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Murcia’s Carlos Alcaraz becomes youngest Spanish tennis player to break into world top 10 since Rafa Nadal

MURCIA’S Carlos Alcaraz is a world number nine ranked player, following Sunday’s Barcelona Open final win against fellow-Spaniard, Pablo Carreno Busta. He becomes the youngest Spanish player to hit the ATP top

25 Apr, 2022 @ 14:39

Lead·Murcia·Sport

Spain’s King Felipe phones Murcia teenage tennis sensation Carlos Alcaraz to congratulate him on Miami Open win

MURCIA’S Carlos Alcaraz got a surprise fan phoning him on Sunday to congratulate him on winning his first ATP 1000 Masters title at the age of 18. Alcaraz, from El Palmar, walked

4 Apr, 2022 @ 14:58

Lead·Murcia·Sport

Davis Cup in Spain: Marbella one of four host cities for group stages

SPAIN has been chosen as one of the four host nations for the Davis Cup Finals group stages, with Puente Romano Club de Tennis named as the 2022 venue. The 2022 group

22 Mar, 2022 @ 15:45

Lead·Malaga·Other News·Sport

Marbella hosts Spain’s Davis Cup qualifiers clash against Romania

MARBELLA has welcomed Spain’s Davis Cup team for the qualifying clash against Romania at Puente Romano Club de Tennis. The clay courts are playing host to the highly fancied team featuring Roberto

5 Mar, 2022 @ 13:30

Lead·Malaga·Other News·Sport

‘Maybe the vaccines have superpowers?’: Delighted Spanish fans post hilarious memes marking Rafa Nadal’s historic Grand Slam win

RAFAEL Nadal fans have unleashed a flurry of hilarious memes on social media to celebrate the tennis star’s incredible win over Daniil Medvedev at the Australian Open. The Spanish tennis sensation became

4 Feb, 2022 @ 16:30

Lead·Other News·Sport

Former Spanish tennis player turned snapper smashes global photography competition

FORMER professional tennis player turned snapper Marc Marco Ripoll has been shortlisted in a list of the world’s finest landscape photographers. His snapshot of the misty mountains and winding roads of Mallorca

3 Feb, 2022 @ 15:45

Balearic Islands·La Cultura·Lead·Mallorca·Other News

Rafa Nadal Entrena En La Pista Central Para El Rolex Paris Masters 2019

Ten curious things you probably don’t know about Spain’s tennis hero Rafa Nadal

WHEN Spain’s Rafael Nadal won at the Australian Open final on Sunday it was his 21st Slam win and he swept into the record books as the player to have won the

1 Feb, 2022 @ 16:30

Balearic Islands·Lead·Mallorca·Sport

Part-time Marbella resident, Novak Djokovic, gets health warning from Spain’s PM, Pedro Sanchez

PRIME Minister, Pedro Sanchez, has fired off a warning to Novak Djokovic that he has to follow COVID-19 health safety rules if he wants to come to Spain. Djokovic was deported from

17 Jan, 2022 @ 20:26

Coronavirus·Health·Lead·Sport

Spain's Rafa Nadal gets COVID-19 after returning to Spain from Abu Dhabi tournament

Rafa Nadal has COVID-19 after returning home to Spain from Abu Dhabi tournament

SPANISH tennis ace Rafa Nadal has tested positive for COVID-19 after taking part in an exhibition event in Abu Dhabi. The former world number one confirmed the news on Monday via social

20 Dec, 2021 @ 17:45

Coronavirus·Lead·National News·Sport

Tributes pour in as Spanish tennis legend Manola Santana dies aged 83

ONE of Spain’s greatest tennis players, Manuel Santana, died aged 83 on Saturday. The four-time Grand Slam champion, who helped to popularise the sport in Spain, passed away at his home in

12 Dec, 2021 @ 17:45

Lead·Malaga·Sport

WTA Finals: Garbine Muguruza becomes the first Spaniard to win season-ending finals

AGARBINE MUGURUZA has made history as the first-ever Spanish woman to win the WTA Finals. The Caracas- born star became the first Spaniard to win the season-ending finals after winning 6-3 7-5

