2018 Rafael Nadal tennis season

The 2018 Rafael Nadal tennis season officially began on 15 January 2018, with the start of the Australian Open, and ended on 8 September 2018, with a loss at the semifinals of the US Open and subsequent injury.

2018 Rafael Nadal tennis season
Full nameRafael Nadal Parera
Country Spain
Calendar prize money$8,663,347
Singles
Season record45–4 (91.8%)
Calendar titles5
Current rankingNo. 2
Ranking change from previous year 1
Grand Slam & significant results
Australian OpenQF
French OpenW
WimbledonSF
US OpenSF
Other tournaments
Tour FinalsA
Doubles
Season record0–0
Current rankingUnranked
Mixed Doubles
Season record0–0
Davis Cup
Davis CupSF
Injuries
InjuriesHip injury (January – March)
Knee injury (September – October)
Abdominal/ankle injury (season ending)
Last updated on: 5 November 2018.

The season was largely shortened by the hip, knee, abdominal and ankle injuries Nadal suffered during the year. He played only nine tournaments, his lowest since 2002 (which was his first year on the ATP tour). However, the season still saw Nadal win five titles including a record extending 11th title at the French Open, and have his highest winning percentage of a single season at 91.83%.

Year summary

Exhibition matches

As of in his 2017 season, Nadal's schedule before the Australian Open included the World Tennis Championship, in Abu Dhabi, the Brisbane International and the Fast4 Showdown, in Sydney. However, he pulled out of all three events due to a knee injury.[1][2] His season started in Melbourne with a match against Richard Gasquet, included in the Kooyong Classic exhibition tournament, which he lost in straight sets.[3] On the day after, Nadal moved on to play the Tie Break Tens, another exhibition tournament where only tie-break matches are played.[4] He defeated Lucas Pouille in the quarterfinals and Lleyton Hewitt in the semifinals, before losing in the final against Tomáš Berdych. Nadal closed his Australian Open preparation with another exhibition match against Dominic Thiem in the Margaret Court Arena, which he won in a third-set match tiebreaker.[5]

Australian Open

In the first major tournament of the year, the Australian Open, Nadal was the top seed, knowing that he would need to reach the quarterfinals in order to secure the No. 1 position in the ATP Rankings. Despite playing his first official match in more than two months, Nadal easily defeated Víctor Estrella Burgos in straight sets. Following strong performances in straight sets victories against Leonardo Mayer and Damir Džumhur, he defeated Diego Schwartzman in the fourth round, reaching the quarterfinals and thus retaining the world No. 1 status. In the quarterfinals, however, he was upset by world No. 6 Marin Čilić, being forced to retire in the fifth set due to a hip injury.[6]

Mexican Open

Having been relegated to No. 2 in the ATP Rankings a week before, Nadal was set to play at the Mexican Open. However, he was forced to again pull out of the tournament due to the hip injury sustained at the Australian Open that was aggravated in a practice session.[7] On 2 March 2018, through his Facebook account, Nadal announced the withdrawal from the season's first two Masters 1000 tournaments: the Indian Wells Masters and the Miami Open.[8] Despite his absence, Nadal regained the world No. 1 position on 2 April 2018, due to Roger Federer losing in the second round of the Miami Open.

Davis Cup World Group quarterfinals

As announced on 27 March 2018 by the Spain Davis Cup team captain Sergi Bruguera, Nadal represented his country participating in the Davis Cup World Group quarterfinal tie against Germany, in Valencia.[9] These were Nadal's first matches since his Australian Open defeat, more than two months later. Nadal won both his singles rubbers, against Philipp Kohlschreiber and Alexander Zverev, in straight sets, to help Spain advancing to the semifinals.

