‘Its Gigantic’ – Roger Federer Opens up About Rafael Nadal’s Humongous French Open Achievement
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GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – SEPTEMBER 18: Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal of Team Europe react as they are presented to the crowd at Palais Eynard during the official welcome ceremony prior to the Laver Cup 2019 at Palexpo, on September 18, 2019 in Geneva, Switzerland. The Laver Cup will see six players from the rest of the World competing against their counterparts from Europe. Team World is captained by John McEnroe and Team Europe is captained by Bjorn Borg. The tournament runs from September 20-22. (Photo by Julian Finney/Getty Images for Laver Cup)
Recently, Rafael Nadal re-wrote his name in the history books by winning his 14th French Open title. The feat prompted Federer to praise the Spaniard for his amazing achievement.
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Roger Federer praises Rafael Nadal for his record-breaking feat
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Praising Nadal, Federer said,
He also spoke about Nadal’s victory: “I didn't watch the final, I watched the quarter-final (against Djokovic) a bit before I went to sleep. In general, it's just unbelievable what Rafa has achieved. The record of Pete Sampras, which I beat, was 14 Grand Slam titles.” (5/6)
— Simon Graf (@SimonGraf1) June 11, 2022
Conversing with the journalist, he also asserted that he has been impressed by Nadal’s run at the French Open much before his 14th title.
“Now Rafa won the French Open 14 times. That's unbelievable. I was happy for him that he did it again. Hats off to Rafa. After the tenth, eleventh time, I already thought: This can't be. He keeps raising the bar. It's gigantic.” (6/6)
— Simon Graf (@SimonGraf1) June 11, 2022
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The on-court engagements of Nadal and Federer
Following his quarterfinal loss to Hubert Hurkacz at last year’s Wimbledon, Roger Federer went for a surgery on his right knee. Being out of the tour ever since then, Federer is eyeing a comeback later this year. While he is expected to make a comeback at the Laver Cup, he will be making his official comeback to the tour at the Swiss Indoors Basel.
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INDIAN WELLS, CA – MARCH 15: Roger Federer of Switzerland shakes hands at the net after his straight sets victory against Rafael Nadal of Spain in their fourth round match during day ten of the BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells Tennis Garden on March 15, 2017 in Indian Wells, California. (Photo by Clive Brunskill/Getty Images)
On the other hand, Nadal has been dominating the game ever since the start of the season. Winning the Australian Open and the French Open, next in line for the Spaniard, is Wimbledon. However, looking at his foot condition, his presence at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club remains an unanswered question.
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