SANTA CRUZ >> Harmonicas litter the table in Rio’s Santa Cruz Beach Flats studio — Hohners, blues harps, 16-hole chromatics, even giant bass harps. As Rio plays, the notes dance through the converted ...

Spanish tennis star Rafael Nadal is facing a "must win" tournament, as the Rio Open gets underway. Nadal, currently fifth-ranked in the world, lost in the semi-finals of the Argentina Open this ...

RIO DE JANEIRO -- Rafael Nadal showed no signs of a tender back Tuesday, defeating fellow Spaniard Daniel Gimeno-Traver 6-3, 7-5 in the first round of the Rio Open. It was No. 1-ranked Nadal's first ...

Rafael Nadal has a habit of beginning his press conferences with an apology: “Sorry for the late,” he says with a smile, after showing up a few minutes—or sometimes more than a few minutes—past his ...

He’s shrugged off a wrist injury in time to represent Spain in Rio — he even carried the flag at the Opening Ceremony — but not everything has thrilled him in his return to the tennis court. He beat ...

Rafael Nadal is on the final entry list for the Rio Olympics. The 14-time major champion hasn't played since pulling out of the French Open because of an injured left wrist and needed the ...