Monte-Carlo Masters

At the Monte-Carlo Masters, Nadal successfully defended his title by winning an unprecedented 11th title in Monte-Carlo, reaching the finals without dropping a set and not losing more than 4 games in each set that he played against Aljaž Bedene, Karen Khachanov, Dominic Thiem and Grigor Dimitrov. In the final, he halted former top 4 player Kei Nishikori's resurgence by beating him in straight sets, extending his clay winning streak to 36 sets in a row. Additionally, none of his opponents were able to win more than 4 games in each of those 36 sets. This tournament victory marked the Spaniard's 31st Masters 1000 title, putting him yet again at the top of most Masters 1000 titles won, passing rival Novak Djokovic who stands at 30. His 36 straight sets won on clay also became a record, surpassing both Ilie Nastase and Guillermo Coria, who won 34 and 35 straight sets respectively and are the only players to win 30 or more consecutive sets on clay other than Nadal. In that process, he also retained his World No. 1 ranking for another week.

Barcelona Open

Coming to Barcelona, Nadal again required to defend his title at the Barcelona Open if he were to retain his no.1 ranking, which he did in pure dominance. He extended his record of straight sets won on clay to 46 consecutive sets, with Martin Klizan, Nadal's quarterfinal opponent becoming the first man to take more than 4 games off in a single set against Nadal since Dominic Thiem beat him at last year's Rome Masters. Nadal's semifinal win against David Goffin was his 400th match won on clay, making him the only player, of either gender, to win at least 400 matches in both clay and hard courts. In the final, he defeated Greek rising star Stefanos Tsitsipas in straight sets with the loss of only 3 games, despite the Greek having not lost a single set in the tournament. This victory was his 11th Barcelona Open title and his 77th overall. The win marked his 20th ATP 500 series title, which put him back atop the list of most ATP 500 titles, tied with Roger Federer. Additionally, it marked his 14th consecutive season in which he won at least 1 ATP 500 title.

Madrid Open

Fresh after achieving the 'Undecima' of Monte Carlo and Barcelona titles, Nadal had to defend yet another title at Madrid if he were to retain his No. 1 ranking, with the tournament taking place on his home soil. He reached the quarterfinals, defeating Gael Monfils and Diego Schwartzman in straight sets, to extend his record to 50 consecutive sets on clay starting from 2017 French Open. His win over Schwartzman broke John McEnroe's record of 49 straight sets won on a single surface.[10] McEnroe had previously achieved the record on carpet in 1984. In a surprise, Nadal lost in straight sets to Dominic Thiem in quarterfinals, ending his 21-match and record 50-set winning streak on clay. He also relinquished his world no. 1 ranking to Federer in the process.

Italian Open

Nadal next participated at the Italian Open with a chance to regain his No.1 ranking if he were to win the tournament, which he did convincingly. He started off fresh and dominant, dispatching both Damir Džumhur and Canadian #NextGen Denis Shapovalov in just the loss of 6 games. He reached the semifinals by mounting a comeback against home-favourite Fabio Fognini after losing the first set. In the semifinals, he faced his resurging arch-rival Novak Djokovic for the 51st time, beating him in two sets after a tight first set tiebreak. This victory was his 356th match win in Masters 1000 level, thus surpassing Roger Federer for most matches won in the Principality. He faced in form German Alexander Zverev in the finals who was riding on a 13-match winning streak after reaching his 3rd tournament final in as many weeks, winning the previous two. After easily winning the first set, Zverev won the second set and was up a break in the third set before a rain delay interrupted the match. However, after the delay, Nadal would go on to win 5 straight games to seal the victory.[11] This was his 8th Italian Open title and overall record-extending 32nd Masters 1000 title. It is also his 78th career title, making him the 4th most title holder in the Open Era, passing John McEnroe whom he was tied with before this tournament. He became world no. 1 again after relinquishing it for only one week.

