Is Rafael Nadal the greatest tennis champion of all time? Impossible to say. But a tear-jerking farewell ceremony, staged at Roland Garros on Sunday night, proved beyond doubt that he is the most ...

Few athletes receive the honour of having a statue built for them at the end of their careers. Even fewer see their achievements recognised while they are still playing. Yet at Roland Garros, a 10ft ...

With the 2025 French Open kicking off Sunday, it was only right to honor the "King of Clay." Rafael Nadal, a 14-time French Open winner, was honored at a ceremony at Roland-Garros on Sunday. The ...

PARIS — Watching Rafael Nadal at the French Open is like watching Simone Biles on the beam or Keith Richards onstage, nostalgic and thrilling no matter the outcome, no matter how many times you’ve ...

Down two sets and a break in the third, Rafael Nadal hit a forehand winner, raised his fist, and looked high into the upper decks in Court Philippe Chatrier. The game’s greatest competitor was ...

Who wore what? Style Points breaks down the latest collabs, kits and fashion statements from around the tennis world. This past Sunday in Paris, 36-year-old Rafael Nadal triumphed once again on Court ...

Sensing the historic moment, tennis greats Novak Djokovic, Carlos Alcaraz and Iga Swiatek all took seats inside court Philippe-Chatrier on Monday afternoon. Nadal’s wife, Maria Francisca Perello, and ...

Rafael Nadal won't be playing at Roland Garros this year, but the King of Clay will be omnipresent at the tournament he dominated in his career nonetheless. In addition to a forthcoming celebration ...

He's baaaaaaaaaaack! A jam-packed Court Philippe-Chatrier welcomed 14-time Roland Garros champion Rafael Nadal back to his beloved tournament on Monday as he arrived at the clay-court Grand Slam for ...

I kind of feel like—and everyone says it—tennis has a short memory. You focus so much on yourself and on your tournament that you honestly don’t care who is there in the locker room or not. Right now, ...

PARIS—There are first-rounders that feel like a final, and there was Rafael Nadal vs. Alexander Zverev. Perhaps it made sense that the player who lost the first point—Nadal—also lost the final one. In ...