the rafa nadal academy is a sprawling complex for enthusiasts and aspiring pros. e ever considered moving his operation, as if to emphasize the point, he switched to english to answer. n a lot of people doesof tes. >> werthm: not you? >> nadal: for me it was difficult to take that decision because i have all of the people that i love here. and i will win much more money if i move to another place, but moving to another place if i am not happy could be very, very expensive. >> wertheim: that october, nadal married his longtime girlfriend, maria francisca perelloÓ. yep, she's mallorcan, too. she helps run nadal's charitable foundation and tends to avoid the public eye, though we found them together one night hosting a group of donors. >> how did you ask her to marry you? >> nadal: after 15 years, you don't need to talk much. just, what do we have to do? ( laughs ) >> maria francisca: yes, or not? >> nadal: well, here we are... >> wertheim: nadal took us to a plot of land where he and his wife planned to break ground on a new family home. he told us he'd planned to ha

rafa nadal has won the italian open for the tenth time, beating world number one novak djokovic. ed the pressure in the third set to win the match 7—5, 1—6, 6—3 for yet another italian open title. in motogp, the australian jack miller got his second consecutive victory, winning the french grand prix at le mans. some of the riders coped better than others with the wet and windy conditions, former champion marc marquez fell twice before calling it a day. but miller stayed aboard to take the chequered flag. johan zarco was second. fabio quartararo came in third and leads the overall standings, miller is fourth. more details on all those stories on the bbc sport stories including all updates from chelsea's champions league final match against barcelona, but that is all from sports day. thank you for watching, goodbye. good evening. whilst it's been a dry and sunny day for a few of you, for others, there's been some intense showers and thunderstorms and there are more to come again on monday, some of the worst of them in slightly different areas to where we saw through today. still som

and finally, rafa nadal has followed in the footsteps of the likes of cristiano ronaldo and zlatan ibrahimovicue. it's three metres tall and was unveiled at roland garros ahead of the french open, which starts tomorrow. nadal has won a record 13 grand slam titles on the clay in paris. and the world number three says he's honoured to have his own statue on display at the tournament. that's all from us at sportsday. and if you watching the champions league final, enjoy the game. bye for now. sunny skies and over 20 degrees. we've got a few more days of this on the way. beautiful evenings, perfect for a walk in the park. or some time in the beer garden, you've earned it. but mind the sunshine, it's strong, you've not been used to it for quite some time now, so you may want to consider sunscreen if you're out the whole day. ok, let's have a look at the forecast then. and the warm weather has spread much across the uk but into scandinavia and many other parts of europe as this high pressure continues to build. the winds are light, there's plenty of sunshine, it was a beautiful day on the east coast

the winner will face rafa nadal in the final.in their semi. nadal is aiming for a tenth title in rome. andy murray's expected return to singles action has been delayed. the former world number one turned down a wild card for next week's atp tournament in geneva. no explanation has yet been provided, but murray made the decision after playing doubles with liam broady at this week's italian 0pen. it means he will not have a further chance to prove his fitness before the french open main draw wildcards are announced this week. attila valter has retained the overall lead at the giro d'italia after stage 8, won by victor lafay of france. the british contenders for the pinkjersey, simon yates and hugh carthy, stayed out of trouble and moved up one place to 9th and 5th respectively. victor lafay raced clear of a breakaway group in the last two miles — the 25—year—old frenchman celebrated the biggest win of his career the hungarian, valter, keeps the pink jersey afterfinishing with the race favourites — who were saving their legs for tom

and it's a tenth italian open title for rafa nadal as he beats novak djokovic in rome.

the winner will face rafa nadal in the final.ir semi. nadal is aiming for a tenth title in rome. and finally, a nice story from the world golf. as england's richard bland won the british masters — to become to oldest first—time winner on the european tour. the 48 year—old had gone a77 events without a victory, but this putt, in a play—off with italy's guido migliozzi at the belfry. finally got him over the line. that's all from sportsday. the weather is very unreliable for outdoor plans at the moment. i am sure you don't need me to tell you that. sunny skies one minutes, the next a drenching downpour comes along. some downpours on sunday will be heavy indeed with thunder and hail. now, this is how saturday turned out. a band of patchy rain that drifted northwards. getting into the far south of scotland. through the far south of that, we have a mix of sunshine and showers with some showers heavy indeed. they will fade to some extent tonight at their east anglia and northern england will be cloudy with patchy rain but notice, to th

