“Rafa, Rafa, Rafa”. Over and over, thousands. Those are necessary, either to support and promote the thirteen-time champion or to recognize, after one o’clock in the morning, his aura of sporting legend. A pressure cooker of 14,800 spectators exploded when the king of clay closed the pass in his fifteenth semifinal at Roland Garros, after beating 6-2, 4-6, 6-2 and 7-6 (4) in a Novak Djokovic that he has won nine games, 22 sets, in a row.
“One magical night, this track was very special to me, it had something unique. On the day I needed it most, I gave the level that I didn’t seem to have. He had a lot of doubt that he would reach it. Now to keep it up, because unfortunately I didn’t win, it’s quarterfinal ”, he said after four hours of trying, with a lot of tennis and emotion.
He will value the margin of two days without tennis to prepare for Friday’s semi-final against Germany alexander zverevexecutioner of Carlos Alcaraz. his afternoon 36th birthdaysurrounded by his close relatives, protected by his loyal coaching staff.
Rafael Nadal did his thing again. After six months almost away from the circuit due to unbearable pain in his left foot and suffering from severe Covid, he once again emerged victorious in Melbourne ATPThe Australian Open at Acapulco. From figuring out whether to lower the racket to breaking the record for Grand Slam titles in the twenty-first. A stress injury to the rib cut that invincible streak. He was able to finish the semi-finals Indian Wells against Carlos Alcaraz, cannot compete in conditions against Taylor Fritz Eventually. The prognosis has been worse than expected. Six weeks without sports practice, before the clay court tour.
low to Montecarlo and the Godó, arrived in Madrid, where he was already paralyzed with his left foot. More the following week in Rome. For Roland Garros with little preparation “and serious hesitation” in reaching the required level to compete against the one who snatched the crown in the 2021 ‘semis’.
He signed another of his unfinished recovery. One of the miracles performed on Nadal. If there is a magical binomial, it consists of him and of Short Philippe Chatrier.
alexander zverev He explained this before the tournament started, while watching Nadal train with his coach Sergi Bruguera and his father, as well as coach Alexander. “It’s fun because we saw him training, then suddenly his forehand was 30 kilometers. The movement of your feet is easier. There’s something about this court that makes him perform 30% better just by being here, ”Sascha said.
Nadal has thirteen titles at Roland Garros, in his eighteenth involvement he has amassed 110 wins, 3 losses and a retirement, before facing off in the third round of 2016 against Marcel Granollers due to a wrist injury.
Source: La Verdad
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