Why Rafa Nadal has never broken a tennis racquet in his career
us.hola.comRafael Nadal has never broken a tennis racquet in his life. The Spanish player stands in sharp contrast to players like Novak Djokovic, who, according to a statistic shared on social media, has broken 62 racquets over the course of his professional career.
Roger Federer, who’s known as a cool and collected player, has broken six racquets while playing. An interview with Toni Nadal, Nadal’s uncle and long time coach, he explained why Nadal has never broken a tennis racquet, not even as a child.
Rafa Nadal, Marc Anthony, and Tom Brady have fun in a video callRafa Nadal talks about fatherhood for the first timeA post shared by Setandsmash (@setandsmash)In an interview with the Spanish publication La Razon, Toni discussed Nadal’s relationship to tennis and to racquets themselves. “It would have upset me for two reasons,” he said in Spanish. “First, because of respect, especially about things that aren’t easy to acquire.
Secondly, for giving into despair.” In 2020, Nadal also discussed why he’d never broken any racquets. “My family wouldn’t have allowed me to break a racquet,” he said in Spanish. “For me, to break a racquet it would be to lose control of my emotions.” A post shared by Rafa Nadal (@rafaelnadal)A couple of hours ago, Rafael Nadal confirmed he wouldn’t be playing at the Qatar Open due to his physical condition.
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