the tennis classic never disappoints. Never. Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal they have played 59 times, more than anyone in history, and have always lived up to the legend they have forged together. There is no more mythical rivalry. Not even such a close equality: 30-29 for the Serbian. It had been a year since the faces had been seen on a track, precisely since Nadal’s defeat in last year’s semifinals of this same tournament, when Djokovic conquered the earth that historically had been his eternal opponent. But that was not a change of cycle. Nadal always comes backthe great champions always do it, and against precedent and sensations, he has shown again who he is the king of Roland Garros. The 13 times champion.
Nadal did not want to play at nightbut when he entered the track he no longer distinguished between being under the moon or under the sun. The tradition of Roland Garros It transports us to the spring clarity, to stands with hats and parasols. This is how we have always seen the great duels of paris. The schedule is a novelty that takes away a certain charm from the game, but adds, if possible, one more epic point. Night or day, the two gladiators brawled in a hard fight of more than four hours, in an early final that, due to the whims of the draw, has been advanced to the quarterfinals. Neither of them cared too much that there was not a trophy in the running, because this rivalry is above that, we could almost say that both fight, face to face, for the number one in historywhich goes beyond raising a glass. the land of paris is, once again, territory reconquered by Nadal, which has cleared the doubts that could have been left in 2021, or even in this same edition. He always does, he always returns. the legend continues. And now he’s two steps away from the 14th Roland Garros. Or of 22nd Grand Slam. As you prefer.
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