Sonego answered Nadal after his controversy at Wimbledon

Rafa Nadal lived off this Saturday in his most peaceful match at Wimbledon. The Roland Garros champion put in a great performance to beat Lorenzo Sonego by a clear 6-1, 6-2, 6-4, in a match that had a small dose of controversy when the Spaniard He insulted his rival by over -extending his screams every time he hit the ball.

At 4-4 in the third set, Nadal called Sonego into the net. He talked to her for a while, something the Italian did not like, who commented here on the umpire of the chair, the Frenchman Arnaud Lichtenstein.

Nadal pointed out to Sonego that he was worried that he would keep yelling at the ball to hit, even though it had already left the racket. and it was his turn to return, something he immediately regretted.

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“I meant it in a good way, really. I mean it from the bottom of my heart, I’m really sorry if I bothered you. I just wanted to tell you something and I did it in a good way. But now, I feel bad if I disturb him. I think I made a mistake. I spoke to him with complete peace of mind. I exposed a situation that was happening. If I come back I will not repeat. I told the referee before, the referee, who is one of the best, is waiting for a change to tell him something ”Nadal said after the match.

A few minutes later Lorenzo Sonego came out of the press room, criticizing Nadal’s performance. “A player should not call his opponent on the net. You can’t do that at Wimbledon. Nadal should have talked to the chair umpire. confused me“complaint of the Italian.