Rafael Nadal says it’s not easy to play on the Centre Court of Roland Garros – Tennis News
Rafael Nadal, who is quite close to becoming the most successful player in the history of French Open, has said that playing on the Centre Court of Roland Garros, the Philippe Chatrier, is not easy.
Nadal was asked if the court was tricky to play on and he replied by saying, "I'm not the right player to say I don't like that court. That's the first thing. But I know an opinion that it's true it's not an easy court. Difficult
court to play. A lot of wind around. The conditions can be very difficult to play.”
The Spaniard crushed Italy’s Simone Bolelli in straight sets 6-2, 6-2, 6-1 in the first round of this year’s championship.
He added, "Because a lot of days in the outside court, the wind is almost zero, and you go to the centre (court) and you feel the wind. So it's a little bit strange thing, but that happens."
However, Nadal also said some good words about the court on which he has had so much success. The Spaniard shared, "I love that court. It's a very special court I think for everybody. It's one of the more charismatic courts in
the history of tennis."
The Spaniard also praised the dressing rooms of French Open, saying that he feels comfortable there. The 25-year-old added that they are nice, as there are so many television sets and players can see all the matches while sitting
in the dressing rooms.
Nadal is aiming to become the first player to win seven titles at the Roland Garros in open era. The Spaniard is currently tied with Swedish legend, Bjorn Borg, with six crowns. This is his eighth appearance here and he has lost
only one match. The left-hander, who was suffering with healthy and family problems at that time, was upset by Robin Soderling in the fourth round in 2009.
The Spaniard started his journey here in 2005, when he defeated Argentina’s surprise finalist, Mariano Puerta, in four sets 6-7(6), 6-3, 6-1, 7-5 to lift his maiden Grand Slam trophy.
Nadal has beaten Swiss Maestro, Roger Federer, is all of their five meetings here. From these five encounters, four of them were the title matches. The Spaniard embarrassed one of the best players in the history of sport, Federer,
in the 2008 final, when he allowed the Swiss to win just four games in the entire match, toppling him 6-1, 6-3, 6-0.
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