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Rafael Nadal Raises Alarms in Tennis with Novak Djokovic Comment

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 Rafael Nadal
 insists that tennis authorities must alter the game’s regulations to prevent powerful servers from dominating matches due to their height advantage moving forward. This Spanish legend, one of the most renowned athletes in tennis history, claimed 22 Grand Slam championships prior to his retirement last year.


 Nadal was not renowned as one of the leading servers in the game but built his career on unwavering intensity and exceptional physical durability. These attributes enabled him to claim all four Grand Slam titles, with his peak success occurring at the French Open.
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 , where he claimed 14 titles. However, he has admitted that present-day players might find it challenging to keep up with a taller competitor equipped with a powerful serve and exceptional agility on the court in the future.


 At an event organised in partnership with Spanish sports daily As during Eurosport, Nadal stated: “Over its entire history, tennis hasn’t altered any rules.”


 Individuals are growing taller and moving more efficiently—the serve plays a crucial role.


 If that capability remains unchecked, eventually someone taller than two meters with great agility will show up, and you won’t stand a chance of keeping up with them or getting an advantage.

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 Even though the comment was concerning, the 38-year-old maintained that this situation isn't upon us just yet. He highlighted Novak Djokovic’s ongoing achievements at 37 years old as evidence that the transition is still pending.


 Nadal stated: "At this time, that particular day has not come yet. Djokovic"
 got to the finale two days ago
 At the Miami Open, I was participating about a year and a half ago.


 This makes me believe that the shift hasn’t been entirely sudden since we still retain an opportunity for victory.


 During his remarkable career, Nadal participated in 30 Grand Slam finals. Besides his outstanding achievements at the French Open, he secured four victories at the US Open, two at Wimbledon, and another pair at the Australian Open. Towards the end of his time on the tennis court, injuries plagued him; his final major tournament appearance was at Roland Garros in 2024 shortly before he retired.


 Reflecting on his career, he commented: "I've never been driven by arrogance. Numbers have never mattered to me. It brings me contentment to finish knowing I gave my all."


 The sense of not giving my all after a tournament left me devastated. I typically come back with a clear conscience.

Rafael Nadal Raises Alarms in Tennis with Novak Djokovic Comment

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Rafael Nadal insists that tennis authorities must alter the game’s regulations to prevent powerful servers from dominating matches due to their height advantage moving forward. This Spanish legend,…

Djokovic Advances to Miami Open Semifinals; Sabalenka Heads for Final

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 MIAMI (DIWIDA) - Novak Djokovic is just two victories shy of securing his 100th career title following his 6-3, 7-6(4) win against Sebastian Korda. Meanwhile, world No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka advanced to her maiden Miami Open final with a dominant 6-2, 6-2 triumph over Jasmine Paolini on Thursday.

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 After delivering an ace on match point, Djokovic unleashed a victorious scream, prompting his ex-rival turned coach, Andy Murray, to leap from his chair and celebrate alongside him.

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 The Serbian player, who has won 24 Grand Slams, fell behind Korda 5-2 in the second set but managed to break the American when he was serving for 5-3. His accurate and strong serving then propelled him towards victory.


 "I have been performing exceptionally throughout the tournament, but especially today, I really needed this effort in the second set to attempt a comeback," Djokovic said to Tennis Channel.


 In the tiebreaker, a few key points determined the victor: a service winner at 5-4 followed by an ace at 6-4 to seal the game. Therefore, I’ll consider those moments as the highlights.


 The game was initially set for Wednesday but got delayed following ATP guidelines designed to prevent matches from extending deep into the night.


 The fourth-ranked Novak Djokovic, who aims for his seventh victory at the Miami Open and career milestone of 100 titles, is set to compete against the 14th-seed Grigor Dimitrov from Bulgaria in the semifinals on Friday.


 Previously, unseeded Czech player Jakub Mensik secured a place in the semifinals after defeating 17th-seeded French competitor Arthur Fils with scores of 7-6(5), 6-1. He will now face either Italy’s 29th-seeded Matteo Berrettini or America’s Taylor Fritz, who are set to compete later in the day.


 In the women's category, Sabalenka secured 77% of her first-serve points, delivered six aces, successfully defended all four break points she encountered, and seized four out of her five break point opportunities against Italian sixth-seeded player Paolini throughout the 71-minute encounter.

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 The leading player from Belarus, who lives in South Florida and came into Miami right after securing second place at Indian Wells, hasn't lost a single set in her five encounters so far.


 The upcoming match for Sabalenka will be against the victor of Thursday’s semifinal between American fourth-seeded player Jessica Pegula and Filipino wild card Alexandra Eala. Notably, Eala pulled off an impressive upset by defeating Polish World No. 2 Iga Świątek.


 (Reported by Rory Carroll in Los Angeles and Frank Pingue in Toronto, edited by Ed Osmond)

Djokovic Advances to Miami Open Semifinals; Sabalenka Heads for Final

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MIAMI (DIWIDA) - Novak Djokovic is just two victories shy of securing his 100th career title following his 6-3, 7-6(4) win against Sebastian Korda. Meanwhile, world No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka advanced to…