While the world of tennis is impatiently awaiting his return to the courts, Roger Federer spoke about the last edition of Roland-Garros. Winner Porte d’Auteuil in 2009, the Swiss delivered a surprising anecdote on the quarter-final between Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal.
The recent edition of Roland-Garros saw Rafael Nadal win for the fourteenth time in history on Parisian clay, an absolute record that may have a lot of trouble to be beaten. Before lifting the Coupe des Mousquetaires at the end of its final against Casper Ruud on Sunday June 5, the Mallorcan had to get rid of an opponent he knows by heart: Novak Djokovic. It was the 59th meeting between the two men, living legends of their sport. In a fiercely contested match of incredibly high intensity, Nadal still managed to get rid of the Djoker en four sets (6-2, 4-6, 6-2, 7-6 (4)), despite several set points obtained by the latter to equalize in two sets everywhere. A fight of titans which took place in rather special conditions, since it took place in a night session. The two players had also fought a little “battle” in the media on this subject, a few days before their quarter-final, Djokovic claiming to play in the evening, Nadal hammering away his desire to play during the day. If it is the Serbian who has been listened to, it is well and truly « Rafa » who overcame his rival,…
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