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“Why don’t you Google his Davis Cup record?” Tennis fans lash out at renowned journalist for taunting Rafael Nadal’s presence in exhibition matches amidst the Davis Cup being held in Spain

by Lakshya Chopra
November 26, 2022
in Tennis
Rafael Nadal and Spanish Davis Cup Team

Rafael Nadal and Spanish Davis Cup Team

Spanish maestro Rafael Nadal is currently on a mini-tour to Latin America where he is scheduled to play exhibition matches in six different countries against Casper Ruud. In the first match they played in Buenos Aires, Nadal defeated Ruud in straight sets 7-6,6-2. Meanwhile, the Spanish Davis Cup team also competed back home at the same time.

The Spanish team lost to Croatia 0-2 in the quarterfinal as Pablo Carreno Busta and Roberto Bautista Agut lost their respective singles matches to Marin Cilic and Borna Coric. The Top 2 players in the ATP Rankings, Carlos Alcaraz and Rafael Nadal are both Spaniards but neither of them played in the Davis Cup for Spain which resulted in the team’s exit.

Renowned journalist James Gray pointed this out on social media. He said that the players complain about the exhaustion due to a long tour and instead travel thousands of miles to play in exhibition tournaments. He said that Nadal is playing Ruud in Latin America at the same time that Spain is competing in the Davis Cup back home.

Also the "World Cup of Tennis" being held in Spain while Rafa Nadal plays Casper Ruud for $$$ in South America is a hell of a vibe. https://t.co/49ahF1DGjB

— James Gray (@jamesgraysport) November 24, 2022

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Journalist James Gray gets slammed on social media for his comments on Rafael Nadal

Rafael Nadal
Rafael Nadal (IMAGO / Nicolo Campo)

Needless to say, Gray received a lot of backlash from Nadal fans who argued that Gray has always been biased towards Nadal in a negative way. Fans reminded the journalist that Nadal is a 5-time Davis Cup champion and doesn’t have to prove his patriotism to anyone at 36.

You think Rafa owes something to Spain? He hasn't played and won enough Davis Cup ties for them? Really?

Why don't you Google his Davis Cup record?

— Daniel O'Connor (@DanielDanikun) November 24, 2022

Hey James! The "World Cup of tennis" has already become a joke with the new format. This situation is just the validation of that.

— Sachit Srivastava (@SrivastavaSach) November 24, 2022

You seem to literally do nothing but trash Rafa. It's getting boring, find a new scapegoat for clickbait.

— Nina (Mercurial Rafan) (@Nina201710) November 24, 2022

After listening to stories about his foot all year its suddenly grand,,, Now not a bother on him, no more Injections . That result should be broadcast to the world for all the people who are suffering with that foot issue they now have a cure, What is the name of the treatment?

— Anne Ryan Mazza (@AnneMazza17) November 24, 2022

Or you could say they are promoting the sport on a whole continent. Do you not want the sport to grow?

— Virginia (@vje51) November 24, 2022

He’s 36 and he’s done more than enough for Spain. 5 Davis cups, 2 gold medals. Think he has earned the right to do whatever he wants now. Also this is his preseason, every player plays for $$$ in the off-season so not sure why this is a big deal.

— ً (@alovehold) November 24, 2022

Probably thought, after winning it with Spain a bunch of times and with the competition making funny choices that devalue it, he'd leave it to the youngsters.

— Jac (@JacCooper1) November 24, 2022

Nadal had to multiply himself on the days of competition in 2019, to achieve something unprecedented: eight Davis Cup victories in the span of six days.
Rafa has already fulfilled this competition more than enough, so leave him alone 🤨

— Sagittarius #rafa 𓃵 22 👶🏻 (@castalia_sempre) November 25, 2022

Spain isn’t complaining, given that Rafa has led them to 5 Davis Cup titles…more than any country in recent history. Nobody owes it to play every Davis Cup.

— Let People Vote 🌊🌻 (@FlipBlue2022) November 25, 2022

He’s just using Rafa as click bait.

— sunshine smile☀️🇬🇧🇵🇱🇯🇲 🌻 (@skrebnits) November 24, 2022

Fun fact, since the Open Era Nadal have won 5 times the Davis Cup more than your entire country. https://t.co/FbGVUOZNxV

— JP 🇦🇷 (@NardinPedro) November 25, 2022

Actually, you tweeting this is giving a “hell of a vibe.”

It would make sense if Rafa never played Davis Cup. This is misleading, and you’re also comparing exhibition style events to the “World Cup of Tennis” which doesn’t make sense. https://t.co/viygC4UiP1

— dani⁷ ⚽️ (@pointnadal) November 25, 2022

Man has been chief architect in giving Spain 5 world Cups, he is undefeated in past 18 years in Tennis world Cup. Cut him some slack. He doesn't have the juice anymore, he's playing for fun. Let him be.. https://t.co/efqg57V9g3

— S.S (@write2swagatam) November 25, 2022

22 times Grand Slam champion, 5 Davis Cup wins, 1 Olympic gold… I'd say that at 36 he can indulge in all the "luxuries" he wants (and deserves). He did a lot for Spain! #RafaelNadal #ATP https://t.co/RRB5Y0v8ta

— Edoardo (@edo_pianezze) November 25, 2022

Rafa has given SO much to his Davis Cup team over his whole career. Enough that he doesn’t need to play that event again. Don’t understand this insinuation https://t.co/RwZzuCsNtD

— Rush 🐠 (@drivevolleys) November 25, 2022

Nadal has already begun his exhibition tour with a win over Ruud in the Argentine capital. After Nadal faces Alejandro Tabilo in Santiago, the southpaw will be back with Ruud for four more appearances in Belo Horizonte, Quito, Bogota, and Mexico City. Nadal will start the next season in Australia where he’ll look to defend his Australian Open title.

Also Read: “Didn’t they yell ‘Go Back to Russia’ to Medvedev?” Tennis Twitter gives Craig Tiley a reality check over him assuming the Australian crowd will treat Novak Djokovic well on his comeback

Also Read: Alexander Zverev’s U-turn on Davis Cup confirmed by German team captain as they look to end their drought of Tennis World Cup title

Tags: Davis Cup 2022Rafael Nadal
Lakshya Chopra

Lakshya Chopra

Lakshya Chopra is an aspiring sports writer who has covered various sports in the last few years. An engineer by profession, his passion for sports has driven him closer to the media industry with each passing day. He has been working at FirstSportz for over two years and initially headed the tennis team for two full seasons. Having written almost 2500 articles for the organization, he is currently the content manager of the NFL section. From Rafael Nadal's prime to Novak Djokovic's rise to Tom Brady's magical comebacks, he has seen it all.

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