For the first time, the Spaniard starts Wimbledon believing in the Grand Slam. But Djokovic is watching.
Will Rafael Nadal succeed where Novak Djokovic failed last season in the last step of the US Open (in the final against Medvedev)? Namely the calendar Grand Slam. The unattainable tennis grail in men’s tennis for 53 years (Rod Laver in 1969). An authentic feat that would already go through a coronation in London for the eternal Nadal. The 36-year-old Majorcan, winner of the first two Grand Slams of the season, in Melbourne and Roland-Garros – a first for him in his career – gave himself the right to dream of this insane bet. Twelve years after his last victory at Church Road, can he remake Wimbledon his extraordinary garden? A challenge to the excess of the king of the earth. So, of course, the London lawn is not his favorite playground. But, with Nadal, you can’t swear to anything… Before his coronation in Melbourne last January, he hadn’t triumphed in Australia since… 2009.
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