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Nadal Leads Praise Of Swiatek At Roland Garros

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Nadal, Swiatek trade compliments in press
Iga Swiatek scored her 30th consecutive match win on Thursday at Roland Garros, completing her passage into the third round with the loss of just four total games in her two victories. Her dominance is making headlines as she continues to draw rave reviews from her peers on the ATP Tour.

"She's winning very easy. That's special and very difficult," Rafael Nadal said in his pre-tournament presser. "I saw her play a couple of matches and seems like today she's over the rest. That's what the results say, because when somebody like her is winning the tournaments and is winning with these results, I mean, it's something special, no?

"Happy for her. She's fresh. She's natural. She's young."


Swiatek first broke through at the Grand Slam level when she stormed to the 2020 Roland Garros title without dropping more than five games in a single match. This season, she claimed the World No. 1 ranking for the first time in April and has won five WTA Tour titles on the season, proving herself a class apart from her competitors.

"It was a big surprise probably the first time, that couple of years ago when she won here," Nadal reflected, "but the way that she's playing this year looks unstoppable. But let's let her play with calm and without an extra pressure, because probably for her, after the last results, [it] will be an important one here."

Nadal offered similar praise in Rome: "She's doing amazing things, no? Playing amazing and winning every single event she played, the last four in a row. Winning Indian Wells and Miami in a row, something difficult."

Swiatek's win streak now spans five events: Doha, Indian Wells, Miami, Stuttgart and Rome.

"Just happy for her," Nadal added. "She's very spontaneous and natural girl. Is good to have girls like this, good people like her having success."

The Spaniard is far from the first ATP Tour star to sing the praises of Swiatek. Her countryman Hubert Hurkacz has called her a "huge inspiration," while Andy Murray and Andy Roddick shared their admiration on Twitter during her run to the 2021 Roland Garros quarter-finals.

But at Roland Garros, the questions always come back to Nadal. In press, Swiatek was asked if she would like to play mixed doubles with the 13-time champion.
"Oh, my God. I would love to play mixed doubles with Rafa," she beamed. "I think it would be really great experience. But when was the last time he played mixed doubles? I want him to be focused on singles."

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Nadal Sets Meeting With Felix & Uncle Toni In Fourth Round

Spoiler:

Spaniard defeats Van de Zandschulp in straights
Different court, same result for Rafael Nadal on Friday at Roland Garros. Playing on Court Suzanne Lenglen for the first time since the 2021 third round, the Spaniard maintained his perfect set record this fortnight with a dominant 6-3, 6-2, 6-4 win over Botic van de Zandschulp.

In a rare appearance outside of Court Philippe Chatrier, where he's lifted the Roland Garros men's singles title 13 times, Nadal put in the sort of performance the Paris crowd has come to expect. After dropping serve in the opening game of the match, Nadal settled in on Lenglen and quickly found an untouchable gear. He broke back immediately and held to love in his next five service games, winning 23 straight points on serve as he took the drama out of a potentially tricky third-round contest.

"Today has been a very good test and very positive test, because I was able to play my best match of the tournament so far, without any doubt," Nadal told the press. "For two sets and a half I was playing at a very positive level."

The Spaniard was crisp from the baseline as he dictated the match throughout. Van de Zandschulp offered little resistance until late, when he dialled up his aggression to earn his second break of the match. From 0-4 down in the third, he climbed within a point of parity in the set, creating a break point as Nadal attempted to serve out the match at 5-4. But the fifth seed held firm, finishing the match with an 87 per cent win rate (40/46) on first serve.


Van de Zandschulp, seeded for the first time at a Grand Slam at No. 26, claimed an upset against Casper Ruud to reach the Munich final last month but never threatened to knock out Nadal in Paris. He is the first Dutchman to reach the Roland Garros third round since Thiemo de Bakker 2010.

Nadal has dropped just 20 games in nine sets to reach the fourth round, keeping alive the possibility of a fifth Roland Garros title without the loss of a set (2008, 2010, 2017, 2020). He improved to 108-3 (.973) at the tournament, with 88 of those wins coming in straight sets (81.5 per cent).

