Rafael Nadal, Wimbledon | featured news

Lukas Rosol, ranked 100th, pulled off one of the biggest upsets of the past decade of men’s tennis, blasting his way past Rafael Nadal in the second round at Wimbledon.

After dominating tennis so completely in his mid-20s, Roger Federer has only one trajectory remaining in a brilliant career: downward, as certain as gravity. And even that has been graceful. It’s difficult to pinpoint a skill of Federer’s that has diminished these last two years, in which he slid from No. 1 in the world to No. 3. His movement, at 30, remains fleet and fluid. His serve is shrewdly placed with plenty of pace. And he brandishes a full array of strokes and the smarts to deploy each as circumstances dictate.

New world No. 1 Novak Djokovic beat defending champion Rafael Nadal in four sets to win the Wimbledon men's singles title for the first time.

Novak Djokovic, the 24-year-old Serbian who is 47-1 this season, beat Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, while Rafael Nadal, the defending champion, ousted Andy Murray.

Defending champion Rafael Nadal advanced to the semifinals at Wimbledon by beating Mardy Fish 6-3, 6-3, 5-7, 6-4 Wednesday. Nadal is 31-2 at Wimbledon since 2006. He lost in the final in 2006 and '07, but then won the following year. He missed the 2009 edition because of injury and won again in 2010.

Defending champion Rafael Nadal and Britain's Andy Murray will both be in Centre Court action - possibly under the roof - as Wimbledon gets under way on Monday.

World number one Rafael Nadal ended the Wimbledon dream of home hope Andy Murray with a straight sets victory in their semifinal on Centre Court on Friday.

With six-time champion Roger Federer out, Rafael Nadal becomes the favorite for the Wimbledon men's title.

Rafael Nadal says his right knee feels "good, good; not bad" after a 40-minute practice session at the All England Club.Toni Nadal, Rafael's uncle and coach, says the knee "is so much better" Sunday than it was a day earlier, when the 2008 Wimbledon champion received treatment from a trainer at changeovers during his five-set comeback victory in the third round.Rafael Nadal skipped the tournament last year because of tendinitis in both knees.

Rafael Nadal lost an exhibition to Lleyton Hewitt just before tea at the Hurlingham Club, but more than that, Nadal spent the 6-4, 6-3 match arriving a bit late to shots, muttering to himself and stirring enough concern about his fractious knees that his coach and uncle, Toni Nadal, indicated Nadal might miss Wimbledon.