Nadal pays tribute to Andy Murray’s exceptional tennis skills, despite Murray having fewer career victories than the Big Three (Nadal, Roger Federer, and Novak Djokovic). Nadal recognizes that Murray competed during a particularly challenging era in tennis history, facing the prime versions of Nadal, Federer, and Djokovic. Nadal asserts that Murray’s overall talent and mental toughness were on par with theirs, as he consistently delivered top-level performances week after week.
Nadal in Rome, ranking, and results in 2024
Currently ranked no.305, the Spaniard has achieved a 7-3 record in 2024. The Spaniard is playing at the moment in Rome where he ousted the world no.108 Zizou Bergs 4-6 6-3 6-4.
Rafael Nadal will fight against the world no.9 Hubert Hurkacz in the 2nd round. In the past, they have never competed against each other up to now in top competitions.
The Spaniard won 92 titles in his career: 24 on hard courts, 63 on clay courts, 1 on indoor courts and 4 on grass courts. (See the list of his titles)
Nadal has scheduled to compete next at the French Open (French Open). He will start from the main draw that will commence on the 26th of May.
Andy Murray in 2024
LWLLLLWLWW Currently ranked no.77, Andy played his last match on the 24th of March when he was defeated by world no.45 Tomas Machac 5-7 7-5 7-6(5) in the 3rd round in Miami (draw).
Presently, during this year Andy achieved a 5-8 match record.
He is also scheduled to play in Geneva (Gonet Geneva Open) on the 19th of May and French Open (French Open) on the 26th of May.
Rafael Nadal and Andy Murray squared off 24 times. The head to head is 17-7 for Nadal.
