They paint a portrait of a legend ... plus reached the Wimbledon final. But try as Nadal might, he is, in mindset and style of play, a clay-court specialist of old. Topspin tedium and tenacity ...

We start with the clay-court streak as this is the longest winning streak on any surface and it is Nadal with his astonishing record of 81 consecutive wins, which he achieved from April 2005 until ...

Between 2005 and 2007, Nadal went on a record 81-match winning streak on clay courts, a feat unmatched in tennis history. His dominance on this surface was further exemplified by his 13 ...

Rafael Nadal has reached the semifinal in Miami, but says he does not want more hard-court events played during the year. Some of the South American clay-court events are talking about switching ...

He continued: “I had to work so hard off the court so that my opponents ... at Schwartzman's hands was Nadal. In 2018, Schwartzman led the ‘King of Clay’ 6-4 at the French Open when their ...

Rafael Nadal has won 14 French Open titles and 22 Grand Slams overall, but now it's adios to one of the greats of the game. His dominance of the clay transcended tennis itself and is arguably the ...

Injuries prevented the 32-year-old from regaining the level that once made him one of the best clay-court players. The Argentine even managed to defeat Nadal on clay, scoring a famous win in the ...