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“Has no mercy for anyone”: Stefanos Tsitsipas recalls ‘ruthless’ Rafael Nadal during Barcelona Open fixture in 2018
ATPThursday, 25 April 2024 at 11:50
Greece’s tennis star Stefanos Tsitsipas has revealed how ‘ruthless’
Rafael Nadal was when they met in the 2018 Barcelona Open. The 37-year-old is
often regarded as one of the greatest players in the history of men’s tennis in
the Open era, having won as many as 22 Grand Slam titles.
Fourteen of those major victories came while playing at the
Roland Garros which is why he is also known as the ‘King of Clay’. Tsitsipas
was recently quoted in a report where he expressed how difficult it was to face
the former world number on clay back in 2018 when they met in the Barcelona
Open where the Spaniard won with a score of 6-1, 6-2.
“He is ruthless, has no mercy for anyone,” said Tsitsipas while
talking about that match. “I felt that for the first time when I played him in
Barcelona and he was completely ruthless. I remember his energy after the coin
toss. It just felt like the stadium belongs to him and I haven’t felt that with
a lot of tennis players that I’ve played and it’s really intimidating in a way.
As a youngster, you’re not used to this feeling when you’re facing someone. So
it was definitely something that I still carry with me mentally. I remember
that feeling.”
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