‘Just happy to share the INCREDIBLE era with Djokovic and Federer,’ Rafael Nadal says it does not matter how Big Three race ends
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Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic in action at the Laver Cup
Rafael Nadal booked a place in his sixth Australian Open final, as he stormed past Matteo Berrettini in the semifinals on Friday. It has been quite a turn around for the Spaniard, as the 35-year-old has fought back from a foot injury to reach the top of tennis once again.
Rafael Nadal was pretty emotional after his victory over Matteo Berrettini, and said that for him playing tennis is more important than other achievements that come with it. For some while now, the talks of who wins the 21st major has been doing the rounds. However, Nadal pays no heed to such things, and believes it is a miracle that he could just step back on to the court
“At the end of the day, being very honest, for me is much more important to have the chance to play tennis than win the 21, no? Because that makes me more happy in terms of general life, to be able to do the thing that I like to do more than achieving another Grand Slam,” said Nadal in his post match press conference.
Doesn’t matter who wins more majors: Rafael Nadal on Big Three race
Rafael Nadal stated that he was just delighted to share the stage with Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer for so many years. He believes that it is of little relevance as to who ends with the most majors, because what they achieved till now will be written all over the history books.
“I just feel happy to be part of this amazing era of tennis, sharing all these things with another two players. That’s it. In some ways it doesn’t matter if somebody achieve one more or one less, no?,” the Spaniard said.
Rafael Nadal stated that for a long time after his surgery, he wasn’t even able to practice well on court. There were times when he struggled to put in even a minute. Hence, he is quite shocked with the fact that he has reached the finals of Australian Open 2022.
“For a long time I wasn’t able to practice. Sometimes I went on court and I was able to practice 20 minutes, sometimes 45, sometimes zero, sometimes two hours, but have been very rough in terms of imagining myself playing at best-of-5 at this moment,” Nadal added.
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