French Open

Nadal began the French Open by defeating Simone Bolelli, Guido Pella, Richard Gasquet, and Maximilian Marterer all without losing a set en route to the quarterfinals. His opponent in the QF, clay-court specialist Diego Schwartzman, took the first set and became the first person to win a set against Nadal in the tournament since Djokovic defeated Nadal in straight sets in the 2015 French Open, thus ending Nadal's 37 sets win streak at the French Open. Nadal won the next three sets and continued his form by defeating Juan Martín del Potro in the semifinals in straight sets. In the final, he met Dominic Thiem, the only man to beat Nadal on clay in 2017 and 2018. Nadal dispatched the Austrian in three sets, never losing more than 4 games in a set, to win his record-extending 11th French Open title, equalling the record for most titles won in a single major by either men or women held by Margaret Court with her 11 titles in the Australian Open. His win was also his 17th major singles title, which is 2nd on the men’s Open Era list behind only Roger Federer.[12]

Exhibition matches

Nadal's schedule for 2018 included the Queen's Club Championships, but in the week before he chose to withdraw from the tournament to be able to recover after the clay court season.[13] He chose to participate in the Hurlingham Tennis Classic, an exhibition tournament played from 26 to 29 June at the Hurlingham Club, in London, to get some preparation for the following week's Wimbledon Championships. He first played Matthew Ebden, winning the match in two tight sets, and on the tournament's last day he played Lucas Pouille – this time losing in straight sets.

Wimbledon

Despite being ranked ATP No. 1 coming to Wimbledon, Nadal was seeded 2nd according to their special formula. He successfully replicated his previous result of reaching the 4th round by defeating Dudi Sela, Mikhail Kukushkin, and rising-star Alex de Minaur all in straight sets, guaranteeing himself the No. 1 ranking after Wimbledon. Nadal booked his first quarterfinal spot since reaching the Wimbledon final in 2011 by beating Jiří Veselý in straight sets. He proceeded towards the semis after outlasting Juan Martín del Potro in a five-set thriller which lasted nearly 5 hours. In the semifinals, he suffered a heart-breaking five set loss to Djokovic after squandering three set points in the third set, that would have put him at a 2-1 set lead after that set.[14] However, a semifinal at Wimbledon indicated his best performances here since 2011. This semifinal match was the second longest ever, the longest was Kevin Anderson vs John Isner which the two had played before the Nadal-Djokovic match earlier on that day.

Canadian Open

Nadal opened his hard court season campaign by beating Benoît Paire in straight sets. In the round of 16, he beat resurging former World No. 3 Stan Wawrinka in straight sets, and followed this with a comeback victory against World No. 7 Marin Cilic, whom he lost to after retiring in the Australian Open, in the quarterfinals. He remained solid and defeated in-form NextGen player Karen Khachanov in straight sets to reach his first hard court final of the year. Nadal faced off against Stefanos Tsitsipas in the final and won in straight sets, winning his 4th Rogers Cup title and extending his record Masters 1000 titles to 33 titles.[15] It was his first victory at a hard court Masters 1000 tournament since 2013 Western & Southern Open. He also became the 4th male player to win 80 career singles titles.

US Open

Having not played since his victory in Canada due to withdrawing from Cincinnati, Nadal was seeded No.1 at the US Open, where he was the defending champion. In the first round, Nadal faced compatriot David Ferrer, who was playing in his last grand tournament. In the last grand slam match of his career, Ferrer retired with a foot injury in second set. In the second round, Nadal faced Canadian Vasek Pospisil, who he defeated easily in straight sets. In the third round, Nadal faced Russian Karen Khachanov, who pushed Nadal hard before he managed to win in four tight sets. His next opponent was Georgian Nikoloz Basilashvili, whom he defeated in four sets. This marked the first year since 2011 that Nadal had reached the QF of all four majors. In his quarterfinal match, Nadal faced World No. 9 Dominic Thiem, whom he defeated earlier in the year in the French Open final. In an epic match, Nadal managed to seal the victory in the fifth set tiebreak, after having lost the first set 0-6. Nadal went on to then face Juan Martin del Potro, in a rematch of the previous year's semifinal which Nadal had won in four sets. However, Nadal was forced to retire mid match due to a right knee injury.[16] On 19 September, Nadal withdrew from the Asian tournaments at Beijing and Shanghai to fully recover from the injury.[17]

Paris Masters

Nadal was scheduled to return from knee injury hiatus in the Paris Masters, but withdrew from an abdominal injury suffered during a training session. In that process, he also lost his world No. 1 ranking to Novak Djokovic.[18]

ATP Tour Finals

On November 5, Nadal announced his withdrawal from the ATP Finals due to the abdominal injury, and also citing an ankle injury on which he decided to undergo surgery.[19] This marked the end of his 2018 season, having not played since retiring in the semifinals of the US Open.