and finally, rafa nadal has followed in the footsteps of the likes of cristiano ronaldo and zlatan ibrahimovic at roland garros ahead of the french open, which starts tomorrow. nadal has won a record 13 grand slam titles on the clay in paris. and the world number three says he's honoured to have his own statue on display at the tournament. that's all from us at sportsday. next on the bbc news general it's click. bye for now. hey, welcome to click. this week, we want to make you feel good through the medium of music. i don't know about you, lara, but i've been listening to a lotta, lotta music in the last year. i love a good tune to run to, but i do find it quite difficult to decide what music i want. so i end up downloading one song and then just having it on repeat for the whole of my 5k. do you do anything like that? is that weird? er, no, idon't. and yes, that is weird. it's not that sea shanty, is it? no. �*cause that would be, like, too weird. i tell you what, though, sometimes i do find myself listening to a really small set of songs. for me, it's the amazing band chvrches, which i think

still ahead the sports news with jemma rafa nadal reaches yet another final at the rome masters story and all the rest of the international sports news when we come back. more on counting the cost the return of fake government trillions in spending in the rich world but will it super charge inflation stifling the economic recovery and football's business model wasn't working before the pandemic and it's not working night. counting the costs on al-jazeera. i'm perry davies and they came billy and western australia where indigenous communities it's teaming up with scientists to create a new approach to marine conservation the 1st thing you learn before even but just to jump on the boat with. the old grandfather. i'm afraid your new reporting from brazil that you're going to try to protect him by they were city mo defending themselves against illegal invaders briest on al-jazeera. be the hero the world news. washington. welcome back time for your international sports news his gemma. thank you lest a city have beaten chelsea won the will to win the f.a. cup for the 1st time in their histo

the man known as the king of clay, rafa nadal, has been knocked out of the madrid open at the quarterim the 100th pole position of his career in qualifying for the spanish grand prix tomorrow. the world champion clocked the quickest time in today's practice sessions in barcelona, a tenth of a second quicker than his mercedes team mate valtteri bottas. england's matt wallace is the joint clubhouse leader in the second round of the wells fargo championship in the united states. wallace is six under par. rory mcilroy is nicely placed just two shots back. the northern irishman went round in 66 to improve his overall score to four under. and it could have been even better. so harsh there. and that's all the sport for now. hello there. our weather is going to be turning increasingly wet and very unsettled, really, notjust through this weekend but into next week as well. it's all down to this lump of cloud. over the last 36 hours, watch how it has developed from innocuous looking bump into a fully fledged area of low pressure, and this low pressure is a loitering low—pressure. that is one th

and ahead of the french open which is two weeks away, rafa nadal has won his tenth italian 0pen after and despite being outplayed in the second 6—1, he found his game again to beat the world number one 6—3 in the decider. a great win for nadal. the women's final wasn't as close, the brilliant iga swiatek thrashing karolina pliskova 6—0 6—0. more reaction to that on the bbc sport website, that's all your sport for now. back to you, philippa. thank you very much. four teams competing at the eurovision song contest have withdrawn from sunday's opening ceremony, as a precaution against coronavirus. the delegations from malta — one of the favourites to win — and romania have been staying at the same hotel in the dutch port of rotterdam as those from poland and iceland, which have both had a member test positive. anna holligan reports from the hague. holding a singing contest in the midst of a global pandemic was always going to be risky. iceland's quirky ten years sentence case is one of the favourites to win. after a routine test, 0ne one of the favourites to win. after a routine test, on

have a blockbuster final to look forward to at the italian 0pen where novak djokovic will meet rafa nadaltinues. it'll be interesting to see how djokovic has coped with yesterday's schedule. after coming from a set and a break down to beat stefanos tsitsipas in a game held up overnight, he then needed three sets to beat the home favourite lorenzo sonego. it'll be the sixth time djokovic and nadal have met in this final, and the spaniard holds the edge, with three wins so far. that's all the sport for now but over on the bbc sport website website you can follow seven matches in the fifth round of the women's fa cup. that's all the sport for now. back later. let's get more now on diplomatic efforts to reach a ceasefire between israel and palestinian militants in gaza. the united nations' security council will hold an emergency meeting later today. gaza's health ministry says that at least 26 people have been killed by israeli air strikes overnight on gaza city. another report is just in which says that 33 palestinians have died in the last 2a—hour period in gaza. that is the worst daily dea

closed doors it will be the 1st time the lions of played without fans in their 133 year history rafa nadal has recovered from a nasty fall during his quarterfinal match to overcome alexander's verify the very modest is rafa awkwardly while chasing down a drop shot at the end of the 1st set his wife looks on consent the spaniard brushed off the incident and carried on to claim the match in straight sets the 9 time champion will now face the surprise semifinalist american riley. was very clear what happened on some lines are higher than the rest of the court so when to dodge the line he's done just so that's it i think that the. minister. playing the way that i have to a setback for women is what number one actually bazzi ahead of this month's french open the australian retired from her quarterfinal in writing because of an arm injury she was leading by a set and 21 in the 2nd the 17 year old american moving into her 1st semifinal of a w t a 1000 events. and finally a gnostic collision and major league baseball reigning m.v.p. of the american league chicago's jose a brave collided head on wi

