Rafael Nadal says the emergence of a new generation is just what tennis needs, while welcoming back old foe Roger Federer to help him keep them at bay.

Spanish superstar Rafael Nadal hopes a dramatic change to his longstanding schedule will lead to success in the Australian Open later this month.

Australia's Nick Kyrgios is booed off court in a tanking row at the Shanghai Masters as Rafael Nadal crashes out and Andy Murray motors into round three.

Rafael Nadal storms through his opening match of the China Open as he seeks to redeem his injury-blighted season with a strong run in Beijing.

Mo Farah, Rafael Nadal and Justin Rose are among athletes targeted in the latest leak of confidential medical documents that the world anti-doping agency (WADA) says were hacked by a Russian cyber espionage group.

Rafael Nadal describes Stan Wawrinka as "super dangerous" after he clinched the US Open to claim his third Grand Slam title

14-time Grand Slam champion Rafael Nadal crashes out of the US Open, falling in a five-set thriller to 22-year-old Frenchman Lucas Pouille.

Rafael Nadal and Angelique Kerber shrug off sweltering temperatures to reach the US Open second round as Garbine Muguruza survives a worrying health scare.

Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal get their US Open campaigns under way Monday in the shadow of Arthur Ashe Stadium's spectacular $150 million retractable roof and alongside rock music legend Phil Collins.

Garbine Muguruza's post-French Open slump continued when she crashed out of the Olympics while Andy Murray and Rafael Nadal made the third round

Four-time gold medallist Venus Williams, suffering with a virus, slumps to her first ever opening round loss at an Olympic Games

Rafael Nadal concedes he is not yet sure that he will be able to represent Spain at the Rio Olympics as his fitness concerns linger.

Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal on Tuesday pull out of next week's Toronto Masters, joining Wimbledon champion Andy Murray in deciding to skip the event.

Rafael Nadal will be fit and ready for Rio, the head of the Spanish Olympic Committee insisted Thursday, even though the 14-time Grand Slam title winner is still sweating on his place in the squad.

Spanish tennis ace Rafael Nadal has said that he had no intention of missing out on the Olympic Games starting from August 5 in

Rafael Nadal faces a battle to qualify for the Rio Olympics after the International Tennis Federation announced the entry list for the 2016 Games.

Rafael Nadal will miss Wimbledon after failing to recover from the wrist injury which forced his withdrawal from the French Open, he announced on Facebook.

The sporting week that ended Sunday was one made poignant by the passing of the People's Champion, Muhammad Ali. That was swiftly followed by Novak Djokovic galloping away from the chasing pack by winning the French Open for the first time and in the process creating a host of records. For these and much more, read our weekly sports review.

The moment Novak Djokovic accepted that being part of the Roger Federer/Rafael Nadal era was a chance, not a curse, everything improved for him. After winning his first French Open title, world's number one tennis player holds all four grand slams at the same time.

The sixth day of the French Open was in full flow even as its greatest champion Rafael Nadal, who has only lost twice at Roland Garros since 2005, exited with injury.