Ok, first let me address the inflammatory, clickbait headline. There’s truth to it. Rafael Nadal still hasn’t won Miami and we already know he’s never won the year-end ATP championships.

The ATP finals tournament is the biggest non-Slam event on the calendar. There’s no debate. Rafa’s never won it. Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic, Pete Sampras, Andre Agassi, etc, have all won it, just not Nadal.

The Miami Masters has been considered …

An uncomfortable Rafael Nadal lost in three sets, and world No. 1 Serena Williams met the future on an eventful Sunday at the Miami Open.

“I was anxious on court,” Nadal said after a second straight career loss to Spanish countryman Fernando “Hot Sauce” Verdasco. “I tried in every point, but I was not able to relax myself, calm myself.”

Verdasco denied Nadal another attempt at a first Miami Open title after …

Following his 6-4, 2-6, 6-3 third round loss today to countryman Fernando Verdasc, former World No. 1 Rafael Nadal said his nerves played a role in the defeat.

“It’s not the question of tennis, [It’s] the question of being relaxed enough to play well on court,” Nadal told reporters. “Today my game in general improved since a month and a half [ago]. But at the same time, [I’m] still playing with …

Defending champions Novak Djokovic and Serena Williams opened their title defenses on a busy Saturday. Serena was on court in the after, thumping Monica Niculescu in a rematch of their Indian Wells tussle two weeks ago 6-3, 6-1.

“It was definitely easier today than last time,” Williams said of playing Niculescu. “I knew what to expect. I still got a little bit frustrated today, but overall was able to stay calm …

Rafael Nadal talked about the differences between Indian Wells where he has won three times and this week’s Miami event where he has made the finals four times, never winning.

“Well, doesn’t matter,” Nadal said about the conditions. “I think is true that play with less humidity is easier for the body. Is true during my career I had more success in Indian Wells than here. I think I won three …

No, Novak Djokovic can’t complain. As a world No. 1, father and husband and in the prime of his career, what’s there to complain about? Rafael Nadal? Roger Federer?

Speaking ahead of his first match tonight in Miami, Djokovic reflected on how fulfilled he is.

“Right now I’m a complete person and really fulfilled in every aspect of my life,” Djokovic said Friday. “Became a husband and a father in last 10 …

In a match-up of former No. 1s, two-time champion Victoria Azarenka crushed Jelena Jankovic 6-1, 6-1 Friday at the Miami Open.

Azarenka, who won the Miami titles in 2009 and 2011, won a 28-minute final game to close out the Indian Wells finalist.

“I just really tried to stay focused and tried to find a way to stay in that game,” Azarenka said. “I had to save a couple of break points …

Rafael Nadal put any ankle concerns behind him by hammering countryman Nicolas Almagro 6-4, 6-2 Friday at the Miami Open. Nadal, a 4-time finalist at the event, showed no signs of the right ankle he injured earlier this week in practice.

“In general, I think I played a solid match,” said Nadal. “I played well. I had good movement. I had to put the balls in and play with no mistakes; …

Juan Martin del Potro’s long-awaited return to tennis was cut short today by Vasek Pospisil 6-4, 7-6 in the first round of the Miami Open.

Del Potro, who hasn’t played since Sydney over two months ago, showed signs of rust and ineffectiveness of his surgically repaired left wrist.

“I don’t feel frustrated,” del Potro said. “I have to take the positive things on my comeback. I think I just played another official …

Former No. 1 Maria Sharapova was stunned in the opening round tonight at the Miami Open falling to fellow Russian and No. 97 Daria Gavrilova 7-6, 6-3.

“I still can’t realize that it’s my dream – I have been dreaming about beating Maria since I was probably 12, when I saw her win Wimbledon, when she beat Serena,” said Gavrilova after her first career Top 35 win. “I was like, ‘Oh, …

Former champion Victoria Azarenka was victorious Wednesday in Miami. The 2-time champion breezed past Sílvia Soler-Espinosa 6-1, 6-3 in the first round of the event she won twice in 2009 and 2011.

“It’s been unfortunate the last couple of years for me, but I love this tournament,” Azarenka said. “You know, the field is very strong for me all the time. I’m just happy to play anywhere I can.

“Coming back …

2014 Olympic gold medallist Mikaela Shiffrin said in a recent interview that tennis great Roger Federer was her role model.

“I feel like Roger Federer is in a league of his own,” the 20-year-old said to Laureus.com. “And the Swiss Davis Cup Team is not the only one inspired by Roger. He is a class act and I use him as a role model. Every time I open my mouth …

While doing a photo shoot for Vogue Magazine at BallenIsles Country Club in Palm Beach, World No. 1 Serena Williams tried to duplicate Beyonce’s 7/11 music video. With good results.

Even Beyonce approved, writing on her Facebook, “So Cute Serena Williams!”

Serena, who withdrew from her Indian Wells semifinal due to a knee injury, returns Friday night against Monica Niculescu in the second round.

She practiced on …

Speaking ahead of tonight’s 2015 PowerShares Series event at in L.A., Pete Sampras lit a fire in the GOAT debate, declaring Roger Federer as the greatest in tennis history, based on the numbers.

“I think he was the most complete player we’ve seen,” Sampras told Vancouver’s CBC Radio. “He’s won on all surfaces. He’s tough. He moves well. He’s got a big game. He’s got a huge forehand. He just …

Juan Martin del Potro not only met a few dolphins yesterday in Miami, but also some journalists. Not sure which he liked more, but del Potro talked to the reporters about his comeback, revealing that it took him 18 months to mentally be ready for tennis after his first surgery on his right wrist in 2010. Unfortunately, he hinted, it looks like a similar timeline with his left wrist.

“When …