doors it will be the 1st time that the lines have played without fans in their 133 year history rafa nadal has recovered from a nasty fall during his quarterfinal match to overcome alexander's virus at the ryan masters rafa all quickly while chasing down a drop shot at the end of the 1st set his wife looked on concerns the spaniard brushed off the incident and carried on to claim the match in straight sets the 9 time champion that will now face the surprise that we find this american. palca. because basically what happened are some lines are higher than the rest of the court so when you dodge a line he's done to us so that's it i think the. minister. playing the way that i have to in the women's tournament croatia's petra mott it is also into the semifinals after beating american jessica q let's 7564 next up is 9th seeded carolina pliska. penco in their final. elsewhere in italy is stage 7 of the 08 it's how it was won by australian it caleb you in his 2nd victory at this year's race allowed to him that is all your sport for may for now i'll be back with more a little bit later. gemma than

routinely in straight sets so it's a fast has lost his previous 2 matches with joke of it all play rafa nadalremains on track to win the event for incredible 10th time the spaniard had to save 2 match points in the 3rd set against canadian a dennis shapovalov rafa got the victory in a tie break in a match that lasted 3 and a half hours i have been beheaded tickle my chin i have been against on the score. almost all the time. every so every beginning of the set had been super hard for me . in the women's tournament american teenager take off and hit the 7 latch winning streak of a ring that sapp olenka a 17 year old madrid open champion 7564 to reach our 4th quarter final of the year so face it world number one next. and finally there was a scary moment during a stage 6 of the jared italia belgian write a pizza serry was knocked off his bike by a support car of another team thankfully sorry it was able to get back on his bike and continue the race if ending team bike exchange apologized for the incident shortly afterwards the stages won by switzerland's gino made out with bouncer now leading t

open title in 3 years and her support of the black lives matter movements while a rafa nadal was named sportsman of the year he also reached the quarterfinals of the madrid open on thursday after getting past alexy popper in hewitt 21 is 13 years younger than the world would see this out reaching the last 8 with a 6363. but world number 3 is down on medvedev is out the russian made no secret of his dislike for the surface in the dread the day before and was upset by christian garry to set someone as the chilean it picked up the biggest win of his korea the women's world number one ash barty cruised into the final with a straight sets win over wildcard a pal of the dozer bharti has now won 16 straight matches on clay and will be playing in her 4th final this year having won the previous 3 the squad has been announced of one of the most prestigious teams in world sport the british and irish lions rugby team lions chairman jason leonard read out with $37.00 names he's made the cut for this year's tour of south africa which is set to be played in empty stadiums or at least with no overseas

it's rafa nadal on a clay court — so you can probably tell what we're going to say next. have confirmed his upcoming unification fight against antonyjoshua will be in saudi arabia on 14th august. the all—british bout has been billed as one of the biggest in heavyweight boxing for decades and the winner will become undisputed champion. earlier i spoke to boxing pundit steve bunce. suddenly in the last 60 or so hours, three orfour of the suddenly in the last 60 or so hours, three or four of the key players in this fight have talked about saudi arabia. it's happening, august the 14th. someone might have said, isn't it going to be hot? it's going to be boiling and at midnight it will still be boiling. the saudis have stumped up $150 million as a down payment. that gets split between the camps, that's why we are going to saudi in the middle of august. that is a lot of money. that's all the sport for now. the international scheme set up to ensure equal access to covid—19 vaccines is currently 140 million doses short, due to the continuing covid crisis in india. now, unicef is c

tennis pro tennis player carlos celebrated his 18th birthday by playing against his idol rafael nadal rafa spoiled the party of the world number to be 6162 to progress into the last 16 of the madrid and it wasn't quite the present our press was hoping for but he was given a cake after the match perhaps just a shame for him the victory was a piece of cake and i doubt sorry i can resist that. quite well with the break here on this. second seeded medvedev made his feelings clear about the clay in madrid but he still went on to beat a 102 sets to one to reach the rounds. in the women's tournament to world number one nash bhatti is into the quarter finals after knocking out patrick a bit of a in 3 sets a 3 time former champion extending her winning streak on red clay to 50 is. a serious accident in november brought an early end to his formula one career the roman groeschel is ready to step back into the cockpit the frenchman is going to complete a one off test for a while champions in the sadie's version that will do a demonstration run in lewis hamilton's 2019 title winning w 10 caught the fre

we're just under two weeks away from the start of the french open and the 13—time champion rafa nadalgainst antonyjoshua has been confirmed for 1ath august. one of the sticking points had been a venue, but it's set to be in saudi arabia. suddenly in the last 60 or so hours, three or four of the key players in this fight have talked about saudi arabia. it's happening, august the 1ath. someone might have said, isn't it going to be hot? yes! it's going to be boiling and at midnight it will still be boiling. the saudis have stumped up $150 million as a down payment. that gets split between the camps, that's why we are going to saudi in the middle of august. that's all the sport for now. i'll have more for you in the next hour. now it's time for your questions answered. and with me for your questions answered is our home affairs correspondent. also our science correspondent. also our science correspondent. welcome, both of you. are we technically allowed to hug now? ., , , are we technically allowed to hug now? . , , ., , , now? there has been a big thing, big confusion about _ now? there

