Finland's Jarkko Nieminen will have the dubious honour of facing king of clay Rafael Nadal at the Monte Carlo Masters after shrugging off France's Julien Benneteau 4-6 6-3 7-6 in Monday's first round.

Returning to the French Open a year after he lost in the final to Rafael Nadal, top-ranked Novak Djokovic posted a convincing 6-2, 7-5, 6-2 victory over Jarkko Nieminen.

MELBOURNE, Australia — one rarely has to wait long for Rafael Nadal, the no. 2 player in the world and the most formidable defender in tennis, to do something amazing. He’ll struggle for a time and ...

Nadal defeated Jarkko Nieminen, Gasquet, and Ljubici to reach the semi-finals – again, all without losing a set. Murray would end the Spaniard’s 18-set win streak, despite a 6-4, 2-6, 6-1 loss.

Novak Djokovic 6-2 7-5 6-2 Jarkko Nieminen 5.12pm Well, Nieminen certainly made Djokovic work for it in the final game, but after just over two hours on court, the top seed has secured his spot in ...

Champion Rafa Nadal showed glimpses of his best form and some rustiness as he beat Jarkko Nieminen 6-1 6-4 on Thursday to advance to the Madrid Open quarter-finals.

MONTE CARLO, April 18 (Reuters) - World number one Novak Djokovic and defending champion Rafael Nadal reached the Monte Carlo Masters third round after straightforward victories on Wednesday in ...

Lleyton Hewitt kept his focus to edge past Finn Jarkko Nieminen 1-6 6-3 7-5 6-2 at the French Open on Saturday and set up a mouthwatering fourth-round showdown against champion Rafael Nadal.