Rafael Nadal Now Eyes 21st Grand Slam Title After Italian Open
Rafael Nadal now eyes 21st Grand Slam title after Italian Open.
Spanish veteran tennis player Rafael Nadal, who defeated world number one Novak Djokovic in the final of the Italian Open, is now eyeing the French Open win.
With this, he can also win the 21st Grand Slam title of his career. Nadal said, “I will play with great confidence in the French Open and I will try to win the 21st Grand Slam title.”
The 34-year-old Nadal defeated the Serbian player Djokovic 7-5, 1-6, 6-3 to clinch the 10th Italian Open title. He said, ‘I think I need to work on many things right now.
I can do much better than this. I have improved my game a lot this week but I need to do even better. I wanted to win the Italian Open title for the 10th time.
It is one of the most important titles of my career. I have achieved many good moments and positive things during the tournament.
The French Open will begin on May 30. If Nadal wins the French Open title, he will overtake Roger Federer in terms of winning the most Grand Slam in men’s singles. Federer holds 20 Grand Slam titles.
At the same time, Djokovic said, ‘I am happy to play against Nadal because it will help in the French Open. There is no bigger challenge than Nadal on the clay court.
If Djokovic face him again in the French Open, then the experience of this match will be useful to me. I am saddened by not winning the title of Italian Open. ‘
A week before the French Open Djokovic will play a tournament in Belgrade. On the other hand, Roger Federer of Switzerland said, ‘I am happy that I do not have any injuries yet.
I have no problem playing from hard court to clay court. I have never had any problem with the tennis court. But when you do not play tennis for a long time and you get hurt, then the concern about playing on the court increases.