Rafael Nadal turned the tables on the desk by profitable the Australian Open 2022. In a event that had usually been hostile to him up to now, the Spanish champion achieved a memorable trip that awarded him the twenty first Main of his wonderful profession.
The previous world number one got here again two units of drawback to Daniil Medvedev within the closing, undermining his opponent’s certainties simply when the Russian appeared one step away from the end line. Due to his triumph at Melbourne Park, the 35-year-old from Manacor has overtaken Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic within the all-time Grand Slam standings.
Rafa additionally grew to become the fourth man in historical past to have conquered all majors not less than twice. Djokovic will attempt to be part of him at Roland Garros, whereas Federer must wait till the top of summer season (or the start of autumn) to see Federer again on the pitch.
Given his age and bodily situation, the Swiss is the one who has the least probability of accelerating his showcase. In a current interview with MARCA, Ilie Nastase expressed his opinion on the GOAT.
Nastase talks about Roger Federer
Former world number one and double Grand Slam winner on the 1972 US Open and 1973 Roland-Garros, the Romanian Ilie Nastase not too long ago spoke within the columns of Marca on varied topics together with his admiration for Manolo Santana, not too long ago deceased, in addition to the well-known debate of one of the best participant in historical past.
“Clearly if the query is who has probably the most main titles, the reply is Nadal. If we’re speaking about one of the best, there are different elements. Roger Federer has a powerful expertise… However there is no such thing as a doubt that Rafa has 21 Grand Slams and Federer and Djokovic have none.”
Roger Federer is amongst the highest sportspersons of his period. He has graced the game of tennis for over 20 years now. Furthermore, the audacity with which he carried out on the tennis courtroom is a deal with to everybody’s eyes. Additional, he gained reward not solely from his followers but additionally from his fellow gamers on the tour.
On the place Federer achieved his one thousandth profession win, Felix guessed it to be Brisbane whereas Coco guessed Paris. Nonetheless, the Canadian obtained it spot-on. The ultimate query was the variety of years Federer completed as World No 1.
This time, each of them answered it accurately as 5 years. Felix finally gained the battle towards Coco 5-3 primarily based on the Swiss maestro’s profession. After the problem, Coco joked, “If that is about Serena, I feel I might have gotten it”.
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