2022 is coming to an end. In the past year, many stories have happened in the men's tennis world, leaving people with eternal memories. For example, Nadal broke the men's singles Grand Slam record with 22 Grand Slams, and the retirement of Federer also made tennis sad.
Time is ticking and athletes can't escape the shackles of time. With the last few years of his career left, Nadal is asked who his biggest rival is. After thinking for a moment, Nadal gave his answer: "I think it's Djokovic." Nadal further explained: "Among the active players, Djokovic is my biggest obstacle because he has the best Grand Slam championships. Close to me, the two of us have played countless times, and these have been recorded in history.” Nadal and Djokovic have played 59 times so far, the most in men’s tennis, and Djokovic is temporarily 30 wins and 29 losses. lead. However, in the quarter-final match at the French Open this year, it was Nadal who had the last laugh.
In the year-end finals that are about to kick off, Nadal and Djokovic are arranged in two different groups, which means that they must qualify from the group before they have a chance to meet. Nadal has never won the year-end finals before, while Djokovic has won 5 championships, but the last time Djokovic won the championship dates back to 2015, and Nadal unfortunately lost in the 2019 semifinals , otherwise he is likely to win the championship that year.
This time, in order to play the year-end finals in the countdown to his career, Nadal came to Turin ahead of schedule to prepare, because he was not sure whether he could participate in the next year-end finals. However, Nadal's answer of "Djokovic is his biggest opponent" may make Federer uncomfortable, because Federer was originally regarded as a classic CP with Nadal, but as he just retired, Nadal will The goal is on Djokovic, which may make Federer a little emotional.
