"I was saying, ok, he’s such a nice guy": Rafael Nadal shares Andy Murray's 'British sense of humor' story

Former world number one Rafael Nadal shared an interesting story of receiving a message from his former rival, Andy Murray. The 38-year-old, who is regarded as one of the greatest players in the history of men’s tennis in the singles category in the Open era for winning as many as 22 Grand Slam titles, was honoured for his services to the game on the opening day of the French Open.

Nadal’s incredible record while playing at Roland Garros, where he lifted the title as many as 14 times, by far the most by any player in the competition's history, was the reason behind receiving that tribute. The ceremony of his tribute was attended by the other members of the famous ‘Big Four’ group: Switzerland’s Roger Federer, Serbia’s Novak Djokovic, and Britain’s Murray.

Nadal, while talking to the media after the ceremony, shared an interesting story about receiving a message from Murray right after Spanish club Real Madrid lost to English side Arsenal in the quarterfinal of the UEFA Champions League. Nadal, who is a hardcore supporter of the Los Blancos and has been seen sitting in the stands during their matches many times, stated that the message reminded him of the famous ‘British humour’.

“My good friend Andy, who I wasn’t in touch with for a while, the day that Arsenal beat Real Madrid, when the match just finished, after one second, he texted me a message telling me, No, I’m gonna read it because… it’s quite good. It’s quite interesting,” said smiling Nadal. “Hey Rafa. Haven’t spoken to you in a while. Just checking in to make sure you’re okay. It honestly took me like five seconds to realize what I was reading. At the beginning I was saying, ok, he’s such a nice guy. He’s asking me about how I’m doing, family. Then after 5 seconds I said, ‘This always British sense of humor.’ By the way, I didn’t text him back when PSG beat Arsenal.”