He cited a series of forehand misses in his presser ... The game evolves, and it will evolve past Nadal one day. Maybe Rafa is starting to see that or feel that, and finding it harder to combat ...

Nadal hit just three forehand winners, compared to 14 from Zverev. While Rafa dislikes this court, Zverev thrives on it. Last year, he finished his week in London with straight-set wins over Roger ...

Rafa converted the first, holding at love and wrapping up the opening set after 28 minutes. The 16-year-old placed a forehand long at the beginning of the second set and offered Nadal two break ...

After the match, Rafa explained all the difficulties ... Flavio served well in the second game and clinched it with a forehand winner for 1-1. Nadal produced another comfortable hold in the ...

“There are no draws in tennis but I would have been happy to share one with Rafa ... reward for Nadal in the second set. The Spaniard played further up the court and hit his forehand with ...