The topic is still very hot despite having already passed days of the title of Reef Nadal at the Australian Open 2022. And who can escape a subject as suggestive and as crucial as the fight for the throne of world tennis. Toni Nadal, of course the most authoritative voice to express his opinion on this matter, has commented on the situation in which Novak Djokovic finds himself and in which his nephew, Rafa Nadal, finds himself. Statements of his that leave no one indifferent, Toni does not hold his tongue, clearly putting on the table a perspective that is as controversial as it is perfectly valid.
There are several open debates around the competition between Rafa Nadal and Novak Djokovic, between Novak Djokovic and Rafa Nadal. On the one hand, the race to be the best in history, which right now the Balearic is winning, at least in terms of majors, with 21 to 20. Much has been said, especially from the point of view of fans of Djokovic and the like. to him, about the fact that the title of the Spanish in Australia is given by the absence of the number one in the world. Tennis players like Damir Dzumhur, who spoke clearly making it clear that he could win any in Melbourne without Novak being there. Now, however, the tables are turned, the tables are turned, and it is from Nadal’s perspective that things are looked at.
“Rafa Nadal could have been number one now”
In this sense, Toni Nadal has spoken. For many years, Rafa’s coach, his uncle has made some forceful statements that come to counteract that current that wanted to detract from the left-hander from Manacor for his 21st Grand Slam. As the colleagues from the Novosti.rs medium pick up, Toni speaks in a forceful tone regarding the competitive relationship between Rafa and Novak. “Today Novak is the number in the world, but that’s because Rafael didn’t play much last season,” says Toni. “If he hadn’t been injured for so long, he would have been the first. Although I don’t think that separates him much from Djokovic and Federer anyway,” says Rafa’s uncle.
Undoubtedly, this is more fuel to a fire that has been greatly stoked and that promises a lot in this 2022. Postures of various profiles, all valid and that show the tremendous rivalry that exists and the passion of the duel between two of the three best tennis players in history. . Would Nadal have been number one now if he had been healthy in 2021? Perfectly possible without a doubt. But also Djokovic could have won in Australia, or at the 2020 US Open when he was disqualified. It depends on the prism from which you look at things.
