Lehecka’s Controversial Response to Cachin’s Actions with Nadal: A Different Perspective on Asking for Memorabilia

Lehecka’s response to Cachin’s actions with Nadal

Pedro Cachin gave battle to Rafael Nadal in a vibrant match at the Madrid Masters 1000 that ended up falling to the Spaniard’s side in his farewell to this renowned competition in his country. The tennis legend’s stay did not last much longer, because the current 31st in the ranking Jiri Lehecka ended up defeating Rafa in the round of 16. One of the most significant images of this event occurred with what the Argentine did in the previous match: he asked for his shirt as a gift.

After this victory against Nadal, the Czech was consulted about the attitude of his South American colleague and had an opinion that raised controversy in the environment. “I do not know i do not know. Maybe it’s hard for me to say, because I went on the court to win. And when you come on the court and go for the win, then it’s hard for me to run after him and ask him for some things, if he can give me something. I don’t want to seem disrespectful or something. That’s the last thing I would like. If you’re playing a game and you’re thinking about asking the guy to give you something, it’s a little weird in my opinion. Everyone can have their own opinion on this matter, I totally respect what Pedro did. It is absolutely fine, I have no problem with it, but I would not do such a thing,” Lehecka stated that in the quarterfinals he will meet the Russian Daniil Medvedev.

Jiri is 22 years old, at the beginning of the year he reached his best ranking (23rd) and won the first title of his professional career. In that context, he achieved a resounding victory for his career against Nadal: “I would do it maybe after the tournament. I don’t know when I’ll see it somewhere. I would ask for a photo, like I did after training. I did this because, of course, I didn’t know if I would have the opportunity to play with him again or if we would play a match together. But if we’re talking about him giving me a t-shirt, I don’t know. “I don’t go into the game with those kinds of intentions and maybe I just have a different approach to this.”

The post that Cachin made after Rafa’s gift

The topic raised dust in the air and, in contrast to what Lehecka said, the current WTA world number 1 Iga Swiatek appeared to support the South American: “Actually, if I were playing against Rafa, I would surely also ask him for a t-shirt. Unfortunately, that will not be possible,” she stated with a laugh.

Cachin had been asked after the press conference about this fact and was simple when answering: “For me, it has been a dream to play against a guy who I saw from my bed win Roland Garros in 2005. He made a great gesture by giving me his t-shirt, it is not usual to do it like this in public, he seems like a great person to me. I try to have a memory of every dream I fulfill, I have done nothing wrong in asking him for his shirt, he gives me the desire and strength to continue facing great tennis players.” It must be remembered that the Argentine had arrived at this competition after signing 15 consecutive defeats and managed to stop that bleeding, to the point that he almost gave the blow against Nadal.

2024-05-01 11:57:11
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