During her reign, Elizabeth II only made very rare appearances at Wimbledon. The last time was in 2010. The future winner of this edition, Rafael Nadal, could have met his Majesty, but he did not want to cancel a training session before his match of the 2e round against Robin Haase, recalls Sportskeeda. The Majorcan was then justified after a victory in five sets without necessarily regretting his choice but if he had expressed some disappointment.
“I knew it would be a very difficult match. I had to train at that time, so it was impossible for me [de rencontrer la reine]. I have my routines. Before the match, it’s very difficult when you don’t know when you’re going to play. For me, it was disappointing. I was looking forward to meeting her, but it was also a very important match for me. I thought the Queen was going to attend my game and I would have liked the chance to meet her after the game. But it was not possible because I think the Queen left before”explained Rafa in remarks reported by the American site.
A missed opportunity for the man with 22 Grand Slam titles who paid tribute to the Queen, who died at the age of 96 on Thursday.
Posted on Friday, September 9, 2022 at 12:24 PM
