"Statue is not enough" - Federer's coach calls for more recognition for Nadal at Roland Garros

2022 is quite a year for Nadal as it's the first year that he won both the Australian Open and Roland Garros in the same year.

While both Nadal and Federer have had a long-standing rivalry, the mutual respect between the two generational tennis legends is well known. On Sunday, Federer's current coach and former professional tennis player Ivan Ljubicic wrote on Twitter that the Philippe Chatrier Court at Roland Garros should now be renamed after Nadal.

He wrote:

"Not many PLAYED 14 @rolandgarros tournaments. He won it 14 times. There is no word to describe this feat. Don't think good old Phillippe would mind if his court changes the name to Rafael Nadal - statue is not enough"

The history that Nadal created at Roland Garros is unparalleled and as John McEnroe pointed out - 'This will never ever happen again'.