All matches

This table chronicles all the matches of Rafael Nadal in 2018, including walkovers (W/O) which the ATP does not count as wins.

Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# A P Z# PO G F-S SF-B NMS NH
(W) Won; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (A) absent; (P) postponed; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (F-S) silver or (SF-B) bronze Olympic medal; a (NMS) downgraded Masters Series/1000 tournament; (NH) not held. SR=strike rate (events won/competed)
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

Singles matches

Tournament Match Round Opponent (Seed or Key) Rank Result Score
Australian Open
Melbourne, Australia
Grand Slam tournament
Hard, outdoor
15 – 28 January 2018
1 / 10611R Víctor Estrella Burgos79Win6–1, 6–1, 6–1
2 / 10622R Leonardo Mayer52Win6–3, 6–4, 7–6(7–4)
3 / 10633R Damir Džumhur (28)30Win6–1, 6–3, 6–1
4 / 10644R Diego Schwartzman (24)26Win6–3, 6–7(4–7), 6–3, 6–3
5 / 1065QF Marin Čilić (6)6Loss6–3, 3–6, 7–6(7–5), 2–6, 0–2 ret.
Mexican Open
Acapulco, Mexico
ATP Tour 500
Hard, outdoor
26 February – 3 March 2018
Withdrew
Davis Cup World Group QF
Valencia, Spain
Davis Cup
Clay, outdoor
6 – 8 April 2018
6 / 1066QF Philipp Kohlschreiber34Win6–2, 6–2, 6–3
7 / 1067QF Alexander Zverev4Win6–1, 6–4, 6–4
Monte-Carlo Masters
Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, France
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Clay, outdoor
15 – 22 April 2018
1R Bye
8 / 10682R Aljaž Bedene58Win6–1, 6–3
9 / 10693R Karen Khachanov38Win6–3, 6–2
10 / 1070QF Dominic Thiem (5)7Win6–0, 6–2
11 / 1071SF Grigor Dimitrov (4)5Win6–4, 6–1
12 / 1072W Kei Nishikori36Win (1)6–3, 6–2
Barcelona Open
Barcelona, Spain
ATP Tour 500
Clay, outdoor
23 – 29 April 2018
1R Bye
13 / 10732R Roberto Carballés Baena77Win6–4, 6–4
14 / 10743R Guillermo García López69Win6–1, 6–3
15 / 1075QF Martin Kližan (Q)140Win6–0, 7–5
16 / 1076SF David Goffin (4)10Win6–4, 6–0
17 / 1077W Stefanos Tsitsipas63Win (2)6–2, 6–1
Madrid Open
Madrid, Spain
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Clay, outdoor
7 – 13 May 2018
1R Bye
18 / 10782R Gaël Monfils41Win6–3, 6–1
19 / 10793R Diego Schwartzman (13)16Win6–3, 6–4
20 / 1080QF Dominic Thiem (5)7Loss5–7, 3–6
Italian Open
Rome, Italy
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Clay, outdoor
14 – 20 May 2018
1R Bye
21 / 10812R Damir Džumhur31Win6–1, 6–0
22 / 10823R Denis Shapovalov29Win6–4, 6–1
23 / 1083QF Fabio Fognini21Win4–6, 6–1, 6–2
24 / 1084SF Novak Djokovic (11)18Win7–6(7–4), 6–3
25 / 1085W Alexander Zverev (2)3Win (3)6–1, 1–6, 6–3
