Toni Nadal, who has been on the side of the Spanish tennis player for many years, took part in his nephew’s historic competition with Roger and linked up with Leo and CR7, although he also noticed some differences.
Few people know about it Rafael Nadal as Tony, his uncle and former coach. He accompanied her from the beginning and until 2017, saw her No. 1 in the ATP rankings and also competing neck and neck with Roger Federer, another tennis legend. Regarding the historical conflict, The 63-year-old Spaniard gave some details and encouraged comparisons with Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo.
Beyond drawing a parallel, he clarified: “It is comparable in duration. From Messi to Cristiano there is more difference than Rafael to Federer. As great a footballer as Cristiano is, I think Messi has almost no comparison to anyone. Federer is an incredible player for me. What he has done and achieved. What I’ve seen him do on a tennis court I’ve never seen him do. We can say that Federer has become Messi. Rafael (Nadal) has a unique, but very high, talent. He is probably the player who reached the best in a bad position.
For Toni Nadal, the Swiss has a natural gift like the Rosario star, while his nephew has had to polish other skills that have led him to become the best in the world. However, there is no reason to compare him to CR7: “It’s true that he doesn’t have the technical excellence or elegance that Federer might have, but Rafael does the same things that Federer does, although Cristiano cannot do the same things that Messi does. Cristiano is very good, but he doesn’t have the dribbling ability that Messi did or did throughout his career. In the case of my nephew, in a different way, he can make the shots that Federer makes.”
And he closed the conversation on Súper Deportivo Radio with more praise for the Argentine No. 10: “We live today in a world where it is very difficult to tell people the truth. Failure comes from a lack of spirit, an excessive search for immediacy and not facing the truth, and a personal overestimation. Messi lost 5 Ballon d’Ors with Cristiano Ronaldo. The best in history also had setbacks, but the difference is that Messi’s failure did not hinder his progress in his career.”.
Source: Tycsports
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