Casper Ruud capped off a dream week at the San Diego Open this Sunday. The Rafa Nadal Academy player, who was the second seed in the Californian tournament, defeated Britain’s Cameron Norrie 6-0, 6-2 in just 61 minutes to claim his sixth ATP Tour title, and his first on hard courts. Furthermore, the 22-year-old NorwegianContinue reading “Casper Ruud wins San Diego’s fifth title of the year”
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The Rafa Nadal Museum now houses the trophies from Rome and Barcelona.
As is tradition, Rafa Nadal has chosen to deposit both the twelfth title won in Barcelona and the tenth trophy he lifted in Rome at the Rafa Nadal Museum. Both are now available for viewing by all fans. In this message, Rafa wanted to thank all the fans for their support over the past fewContinue reading “The Rafa Nadal Museum now houses the trophies from Rome and Barcelona.”
Jaume Munar wins his sixth Challenger title in Türkiye
There’s no better way to start a season than by lifting a trophy. And that’s what Rafa Nadal Academy player Jaume Munar achieved this Sunday, at the ATP Challenger Tour in Antalya , after defeating #NextGenATP star Lorenzo Musetti 6-7(7), 6-2, 6-2 in two hours and 21 minutes. The difficulty level of the final wasContinue reading “Jaume Munar wins his sixth Challenger title in Türkiye”
Jaume Munar wins his fifth Challenger in Lisbon
Jaume Munar faithfully attended his appointment with the ATP Challenger Tour titles, just as he has done season after season since winning his first crown in this category in 2017. That summer he won in El Espinar, Segovia, in 2018 he won in Prostejov (Czech Republic) and Caltanissetta (Italy), in 2019 he lifted the trophyContinue reading “Jaume Munar wins his fifth Challenger in Lisbon”
Nadal and Agassi’s final match at Wimbledon
Andre Agassi said goodbye to Wimbledon in 2006 , fifteen years after winning his first Grand Slam on the London grass. The American legend had announced that this would be his last edition and after defeating Serbian Boris Pashanski and Italian Andreas Seppi, he met second seed Rafa Nadal in the third round. In twoContinue reading “Nadal and Agassi’s final match at Wimbledon”
The double at Wimbledon
Who said a Spanish player couldn’t succeed at Wimbledon? If Manolo Santana was the pioneer who shattered the myth, Rafa Nadal tore it to pieces four decades later by becoming the first to lift two crowns on Centre Court. Between 2008 and 2010, he stringed together 14 consecutive victories (he did not play the 2009Continue reading “The double at Wimbledon”
Jaume Munar closes the year with a bang
Jaume Munar will finish his season for the second consecutive year among the elite of the ATP Tour circuit. The Spaniard won the title in his last scheduled event at the Uruguay Open , a Challenger-class tournament, where he managed to earn the necessary points to get closer to the Top 80 of the ATPContinue reading “Jaume Munar closes the year with a bang”