It seems to be difficult to put Rafael Nadal and Kirsten Flipkens in the same sentence. However, something made them close many years ago.
When talking at a Dutch TV show, De Container Cup, Kirsten revealed that being born in the same year (1986) she used to be a lot around Rafa back in the days when they were juniors. Actually, things went one step further as the Belgia revealed:
“We are the same age. We grew up together. Have we ever had anything? Yeah, that’s right. When I was fourteen years old, I had a thing with Rafael. But he didn’t speak English at the time, so we couldn’t go further than hand in hand and a kiss.”
Of course, later, Rafa met Xisca, and they finally got happily married after many years being together. Nevertheless, it was nice to hear the young Rafa having a little crush while he already started winning!
Rafael Nadal’s ranking and performance in 2020
Ranked world no.2, Rafael played his last match on the 29th of February when he overcame Taylor Fritz 6-3 6-2 in the final in Acapulco to win his 85th career title.
At present, this year Rafael has a 13-3 win-loss record. The Spaniard clinched 1 title in Acapulco.
Kirsten Flipkens’s ranking and performance in 2020
Ranked no.77, Flipkens played her last match on the 24th of February when she capitulated to Dayana Yastremska 6-2 6-4 in the 1st round in Doha.