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Iga Swiatek has made absolutely no secret of her Rafael Nadal fandom. She stuck around in Melbourne earlier this year to watch him win the Australian Open. She has admitted she cried when he lost to Novak Djokovic at the French Open last year.
Novak Djokovic has been tipped to become a "scary" opponent in time for his French Open title defence, threatening Rafael Nadal's chances of picking up a record 14th title in Paris. The world No 1 started the season slowly after being unable to compete over his unvaccinated status but recently made his first final of the year in Serbia and has shown "glimpses" of returning to his top form.
Rafael Nadal is to return to competitive action at next week's Madrid Open, a month out from the French Open which the Spanish legend has won 13 times. The 35-year-old resumed training last week after being on the sidelines for four weeks due to a rib injury. He said on social media he wanted to play in the Spanish capital despite being "short of preparation".
Hero’s welcome for Rafa “Gracias por ser español” or “Thank you for being Spanish” yelled out one of the thousand or so spectators that got to watch Rafael Nadal practice on El Estadio Manolo Santana on Thursday at the Caja Magica. Ad/> Everyone laughed, including Nadal, who was hitting with fellow lefty Federico Delbonis of Argentina.
Naomi Osaka hopes to filter out any negativity in her preparation for the clay-court season as she continues to heal from being heckled in a second-round loss at Indian Wells last month.
The Madrid Open kicked off on Thursday with the start of the WTA main draw, while the ATP tournament is set to get underway on Sunday. The mixed 1000-point tournament is already an intriguing one with the return of some faces who haven't been seen on the tour in a while and the absence of some others. Express Sport takes a look at six things to watch at the Madrid Open.
Naomi Osaka has joked that she may start playing left-handed in an attempt to emulate tennis legend, Rafael Nadal.
Naomi Osaka has joked that she may start playing left-handed in an attempt to emulate tennis legend, Rafael Nadal.