“Focus on your flop career!” Tennis fans slam Tennys Sandgren after he questions the credibility of Rafael Nadal’s injury


“Focus on your flop career!” Tennis fans slam Tennys Sandgren after he questions the credibility of Rafael Nadal’s injury

Tennys Sandgren, Rafael Nadal

Two-time Wimbledon champion, Rafael Nadal had to withdraw from this year’s competition because of an abdominal tear which ended his dream of winning all four Majors in a calendar year. This year’s Australian and French Open champion, who was already injured, played against Taylor Fritz in the Quarterfinals, but soon after the first set the injury got intensified which put a break to Rafa moving forward to win another grand slam this year.

It was a moment of disappointment for the 35-year-old Spaniard as he waves off the tournament with a 19-0 win-loss record in the majors in the year 2022. Nadal was scheduled to face the Australian, Nick Kyrgios in the semi-finals but he was unsure whether he will go on further or not after the match against Fritz.

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Twitter reacts to Tennys Sandgren’s criticism of Rafael Nadal

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Tennys Sandgren

As Rafa’s news of withdrawal from Wimbledon came out, many supporters and tennis fans’ comments on social media started to pour out in favour of him including Kyrgios wishing him a speedy recovery on his Instagram.

Where most of the people expressed their emotions for him, The two-time Australian Open quarter-finalist Tennys Sandgren tweeted just after the news broke out as if Rafa would have been torn apart if he played Kyrgios in the semis. Here’s how the tweet read:-

A few minutes after the tweet got viral, tennis fans and Nadal’s supporters started reacting to the tweet where some people asked the American his identity, where he plays, and claimed they can’t read his name on the ATP rankings. A comment reads: ‘If only you had as much relevance in tennis as in your name, you are talking about a 22-time Slam winner, mate.’

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