Nadal advances to face Felix Auger-Aliassime, who beat Filip Krajinovic 7-6(3), 7-6(2), 7-5 in a match that concluded minutes before the Spaniard's. Auger-Aliassime is coached by Nadal's uncle, Toni Nadal, in addition to Frederic Fontang. "Uncle Toni" coached his nephew Nadal from childhood and was a part of his team until stepping away in 2017.

It will be the second ATP Head2Head meeting between the pair, but the first since Toni joined the Canadian's team in 2021. Nadal claimed a 6-3, 6-3 victory in their previous meeting in Madrid in 2019.

"I already talked with Toni after my match," Nadal said. "For me it's very simple. He's my uncle. I don't think he will be able to want me to lose, without a doubt, but he's a professional and he's with another player. I don't know what's going to happen, if he's going to stay in the box or not, but I don't care. I have zero problem with that. So it's not a story at all for me.

"I know the feelings that we have between each other. I know he wants the best for me. Now he's helping another player. But honestly, for me, it's zero problem, and I know he wants the best for me.

Should Nadal and Novak Djokovic both win on Sunday, they will meet for the 59th time in the quarter-finals in what would be a rematch of their 2021 semi-final, won by the Serbian en route to the title.

Nadal, who opened the 2022 season at a personal-best 20-0, won three hard-court titles to begin the year but is seeking his first clay trophy since Rome last May. He won a record-breaking 21st Grand Slam title at the Australian Open and can move two titles clear of Djokovic and Roger Federer by claiming No. 22 in Paris.

Despite missing the start of the European clay swing with a rib fracture, Nadal leads the Pepperstone ATP Race To Turin ahead of Stefanos Tsitsipas and Carlos Alcaraz, with Auger-Aliassime sitting fourth.

"He's one of the players in better shape on the Tour, without a doubt," Nadal added of his opponent. "It's a Round of 16 [match]. I know I have to play at a very high level to have chances to keep going. [It is] going to be a good test. In some way, that's what I need."

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Nadal Addresses The 'Uncle Toni' Question

Spoiler:

Spaniard to face Auger-Aliassime on Sunday

Will this weekend pose any awkward family dinners in Paris for Rafael Nadal?

By defeating Botic van de Zandschulp on Friday at Roland Garros, Nadal locked in a fourth-round showdown with Felix Auger-Aliassime. The Canadian is coached by Nadal’s uncle, Toni Nadal, in addition to Frederic Fontang. "Uncle Toni" coached his nephew Nadal from childhood and was a part of his team until stepping away in 2017.

This raised the inevitable questions of whether Toni will sit in Auger-Aliassime’s box during the match and how much tactical advice he’ll give the Canadian to aid in defeating his nephew. But for the 13-time Roland Garros champion, he sees a situation that some might construe to be personal as strictly business and said it won’t impact anything.

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"I already talked with Toni after my match,” said Nadal. "For me, it's very simple. He's my uncle. I don't think he will be able to want me to lose, without a doubt, but he's a professional and he's with another player. I don't know what's going to happen, if he's going to stay in the box or not, but I don't care. I have zero problem with that. It's not a story at all for me.

"I know the feelings that we have between each other. I know he wants the best for me. Now he's helping another player. But honestly, for me, it's zero problem, and I know he wants the best for me.”


Toni began working with Auger-Aliassime last year in Monte Carlo and the Canadian has gone on to reach new heights in his career. The 21-year-old sits at a career-high Pepperstone ATP Ranking of No. 9 after results including his maiden ATP Tour title this February in Rotterdam (d. Zverev) and a semi-final finish last year at the US Open.

”He's one of the players in better shape on Tour, without a doubt. He’s a Top 10 player,” said Nadal. It's a Round of 16 [match]. I know I have to play at a very high level to have chances to keep going. It’s going to be a good test. In some ways, that's what I need."

Nadal has yet to be sternly tested this fortnight, cruising into the second week without dropping a set. He raised his level considerably against Van de Zandschulp, cracking 25 winners to 13 errors and breaking the Dutchman six times. It’s a level he seeks to maintain as he could only face Top 10 players if he continues advancing through the draw, including a possible quarter-final showdown with top seed and defending champion Novak Djokovic.

