Alex Corretja pays tribute to Nadal. He asserts that Roger should not be left out of…
Alex Corretja recently gave his thoughts on the GOAT debate, asserting that Roger Federer should not be left out of the discussion simply because of his poor head-to-head record against Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal.
“When people say Roger Federer has lost against Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal more times and that’s why he can’t be the best in history, it’s absurd to me,” Corretja said. “Because of their [contrasting] style of play, Nadal is obviously going to do a lot of damage to him.”
Corretja reckons that since Nadal can target Federer’s backhand relentlessly with his top-spin forehand, it was only natural for the Swiss to struggle in their encounters. “The only tactical mole that hurts him is the backhand high ball and the best shot in history is Rafa’s high cross forehand to the opponent’s backhand,” Corretja said. “The best of one is combined with the only weak point of the other.”
In the former World No. 2’s opinion, the fact that Rafael Nadal has fared well against the 20-time Grand Slam champion is not surprising since his style of play is better suited to facing Federer.
Alex Corretja pays tribute to Nadal. He asserts that Roger should not be left out of…
“When people say Roger Federer has lost against Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal more times and that’s why he can’t be the best in history, it’s absurd to me,” Corretja said. “Because of their [contrasting] style of play, Nadal is obviously going to do a lot of damage to him.
The only tactical mole that hurts him is the backhand high ball and the best shot in history is Rafa’s high cross forehand to the opponent’s backhand,” Corretja said. “The best of one is combined with the only weak point of the other.”
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Interestingly, Alex Corretja has a positive head-to-head record against both Roger Federer (3-2) and Rafael Nadal (2-0).
