Rafael Nadal’s 1000th Win In The Empty And Quiet Stadium
Rafael Nadal’s 1000th win in the empty and quiet stadium. Spanish veteran tennis player Rafael Nadal achieved a special achievement in his career: Paris Masters.
He has become the fourth player in the world to win 1000 matches. Nadal, who recently won his 20th Grand Slam title, achieved this by winning the second round of men’s singles at the Paris Masters.
He won by defeating Falesciano Lopez 4-6, 7-6, 6-4. The entry of spectators into the tournament is banned due to the coronavirus. On this special occasion, Nadal recalled a lot of things that encouraged the audience.
Nadal said, ‘This experience is quite different. There is a big difference between playing on an empty court and playing in the presence of an audience. Winning 1000 matches means I am old. It means that I have played good tennis for a long time.
Arriving at this figure means that I have been playing well for many years. This is the thing that makes me happy. I am glad that I have become a member of this club. It has been a difficult experience to celebrate its joy without an audience.
Bopanna-Oliver in the quarter-finals: India’s Rohan Bopanna and Austrian Oliver Marach defeated the ninth seeded pair of Fabrice Martin and Jean-Julian Roger in the second round to enter the quarter-finals of the men’s doubles of Paris Masters.
The unseeded Rohan Bopanna-Marrach duo returned after trailing to win the last-16 on Wednesday night 3-6, 6-4, 10-8. After losing the first set, Bopanna and March won the second set and increased the pressure on the rival pair.
The 40-year-old Bopanna took full advantage of his experience in the tie-breaker and won the match with Marrach. They will now face the eighth-seeded team of Eduard Roger-Weslin and Jurgen Melzer in the quarter-finals on Friday.