18 Nov, 2021 @ 12:45

Lead·Sport

Paula Badosa Hace Historia Y Gana La Final De Indian Wells Frente A Victoria Azarenka

The meteoric rise of Spain’s new tennis sensation Paula Badosa

THIS has been an amazing year for Paula Badosa whose meteoric rise saw her soar from 70th place in the international rankings at the start of 2021 to win the Indian Wells

23 Oct, 2021 @ 09:15

Lead·Sport

How padel tennis arrived in Spain thanks to Marbella’s ‘father figure’ Alfonso De Hohenlohe

A NEW tin of balls and a satisfying thwack. The squeak of the trainer’s sole pivoting and a sweaty outstretched arm, pleading and praying to reach the next shot – there’s few

30 May, 2021 @ 15:32

Sport

Rafa Nadal makes pitstop at academy in Spain’s Mallorca before travelling to Monte Carlo Masters

For months, work has been underway at the Rafa Nadal Academy by Movistar in Manacor where an innovative new sports facility is being added

8 Apr, 2021 @ 15:00

Celebrity·Lead·Mallorca·Sport

Inside Novak Djokovic’s €6.4 million Marbella mansion where tennis ace spent lockdown just weeks before testing positive for COVID-19

NOVAK Djokovic became the latest tennis star to test positive for COVID-19 this week. The world number one, 33, joined a string of top pros, including Grigor Dimitrov, who caught the virus

24 Jun, 2020 @ 20:23

Celebrity·Lead·Malaga·Property

BREAKING: Wimbledon cancelled due to coronavirus pandemic

WIMBLEDON has been cancelled due to Covid-19.

1 Apr, 2020 @ 18:49

Lead·London·Sport

Spain’s Muguruza misses out on first Australian Open title as America’s Sofia Kenin is crowned champion

GARBINE Muguruza has lost in the final of the Australian Open.

3 Feb, 2020 @ 10:04

Lead·Sport

Spain’s Nadal stunned at the Australian Open by Austria’s Thiem

RAFAEL Nadal has been knocked out of the Australian Open.

30 Jan, 2020 @ 13:33

Lead·Sport

Spain’s Nadal reaches quarter-finals of Australian Open

RAFAEL Nadal has beaten Nick Kyrgios in the round of 16 in the Australian Open.

27 Jan, 2020 @ 14:11

Lead·Sport

Spain’s Nadal helps raise nearly €3 million in tennis charity event for Australian bushfire appeal

RALLY 4 Relief has raised nearly €3 million for the Australian bushfire appeal.

16 Jan, 2020 @ 12:17

Sport

Spain reach tennis ATP Cup semi-finals in Australia with victory over Belgium

SPAIN have advanced to the ATP Cup semi-finals in Australia with a 2-1 win over Belgium.

10 Jan, 2020 @ 15:55

Lead·Sport

Royals and tennis stars watch Rafael Nadal tie the knot at exclusive Night Manager villa in Spain’s Mallorca

Some 350 guests watched the happy couple tie the knot during a super secret service in Mallorca.

26 Oct, 2019 @ 09:00

Lead·Mallorca·Sport

Spain’s Rafael Nadal wins US Open in five-set thriller to claim 19th slam title, one away from rival Roger Federer

The match that lasted four hours and 50 minutes - just four minutes shorter than the longest ever US Open final

9 Sep, 2019 @ 08:02

Lead·National News·Sport

Spain’s Rafael Nadal wins fifth Rogers Cup to claim €940,000 prize in his FIRST EVER non-clay title defence

Nadal served out the match to win his 51st final, one more than Roger Federer has played in

12 Aug, 2019 @ 09:10

Lead·Sport

REVEALED: Marbella Senior Masters lineup sees tennis legends set to battle it out on Costa del Sol THIS SUMMER

The tournament has been dubbed a ‘tennis show’ by Joaquin Rios, from the organising company Tennium

11 Jul, 2019 @ 10:31

Lead·Malaga·Sport

Andy Murray’s Spanish doubles partner named in Wimbledon match-fixing investigation by police

Feliciano Lopez has denied all allegations against him, and said he had never met those at the centre of the probe

20 Jun, 2019 @ 09:46

Crime & Law·Lead·Sport

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