Defending champion Rafael Nadal celebrates after defeating John Isner in their first round match of the French Open on Tuesday. PARIS — It’s newsworthy enough when anyone manages to win a set against ...

PARIS (Reuters) - Champion Rafael Nadal was forced to pull out all the stops and leave John Isner battling for "oxygen" in a 6-4 6-7 6-7 6-2 6-4 win in the French Open first round Tuesday, his first ...

Rafael Nadal said he was braced for the "huge" serve of John Isner after Spains world number one bulldozed his way into the China Open quarter-finals on Thursday. The 16-time Grand Slam champion Nadal ...

(AP) Not even John Isner’s steamiest serves could keep Rafael Nadal from winning another hard-court title. The 27-year-old Spaniard took advantage of the few openings he got Sunday against the ...

On Sunday, Draper faces top-seeded Chun Hsin Tseng of Taiwan, who defeated Tao Mu of China 6-3, 6-1 to reach his third consecutive Grand Slam final. The 16-year-old Tseng was the runner-up at the ...

Five-time champ will play American who won longest match in tennis history. Top-ranked Rafael Nadal’s bid to tie Bjorn Borg’s record of six French Open titles will begin against American John Isner.

CINCINNATI (Reuters) - Rafa Nadal continued his outstanding hardcourt form beating John Isner 7-6 7-6 in the final of the Western and Southern Open on Sunday, setting up the Spaniard as the red-hot ...

Defending French Open champions Rafael Nadal and Francesca Schiavone were given first-round matches in Friday's draw against Americans who own a combined two career match wins at Roland Garros. The ...