Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal are completely comfortable in Italy, as they can speak the local language pretty well. During the Gala dinner that precedes the ATP Finals, Novak Djokovic was able to interact perfectly in Italian. He said that he loves being in Italy but he declined to reveal which is his favorite soccer team knowing that it is a rather sensitive topic.
Nole spoke in Italian, said he loves Italy, who reached the semifinal last year and hopes to take one more step this year. He joked that he and Nadal are the oldest. Mellissa asked him “you are a Milan fan right?” And Nole “I don’t know if I can say it here” 🔥 pic.twitter.com/V0PWJ2BTzS
— ᖴᖇᗩᑎI (@frani2312) November 10, 2022
Nadal was also able to speak very good Italian during an interview before the ritual photoshoot. The Spanish sensation said that he is very happy to be in Turin and he has been training a lot to have a good run at the ATP Finals. Here is the interview
Rafa talking to ST in Italian 1/2 pic.twitter.com/wlP0D3v9Jm
— Del🇪🇺 (@Stroppa_Del) November 11, 2022
Novak Djokovic in 2022
Ranked no.8, Novak played his last encounter on the 6th of November when he surrendered to world no.10 Holger Rune 3-6 6-3 7-5 in the final in Paris (draw).
This season Novak has managed to achieve an overall 37-7 win-loss record. The Serbian has won 4 titles in 2022 in Rome, Wimbledon, Tel Aviv and Astana. The Serbian got to the final in Belgrade and in Paris.
Rafael Nadal in 2022
Ranked world no.2, Rafael played his last match on the 2nd of November when he was defeated by world no.29 Tommy Paul 3-6 7-6(4) 6-1 in the 2nd round in Paris (draw).
Currently, during this year Nadal has a 38-6 match record. Rafael has won 4 titles in 2022 in Melbourne, Australian Open, Acapulco and French Open. Nadal was the runner-up in Indian Wells.
Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal fought against each other 59 times. The head to head is 30-29 for Djokovic. Before, the last time they fought against each other, Rafael Nadal won 6-2 4-6 6-2 7-6(4) in the quarter in Paris (French Open) on the 31st of May 2022.
In the following video you can watch the highlights.
