Rafael Nadal

The two met in October last year and played a game together. Leonid Stanislavsky's life changed when Vladimir Putin's Russia decided to invade Ukraine, the ...

"It's difficult because in this world there is so many different talents, no? The thing that mattered to him the most was the passion for the sport. The 35-year-old added that talent, according to him, could mean different things to different people. "I have hearing problems, so I sleep at night and don't hear anything," said the Ukrainian tennis player. As reported by Corriere della Sera, Stanislavsky has decided to stay in Ukraine, although there is a daughter who lives in Poland. In a difficult historical moment like the one that is going through the war in Ukraine, we cling to exciting stories.

Rafael Nadal battles past Sebastian Korda at Indian Wells to set a third-round clash against Daniel Evans. © Clive Brunskill/Getty Images. ATP Staff Mar 13, 2022. Three-time Indian Wells champion reflects on comeback win against Korda ...

“I will work tomorrow to try to be ready.” “I didn't have many chances. “[The] normal thing with this kind of match, in that position from 100 matches, probably you [are] going to lose 90,” Nadal said. “Because I grew with this kind of education. “I don't have this amazing self-confidence that even if I am 5-2, ‘Okay, I [am] going to come back. “If the people believe that I am a believer all the time that I [am] going to come back, [it is] not true.

Rafael Nadal didn't have it easy in opening his pursuit of a fourth title at Indian Wells. He got pushed to the limit by Sebastian Korda before winning 6-2, ...

Nadal came to Indian Wells with a perfect 15-0 record in 2022, but the 21-year-old American gave him one of his toughest tests of the year.

The victory moved Nadal to a perfect 16-0 on the year. That's tennis, he is young and has an amazing future to come so I wish him all the very best." Now I just kind of got to use the momentum that I built here and keep working hard and just try and break that barrier of beating the top-level players, and hopefully just keep on going," he said. "I think in the 5-2 I started to play a little bit more cross-court with my forehand and with having a little bit more calm. "It's amazing to play in front of all of you guys. I will work tomorrow to try to be ready for (what comes) after tomorrow." I think I played a little bit better at least," Nadal said. "Every single time we practice, he kind of destroys me a little bit (smiling). This time was a close set. To kind of push him to the edge was awesome. Interestingly, Korda and Nadal were practice partners earlier this week, practicing on the same court where they played Saturday's classic match. In the tiebreaker, Nadal showed a champion's resolve. Nadal won four games in a row to go up 6-5, but Korda held serve to force a deciding tiebreaker.