Did Nadal fail Djokovic’s record?: Rafa’s answer and surprise

Rafael Nadal He became the champion of the Australian Open and Roland Garros in 2022, when for the first time he held the record for most Grand Slam titles alone. He led the fight with his ‘Big 3’ teammates Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic how many months.

The Swiss retired due to a knee injury at the age of 40, at the age of 20. The Serbian, the youngest at the age of 36, has been relentless without Nadal on the courts, having undergone hip surgery while the last Roland Garros is played, also taming the leader of the new generation, Carlos Alcaraz.

Djokovic equal to 22 of nadal in Australia, a country that exiled him twelve months ago as a result of not being vaccinated against covid. He beat the Spaniard on his home turf, at Roland Garros. He lost in the Wimbledon final against Carlos Alcaraz, but reached 24 for the Australian Margaret Courta perfect record, winning the US Open, where he will not compete in 2022 also due to issues with the coronavirus and his refusal to be inoculated.

Especially Rafael Nadal already Movistar Plus+ broadcast this Monday, Juanma Castaño He asked the 37-year-old Spaniard if he could feel the frustration of being outdone by the Serbian in so many races for the titles of being the best and/or greatest in history.

“I’m not frustrated for a simple reason. That I believe, that within my possibilities, I did everything possible to make things go as well as possible for me,” he says. Rafael Nadal.

The journalist understands that at 22 ‘big’ the normal thing is not to live disappointed. Matiza Nadal, surprising because she gives a new twist to the situation, in her view. “Yes, you can. I believe Novak (Djokovic) Yes, in that sense, he lives it in a more intense way than I have ever experienced. For him it was a bigger failure not to achieve it. And maybe that’s why he reached it.”

One last more interesting reflection.

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