This Wednesday, from 18, Rafael Nadal will play an exhibition match against Casper Ruud at Parque Roca. The match will be the best of three sets and will be the prelude to the doubles match in which the Spaniard will share the field, nothing more and nothing less, than with Gabriela Sabatini. For his part, the Norwegian will have Gisela Dulko as a partner. The transmission will be in charge of Fox Sports and, also, Star +.
In the press conference prior to the match, the Spaniard did not hide his excitement at sharing a team with the glory of Argentine tennis: “For me it is a great illusion. I know that Gabi He is a great icon within this country and also within the world of sports and especially Latino sports.”
Spare no praise Nadalthe current number two in the ATP world ranking behind his compatriot Carlos Alcaraz, added: “Sharing a court with her is a great satisfaction and illusion. Both for Casper and for me it will be nice to live a moment like this in their country “.
After the show between Nadal and Ruud, which will be held at the Parque Roca stadium in Buenos Aires, Nadal will pair up Sabatinithe best tennis player in the history of Argentina to face Ruud and Gisela Dulko, also a tennis player.
The top Grand Slam winner in history, with 22 conquests, and the Norwegian arrived in Argentina on Tuesday and toured the Iguazú Falls, in the northern province of Misiones. “I am very happy to be here in Argentina after several years without having the opportunity and with the illusion of being able to share these days with the Argentine public, who is very knowledgeable about the sport and very passionate. Whenever I have the opportunity to be here They have treated me in the best possible way,” he said.