Why isn't Rafael Nadal considered the greatest tennis player of all time?

foxsports.com.au 41 mins ago

If Roger Federer is the most complete player the game has seen, and enough good judges agree with the assessment, then why has he become Rafael Nadal’s whipping boy?

 
46
  • from 9
  • and
  • in last 33mins
 
 

Serena powers to Italian Open win

bbc.co.uk 18 hours ago

World number one Serena Williams beats Victoria Azarenka to win the Italian Open and her fourth consecutive tournament.

 
7
  • from 10
  • and
  • in last 3hrs
 
 

Nadal dominates Federer to win in Rome

usatoday.com 16 hours ago

Nadal controlled the final from start to finish to win 6-1, 6-3 Sunday.

 
3
  • from 4
  • and
  • in last 2hrs
 
 

Bhupathi-Bopanna lose final of Rome Masters to Bryans

ibnlive.in.com 17 hours ago

The sixth seeded Indian combination lost 2-6 3-6 in the summit clash.

 
1
  • from 1
  • and
  • in last 3hrs
 
 

Serena beats Azarenka for Rome title

msn.foxsports.com 17 hours ago

Serena Williams won her fourth consecutive title of the year in dominating fashion Sunday, beating third-seeded Victoria Azarenka 6-1, 6-3 in the Italian Open final.

 
1
  • from 2
  • and
  • in last 2hrs
 
 

Azarenka, Sharapova breeze into Qatar Open semi-finals

ibnlive.in.com 18 May

Sharapova beat Samantha Stosur 6-2, 6-4 and will now either play Serena Williams or Petra Kvitova.

 
0
  • from 0
  • and
  • in last 1hr
 
 

Ivanovic beats Pavlyuchenkova in Dubai Round 1

ibnlive.in.com 18 May

The former world number one won 6-3 7-6. She will now play Czech Petra Kvitova or Daniela Hantuchova.

 
0
  • from 0
  • and
  • in last
 
 

Roberta Vinci dismisses Samantha Stosur to reach Dubai semis

ibnlive.in.com 18 May

Vinci, who beat sixth-ranked Angelique Kerber to reach the quarterfinals, humbled the former US Open champion 6-2 6-4.

 
0
  • from 0
  • and
  • in last
 
 

Rohan Bopanna-Colin Fleming in semis of ATP Open 13

ibnlive.in.com 18 May

Bopanna and his British partner Fleming fought their way to the semi-finals, edging past Cerretani and Shamasdin 6-3, 6-7(2), 10-7.

 
0
  • from 0
  • and
  • in last
 
 

Tomas Berdych to face Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in Open 13 final

ibnlive.in.com 18 May

Top-seeded Tomas Berdych of the Czech Republic beat Russian qualifier Dmitry Tursunov 6-2, 6-1 to reach the final of the Open 13.

 
0
  • from 0
  • and
  • in last
 
 

Petra Kvitova defeats Sara Errani to win Dubai title

ibnlive.in.com 18 May

Petra Kvitova won her first title in six months when she beat Sara Errani of Italy 6-2, 1-6, 6-1 in the Dubai Championships final.

 
0
  • from 0
  • and
  • in last
 
 

Somdev Devvarman sets date with Juan Martin Del Potro in Dubai

ibnlive.in.com 18 May

India's Somdev Devvarman beat Russian Igor Kunitsyn in straight sets 6-1, 6-4.

 
0
  • from 0
  • and
  • in last
 
 

Novak Djokovic, Juan Martin Del Potro go through to Round 2 in Dubai

ibnlive.in.com 18 May

Meanwhile, Swiss ace Roger Federer needed three sets to get past wild card Malek Jaziri,

 
0
  • from 0
  • and
  • in last
 
 

Novak Djokovic defeats Andreas Seppi to reach Dubai Championships semi-finals

ibnlive.in.com 18 May

Djokovic extended his unbeaten run in 2013 to 11 matches, routing Andreas Seppi of Italy 6-0, 6-3 to reach the semi-finals of the Dubai Championships.

 
0
  • from 0
  • and
  • in last
 
 

Novak Djokovic beats del Potro to enter Dubai Championships final

ibnlive.in.com 18 May

Djokovic has reached the final of the Dubai Championships, storming past fourth-seeded Juan Martin del Potro 6-3, 7-6 (4).

 
0
  • from 0
  • and
  • in last
 
 

Mahesh Bhupathi-Michael Llodra win doubles title at Dubai Championships

ibnlive.in.com 18 May

Unseeded Bhupathi and Llodra downed the third seeded rivals Lindstedt and Zimonjic 7-6 (6), 7-6 (6) in the fiercely fought final.

 
0
  • from 0
  • and
  • in last
 
 

Somdev Devvarman fails to reach the main draw at Indian Wells

ibnlive.in.com 18 May

Somdev Devvarman's bid to enter the main draw of the BNP Paribas Open fell flat as he lost the opening round of the qualifiers in straight sets to Italian 27th seed Matteo Viola.

 
0
  • from 0
  • and
  • in last
 
 

Maria Sharapova eases into fourth round at Miami

ibnlive.in.com 18 May

Sharapova beat fellow Russian Elena Vesnina on a muggy, 85-degree Fahrenheit afternoon at the Sony Open, 6-4, 6-2.

