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Harita Kalvai was only in middle school when the Atlas Fire burned throughout Napa County in 2017, one of the large fires of the Northern California firestorm. While she and her family in San Rafael were luckily not impacted, she knew people who were and who had evacuated. She discovered how it touched people who …

There are a few events scheduled to take place between the final of the Australian Open and March 8 where Nadal could pick up points. The Rotterdam Open is the most likely competition which he could participate in. Reaching the quarter-finals would be enough to see Nadal knock Djokovic off top spot in the rankings. …

Less than 24 hours ago, Paul Felder didn’t even know if he’d ever step foot inside the UFC cage again – but Saturday, he’ll do just that. Accepting a five-round fight against a former UFC lightweight champion on five days’ notice isn’t common practice among MMA fighters. However, Felder (17-5 MMA, 9-5 UFC) will do …

Rafael Nadal: “I lost against a great opponent” | Australian Open 2020 Press Conference QF  Australian Open TV Dominic Thiem knocks out top seed Rafael Nadal at Aussie Open  ESPN Rafael Nadal stopped by security | Wide World of Sports  Wide World of Sports Nick Kyrgios after loss to Rafael Nadal: ‘I have made progress’  Tennis World USA Rafael …

First of all, thanks Chris for everything. It’s a real honour receive this trophy from you so many thanks for all the things that you did well for our sport. Honestly, what can I say? I am super happy. Honestly, after all the things that I went through in my career in terms of injuries, …

A one-in-20 chance of success sounds daunting, but the best players in the world deal with these odds at some stage in basically every match they play. What’s the exact scenario? Trying to break serve after the server has built a 30/0 lead. An Infosys ATP Beyond The Numbers analysis of the current Top 50 …

Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic have come under fire for their upcoming exhibition match. The pair are set to go toe-to-toe in Kazakhstan on Tuesday, October 24 to raise money for charity. However, the decision to take part in the friendly showdown means both of the top two players in the world did not enter …

Scorelines can be deceiving, and that certainly held true in the last quarter-final of the 2019 US Open. Three-time champion Rafael Nadal defeated Argentine Diego Schwartzman 6-4, 7-5, 6-2 in the early hours of Thursday morning, but the Spaniard’s victory was anything but straightforward. Nadal overcame a spirited effort from the No. 20 seed to …

Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal are all in action on a stacked day at Wimbledon on Wednesday. The last time the Big Three played each of their quarter-final opponents, they lost. More drama in store at SW19? Defending champion Djokovic takes on David Goffin on Centre Court with Federer following against Kei Nishikori in quarter-final action.  …

Nadal got an early break in the match and went on to win the first set 6-3. However, Kyrgios took excuse with how long the world No 2 was taking between serves. He felt Nadal was intentionally slowing down the tempo and he let the umpire know on several occasion. Kyrgios went on the win …