Garbine Muguruza ready to defend title at Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships
DUBAI: Two-time Grand Slam champion Garbine Muguruza is ready to defend her Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships title in just a few days’ time.
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How Rafael Nadal, Ash Barty et al electrified the 2022 Australian Open - at a time when tennis needed it most
It seemed impossible that the 2022 Australian Open would ever be separated from the saga surrounding Novak Djokovic’s week-long stay in Melbourne. Even as Rafael Nadal insisted in the build-up that the Australian Open is “much more important than any player”, it didn’t feel that way. Ad/> Something exceptional needed to happen to move the discussion on.
Alex Corretja expects Rafael Nadal to be inspired to more Grand Slam success by Australian Open win
Alex Corretja believes Rafael Nadal’s stunning Australian Open success will have given him “unbelievable motivation” to win more Grand Slam titles. Nadal beat Daniil Medvedev in a thrilling final in Melbourne to win his 21st major, moving him one ahead of Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic in the all-time standings. Ad/> This was arguably the most improbable major victory of his career given he missed the last five months of 2021 with a foot problem and then tested positive for Covid-19 at the start of the year.
Rafael Nadal is ‘unique, special’ talent – Alex Corretja on Spaniard’s run to Australian Open final
Rafael Nadal has proved he is a “unique” and “special” talent during his run to the Australian Open final, according to Eurosport expert Alex Corretja. Nadal has endured an injury nightmare since bowing out of the French Open in June and had not played a tournament in five months prior to touching down in Melbourne. Ad/> The Spaniard admitted he had doubts “every single day” about whether he would ever play again as he battled the chronic problem in his left foot.
"Nadal perdió cuatro kilos tras su partido ante Shapovalov"
El exnúmero uno mundial Carlos Moyà, actual entrenador de Rafael Nadal, afirmó que su pupilo cometió el mayor número de dobles faltas de su carrera durante su partido de cuartos de final ante el canadiense Denis Shapovalov (14) y que, sin embargo, el servicio le dio el partido
'Corrupt' claims at umpire over Rafael Nadal time-wasting at Australian Open 'wrong, strange' - Alex Corretja
Alex Corretja has backed Rafael Nadal and the umpire after Denis Shapovalov's angry rant during their fiery quarter-final at the Australian Open. Absolutely livid at what he felt was the 2009 champion at Melbourne Park's constant time-wasting, the Canadian flew into an angry exchange with the umpire where he accused the official of being «corrupt». Ad/> With a 1-0 lead in the second set, before going on to later lose the match, Shapovalov yelled at the umpire for not handing Nadal a code violation for taking too much time between points.
'This kid is going to be No. 1' - Carlos Alcaraz will reach top spot, say Mats Wilander and Alex Corretja
The 'humble but ambitious' Carlos Alcaraz «will achieve» his dream of reaching the No. 1 world ranking in time, according to Eurosport expert Alex Corretja. Berrettini, the seventh seed, won through to the fourth round at Melbourne Park for the second time in his career after beating the Spanish phenom, 6-2 7-6(3) 4-6 2-6 7-6(5), in a very high-quality match on Rod Laver Arena.
Andy Murray: Alex Corretja savouring 'miracle' resurgence of his 'little brother' at 2022 Australian Open
Alex Corretja says it is “very special” to see Andy Murray back on form again and has described his resurgence as “almost a miracle”. After a difficult few years with injuries and recovering from hip surgery, Murray has managed to string together a run of consistent performances in the last six months. Ad/> He has made a positive start to the season by making the final of the Sydney Tennis Classic and will hope to make the third round of the Australian Open by beating qualifier Taro Daniel on Thursday.