Why did Nadal drink from 2 separate Evian water bottles today?

Question

I'm not sure if he always does this but he took 1 sip from the first bottle and another sip from a second water bottle lol.

And does anyone know what that liquid/gel thing is that he always eats? It's in a tube and he squeezes it up.

Answer 1

Rafael's always drank his water like that as far as I can remember. He has a lot of superstitions with the water being one of them. Also, after he drinks the water he always makes sure the bottles are facing a certain direction.

And the gel stuff is just for energy.

Answer 2

He's probably switching them up to throw off people who might try to poison him. He must have just watched Jet Li's Fearless.

Answer 3

Yeah, it's all about superstition. Apparently.

The liquid gel is obviously an energy supplement.

Answer 4

Yeah, I wondered the same thing and I figured so both would lower equally. When he would drink in a hurry after the match starts later maybe he wouldn't want one bottle very full and the other one emptier - but both the same -- just grab either one and their both at the same level -- easier to predict how it will flow to his face.

Maybe it helps keep the temperatures equal, too if they empty at the same rate. ..just my guesses.