Playing his 250th tour match on clay, Rafael Nadal defeated Jarkko Nieminen, 6-4, 6-3, claiming his 38th consecutive victory in Monte Carlo, a tournament he has famously won the last seven years.

MONACO (AP) Rafael Nadal began his bid for a seventh straight Monte Carlo Masters title with a comfortable 6-2, 6-2 win over Jarkko Nieminen on Wednesday. The top-ranked Spaniard, who will face ...

(CNN) -- Spain's Guillermo Garcia-Lopez followed his shock win over compatriot and world number one Rafael Nadal by claiming the Thailand Open title with a three sets defeat of Jarkko Nieminen Sunday.

MONTPELLIER, France -- Jarkko Nieminen of Finland beat fifth-seeded Nikolay Davydenko 6-3, 7-6 (8) in the second round of the Open Sud de France on Wednesday, defeating the Russian for the first ...

Amongst the various divisions of opinion in tennis, Rafael Nadal being dubbed as the ‘King of Clay’ usually gains the ...

The sixth-seeded Sousa will next play Igor Sijsling at the indoor tournament. Finnish veteran Jarkko Nieminen set up a meeting with former Wimbledon semifinalist Jerzy Janowicz after beating ...

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) -- Jarkko Nieminen of Finland upset third-seeded Leonardo Mayer of Argentina 7-6 (5), 6-4 to advance to the quarterfinals of the Malaysian Open on Thursday. The 33-year ...

You know the really scary thing about the way Rafael Nadal launched his title defense in Monte Carlo (where he is a six-time champion and 34-1 for his career)? He beat Jarkko Nieminen 6-2 ...