The Aussie sent a ball straight at the Spaniard during their second-round match.

The world No. 1 noted the persistent distance between the Big 3 and their young challengers after a rousing face-off in the Foro Italico.

Once upon a time, Rafa might have taken a moment like this for granted. But when he hoisted the event's trophy for a 12th time, the Spaniard seemed to take special pleasure in hearing the applause from his countrymen wash over him.

Staying healthy has always been a big “if” for Rafa, now 35.

Murray became the first British man in 2016 to finish the year in the top spot since Fred Perry in 1936.

"I have started practicing again," he said. "So far, all the signs are good."

Leonid Stanislavskyi lived out his dream to the fullest during an extended rally with the Spaniard Friday.

The best of his generation never to win a major title, Nalbandian is the only man to defeat Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal over the course of one tournament.

“It’s like going from 100 m.p.h. to zero with those three out,” says Hubert Hurkacz’s coach Craig Boynton, about the absence of Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic.

Various studies have revealed that in sports defined by time pressure, left-handers have a visual advantage—and a fundamentally effective sense of creativity.