Rafael Nadal will clash against Tommy Paul on Wednesday in Paris. This will be the first time Rafael Nadal plays in a tournament after becoming a father. Rafa’s son was born only 3 weeks ago.
During a press conference in Paris, the Spanish sensation shared his emotions about being away from his son. Nadal is already missing his newborn, but he is thankful that it is extremely easy to have video calls with the new technologies.
‘I’ve only been with him for three weeks but yes, I already miss him. At least I can see the little one as many times as I want by video call; it becomes less hard,’ said Rafa
‘With him… I still don’t talk much. After three weeks it is difficult to interact with a baby,’ said Nadal jokingly about their interaction.
Rafael Nadal in 2022
Ranked no.2, Nadal played his last match on the 5th of September when he was defeated by world no.21 Francis Tiafoe 6-4 4-6 6-4 6-3 in the 4th round of the U.S. Open (draw).
This season the Spaniard achieved a 38-5 record. The Spaniard conquered 4 titles in 2022 in Melbourne, Australian Open, Acapulco and French Open. Nadal got to the final in Indian Wells.
Paul in Paris, ranking, and results in 2022
Currently the world no.31, Tommy owns a compiled 37-26 match record in 2022. Tommy is playing in Paris where he defeated the world no.20 Roberto Bautista Agut 6-4 6-4.
Tommy Paul will square off with the world no.2 Rafael Nadal in the 2nd round on Wednesday at 7:30 pm on COURT CENTRAL. Their head to head is 1-0 for Nadal.
Rafael Nadal and Tommy Paul played each other just once. Their actual record is 1-0 for Nadal. When they played, Rafael Nadal won 6-0 7-6(5) in the quarter in Acapulco (Abierto Mexicano Telcel) on the 24th of February 2022.
In the following video you can watch the highlights.