What does Nadal comment on Wimbledon’s “depreciation” due to the conflict in Ukraine?

(Tennis news) Nadal has commented on Wimbledon being turned into a friendly tournament due to the decision to ban Russian & Belarusian players from participating.

Rafael Nadal after winning Roland Garros has set his goal to win Wimbledon. This year can be considered as a great opportunity for him because Federer While convalescing, Djokovic has lost his form, and Medvedev cannot attend the tournament. Even Nadal can think of setting the milestone of winning all four Grand Slam tournaments in one year, which Djokovic almost did last year.

Rafael Nadal

It is not surprising that Nadal is aiming for the title at Wimbledon but there have been comments that with the absence of a large number of players for reasons of nationality and not being counted, the value of the tournament. This year’s match will lose more than every year.

Wimbledon banned the Russian and Belarusian players from competing because of the war situation in Ukraine, and in return the ATP decided not to calculate the points for the players going to the tournament, essentially turning it into a friendly tournament.

Would Nadal be happy to win a tournament like that? In a recent interview with CNN, the Mallorca-born tennis player frankly said that he respects both the decision of Wimbledon and the ATP, but the most important thing is not the tournament. tennis What will this be as a result of the conflict in Ukraine.

Nadal gives CNN interview after winning Roland Garros

“This tennis world is just zero. Seeing families and children suffer and die, other things don’t matter. It doesn’t matter what Wimbledon and the ATP do because the suffering caused by the war is real,” said Nadal.

“I understand why Wimbledon did it because after all the British government had a clear position on the war, and the ATP had to protect its members. In this case, my Russian colleagues can’t say much, but they certainly have nothing to do with that war.”

Regarding Nadal, he is considered the number one sportsman in Spain at the moment, a view explained by football coach Pep Guardiola. “Without a doubt he is the best athlete in the history of Spain. No one compares to Rafa in terms of career stability and longevity. I have no adjectives to describe the greatness of Rafa,” said Pep.