Rafael Nadal seems to be perfect on court after he reached the quarters, winning all his matches in straight sets. However, the Spanish legend was not so perfect during the press conference that followed his match against Fognini.
When asked about his chances on Wednesday, Nadal started to talk about his upcoming match against Stefanos Tsitsipas. However, that wasn’t correct as it wasn’t yet announced officially that Matteo Berrettini conceded the walkover to the Greek ace.
“I need to make another step forward against Tsitsipas. Is it official? He’ll play tonight?” Nadal asked. Well, I don’t know, maybe. I think I heard that Berrettini was a little bit injured but not official at all. Sorry for that. But yeah, something...well, I messed it up,” he said when everyone was laughing
OOPS Nadal announcing Berrettini's walkover before it's official 🤷🏻pic.twitter.com/o4DnNTivqY
— We Are Tennis (@WeAreTennis) February 15, 2021
Nadal vs. Tsitsipas
Rafael Nadal and Stefanos Tsitsipas squared off 7 times. Their actual record is 6-1 for Nadal. Previously, the last time when they locked horns, Rafael Nadal won 6-4 4-6 6-2 in the round robin in London (Nitto ATP Finals) in November 2020.
In the video below you can watch the highlights.
Nadal at the Australian Open, ranking, and results in 2021
Now ranked no.2, Rafael has managed to achieve a composed 4-0 win-loss record in 2021. Nadal is playing at the moment at the Australian Open where he bested Laslo Djere 6-3 6-4 6-1, Michael Mmoh 6-1 6-4 6-2, Cameron Norrie 7-5 6-2 7-5 and Fabio Fognini 6-3 6-4 6-2.
Rafael won 86 titles in his career: 21 on hard courts, 60 on clay courts, 1 on indoor courts and 4 on grass courts. (See the list of his titles)
Tsitsipas at the Australian Open, ranking, and results in 2021
Currently the world no.6, Stefanos has an overall 5-0 record in 2021. Stefanos is currently having a run at the Australian Open where he ousted Gilles Simon 6-1 6-2 6-1, Thanasi Kokkinakis 6-75 6-4 6-1 6-75 6-4, Mikael Ymer 6-4 6-1 6-1 and Matteo Berrettini w/o.
Stefanos won 5 titles in his career: 1 on clay courts and 4 on indoor courts. (See the list of his titles)
Berrettini at the Australian Open, ranking, and results in 2021
Now ranked no.10, Berrettini achieved a composed 8-2 win-loss record in 2021. Matteo is now competing at the Australian Open where he managed to beat Kevin Anderson 7-69 7-5 6-3, Tomas Machac 6-3 6-2 4-6 6-3 and Karen Khachanov 7-61 7-65 7-65.
