Athletistic / Tennis. The world’s eighth racket, Russian Andrei Rublev, spoke about joint training with the legendary Spanish tennis player Rafael Nadal. This happened on the eve of the start of the clay court tournament of the ATP-500 category in Barcelona (Spain).
“I didn’t feel any extra pressure in training with Rafa. Of course he kills me, or I kill myself, I don’t know, but it’s always a pleasure to train with him. such questions, we simply arrive at the court and it is time for training.
It seems to me that my coach approved training with Nadal. Most players ask him to train with them. Therefore, I am sure that the initiative came from my team, and that is how we organized this training,” Rublev was quoted as saying by the ATP press service.
The day before, April 15, Rafael Nadal confirmed that he would participate in the Barcelona tournament. Note that this will be the Spaniard’s first performance since the beginning of January. The legendary Spaniard is currently ranked 644th in the ATP rankings.
The 2024 Barcelona clay court tennis tournament will be held from April 15 to 21. This time it will bring together a very powerful field led by the current winner, the Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz, Andrey Rublev and the Norwegian Casper Ruud.
Source: Sport
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