Rafael Nadal rushes from victory to victory. That’s why uncle Toni Nadal is really proud of his nephew. And teased Novak Djokovic
The Spanish clay court “king” was crowned record winner at the Australian Open with his 21st Grand Slam triumph. After his vaccination posse, Djokovic shone with his absence. That’s why Nadal’s ex-coach couldn’t resist a dig at the Serb’s clan.
Side swipe at Djokovic family
In the Catalan newspaper “La Vanguardia”, uncle Toni praised his ex-protégé and at the same time dealt against Djokovic. The unvaccinated Serb was expelled from Australia before the start of the first Grand Slam tournament of the year and recently declared that he would forego titles if a corona vaccination was necessary to participate in tournaments.
When asked if Nadal was so strong because of his environment, Toni Nadal said: “Look what Djokovic has won, although his environment is what it is. The Nadal family is normal anyway. And that’s what it was always. We never looked for extravagance,” said the tennis coach.
“Expect him to win Paris”
In any case, Uncle Toni confirmed that Nadal would never have caused such a stir as the Serbian tennis star in Melbourne: “Certainly not!”
Nevertheless, Nadal’s uncle hopes that the two will soon dueling again on the tennis court. “Djokovic is the favorite at Wimbledon. I expect Rafael to win in Paris. But I don’t know what will happen at the US Open,” said uncle Toni. With 21 successes, Nadal is a record Grand Slam winner. However, it is becoming increasingly difficult for both superstars to win one of the four most important tournaments, after all young people are coming and both tennis stars are getting older…
