Rafael Nadal and Matteo Berrettini had the fantastic opportunity of training on the Wimbledon Centre Court to make history. As of now, players were not allowed to practice on Center Court before the start of the tournament to keep the pristine appearance of its lawn.
However, that created some serious issues for the top tennis players who were competing in the first rounds because the court was too slippery, especially on the baseline. Last year, Serena Williams got injured in her opening match in Wimbledon after falling down because of the slippery conditions.
Players have been granted the opportunity to practicecenterntre court in order to make the condition a bit less slippery, especially on the baseline, after the use of it.
This is the video of Nadal and Berrettini training.
An historic pre-tournament practice on Centre Court for Matteo Berrettini and @RafaelNadal#Wimbledon | #CentreCourt100 pic.twitter.com/bT9DtMLcaB
— Wimbledon (@Wimbledon) June 23, 2022
Rafael Nadal in 2022
Currently ranked no.4, Rafael played his last match on the 5th of June when he beat world no.5 Casper Ruud 6-3 6-3 6-0 in the final of the French Open to win his 92nd career title.
Currently, during this year Rafael has achieved a compiled 30-3 record. Nadal has won 4 titles in 2022 in Melbourne, at the Australian Open, in Acapulco and at the French Open. Nadal reached the final in Indian Wells.
Matteo Berrettini in 2022
Now the world no.11, Matteo played his last match on the 19th of June when he beat world no.31 Filip Krajinovic 7-5 6-4 in the final in London to win his 7th career title.
This year Berrettini has achieved a 18-6 win-loss record. Matteo has won 2 titles in 2022 in Stuttgart and in London.
Rafael Nadal and Matteo Berrettini fought against each other only twice. The head to head is 2-0 for Nadal. The last time they fought against each other, Rafael Nadal won 6-3 6-2 3-6 6-3 in the semifinal in Melbourne (Australian Open) on the 28th of January 2022.
You can watch the highlights in the following video.
