Rafael Nadal

PARIS - TOP two seeds Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal are on course for a first showdown since May in the Paris Masters which started on Sunday.The last time their rivalry was renewed on the court was when Federer defeated Nadal in the final of the Madrid Masters in May, after the Spaniard had been exhausted by his marathon semi-final win over Novak Djokovic. Since then their paths have not crossed.  

Davidoff Swiss Indoors Basel—Switzerland No. 2 seed Novak Djokovic capped off a resilient week of tennis in Basel, defeating No. 1 ranked Roger Federer in the finals of Davidoff Swiss Indoors on Sunday, 6-4, 4-6, 6-2. Djokovic, who improved to 4-9 in Tour finals this season, showed tremendous heart in ousting the three-time defending champion. After breaking Federer in the ninth game of the opening set, via a forehand unforced error, Djokovic...  

Djokovic Beats Home Favourite Federer, Wins Fourth Title Of Year. Basel, Switzerland. by ATP Staff. |. 08.11.2009. Serbian Novak Djokovic became the fifth player this year to win an ATP World Tour title after saving match points, ...  

Serbia's Novak Djokovic returns the ball during his semifinal match against Czech Republic's Radek Stepanek at the Davidoff Swiss Indoors tennis tournament in Basle, Switzerland, Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009. Serbia's Novak Djokovic reacts during his ...  

RAFA Nadal is set to receive a prestigious award from the French Academy of Sports on Monday. At the ceremony, the Mallorca-born tennis star will receive the Serge Kampf Prize for ‘the most beautiful sporting talent shown during the past year ...  

BASEL, Switzerland -- Novak Djokovic has called for "crucial" meetings to address the heavy playing schedule faced by top tennis players. The third-ranked Serb said Friday that more players were getting injured because of the demands of a long season ...  

Rafael Nadal has enjoyed seven years at the top of the tennis game, but can he play for another seven?  

After an injury plagued year, Rafael Nadal is aiming to retain the top spot in men's tennis.  

October 20, 2009 -- RUSSIAN Nikolay Davydenko came out on top in a high-quality final with top seed Rafael Nadal to win the Shanghai Masters tennis title. Davydenko...  

October 11, 2009 -- Marin Cilic shocked world No.2 Rafael Nadal at the Beijing Open to set up a final with Novak Djokovic. Eighth seed Cilic needed just 83 minutes...  

Rafael Nadal looked lost, swallowed up by the huge serves and crushing forehands coming at him from the 6-foot-6 opponent across the net. That was Juan Martin del Potro, who made his first Grand Slam final, handing Nadal a 6-2, 6-2, 6-2 loss today at the US Open—the worst...  

October 18, 2009 -- TENNIS Rafa Nadal reached the final of the Shanghai Masters when Feliciano Lopez retired. World No.2 Nadal was winning 6-1 3-0 when Lopez,...  

September 13, 2009 -- TENNIS Heather Watson, 17, goes for a place in history at the US Open today, hoping to become the first Briton to win the girls' title in New York....  

October 11, 2009 -- THE organisers of the Shanghai Masters 1000 event could be forgiven if they were starting to get ever so slightly worried. First world No 1 Roger...  

Match results from this past weekend, tennis headlines and a Rafael Nadal injury update.