They say once a king, always a king. And that’s so true for the King of Clay that we call Rafael Nadal. Now 37 years of age, he’s not as young as he used to be but he’s showing that he’s still got a lot of game left in him. Making a comeback after many months down with injury, Nadal was on top of his game at the ongoing Italian Open 2024.
In the Round of 128, he was up against Zizou Bergs and was immediately tested as well. He went down a set and then came back to win the second set. However, there was a magical moment early in the third set where he fell down while playing a point but still managed to pick himself up, fight in the point, and eventually win it against Bergs.
Rafael Nadal falls, gets up, wins point at Italian Open
In this particular point, Nadal returned the ball from the baseline but because of the bounce too close to his body, he ended up falling over and competing a tumble. However, he picked himself up immediately and continued fighting for the rest of the point. And magically, he ended up winning the point and let out a loud roar when he did so successfully. See the video here:
Rafael Nadal won this point 😱#IBI24 pic.twitter.com/3s6FdgXoXd
— Tennis TV (@TennisTV) May 9, 2024
The 24-year-old Belgian must’ve been on top of the world when he won the first set but if he hadn’t experienced the best of Nadal before, this was the first time. Nadal aced the second set and broke early in the third set too, letting out another loud roar when he did so. It showed, that this comeback means a lot to him.
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Prior to this, Nadal played the Madrid Open 2024 where he got through the first couple of rounds in straight sets before he won in three sets in Round 3 against Pedro Cachin. Eventually, he lost the Round of 16 where he took on Jiri Lehecka and lost in straight sets. We will soon see him in French Open 2024 in Paris, where he’s considered to be a wizard on the clay surface.
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