Things are getting a bit weird between Rafael Nadal and Felix Auger Aliassime. Obviously, the King of Clay and the young Canadian are on great terms. However, it’s quite uncanny to see that Rafa and Felix are in Monte Carlo and Uncle Toni is coaching the 20 years old instead of siding with his nephew like it used to be for many years and with so much success.
Nadal posted a nice picture of him hitting in Monte Carlo, saying that he is extremely pleased about being back to the Principality where he won the title 11 times.
In the meantime, also Felix posted a picture with Uncle Toni welcoming the Spaniard on board. Toni revealed that if Felix clashes with Rafa, he will not be in the box for the respect of both players. It sounds all very weird, but so is life.
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Rafael Nadal in 2021
Now ranked no.3, Rafael played his last match on the 17th of February when he surrendered to world no.5 Stefanos Tsitsipas 3-6 2-6 7-6(4) 6-4 7-5 in the quarter of the Australian Open (draw).
This season the Spaniard owns an overall 4-1 match record.
Felix Auger Aliassime in 2021
Now ranked no.22, Auger-Aliassime played his last match on the 28th of March when he lost to world no.38 John Isner 7-6(5) 7-6(5) in the 3rd round in Miami (draw).
At the moment, during this season the Canadian achieved a compiled 10-5 record. Felix Auger Aliassime’s most significant result of the present year was reaching the final in Melbourne.
Rafael Nadal and Felix Auger Aliassime faced off only 1 time. Their head to head is 1-0 for Nadal. When they played, Rafael Nadal won 6-3 6-3 in the 2nd round in Madrid (Mutua Madrid Open) in May 2019.
