Tony Nadal vs. Rafael Nadal?

"I will not come to the game and I will not give advice"

The Spaniard will play against Uja Eliasim, whose coaching staff includes the uncle.

Rafa: "He can not want me to lose."

Canadian: "We closed it in advance"

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28/05/2022

Saturday, 28 May 2022, 07:33 Updated: 07:34

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Tomorrow (Sunday) there will be an intriguing and very attractive game in the Roland Garros in the quarterfinals.

Rafael Nadal, who has won the tournament 13 times in the past and dreams of a Grand Slam 22 title in his career, will play against the excellent Felix Oja Eliassim, who is ranked ninth in the world.

For the audience it is a great experience and two great players who will meet and fight for a ticket to the quarterfinals, but there are also people for whom it is a nightmare.

The man who will probably feel the least comfortable during the game is Tony Nadal.

The uncle of the legendary Spanish tennis player was his coach and mentor throughout most of his career, but they broke up at some point and Carlos Moya became the coach.

Now Tony is part of the coaching staff of none other than Uja Eliasim, which creates for him an unpleasant situation at all.

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Tony Nadal (Photo: GettyImages, Andy Cheung)

However, a year ago Tony said in an interview with Marca that he was unbelievable against his nephew: "If we have to play against Rafa, I will not sit in the cell of any of the players out of respect for both of them. I am still the director of Rafa's academy, working for him and his uncle "

Immediately after the draw, which called for a possible meeting between the two in the quarterfinals, Tony announced that he was unbelievable: "I already told Felix not to tell him if my nephew was going to do this or that. I'm not going to tell either of them what the other will do to win. Ethically I Nor can he tell Raphael what to do to win. "

"Now Tony is helping another player. I have no problem with that."

Nadal (Photo: Reuters)

Uja Eliasim, 21, responded to the sensitive issue by saying, "I do not know if I need Tony to give me insights on how he heals playing, to be honest. I think we all know what he does well. I do not think Tony can reveal anything to me. "New about the way Rafa plays. We had a conversation and everything was clear from the moment we started working together. It was clear to us that there was a chance I would play against Rafa when I worked with Tony. I think Tony will watch in a neutral place and enjoy the game."

Rafael Nadal said: "He's my uncle so I do not think he can want me to lose, I have no doubt about it at all, but he is a professional and he is with another player. I do not know what will happen, whether he will be in the cell or not, I do not care. "I have no problem with that. It's not a story for me. I know how we feel towards each other. I know he wants the best for me. Now he helps another player, but honestly I have no problem with it."

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