Nadal's excellence in Roland Garros through the eyes of other tennis players

AT this point in Rafael Nadal’s career, he is most eager for one particular spectator to get to watch him play: His 1-year-old son.

Plenty of other folks have vivid recollections of seeing Nadal display his relentless excellence on a tennis court. That includes the many players who have been on the other side of the net for at least one of his 1,299 professional matches. Here are other players’ perspectives on what it’s like to face Nadal — and observations from some of the sport’s top women:

“Somehow you feel like you’re winning, but then somehow you end up not.” — Alexander Zverev, the 2020 US Open runner-up. “His legacy will live on forever. He has done some absolutely stellar performances and broken records that I don’t think will be broken again in tennis.” — Stefanos Tsitsipas, a two-time Grand Slam finalist.

“He’s the best one who ever walked this planet, if we speak about playing on clay.” — Jiri Lehecka, after beating Nadal on clay in Rome in May.

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