Rafael Nadal has been told by former world No 6 Nikola Pilic that he would not have beaten Novak Djokovic in the Wimbledon final if the Spaniard had not withdrawn due to injury, while the Serbian was declared better than both Nadal and Roger Federer in the Croatian’s eyes.
Djokovic moved one behind Nadal in the race for the most Grand Slams of all time with his seventh Wimbledon victory last week.
Rafael Nadal has been told by former world No 6 Nikola Pilic that he would not…
“Nadal didn’t play well the whole tournament,” Pilic told Sport Klub. “He struggled with form, I don’t think he could beat Djokovic in the final. I’m pretty sure of that.
“Novak is better than Nadal and Federer by all parameters. He was the number one player in the world for 374 weeks, which is impressive. Also, Novak has a positive head-to-head with almost all players. But of course, hats off to Nadal too. For hundreds of years, no one will win 14 titles at Roland Garros like him.”
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Nadal aggravated an abdominal injury during his quarter-final win over American Taylor Fritz and was forced to withdraw from SW19 before his semi with Nick Kyrgios. The Aussie received a walkover to the final where he faced Djokovic, who defeated Kyrgios 4-6, 6-3, 6-4, 7-6 (7-3) to claim his 21st Grand Slam.
Rafael Nadal has been told by former world No 6 Nikola Pilic that he would not have beaten Novak Djokovic in the Wimbledon final if the Spaniard had not withdrawn due to injury, while the Serbian was declared better than both Nadal and Roger Federer in the Croatian’s eyes.
Djokovic moved one behind Nadal in the race for the most Grand Slams of all time with his seventh Wimbledon victory last week.
Rafael Nadal has been told by former world No 6 Nikola Pilic that he would not…
“Nadal didn’t play well the whole tournament,” Pilic told Sport Klub. “He struggled with form, I don’t think he could beat Djokovic in the final. I’m pretty sure of that.
“Novak is better than Nadal and Federer by all parameters. He was the number one player in the world for 374 weeks, which is impressive. Also, Novak has a positive head-to-head with almost all players. But of course, hats off to Nadal too. For hundreds of years, no one will win 14 titles at Roland Garros like him.”
MORE NEWS: Novak Djokovic has been warned about…
Nadal aggravated an abdominal injury during his quarter-final win over American Taylor Fritz and was forced to withdraw from SW19 before his semi with Nick Kyrgios. The Aussie received a walkover to the final where he faced Djokovic, who defeated Kyrgios 4-6, 6-3, 6-4, 7-6 (7-3) to claim his 21st Grand Slam.
