The best tennis players in the world will fight next week for ATP Finals in Turin, one of the most important tournaments of the season. Fortunately, there is a friendly atmosphere among the players at least before the competition.
There was a funny episode during a training session when Andrey Rublev showed the middle finger to Rafael Nadal. The Spanish champion didn’t miss the chance to jokingly show Rublev who is the boss by “attacking” him during a changeover.
Here is the video.
Andrey has asked for it 😏 pic.twitter.com/CIcf4hX3fT
— lokked (@luv_lokked) November 12, 2022
Rafael Nadal in 2022
Currently ranked no.2, Rafael played his last match on the 2nd of November when he surrendered to world no.29 Tommy Paul 3-6 7-6(4) 6-1 in the 2nd round in Paris (draw).
Presently, during this year the Spaniard has managed to achieve a compiled 38-6 record. Nadal clinched 4 titles in 2022 in Melbourne, Australian Open, Acapulco and French Open. The Spaniard got to the final in Indian Wells.
Andrey Rublev in 2022
Currently ranked no.7, Andrey played his last match on the 3rd of November when he lost to world no.10 Holger Rune 6-4 7-5 in the 3rd round in Paris (draw).
Currently, during this year the Russian has achieved a compiled 49-18 match record. Andrey clinched 4 titles in 2022 in Marseille, Dubai, Belgrade and Gijon.
Rafael Nadal and Andrey Rublev played each other 3 times. Their current head to head is 2-1 for Nadal. Previously, the last time they competed against each other, Andrey Rublev won 6-2 4-6 6-2 in the quarter in Monte-Carlo (Monte) in April 2021.
You can watch the highlights in the following video.