French Open
Paris, France
Grand Slam tournament
Clay, outdoor
28 May – 10 June 2018
26 / 10861R Simone Bolelli (LL)130Win6–4, 6–3, 7–6(11–9)
27 / 10872R Guido Pella78Win6–2, 6–1, 6–1
28 / 10883R Richard Gasquet (27)32Win6–3, 6–2, 6–2
29 / 10894R Maximilian Marterer70Win6–3, 6–2, 7–6(7–4)
30 / 1090QF Diego Schwartzman (11)12Win4–6, 6–3, 6–2, 6–2
31 / 1091SF Juan Martín del Potro (5)6Win6–4, 6–1, 6–2
32 / 1092W Dominic Thiem (7)8Win (4)6–4, 6–3, 6–2
Wimbledon Championships
London, United Kingdom
Grand Slam tournament
Grass, outdoor
2 – 15 July 2018
33 / 10931R Dudi Sela129Win6–3, 6–3, 6–2
34 / 10942R Mikhail Kukushkin77Win6–4, 6–3, 6–4
35 / 10953R Alex de Minaur80Win6–1, 6–2, 6–4
36 / 10964R Jiří Veselý93Win6–3, 6–3, 6–4
37 / 1097QF Juan Martín del Potro (5)4Win7–5, 6–7(7–9), 4–6, 6–4, 6–4
38 / 1098SF Novak Djokovic (12)21Loss4–6, 6–3, 6–7(9–11), 6–3, 8–10
Canadian Open
Toronto, Canada
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Hard, outdoor
6 – 12 August 2018
1R Bye
39 / 10992R Benoît Paire55Win6–2, 6–3
40 / 11003R Stan Wawrinka (WC)195Win7–5, 7–6(7–4)
41 / 1101QF Marin Čilić (6)7Win2–6, 6–4, 6–4
42 / 1102SF Karen Khachanov38Win7–6(7–3), 6–4
43 / 1103W Stefanos Tsitsipas27Win (5)6–2, 7–6(7–4)
Cincinnati Masters
Cincinnati, United States
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Hard, outdoor
13 – 19 August 2018
Withdrew
US Open
New York City, United States
Grand Slam tournament
Hard, outdoor
27 August – 9 September 2018
44 / 11041R David Ferrer148Win6–3, 3–4 ret.
45 / 11052R Vasek Pospisil88Win6–3, 6–4, 6–2
46 / 11063R Karen Khachanov (27)26Win5–7, 7–5, 7–6(9–7), 7–6(7–3)
47 / 11074R Nikoloz Basilashvili37Win6–3, 6–3, 6–7(6–8), 6–4
48 / 1108QF Dominic Thiem (9)9Win0–6, 6–4, 7–5, 6–7(4–7), 7–6(7–5)
49 / 1109SF Juan Martín del Potro (3)3Loss6–7(3–7), 2–6 ret.
Paris Masters
Paris, France
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Hard, indoor
29 October – 4 November 2018
Withdrew

Exhibition matches

Singles

Tournament Match Round Opponent (Seed or Key) Rank Result Score
Kooyong Classic
Melbourne, Australia

Hard, outdoor
9 – 12 January 2018
11R Richard Gasquet31Loss4–6, 5–7
Tie Break Tens
Melbourne, Australia

Hard, outdoor
10 January 2018
1QF Lucas Pouille18Win[10–1]
2SF Lleyton HewittWin[13–11]
3F Tomáš Berdych20Loss[5–10]
Australian Open Preparation
Melbourne, Australia

Hard, outdoor
12 January 2018
1N/A Dominic Thiem5Win6–7(4–7), 6–2, [10–8]
Hurlingham Tennis Classic
London, United Kingdom

Grass, outdoor
26 – 29 June 2018
1N/A Matthew Ebden51Win7–6(7–3), 7–5
2N/A Lucas Pouille20Loss6–7(10–12), 5–7

