff is looking right at home on Wimbledon's Centre Court and playing like she's fully intent on being back there a few more times this year.

Then it’s second-seeded Nadal against Ricardas Berankis. The Spaniard has won the past two Grand Slam tournaments as part of his 22 major titles overall. He reached the fourth round in 2018 for his career-best result at the All England Club. The 25-year-old Boulter also beat Pliskova last week at a warmup tournament in Eastbourne for her first win against a top-10 player. ___ ___ ___ She laid down to kiss the grass after the match and then received an embrace from Halep at the net. She missed last year’s tournament with an injury and the 2020 edition was canceled because of the coronavirus pandemic. Halep came from a break down in both sets to win 7-5, 6-4 against the 36-year-old Belgian, who has said this will be her last singles tournament. ___ ___ “I don’t know if that’s experience.”

Rafael Nadal endured one of those days when his opponent plays the game of their lives, but despite the best efforts of Ricardas Berankis it is the 22-time ...

The third set saw Berankis create memories he will savour at the end of his career, the 32-year-old breaking early again and this time not only holding on but besting Nadal in some of the most fluent tennis of the match. His forehand sizzled, his serve was reliable and he won dramatic points in the fourth set too, including the last before the rain came down. That very much worked today, giving me lots of chances to constantly break or get close to a break. “I felt really good from the start,” he said. It made for a compelling contest and it was not until his fifth service game that his 5ft 9in opponent showed weakness, a dreadful double fault to give a break point that Nadal gobbled up, to take the set 6-4. “It wasn’t the best start, but it was probably the best finish,” Nadal said.

LONDON — Rafael Nadal fended off a second early test at Wimbledon as he took four sets to defeat Ricardas Berankis on Thursday.

Rafael Nadal discussed the strengths of some of the WTA Tour's stars following his second-round victory at Wimbledon.

"I was very impressed when I saw her winning the US Open," he said. I really hope that she will." When she's [playing] with confidence, I think she has shots that are very difficult to stop for the rest of the girls. "I think when she's playing well, it's very difficult to stop her because her shots are little bit different, with a lot of power. "It's unbelievable the way that she's able to hold the concentration and the winning spirit for such a long time. "I texted her a couple of times because it's unbelievable the way that she's playing," Nadal said.

Nadal's foot treatment in Spain was a success and Nadal is playing Wimbledon for the first time since 2019. Rea, who has worked with Nick Kyrgios and Sam Stosur ...

We have not seen Rafa at Wimbledon as regularly as in the last decade, and when we have seen him he has been more vulnerable. As for the women's event, Rea said that he believes that Iga Swiatek is the main favorite. After winning his 22nd Grand Slam title at the French Open, Nadal vowed that he would do his best to play at Wimbledon.