“That’s the Circus of Life”: Rafael Nadal Jokes About His Longevity in Tennis at Australian Open 2022

20-time Grand Slam Winner, Rafael Nadal, has started his journey at the Australian Open pretty well. The Spaniard is the 5th seed in this tournament and had a pretty comfortable couple of rounds so far. He faced Marcos Giron and Yannick Hanfmann in the first and second rounds, respectively, and beat both in straight sets. 

However, after the second round match, Rafa had to answer a question at the press conference about his journey so far as a tennis player. He had an interesting response and talked about the ‘circus’ of life. 

Rafael Nadal talks about the circus of life

World no.5, Rafael Nadal has always been honest about his tennis. In the presser, Nadal was asked about the benefits he has on the Tour because of his experience. He talked about all the positive things he has achieved throughout his entire career in his response. 

“Well, the positive thing is I achieved much more that I never dreamed. I was able to spend almost 20 fantastic years on the tour. The rest of the things nothing positive because arrives to the end. When you get older, the watch never stop, no (smiling)? That’s the circus of life. You need the accept that, but it’s all good with me with that,” Nadal said during the interview. 

Nadal also said that he’s more experienced in terms of his tennis career. “In terms of tennis career, okay, you can say I’m more experienced. I don’t get that positive point,” the Spaniard further added. 

Nadal will face a tough opponent in the third round

The 20-time Grand Slam champion beat Yannick Hanfmann of Germany in the second round by 6-2, 6-3, 6-4. It was not a breeze for Rafa, with long rallies and plenty of baseline exchanges. After 2 hours and 42 minutes, the Spaniard finally won the match to move to the next round, where he will face the big Russian Karen Khachanov. 

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Earlier, Khachanov beat Benjamin Bonzi of France in straight sets, 6-4, 6-0, 7-5. Khachanov’s biggest weapon is his forehand, which was in full effect against the Frenchman in the second round. Nadal will have to fight really hard to beat the Russian because Khachanov is a dangerous player to play against. 

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