Spanish tennis ace Rafael Nadal has said that he feels lucky to be in the same era as Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic.’
Nadal defeated Daniil Medvedev in the men’s final of the Australian Open to surpass Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic, each of whom have won 20 Grand Slams each. The 35-year-old who clinched his second Australian Open title on January 30 said, “I think we have always been respectful with each other.”
“We understood the rivalry in a positive way through our careers and, yeah, I received plenty of messages. I am sorry I have not been able to answer everyone as you can imagine but, yeah, I really feel proud about the way we manage our rivalry through our careers. At the end of the day, it’s just a game, in some ways we achieved more than what we dreamed as kids,”