There are 46 Grand Slams summarized in a single photo
.
The protagonists
Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal
coincided on a flight from Spain to the United States, made the networks explode and left an emblematic image in the world of tennis.
How many chances were there of this happening?
Not many, since both are heading to different destinations:
Nole, heading to the Masters 1000 in Indian Wells and Miami;
Rafa to Las Vegas, to perform an exhibition with the great Carlos Alcaraz
for the audiovisual platform Netflix, which will be broadcast on March 3;
Both will play a match that was promoted as
“The Netflix Slam.”
Both were greatest rivals but the recognition of each other's talent is undeniable.
Nadal did not hesitate to acknowledge it in an interview:
"I would say he is the best in history.
He has had a better body than mine and that also counts
. The numbers say yes, he is the best and for me, he is .
"
Nole surpassed the Spaniard with 24 Grand Slam titles over 22.
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The 36-year-old Serbian returns to this tournament after several seasons without participation due to his rejection of the coronavirus vaccine, which caused him various obstacles in his competitive years.
The special moment transcends the future of both of them.
On the side of the biggest winner, he returns to the ring in the next stage of the year after being a semi-finalist in the
Australian Open
, when he fell to Jannik Sinner, who ended up being the champion of the tournament.
And for Rafa, his desire to return to the court puts him in rhythm in 2024 with this great match that he will play against the 2nd in the world, even though the context is not competitive.
This will make him regain his rhythm, and will give him revenge after what was his approach in the tournaments when he participated in Brisbane, which he had to abandon due to a new injury.
Tomás Etcheverry's comment on the post of Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal together.
On the other hand, one of the representatives of the Argentine team did not let the emotion pass by for the emblematic photo.
“Is there room there?” commented
Tomás Etcheverry,
who is currently recovering from an injury that forced him to withdraw from the Argentina Open.