Also known as: Rafa
Rafael Nadal — former tennis player whose shower at Roland Garros and coaching staff appear in recent Grand Slam coverage.
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… I’m showing up every day, at every practice session, trying to put in the right work with the right discipline.” Sinner surpassed the mark of Novak Djokovic, who won four consecutive events on three occasions, and Spaniard Rafael Nadal, who triumphed in four straight tournaments …
Sinner Sets Masters Title Record With MadridJoy Online
… I’m showing up every day, at every practice session, trying to put in the right work with the right discipline.” Sinner surpassed the mark of Novak Djokovic, who won four consecutive events on three occasions, and Spaniard Rafael Nadal, who triumphed in four straight tournaments …
Sinner wins in Madrid to set Masters title recordJoy Online
… Now, Alcaraz is going to miss the clay-court Grand Slam, which he would love to dominate like his idol, Rafael Nadal, did – opening the door for the rest of the field. …
Defending champion Alcaraz to miss French OpenAlexander Zverev claimed his first Grand Slam title by defeating Flavio Cobolli in a five-set final at the French Open, 1,465 days after suffering a serious ankle injury on the same court in 2022 that required surgery and sidelined him for months.
7 June 2026 · Joy Online →
Alexander Zverev claimed his first Grand Slam title by defeating Flavio Cobolli in a five-set final at the French Open, 1,465 days after suffering a serious ankle injury on the same court in 2022 that required surgery and sidelined him for months.
7 June 2026 · Joy Online →
Alexander Zverev defeated Flavio Cobolli 6-1 4-6 6-4 6-7 (5-7) 6-1 in the French Open final to claim his first Grand Slam title after losing his three previous major finals. The 29-year-old German's victory makes him the first man other than Jannik Sinner or Carlos Alcaraz to win a Grand Slam recently.
7 June 2026 · Joy Online →
Flavio Cobolli, the 10th seed, defeated Canadian fourth seed Felix Auger-Aliassime to reach a Grand Slam semi-final for the first time. Cobolli revealed he is using Rafael Nadal's favoured shower cubicle at Roland Garros as part of his superstitious routine this week, after Nadal once told him it had been his shower for 14 years.
3 June 2026 · Joy Online →
Rafael Jodar, a 19-year-old Spanish player making his Grand Slam main-draw debut on the Paris clay, has emerged as a dark horse for the Coupe des Mousquetaires after rapid progress from being ranked 707th a year ago. Seeded 27th, Jodar will face German Alexander Zverev in Tuesday's quarter-final, with a victory putting him among the favourites for the title.
1 June 2026 · Joy Online →
Top-seeded Jannik Sinner suffered an unexpected second-round exit at the French Open after a five-set loss to Juan Manuel Cerundolo, with the Italian struggling with injury-related issues including dizziness during the match in Paris.
29 May 2026 · Daily Guide →
Swiss tennis player Stan Wawrinka lost 6-3 3-6 6-3 6-4 to Jesper De Jong in his final French Open on Monday, though he will not officially retire until October's Swiss Indoors in Basel. Wawrinka, 41, called the venue witness to the best match of his life—his 2015 final victory over Novak Djokovic—and wore a memento of the iconic plaid shorts from that performance.
25 May 2026 · Joy Online →
Twenty-four-year-old Jannik Sinner won the Italian Open in Rome on Sunday, completing the career Golden Masters – all nine ATP Masters 1000 titles. Sinner is only the second player to achieve the feat, after Novak Djokovic, and has done so at a considerably younger age than Djokovic.
17 May 2026 · Joy Online →
Jannik Sinner recorded his 32nd straight victory at ATP Masters 1000 tournaments, breaking Novak Djokovic's all-time record, by defeating Andrey Rublev 6-2 6-4 in the Italian Open quarter-finals to reach the semi-finals.
15 May 2026 · Joy Online →
Reigning French Open champion Coco Gauff recovered from match point down to defeat American teenager Iva Jovic 5-7 7-5 6-2 in the Italian Open fourth round. Gauff acknowledged she must improve significantly to defend her French Open title beginning 24 May and match her run to last year's Italian Open final.
11 May 2026 · Joy Online →
Poland's Iga Swiatek defeated Elisabetta Cocciaretto 6-1 6-0 to advance to an Italian Open fourth-round meeting with Japan's Naomi Osaka. Swiatek, who recently hired Rafael Nadal's former coach Francisco Roig, has not claimed a clay title since the 2024 French Open despite being the world number three.
10 May 2026 · Joy Online →
Jannik Sinner became the first man to win five consecutive Masters 1,000 titles after defeating Alexander Zverev in straight sets at the Madrid Open. The 24-year-old Italian has now surpassed the previous records held by Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal.
5 May 2026 · Daily Guide →
Jannik Sinner defeated Alexander Zverev 6-1, 6-2 at the Madrid Open to become the first man to win five consecutive Masters 1,000 titles, surpassing Novak Djokovic's previous mark of four consecutive events. Sinner has now won Indian Wells, Miami, Monte Carlo, Paris, and Madrid in his record run.
3 May 2026 · Joy Online →
Carlos Alcaraz, the world number two, will miss next month's French Open and the Italian Open due to a right wrist injury sustained at the Barcelona Open. The 22-year-old two-time defending champion said he is being cautious to assess the situation before returning to competition.
26 April 2026 · Joy Online →