if you want a blockbuster final we've got it at the italian open where rafa nadal will meet novak djokoviche's been struggling with a groin injury, but had been expected to play singles next week. instead he's headed home for more rehab with a view to playing at queen's and wimbledon next month. great britain's liam heath has added canoeing world cup gold to his medal collection. he won the k1200—metres in hungary, which will give him a real boost as he prepares to defend his olympic title injuly. he's already the world champion in the same event. also warming up nicely for tokyo are tom daley and matty lee, who've won gold at the european diving championships in budapest. the pair were impressive in the ten—metre synchronised event, with a personal best score. daley and lee also won world cup gold at the olympic test event in japan earlier this month, and daley says they can get even better. it's the first—ever time i've won a synchronised gold medal at the european i think we were five points higher than our previous personal best, so really happy. our last dive wasn't the best we have d

zverev will face world number two rafa nadal in the quarter—finals. said, "this bloke is the new sponsor of ipswich football town. do well!" he's a huge, huge fan. he attends games as often as he can, home and away. and to have his support in this manner is phenomenal. not the first pop star to get involved with former clubs. we will look at that after 7:30am. we have jake bugg talking about his support for notts county. we will show you what's happening hartlepool. we are awaiting the result of the by—election. it has been a labour seat since 1964 and it is up for grabs after the labour mp mike hill announced his resignation in march. we are interested, because it is seen as a key seat, in all senses, we know, we understand, has been lost to the conservatives. the conservative candidate isjill mortimer, a local councillor in north yorkshire. you can see her there. we have been waiting for this result since 5:30am and we have been told we will be getting it. this is a sign when you see the candidates in the hall. you mentioned a lot of parties had thr

it's rafa nadal on a clay court, so you can probably tell what we're going to say next.—british bout has been billed as one of the biggest in heavyweight boxing for decades and the winner will become undisputed champion. fury posted this message on his social media accounts. all eyes of the world will be on the kingdom of saudi arabia and i cannot wait — repeat, cannot wait — to smash anthonyjoshua on the biggest stage of all times. this is going to be the biggest sporting event ever to grace the planet earth. do not miss it. well, hugely controversial and in an hour we will be talking to the bbc�*s boxing correspondent all about that fight which is due to take place in saudi arabia. thank you. let's find out what is happening with the weather. looks like a lovely _ happening with the weather. looks like a lovely sunrise _ happening with the weather. looks like a lovely sunrise but _ happening with the weather. looks like a lovely sunrise but not - like a lovely sunrise but not fantastic today, is that a fair assessment? that's right, and this is a lovely sunrise in port

dennis shapovalov in the 3rd round later on wednesday nadal faced a future star of the game a local favorite genic cinna the 19 year old pushed rafa but the spaniard managed to sneak past in 2 sets down has won the rome masters 9 times. serena williams made her long awaited return to the court on wednesday she hadn't played since the australian open in february and after receiving a 1st round bye in rome her tournament is over after losing in straight sets to last year's french open semifinalist nadia pulled out oscar from argentina it was serene as 1000 match on top. 3rd seed simona halep will also pay no further pass in the tournament after retiring midway through the 2nd set of her match against angelica the romanian struggled to a 6133 lead when a cough injury forced her out in rome. after more than a month out with a hamstring strain james harden returned to the basketball court for the brooklyn nets on wednesday and had sat out the last 18 games that is the longest layoff in his career brooklyn style god had quite a good return as he contributed 18 points in 11 assists the nets going on to beat the sun until you suppose 128

nadal is there ever a face u.s. open champion done in the 70s. definitely one of the biggest wins in my career so far i mean especially on clay against rafa. is the toughest thing to do in our sport and beating him in his house as you said in spain. is incredible 7 time formula one world champion lewis hamilton has set the fastest time in friday's practice ahead of the spanish grand prix the sadie's driver is hoping to convert pace to a record extending 100th pole position on saturday teammate who got us was 2nd quickest but how to ensnare his rival in the driver's standings at max for stop and could only go night fastest british fighter saunders is getting ready to put his unbeaten record on the line against mexican superstars alvarez that he will face off in the super middleweight unification bout in texas on saturday in front of 70000 fans saunders has the chance to become just the 2nd fighter after floyd mayweather to defeat the 4 division world champion why don't. we. you know i don't think your bridge is going to mammals much and determine are huge winners me it's going to be a good point is a great journey. to be honest with you. to