 
0
  • from 0
  • and
  • in last
 
 

Andy Murray displaces Roger Federer at No.2 after Miami title

ibnlive.in.com 18 May

The 2-6 6-4 7-6 victory was Murray's ninth in a Masters 1000 series event.

 
0
  • from 0
  • and
  • in last 1hr
 
 

Eugenie Bouchard reaches quarters after Sam Stosur withdraws

ibnlive.in.com 18 May

In the quarter-final at Charleston, Bouchard will face ninth seed Jelena Jankovic, who breezed past local youngster Jessica Pegula.

 
0
  • from 0
  • and
  • in last
 
 

Mahesh Bhupathi to manage world No. 2 Andy Murray

ibnlive.in.com 18 May

Bhupathi and renowned British entrepreneur and television producer Simon Fuller have joined hands and launched XIX Globosport, that has signed up Andy Murray as its first client.

 
0
  • from 0
  • and
  • in last
 
 

India take 2-0 lead over Indonesia in Davis Cup

ibnlive.in.com 18 May

Somdev Devvarman routed rookie Wisnu Adi Nugroho 6-1, 6-2, 6-2, and then Bhambri got past Christopher Rungkat 6-3, 6-2, 6-2.

 
0
  • from 0
  • and
  • in last
 
 

Sam Querrey makes it 1-1 for the US after Novak Djokovic's opening win

ibnlive.in.com 18 May

In other Davis Cup quarter-finals, Italy and Canada were tied at 1, as were France and Argentina, while the defending champion Czech Republic was up on Kazakhstan 2-0.

 
0
  • from 0
  • and
  • in last
 
 

India beat Indonesia in doubles, win tie 3-0

ibnlive.in.com 18 May

Leander Paes and his partner Sanam Singh led India to a 6-2, 6-1, 6-4 win over Indonesian pair David Agung Susanto and Elbert Sie.

 
0
  • from 0
  • and
  • in last
 
 

Team unity behind our win against Indonesia: Leander Paes

ibnlive.in.com 18 May

Paes has emphasised that it was team unity as much as individual performances that helped India take an unbeatable 3-0 lead over Indonesia in the Davis Cup.

 
0
  • from 0
  • and
  • in last
 
 

Djokovic win takes Serbia into Davis Cup semis

ibnlive.in.com 18 May

Djokovic's win over America's Sam Querrey set up a last-4 clash with Canada who beat Italy in another quarterfinal.

 
0
  • from 0
  • and
  • in last
 
 

Berlocq wins the decider to lift Argentina into semis

ibnlive.in.com 18 May

Carlos Berlocq defeated Frenchman Gilles Simon 6-4, 5-7, 6-4, 6-4 to put Argentina into the Davis Cup semifinals.

 
0
  • from 0
  • and
  • in last
 
 

Isner, Verdasco advance to next round at clay court championships

ibnlive.in.com 18 May

Fernando Verdasco of Spain earned a 7-6 (5), 6-2 victory over Steve Johnson of the United States.

 
0
  • from 0
  • and
  • in last
 
 

Del Potro, Tsonga, Gasquet into Monte Carlo Rd 3

ibnlive.in.com 18 May

Tsonga beat Davydenko 7-6, 6-2, while Gasquet had a little more trouble overcoming Paire and Del Potro was pushed even further as he struggled past Dolgopolov.

 
0
  • from 0
  • and
  • in last
 
 

Russia beat Slovakia 3-2 in Fed Cup semis

ibnlive.in.com 18 May

Ekaterina Makarova and Elena Vesnina won the decisive doubles match Sunday as Russia completed a 3-2 comeback victory over Slovakia to reach the Fed Cup final.

 
0
  • from 0
  • and
  • in last
 
 

Roberta Vinci sends Italy into Fed Cup final

ibnlive.in.com 18 May

Roberta Vinci sent Italy into the Fed Cup final for the fifth time in eight years with a 6-2, 6-7, 6-3 victory over Czech Republic.

 
0
  • from 0
  • and
  • in last
 
 

David Ferrer shocked in Barcelona, Nadal eases through

ibnlive.in.com 18 May

Russian qualifier Dmitry Tursunov stunned top seed and world number four David Ferrer 7-5, 3-6, 6-1 in the second round of the Barcelona Open.

 
0
  • from 0
  • and
  • in last
 
 

Nadal through to Italian Open final

bbc.co.uk 18 May

Rafael Nadal beats Tomas Berdych in straight sets to reach the Italian Open final

 
0
  • from 1
  • and
  • in last 2hrs
 
 

Five days to the weekend

scotsman.com 7 hours ago

The best sporting action to look forward to this week

 
0
  • from 0
  • and
  • in last
 
 

Ricardas Berankis Beats Denis Istomin in Nice

nytimes.com 8 hours ago

Ricardas Berankis reached the second round of the Nice Open by beating eighth-seeded Denis Istomin of Uzbekistan 6-2, 6-2 on Sunday.

 
0
  • from 0
  • and
  • in last 2hrs