Rafael Nadal is part of the big three tennis players who have dominated men’s tennis for the past two decades. However, the Spaniard recently pipped his two great rivals, Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer, by adding two more Grand Slam titles to his collection. Although another Rafael, the famous UFC fighter, Rafael Fiziev, is not happy with sharing the glory of his name with someone else. Recently, he challenged Nadal in a fight to decide which Rafael is the best.
Rafael challenges Rafael.
The Mixed martial arts professional from Azerbaijan shares the same name as the legendary tennis player. Recently, he challenged the Spaniard in a fight to decide who is the better Rafael in the sporting world.
Fiziev made more claims.
Further, he also claimed that he can beat Nadal in tennis.“I can beat him in his sport too,” he added. Although it sounds funny, it will be interesting to see how Nadal reacts to the challenge of the Azerbaijani fighter.
Rafael Nadal pulls out of the Wimbledon Championships.
During his brilliant quarterfinal match against Taylor Fritz, the Spaniard was struggling with a torn abdominal muscle. A day before his semi-final match against Kyrgios, he announced his withdrawal because of the injury.
More wait on the Calender Grand Slam.
With this, the hope of Nadal securing a Calendar Grand Slam comes to an end. Nonetheless, it has been a brilliant year for the Spaniard and fans will be hoping to see the mercurial Spaniard at the US Open.