Despite the injuries that had him mistreating in recent years, Rafael Nadal He demonstrated in this 2022 at 36 years old that he is still in force. With the conquest of the Australian Open and Roland Garros, the Spanish tennis player became the greatest winner of Grand Slams in history and left Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic behind. On this occasion, who returned to compare the so-called Big Three was Joe McEnroe.
The former American tennis player, winner of seven Grand Slams, analyzed the behavior of Rafael Nadal inside the track and compared it with that of his time as a player. On the other hand, he stated that the effort inside the track of the Spanish tennis player It puts him a step above Federer and Djokovic.
In an interview with “The Week”, Joe McEnroe stated: “Roger is the most beautiful player I have ever seen, he is like an updated version of Rod Laver. He had never seen anyone try harder than Jimmy Connors, but Nadal has done it. Djokovic is like the human target, with which I identify.
In that comparison between the three great tennis players of this era, McEnroe placed Rafael Nadal slightly above, although he acknowledged that Djokovic has managed to close that difference after his victory at Wimbledon 2022.
To finish, McEnroe spoke about the behavior of current tennis players and put the number 3 of the ATP ranking as an example. “The players today seem like incredibly nice people. Rafael Nadal He assures that he has never broken a racket in his life. But generally, I think people are, the way tennis is, more like me and Connors than Borg, who never showed any expression. It is a very frustrating game where it is very hard not to be emotional, ”he closed.
Nadal prepares for the Canadian Masters 1000
Rafael Nadal is on the verge of a new participation in the Masters 1000 of Canada. After overcoming his abdominal injury – which left him out of the Wimbledon semis – the Spanish tennis player will make his return to the circuit in a contest that he has managed to win five times.
The man from Manacor will start as the second seed of the tournament in the absence of Alexander Zverev, while Daniil Medvedev -current number 1 in the ATP ranking- will be present in Montreal. The draw for the main draw will take place this Friday, August 5, and the tournament will run from Monday the 8th to Sunday the 14th.
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