Rafa Nadal lived this Saturday his most placid match so far at Wimbledon. The Roland Garros champion put on a great performance to defeat Lorenzo Sonego by a clear 6-1, 6-2, 6-4, in a match that had its small dose of controversy when the Spaniard He reproached his rival for lengthening his screams excessively every time he hit the ball.
At 4-4 in the third set, Nadal called Sonego to the net. He spoke to him for a few moments, something that the Italian did not like, who commented on it to the chair umpire, the Frenchman Arnaud Lichtenstein.
Nadal pointed out to Sonego that it bothered him that he kept shouting at the hit of the ball, even when it had already left the racket and it was his turn to return it, something he immediately regretted.
“I meant it in a good way, really. I mean it from the bottom of my heart, I’m really sorry if I bothered you. I just wanted to tell you something and I did it in a good way. But now I feel bad if I bothered him. I think I’ve been wrong. I have spoken with him with complete peace of mind. I have exposed a situation that was happening. If he went back he wouldn’t do it again. I had told the referee before, the referee, who is one of the best, was waiting for the change to tell him something” Nadal said after the match.
Nadal during the press conference
“A player should not call his opponent to the net. He has distracted me”
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Minutes later Lorenzo Sonego appeared in the press room, who criticized Nadal’s performance. “A player must not call his opponent to the net. You can’t do it at Wimbledon. Nadal should have talked to the chair umpire. he has distracted me” lamented the Italian.
