Remaining composed when it really matters isn’t for everyone, with Nadal’s fellow professional Stefanos Tsitsipas undoubtedly favouring a different approach.
The Greek star smashed his racket just five minutes into his Italian Open match against Jan-Lennard Struff last month.
He later admitted that such antics help him alleviate his frustration on court, an approach that perhaps works for Tsitsipas given that he went on to win the match in Rome.
But that definitely isn’t the case for Nadal, whose mentality has helped him go down in history as one of the all-time greats. Unfortunately it seems that tennis fans are now witnessing the very last of his special moments on court ahead of his likely retirement.
A special farewell could take place at the Olympics, with Nadal’s chances of winning gold very high given his Wimbledon decision and the fact the tournament will be played on the clay courts of Roland Garros.
