What’s new Old man?
It is the most played duel in the history of tennis, as this match will mark the 60th time they have faced each other. For now, Nole has 30 wins to Rafa’s 29, a tie that expresses the competitiveness of both. Although there are two differential points:
1. Rafa, who is playing his last matches before retirement, is not in good physical shape and his frame is not what it used to be. He has spent a year almost without competing, worried about getting back into shape, and he knows that he has a rival in front of him who stretches the laws of longevity more than is logical.
2. On clay, Nadal is the king. Of the 28 times they have faced each other on clay, Rafa has won 20. On the Philippe Chatrier, the centre court at Roland Garros, they have also faced each other on 10 occasions: 8 for the Spaniard and two for the Balkan player.
