‘Rafael Nadal should be banned at Roland Garros,’ Stefanos Tsitsipas jokes

The 2-time Main semi-finalist and the ATP Finals winner Stefanos Tsitsipas got here with an ideal answer for probably the most difficult duties on this planet of tennis. The younger Greek is aware of methods to beat Rafael Nadal at his Roland Garros kingdom, as he would forbid the 13-time champion from competing in Paris!

Answering Twitter questions, Tsitsipas talked about Nadal when requested about one factor he would ban, joking with the 20-time Main winner and highlighting his dominance on the clay Main. Nadal made a debut in Paris in 2005 and 18 and gained the title a few days following the nineteenth birthday, beating Roger Federer and Mariano Puerta to change into the final teenager with a Main trophy.

Nadal had stood robust in Paris within the subsequent three years earlier than experiencing the primary loss to Robin Soderling in 2009, restoring the order between 2010-2014 to jot down historical past books as essentially the most dominant male participant at a single Main event.

In his hardest years on the Tour, Rafa stayed empty-handed in Paris in 2015 and 2016, dropping the second match at his beloved occasion to Novak Djokovic and withdrawing a 12 months later handy the trophies to Wawrinka and Djokovic.

Beginning throughout from 2017, Nadal misplaced solely three units within the earlier 4 years in Paris, extending his reign and reaching many information that ought to stay unmatched for good. Heading to Roland Garros with solely three matches in his legs since February, Rafa needed to dig deep to beat the rivals and situations in Paris in October, decided to win one other title and be part of Roger Federer on 20 Main crowns.

Stefanos Tsitsipas is aware of methods to finish Rafael Nadal’s Roland Garros reign.

Coping with chilly and wet climate, new Wilson balls and a roof above Court docket Philippe-Chatrier, Nadal toppled all seven opponents in straight units and performed nicely above the remainder of the sector to elevate one other Roland Garros title, the thirteenth in 16 journeys to Paris!

Settling into a superb rhythm, Rafa misplaced solely 23 video games within the opening 4 matches to sail into the quarters, crumbling the rivals on each serve and return and gaining confidence forward of more difficult encounters.

The Spaniard needed to give his finest towards the younger Italian Jannik Sinner within the quarter-final, trailing in units one and two earlier than prevailing 7-6, 6-4, 6-1 in slightly below three hours. Within the semis, Diego Schwartzman stored Nadal on the court docket for 3 hours earlier than Rafa scored a 6-3, 6-3, 7-6 victory, advancing to his thirteenth Roland Garros ultimate and going through Novak Djokovic within the title conflict.

Saving his finest tennis for essentially the most formidable opponent, Rafa toppled Novak 6-0, 6-2, 7-5 in two hours and 41 minutes, controlling the tempo on a regular basis and bringing the victory house for a large celebration of the twentieth Main crown.