After winning the ATP 500 in Barcelona, where he also canceled a match point in the final and fought in a big fight against the Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas, Rafael Nadal seemed full of energy for the next games and is mainly working on them best to conquer the form with a view to Roland Garros 2021, a tournament in which the Spaniard wants to conquer his 21 Grand Slam title, replacing Roger Federer and thus becoming the male athlete with the most slam titles in the tennis world.
The Spaniard has been battling an all-time Grand Slam title race with Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic for some time, and right now the Serb is 18 behind, compared to Rafa and Roger’s 20. Before starting, Rafa had a very friendly chat with Feliciano Lopez, his great friend, tennis player and tournament director.
The two spoke on many topics, and Rafa revealed which tennis players he had dealt with most over the years.
Rafael Nadal: “Roger Federer among my best friends on the ATP Tour”
Here are a few words from his chat with Feliciano: “Before the internet came I have to say that we all older tennis players spent a lot more time together and that is one of the reasons why I have good relationships with them.
I get on well with all Spaniards, I think of Marc Lopez, Pablo Andujar, Roberto Bautista and Feliciano Lopez himself. When it comes to foreigners, I have an excellent relationship with Roger Federer and Dominic Thiem, but also with the Argentines Juan Monaco and Mariano Zabaleta.
“There are only a few days left and the Mutua Madrid Open, Masters 1000, which will be held on the Spanish clay courts in Madrid and eagerly awaited by tennis players and tennis fans, will officially begin.
The most anticipated man could of course only be the twenty-time winner of Grand Slam titles and king of sand Rafael Nadal: Here Rafa has won 5 titles and 8 overall finals and is again the big favorite for the final victory of the tournament. In the absence of world number 1 Novak Djokovic, the Mallorcan will be number 1 in the tournament.
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