Schedule

Per Rafael Nadal, this is his current 2018 schedule (subject to change).[20][9]

Singles schedule

Date Tournament Location Category Surface Prev.
result
Prev.
points
New
points
Result
15 January 2018–
28 January 2018
Australian OpenMelbourne (AUS)Grand SlamHardF1200360Quarterfinals (lost to Marin Čilić, 6–3, 3–6, 7–6(7–5), 2–6, 0–2 ret.)
26 February 2018–
3 March 2018
Mexican OpenAcapulco (MEX)500 SeriesHardF300N/AWithdrew due to hip injury
6 April 2018–
8 April 2018
Davis Cup World Group QFValencia (ESP)Davis CupClayAN/AN/A Spain defeated  Germany, 3–2
15 April 2018–
22 April 2018
Monte-Carlo MastersMonte Carlo (MON)Masters 1000ClayW10001000Champion (defeated Kei Nishikori, 6–3, 6–2)
23 April 2018–
29 April 2018
Barcelona OpenBarcelona (ESP)500 SeriesClayW500500Champion (defeated Stefanos Tsitsipas, 6–2, 6–1)
7 May 2018–
13 May 2018
Madrid OpenMadrid (ESP)Masters 1000ClayW1000180Quarterfinals (lost to Dominic Thiem, 5–7, 3–6)
14 May 2018–
20 May 2018
Italian OpenRome (ITA)Masters 1000ClayQF1801000Champion (defeated Alexander Zverev, 6–1, 1–6, 6–3)
28 May 2018–
10 June 2018
French OpenParis (FRA)Grand SlamClayW20002000Champion (defeated Dominic Thiem, 6–4, 6–3, 6–2)
2 July 2018–
15 July 2018
WimbledonLondon (GBR)Grand SlamGrass4R180720Semifinals (lost to Novak Djokovic, 4–6, 6–3, 6–7(9–11), 6–3, 8–10)
6 August 2018–
12 August 2018
Canadian OpenToronto (CAN)Masters 1000Hard3R901000Champion (defeated Stefanos Tsitsipas, 6–2, 7–6(7–4))
13 August 2018–
19 August 2018
Cincinnati MastersCincinnati (USA)Masters 1000HardQF180N/AWithdrew due to schedule change
27 August 2018–
9 September 2018
US OpenNew York (USA)Grand SlamHardW2000720Semifinals (lost to Juan Martín del Potro, 6–7(3–7), 2–6 ret.)
29 October 2018–
4 November 2018
Paris MastersParis (FRA)Masters 1000Hard (i)QF180N/AWithdrew due to abdominal injury
Total year-end points 10645 7480 3165 difference

Yearly records

Head-to-head matchups

Rafael Nadal had a 45–4 (91.8%) ATP match win-loss record in the 2018 season. His record against players who were part of the ATP Rankings Top Ten at the time of their meetings was 10–3 (76.9%). Bold indicates player was ranked top 10 at time of at least one meeting. The following list is ordered by number of wins:

Singles: 5 (5 titles)

Category
Grand Slam (1–0)
ATP Finals (0–0)
ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (3–0)
ATP World Tour 500 (1–0)
ATP World Tour 250 (0–0)
Titles by surface
Hard (1–0)
Clay (4–0)
Grass (0–0)
Titles by setting
Outdoor (5–0)
Indoor (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Apr 2018 Monte-Carlo Masters, Monaco (11) Masters 1000 Clay Kei Nishikori 6–3, 6–2
Win 2–0 Apr 2018 Barcelona Open, Spain (11) 500 Series Clay Stefanos Tsitsipas 6–2, 6–1
Win 3–0 May 2018 Italian Open, Italy (8) Masters 1000 Clay Alexander Zverev 6–1, 1–6, 6–3
Win 4–0 Jun 2018 French Open, France (11) Grand Slam Clay Dominic Thiem 6–4, 6–3, 6–2
Win 5–0 Aug 2018 Canadian Open, Canada (4) Masters 1000 Hard Stefanos Tsitsipas 6–2, 7–6(7–4)

