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"You come back and play because you love the game": Rafael Nadal Netflix Slam appearance not down to money says Jimmy Connors
Tennis NewsThursday, 14 March 2024 at 13:00
Rafael Nadal's Netflix Slam appearance was not down to money, that is the view of legendary tennis star Jimmy Connors after his match against Carlos Alcaraz in Las Vegas courted controversy on multiple fronts.
First was charging $150,000 for private sessions which was widely slammed as well as then playing the match and promptly withdrawing from Indian Wells as his body wasn't ready seemingly for the rigours of a return to the main tour before clay.
This got a lot of tennis fans wondering why he could play in one but not the other. Connors though takes a different view to money though and said it is down to the love of the game that he played the Netflix Slam as opposed to the financial incentive which in Connors view, he already has enough of anyway.
"Things have changed because the amount of money they are playing for now and surely the amount of money that he's made, he's not playing for the money," said Connors on Advantage Connors.
"You come back and you play because you love the game, you love the competition and you love everything that goes with trying to win everytime you walk out there, and his competitiveness has always been at the very top."
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