Rafael Nadal unfazed by Covid outbreak at Wimbledon despite Matteo Berrettini contact
Rafael Nadal said he was not concerned about his health despite knocking up with Covid withdrawal Matteo Berrettini on Thursday.
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Wimbledon: Rafael Nadal overcomes scare to reach second round
Rafael Nadal overcame a scare in his Wimbledon opener on Tuesday, fighting back from dropping the third set and falling a break down in the fourth to eventually see off Argentina's Francisco Cerundolo. Second seed Nadal, playing on grass for the first time since his 2019 Wimbledon semi-final loss to Roger Federer, triumphed 6-4, 6-3, 3-6, 6-4 over 41st-ranked Cerundolo, who was making his All England Club debut. But the 36-year-old Spaniard, who has already captured the Australian and French Opens this year to stand halfway to the first mens's calendar Slam since 1969, did it the hard way.
Wimbledon: Rafael Nadal allays Covid fears after Matteo Berrettini 'contact'
Rafael Nadal on Tuesday clarified that he did not have any health concerns in the wake of Italy's Matteo Berrettini, with whom he had practised on Thursday, testing positive for Covid-19. "Difficult to be (termed) a close contact when you are outside, when you are practicing," the 22-time Grand Slam champion said after his nervy 6-4, 6-3, 3-6, 6-4 win over Argentine Francisco Cernundolo in the first round.