Spain's Rafael Nadal criticised the blue clay surface used for this year's Madrid Open after suffering a shock third round defeat on Thursday, and threatened to boycott next year's tournament if officials do not return to the traditional red courts.
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Top seed Novak Djokovic (pictured) has won his third Australian Open title after persevering over Spain's Rafael Nadal 5-7, 6-4, 6-2, 6-7 (5), 7-5 in what is the longest Grand Slam singles final in history at 5 hours, 53 minute.
Spain's Rafael Nadal advanced to the Australian Open's quarter-finals on Sunday after a comfortable 6-4 6-4 6-2 victory over countryman Feliciano Lopez.
Gael Monfils came back from 4-1 down in the second set of the Qatar Open on Friday to defeat top seed Rafael Nadal 6-3 6-4, paving the way for an all-French final against Jo-Wilfried Tsonga.
Spain won its fifth Davis Cup title on Sunday after Rafael Nadal (pictured) beat Argentinean Juan Martin del Potro 1-6, 6-4, 6-1, 7-6 (0) to secure a 3-1 lead.
Spaniard Rafael Nadal crashed out of the ATP World Tour Finals at the hands of Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in London on Thursday. The Frenchman claimed a hard fought victory and now heads in to the semi-finals for the first time in his career.
Former top seed Rafael Nadal made a major comeback on Sunday with a ruthless 6-0, 6-2, 6-4 victory over France's Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (pictured), propelling Spain into the Davis Cup final.
Tennis world number two Rafael Nadal and his teammate David Ferrer have given Spain a 2-0 lead over France after smoothly dispatching Richard Gasquet and Gilles Simon on the first day of their Davis Cup semi-final on Friday.
Top seed Novak Djokovic (pictured) ended the tennis season with an amazing 6-2, 6-4, 6-7, 6-1 win over defending champion Rafael Nadal at the US Open on Monday, battling through despite injuries to secure his third grand slam title of the year.
