ABSOLUTE DOMINANCE OF RAFAEL NADAL AT ROLAND GARROS
Nadal has not been in the picture since his stress fracture to the lest third costal arch which ultimately forced him to stay away from his passion that is tennis. But now when he has announced his return in the Madrid that is considered a really very prestigious event on clay; the Master 1000 in Madrid.
He has been away from the game for a while now if not that long so it was not that short and a recovery from the injury is never going to be an easy one specially when you are making a comeback where you are considered a GOAT (Greatest of All Time). So it will be a challenge for Nadal as well as fans expect a lot from his and that puts a little extra pressure on Nadal keeping view his recovery from the injury.
Nadal is called in the coming week to confirm his physical strength on the remaining of the circuit in the home event. He will start the long journey of prepration in the capital that will alow him to play Rolan Garros, the secon Grand Slam of the year.
Is Nadal ready?
Pistolesi, former coach of Monica Seles' when there are Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer, and Novak Djokovic, the don't allow anyone to be called GOAT.
"My GOAT is - this period of time 99-2000 when Roger Federer stepped into picture, many think he is the GOAT," Pistolesi said. "But then came Rafa Nadal, that beat him and he starts to win 13 French Open - I get crazy only when I think about that - 13 French Open!
We have players that won - for me Guga Kuerten won three times French Open, was incredible already - and this guy won 13, so then he won two Wimbledon."
The tennis coach firmly believes that a single member of the Big 3 does not stand out more than the other.
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Pistolesi feels all three combinely are the greatest of all time in modern day tennis.
"I think my GOAT is the combination of Federer, Nadal and Djokovic - not to be diplomatic but this is the truth," he said. "You know, if you say Nadal, there is a but - yes, maybe Nadal because he won most Major but Djokovic is the one with most No.
1 (weeks and year-end) and Roger, he has for sure records that is even difficult to keep track."
Rafael Nadal is almost unbeaten on clay, and this is a tournament which is going to be played on clay. If we talk about the old Rafa then he was almost impossible to beat now here the question arises which he will have to answer with his performance that after recovering from the stress fracture, is he the same Rafa who was unbeatable on clay?
Well, to find out the answer we all have to wait till next month and we wish all the best to Rafaeal Nadal.