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BALTIMORE: Brad Cox sent 21 horses he trains to Churchill Downs in the days leading up to the Kentucky Derby and all came back from their races healthy with no problems.
Rafael Nadal has called a press conference to announce whether he will play the French Open. Nadal, 36, hasn’t played since losing in the second round of the Australian Open in January. Ad He has been seen practising on clay in a bid to be fit to defend his title in Paris, where he is a 14-time champion.
LEVERKUSEN, Germany: Coach Xabi Alonso is concentrating on Bayer Leverkusen and has dismissed speculation linking him with some of Europe’s biggest clubs.The 41-year-old Alonso has enjoyed a successful start to his first senior coaching job after turning Leverkusen’s fortunes around and he said Wednesday he’s not finished yet.“I’m very happy with the team and the club. I’m not thinking at all about my future,” Alonso said before Thursday’s Europa League semifinal match against Roma.
BARCELONA, Spain: Rafael Nadal will announce if he will compete in the French Open on Thursday, amid a long-term injury struggle and some Spanish reports that he will withdraw. The 22-time Grand Slam winner has battled to recover from a hip injury he sustained in January at the Australian Open, not playing since then.
Novak Djokovic crashed out of the Italian Open after losing a rain-interrupted and occasionally heated match against Holger Rune. Defending champion Djokovic was outplayed by Rune, who recorded his second successive win over the world No. 1 after also beating him in the Paris Masters final in November.
It has been said that sometimes players are beaten before they step on the court with the greats. How daunting must it be, for example, to face Rafael Nadal at the French Open, where he has a 112-3 win-loss record and has lifted the trophy 14 times? Ad If there is an intimidation factor it is perhaps only added to when players have to stand in the tunnel before facing Nadal. Roland-GarrosMurray handed difficult Bordeaux draw as Nadal turns down wild cardYESTERDAY AT 08:28 While most players stand and wait with their bags to be called out, Nadal is often energised and warming up with sprints up and down the corridor.
Andy Murray has been handed a difficult draw as he continues his French Open preparations by playing on the ATP Challenger Tour. Murray, who celebrated his 36th birthday on May 15, ended his four-year wait for a title by winning a Challenger event in Aix-en-Provence earlier this month. Ad But he didn’t carry the momentum through to the Italian Open as he was beaten in his first match by Fabio Fognini.
Novak Djokovic says he has become “stronger” in the face of “difficult circumstances” thanks to his rivalries with Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Andy Murray. The quartet have been the dominant players on the ATP Tour for most of the last 20 years. Ad They have faced off in a number of Grand Slam finals and high-profile matches, and between them held the world No.