“It’s definitely a tough draw for Rafael Nadal, but I’ll be rooting for him. Sorry, Alexander Zverev! We’ll see. I don’t know that much about Alexander Zverev’s tennis to know what this match could be like. I mean, he’s a great player.. I don’t know if he’ll be rusty or not. It’s the first round so you never know. We’ll see it more from a fan perspective than to analyze it.”
At the Roland Garros media day, the Polish tennis player Iga Swiatek talked about many times, one of which is the highly anticipated first round between the 14-time champion of the tournament Rafael Nadal and the German Alexander Zverev. Iga – who has always candidly admitted that she is a fan of Rafa – said that she will support the Spaniard in the match against the German, apologizing to Zverev.
Iga Swiatek on Rafa Nadal facing Zverev at Roland Garros, ‘I’m going to be rooting for Rafa, sorry Alex’
“Rafa’s draw… I don’t know. I don’t know that much about Zverev’s tennis to know how this match might look like. I mean, he’s a great player… I don’t know if he’s going to… pic.twitter.com/bf81oeXx4k
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Iga Swiatek also praised Beatriz Haddad Maia at the same Parisian Slam media day, explaining how she is someone who makes the…