Rafael Nadal is currently in Paris, where he has just won his first-round match against Jordan Thompson 6-2 6-2 6-2. The King of Clay was asked to give his opinion about the huge controversy around Wimbledon. The Championships decided unilaterally to ban players from Russia and Belarussia in 2022. The ATP and the WTA reacted by denying their points to the players who will compete in SW19 this year.
On Monday, during the press conference that followed his 1st round match, Rafa didn’t want to give a clear answer about the overall situation to comment:
“If I agree or not agree with that, today doesn’t matter. The board, the ATP board makes a decision. We need to accept that decision. For the rest of the things, I will not be the player who comes here and who put my board in a tough position for decisions that they make.
“That’s my point of view. I think players, we are not prepared enough well to make important decisions, because in the end is an individual sport. Everyone has their personal view in terms of how much profit they get from every single decision that ATP gets.”
Nadal at the French Open, ranking, and results in 2022
Ranked world no.5, Nadal has achieved an overall 24-3 win-loss record in 2022. The Spaniard is participating at the French Open where he bested Jordan Thompson 6-2 6-2 6-2.
Rafael Nadal will take on the world no.139 Corentin Moutet in the 2nd round. In the past, they have never competed against each other as of now in top tournaments.
The Spaniard clinched 3 titles in 2022 in Melbourne, at the Australian Open and in Acapulco. The Spaniard was the runner-up in Indian Wells (BNP Paribas Open).
The Spaniard won 91 titles in his career: 24 on hard courts, 62 on clay courts, 1 on indoor courts and 4 on grass courts. (See the list of his titles)
