Rafael Nadal won a relatively easy match in Wimbledon on Saturday after playing a great match against Lorenzo Sonego. The Italian player has fantastic tennis. However, many believe that his delayed grunts should be called a hindrance.
Nadal vs. the grunt
Rafa was also not happy with Sonego’s grunts and during the match, he called him at the net to express his dissatisfaction during the 3rd set. Lorenzo didn’t take it nicely. After the match, during the on-court interview, Nadal explained what happened saying that he probably made a mistake.
“From the bottom of my heart I didn’t mean it in a negative way,” said Rafa.
“I feel very sorry if I bothered him. I just wanted to tell him something, but I did it in a nice way and now I feel very bad if I really bothered him so I feel very sorry for that.
I was talking just now to him, and I’m going to talk to him. It’s not a problem I think at all.”
Nadal in Wimbledon, ranking, and results in 2022
Currently the world no.4, Rafael has achieved a composed 33-3 win-loss record in 2022. Nadal is currently competing in Wimbledon where he overcame Francisco Cerundolo 6-4 6-3 3-6 6-4, Richard Berankis 6-4 6-4 4-6 6-3 and Lorenzo Sonego 6-1 6-2 6-4.
Rafael Nadal will fight against the world no.25 Botic Van De Zandschulp in the 4th round. Their current record is 1-0 for Nadal.
The Spaniard conquered 4 titles in 2022 in Melbourne, at the Australian Open, in Acapulco and at the French Open. Nadal was the finalist in Indian Wells (BNP Paribas Open).
The Spaniard won 92 titles in his career: 24 on hard courts, 63 on clay courts, 1 on indoor courts and 4 on grass courts. (See the list of his titles)
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Lorenzo Sonego in 2022
At the moment ranked no.54, the Italian played his last match on the 2nd of July when he lost to world no.4 Rafael Nadal 6-1 6-2 6-4 in the 3rd round in Wimbledon (draw).
Currently, during this season the Italian has achieved a compiled 17-18 record. Lorenzo Sonego’s most significant achievement of this season was reaching the semifinal in Buenos Aires.
Rafael Nadal and Lorenzo Sonego squared off just once. Their actual record is 1-0 for Nadal. When they played, Rafael Nadal won 6-1 6-2 6-4 in the 3rd round in London (Wimbledon) on the 2nd of July 2022.
You can watch the highlights in the following video.
