‘Superbrat’ John McEnroe Discloses ‘Humble’ and ‘Cocky’ Rafael Nadal Quality That Makes Him the Goat – ‘A Tricky Thing to Manoeuvre’

Spanish tennis great Rafael Nadal had an amazing 2022. After making a strong start in the Australian Open, he clinched the French Open again. From here on, his season went off track, mainly due to the injuries. The 36-year-old is now all set to defend his Australian Open title.

Speaking about his chances, former American tennis star John McEnroe explained a special quality about Nadal that makes him even more difficult to defeat. Here’s what he said.

John McEnroe lauds Rafael Nadal

Former American tennis star John McEnroe recently spoke about Nadal and his chances of defending the Australian Open title. As there’s very less time for the first Grand Slam of the year to start, McEnroe revealed a specific quality of the Spaniard that makes him even more dangerous.

“The greatest single quality an athlete can have is that hunger, and no matter how successful you are, just being willing to do the hard yards and the work it requires to even give yourself a chance, and Rafa does that better than anyone,” McEnroe said at Eurosports.

The former world number one further added, “He keeps a humbleness and a cockiness at the same time. Which is a tricky thing to maneuver, and he does an incredible job of that. Very few players can do that, it’s an amazing quality and that’s why he’s won as much as he has.”

Nadal is all set and has already landed in Australia to defend his title. He also has the wonderful company of his wife and newborn son.

Nadal has a day out with his family in Sydney

Rafael Nadal participated in the United Cup to prepare for the Australian Open. His wife Maria Francesca Perello and newborn son Rafael are also with him on the tour. While he had a hard grind on the court, later, the 22-time Grand Slam champion took his family for an outing.

Nadal’s pictures with family quickly went viral on the internet. Later, former American tennis star Chris Evert also reacted to the pictures. Taking to her Twitter account, the 18-time Grand Slam champion wrote, “Awwwwwww.”

Last year’s defending champion Nadal will enter the tournament as the top seed. Do you think the Spaniard can defend his title? Let us know in the comments section.