Earnings

  • Bold font denotes tournament win
EventPrize moneyYear-to-date
Australian OpenA$440,000$348,128
Monte-Carlo Masters€935,385$1,501,270
Barcelona Open€501,700$2,117,558
Madrid Open€149,390$2,296,214
Italian Open€935,385$3,412,970
French Open€2,200,000$5,975,970
Wimbledon£562,000$6,717,922
Canadian Open$1,020,425$7,738,347
US Open$925,000$8,663,347
$8,663,347

Figures in United States dollars (USD) unless noted.

Television

Some of Nadal's matches had significant audiences on Spanish television:

  • At the Madrid Open, the round of 16 match versus Diego Schwartzman had an average 5.2% share and 780,000 viewers on Teledeporte,[21] and the quarter-finals match versus Dominic Thiem had an average 7.9% share on Telemadrid.[22]
  • At the French Open, the semifinals match versus Juan Martín del Potro had an average 3.4% share and 419,000 viewers, and the final match versus Dominic Thiem averaged 6.5% share and 877,000 viewers, both on Eurosport.[23]
  • At the Wimbledon Championships, the semifinals match versus Novak Djokovic had an average 2.3% share and 244,000 viewers on Movistar #0, and an average 1.6% share and 175,000 viewers on Movistar Deportes.[24]
  • At the Davis Cup quarter-finals tie versus Germany, the Saturday matches had an average 4.4% share on Teledeporte,[25] and the Sunday matches had an average 5.6% share on Teledeporte.[26]

See also

References

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  2. "Rafael Nadal withdraws from Australian Open lead-up events", ESPN.com, 30 December 2017. Retrieved on 29 March 2018.
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  8. Nadal, Rafael. "Rafa Nadal - Hola a todos. Lamentablemente me veo obligado...", Facebook, 2 March 2018. Retrieved on 29 March 2018.
  9. "Rafael Nadal back from injury for Davis Cup quarter-final", Eurosport, 27 March 2018. Retrieved on 28 March 2018.
  10. https://www.atpworldtour.com/en/news/nadal-thiem-coric-madrid-2018-thursday
  11. https://www.theguardian.com/sport/live/2018/may/20/rafael-nadal-alexander-zverev-italian-open-mens-final-live-score
  12. https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2018/jun/10/rafael-nadal-wins-eleventh-french-open-dominic-thiem
  13. Herman, Martyn. "Tired Nadal withdraws from Queen's", Reuters, London, 13 June 2018. Retrieved on 6 July 2018.
  14. https://www.theguardian.com/sport/live/2018/jul/14/wimbledon-2018-mens-semi-final-novak-djokovic-v-rafael-nadal-live
  15. https://www.latimes.com/sports/more/la-sp-tennis-toronto-20180812-story.html
  16. https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/07/sports/tennis/us-open-del-potro-nadal-djokovic-nishikori.html
  17. https://www.bbc.com/sport/tennis/45574696
  18. https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/31/sports/tennis/rafael-nadal-novak-djokovic-fed-cup.html
  19. https://www.bbc.com/sport/tennis/46102394
  20. Gray, James. "Rafael Nadal schedule 2018: Which events could the world No 1 play next year?", Express, 12 December 2017. Retrieved on 28 March 2018.
  21. Nova logra máximo de temporada (3,1%) y 'Fatmagül' arrasa con su segundo mejor dato anual (5,2%) - Fórmula TV, 11 May 2018
  22. 'Los Simpson' (6,1%) y 'CSI' (4,7%) arrasan en una jornada liderada por 'Fatmagul' (5,2%) - Fórmula TV, 12 May 2018
  23. La victoria de Rafa Nadal en Roland Garros lidera en Eurosport - Fórmula TV, 10 June 2018
  24. El partido de tenis de Wimbledon entre Djokovic y Nadal, lo más visto de los canales de pago - Fórmula TV, 15 July 2018
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