Rafael Nadal is the undisputed King of Clay and it is widely considered that one of the biggest challenges in tennis (and probably in sport in general) is to beat him at the French Open.
The Spanish legend has already won the Roland Garros 13 times and in 2020 he conquered the French slam without conceding a single set in 7 matches. Stefanos has not a fantastic record against Rafa (1-6) and beating him at the Roland Garros is so difficult to seem almost unfair. When asked on Twitter by a fan what he would like to ban forever, Stefano had no doubts: “Rafa playing the French Open.”
You can’t say it’s not wishful thinking for the other players!
Rafa playing at the French
— Stefanos Tsitsipas (@steftsitsipas) January 10, 2021
Stefanos Tsitsipas in 2021
At the moment ranked no.6, Stefanos played his last match on the 19th of November 2020 when he was defeated by Rafael Nadal 6-4 4-6 6-2 in the round robin in the Nitto ATP Finals (draw).
During this season the Greek has managed to achieve a compiled 0-0 match record.
Stefanos Tsitsipas and Rafael Nadal clashed against each other 7 times. Their current record is 6-1 for Nadal. Previously, the last time they played, Rafael Nadal won 6-4 4-6 6-2 in the round robin in London (Nitto ATP Finals) in November 2020.
You can see them in action in the following highlights.
Stefanos Tsitsipas and Rafael Nadal |
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