”I was able to play my best match of the tournament so far, without any doubt,” said Nadal. “That's very good news for me going on court tomorrow [for] my practice session, knowing that today I was able to raise my level a lot. Tomorrow is the moment to confirm that in practice and keep working on specific things.”

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Felix vs. Rafa: Uncle Toni Will Sit This One Out

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Nadal and Auger-Aliassime will meet in the fourth round in Paris
What is a coach to do? What is an uncle to do?

For Toni Nadal, Sunday’s fourth-round clash between his protege Felix Auger-Aliassime and his nephew Rafael Nadal is an intensely difficult moment to navigate. How he handles the situation is not 100 per cent clear. But with a straight-talker like ‘Uncle Toni’, you will at least get honesty regarding his allegiance.

“My nephew is my nephew", the Spaniard told ATPTour.com on Friday in Paris. "I told Felix that when he asked me to work with him. I want Rafael to win. If he were to lose, it would be a less painful loss because the player I work with would win, but I don't like to deceive anyone; I'm Rafael's uncle and he's more than just a distant nephew. If Felix played against my son... I wouldn't want him to win. This is the same."

On top of being the uncle of the player with the biggest haul of Grand Slam titles in history, Toni Nadal was Rafael Nadal's coach from four years of age until 2017, when he decided to step aside. A while later, the Mallorcan coach started a new phase of his career with Auger-Aliassime, joining his team as an advisor.

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Sunday will not be an easy day for the 61-year-old. The Spaniard and Canadian will cross swords in the fourth round at Roland Garros for the first time since Toni accepted the challenge of helping Auger-Aliassime.

For that reason, on Sunday, Toni will not be in either player's box, and possibly not even in the Philippe Chatrier stadium... unless he can get his hands on a ticket like any other fan.

"I'm not going to go and watch the match," said Toni. "I'll watch it on television. I'm not going to sit in a box. If they give me a standard ticket, maybe I'll go and watch," he added. "I've told Felix's coach that tomorrow [Saturday] I'll be at the training session, but I won't on Sunday. I don't want to know what he tells him so that I'm not tempted to tell Rafael, whom, of course, I won't be telling any tactics either," he remarked.

"I am in no doubt that Toni wants the best for me," Nadal said later. "I also don't have the slightest doubt that, even though he's working with a different person, it's difficult for him not to want me to win. Because of everything we've experienced together and that we feel as family, above everything else, added to everything we've been through in our lives," he added. "He'd already told me before that he wouldn't be in the box on the day of the match. If he had been, it wouldn’t create the slightest problem for me because I am in no doubt about his feelings."



Nadal is in search of a historic 14th Roland Garros title, which would give him 22 Grand Slam trophies and allow him to pull away from 20-time Slam champion Novak.

"I'd like my nephew to win Roland Garros," admitted Toni. "Unfortunately, to do that, he has to beat Felix. I feel very comfortable with him, I'm lucky to be working with a player who is one of the best people on Tour, and also a good tennis player, but I'm Rafael's family," he continued. "In any case, I think he has a chance. He's really improved on clay, although he still has ups and downs. He's changed things, such as playing higher. If he continues to improve, I think he will be a candidate for the title here in the coming years," he warned. "On Sunday, the favourite is Rafael, and that should not affect Felix."

"I'm honest," noted Nadal, "I'll go out to play my match and do things in the best way possible every day, without thinking about anything else. That and thinking about how to play and how to beat an opponent who's one of the best in the world today is enough for me."

"I don't think Toni can tell me anything new about Nadal," explained Auger-Aliassime. "But we spoke about it from the start, the possibility of me facing Rafa at some point. There's really not much to say. I know him and I've seen him play many times. We'll see on court if I'm able to find solutions myself."

Sunday will be a very special day in Paris when Nadal and Auger-Aliassime clash for a place in the quarter-finals at Roland Garros and there will be no shortage of underlying emotions.

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