Rafa Nadal

 Originally published on: 25/06/13 00:00A year after his shock second-round defeat to Lukas Rosol at the All England Club, Nadal crashed to a 7-6(4) 7-6(8)

 Originally published on: 03/06/13 00:00The Spaniard celebrated his 27th birthday in style on Monday as he breezed past Kei Nishikori 6-4

 Originally published on: 05/06/13 00:00The seven-time French Open champion set up a semi-final clash with Novak Djokovic as he cruised past

 Originally published on: 20/05/13 00:00The defending French Open champion produced a supreme performance on the clay at Foro Italico to defeat

 Originally published on: 13/05/13 00:00The Spaniard saw off Switzerland’s Stanilas Wawrinka 6-2 6-4 in Madrid to capture his fifth title of

 Originally published on: 29/04/13 00:00The world No.5, who saw his eight-year reign at the Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters end with defeat to

 Originally published on: 19/04/13 00:00The eight-time defending champion had only previously lost six sets at the Masters 1000 event since he

 Originally published on: 22/04/13 00:00Despite a 6-2 7-6(1) defeat to Novak Djokovic in the Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters final, world No.5 Nadal

 Originally published on: 16/04/13 00:00The French Open champion arrives in Monte Carlo on a 14-match winning streak after three straight tournament