https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Spain in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Fourteen-time Grand Slam champion Rafael Nadal asked for the results of all drugs tests he has taken in his career to be released to the public in a letter to the International Tennis Federation (ITF) on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.es/20160427/rafa-nadal-wants-to-publicly-release-doping-drug-test-results Wed, 27 Apr 2016 11:19:00 +0200 rafa-nadal-wants-to-publicly-release-doping-drug-test-results Reigning champion Rafael Nadal will miss the US Open later this month due to a right wrist injury, he announced on Monday. https://www.thelocal.es/20140818/rafa-nadal-pulls-out-of-us-open-tennis-spain Mon, 18 Aug 2014 17:50:00 +0200 rafa-nadal-pulls-out-of-us-open-tennis-spain World number one Rafael Nadal fought off a big challenge from rising Bulgarian star Grigor Dimitrov to reach the semi-finals of the Australian Open on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.es/20140122/nadal-fights-off-dimitrov-to-reach-semis Wed, 22 Jan 2014 11:16:17 +0100 nadal-fights-off-dimitrov-to-reach-semis Rafael Nadal has guaranteed he will finish 2013 on top of the world rankings with a 7-6 (7/5), 7-6 (8/6) victory over Stanislas Wawrinka at the ATP World Tour Finals. The Majorca-born star sees his return to the number one spot after a seven-month injury as one of the greatest achievements of his career. https://www.thelocal.es/20131107/nadal-victory-seals-end-of-year-number-one-spot Thu, 07 Nov 2013 10:36:00 +0100 nadal-victory-seals-end-of-year-number-one-spot Fresh from winning his 13th Grand Slam title at the US Open, Rafael Nadal will lead Spain in their Davis Cup World Group play-off against Ukraine this weekend. https://www.thelocal.es/20130912/nadal-leads-spain-in-davis-cup-play-offs Thu, 12 Sep 2013 20:06:00 +0200 nadal-leads-spain-in-davis-cup-play-offs Rafael Nadal claimed his second US Open title and 13th Grand Slam crown when he defeated world number one Novak Djokovic, 6-2, 3-6, 6-4, 6-1 in a lung-busting final. https://www.thelocal.es/20130910/nadal-crowns-stellar-comeback-with-us-open-win Tue, 10 Sep 2013 11:32:00 +0200 nadal-crowns-stellar-comeback-with-us-open-win The number two tennis player in the world has turned down an offer to fly on a private jet to the Davis Cup in Madrid, arguing "I don't think it's the right time to make the State pay for my trip". https://www.thelocal.es/20130909/low-cost-nadal-refuses-private-jet-offer Mon, 09 Sep 2013 12:25:00 +0200 low-cost-nadal-refuses-private-jet-offer A merciless Rafael Nadal demolished Spanish compatriot Tommy Robredo, the shock conqueror of Roger Federer, 6-0, 6-2, 6-2 to reach a fifth US Open semi-final. https://www.thelocal.es/20130905/nadal-crushes-robredo-to-clinch-us-semi-spot Thu, 05 Sep 2013 15:31:00 +0200 nadal-crushes-robredo-to-clinch-us-semi-spot Spain is hoping for a strong Spanish presence in the upcoming men's Wimbledon semi-finals with both David Ferrer and Fernando Verdasco playing in the tournament's quarter finals on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.es/20130703/spaniards-eyes-semi-final-places-in-wimbledon Wed, 03 Jul 2013 12:22:00 +0200 spaniards-eyes-semi-final-places-in-wimbledon Spain's Rafael Nadal has been served up a shock first-round defeat at the Wimbledon tennis tournament after knee problems hindered his movement around the court. https://www.thelocal.es/20130624/nadal-knocked-out-of-wimbedon-by-world-no135 Mon, 24 Jun 2013 22:40:00 +0200 nadal-knocked-out-of-wimbedon-by-world-no135 Tennis star Rafa Nadal accidentally tweeted the death of former South African president on Monday after reading a fake message from someone claiming to be the CNN journalist Piers Morgan. https://www.thelocal.es/20130610/rafa-nadal-sorry-for-mandela-death-tweet Mon, 10 Jun 2013 20:15:00 +0200 rafa-nadal-sorry-for-mandela-death-tweet Defending champion Rafael Nadal suffered another false start at the French Open in the Paris chill on Friday before moving into the third round. https://www.thelocal.es/20130531/nadal-weathers-poor-start-to-progress-in-paris Fri, 31 May 2013 20:09:00 +0200 nadal-weathers-poor-start-to-progress-in-paris Rafael Nadal and Serena Williams underlined their French Open ambitions with convincing final victories in Rome on Sunday. https://www.thelocal.es/20130520/nadal-thrashes-federer-in-rome-final Mon, 20 May 2013 13:32:15 +0200 nadal-thrashes-federer-in-rome-final People in Madrid have chosen football star Iker Casillas and Spanish prime minister Mariano Rajoy as the celebrities they'd most like to have a beer with. https://www.thelocal.es/20130320/spain-votes-top-celeb-drinking-buddies Wed, 20 Mar 2013 16:35:34 +0100 spain-votes-top-celeb-drinking-buddies Rafael Nadal took another step in his return from injury with a convincing victory over a hurting Roger Federer on Thursday in the quarter-finals of the Indian Wells Masters. https://www.thelocal.es/20130315/nadal-thrashes-hurt-federer-at-indian-wells Fri, 15 Mar 2013 11:12:15 +0100 nadal-thrashes-hurt-federer-at-indian-wells Forbes magazine has just put together its annual rankings of the world's highest-paid athletes in advertising terms. Which Spanish sports star do you think is the 'King Midas' of endorsements? https://www.thelocal.es/20130301/who-is-spains-highest-paid-sportsman Fri, 01 Mar 2013 15:48:00 +0100 who-is-spains-highest-paid-sportsman