While the first episode of the long-awaited documentary series behind the scenes of the professional circuit will be released on Netflix this Friday, January 13, our Quebec colleagues from The Press were able to have exclusive access to several episodes, including the fifth of this first season devoted to Félix Auger‐Aliassime and his famous duel against Rafael Nadal in the round of 16 at Roland‐Garros (defeat in five sets after 4h20 of play).
And during this obviously very rich episode, we can notably hear Toni Nadal, adviser to the Canadian, addressing head coach Frédéric Fontang with fairly strong words concerning Félix’s level of play during a training session on the sidelines. of the Parisian Grand Slam: “He is playing much better than last year. Last year was a disaster. »
A speech that the producers of the series are obviously crazy about who, still according to The Pressstrongly insisted on the confusion which reigned behind the scenes before the duel between Auger-Aliassime and Nadal concerning the presence or not of Toni in the stands.
As a reminder, Nadal’s uncle had refused to go to his player’s box while publicly wishing his nephew a victory.
Posted on Monday, January 9, 2023 at 5:17 PM
