

Spanish tennis great Rafael Nadal is among the greatest tennis players of all time. He, along with Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic, forms the big three of tennis. Currently, the Spaniard holds the record for the most number of Grand Slam titles(22). Djokovic follows him closely with 21 titles, while Federer retired with 20.
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There’s no doubt about the greatness of the 36-year-old. However, recently boxing legend Mike Tyson had his say about the playing style of Rafael Nadal. Here’s what he said.
Mike Tyson comments on Rafael Nadal’s playing style
The retired boxing star was all praise of the tennis big three in his recent podcast appearance. The 56 years old revealed that he is a Federer fan but follows Djokovic closely as well. Speaking further of the third member of the big three, Rafael Nadal, Tyson said, “The other guy, Nadal, is just all over the place. he doesn’t look good while playing. He’s a great player, but he doesn’t look good playing.”
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In the last few years, Nadal, Djokovic, and Federer were close competitors and there’s no way we can easily single out one player as superior one than the other two. Now that Federer has retired, the duel stands between Djokovic and Nadal. only time will tell who ends up on the top.
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Rafael Nadal broke into tears as Roger Federer said goodbye to tennis
The last two months have been very emotional for all the tennis fans. Firstly, it was Serena who made us cry with her retirement speech after her US Open campaign. Later it was Federer. While everyone was waiting for Federer to return to the Laver cup, the legend declared it to be his last tournament.

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Tennis – Laver Cup – 02 Arena, London, Britain – September 23, 2022 Team Europe’s Roger Federer with Rafael Nadal at the end of his last match after announcing his retirement Action Images via Reuters/Andrew Boyers
He partnered with his friend and arch-rival, Rafael Nadal, to play in the doubles leg of the tournament. However, the legendary pair lost in their very first match against the American duo of Jack Sock and Frances Tiafoe. What followed was an emotional rollercoaster for anyone who has followed tennis.
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In hydrogen scenes, we saw Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal in tears, sitting side by side. The pictures went viral on the internet pretty quickly. Nadal and Federer have given us a few of the greatest tennis matches in the history of the game. Which one is your favorite? Let us know in the comments.
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