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U-Rafael Nadal ongumdlali wethenisi uphume kwabangu-10 abahamba phambili be-ATP okokuqala ngqa kusukela ngo-2005 njengoba uyaqhubeka nokuthola ubungqabavu bakhe.
Lo mdlali waseSpain akakaze adlale imidlalo yokuncintisana kusukela ku-Australian Open kanti uphoqeleke ukuthi eqe i-Indian Wells ngesonto eledlule njengoba esaqhubeka nokululama ekulimaleni inqulu, okusho ukuthi usewele kunombolo-13 emhlabeni.
Lo mpetha weGrand Slam osewabe amahlandla angu-22 uchithe amasonto angu-912 kwabangu-10 abahamba phambili – okuyirekhodi lomdlalo wabesilisa. Umhlaba wamanje ongunombolo 1 uCarlos Alcaraz wayenonyaka owodwa ubudala ngesikhathi uNadal eqala ukungena kwabayishumi abaphambili.
Nokho, ukuhlala kuka-Nadal ngaphandle kwamazinga aphezulu kungase kuhlale isikhathi esifushane, lo mdlali oneminyaka engu-36 ubudala ubheke ukubuya ngesikhathi sesizini yenkantolo yobumba.
Ufake izithombe namavidiyo amaningi ezinkundleni zokuxhumana emasontweni adlule, emkhombisa ezilolonga ezinkantolo zobumba.
Izilinganiso zamanje ze-ATP zamadoda angashadile
Uma kufanelekile, uNadal cishe uzoba yintandokazi yeFrench Open eqala ngoMeyi 28, futhi uzogxila ekubuyeni emcimbini wokufudumala eMonte Carlo ngenyanga ezayo.
UCasper Ruud ongunombolo-4 emhlabeni uthe ngeke amangale uma uNadal ephakamisa isicoco sakhe se-15 ku-Roland Garros kulo nyaka, phezu kwazo zonke izinkinga zakhe zokulimala.
“Ukuphela kwento okungenzeka ukuthi isengqondweni yakhe kulezi zinsuku wukuba wumqemane, ube nempilo futhi ulungele u-Roland Garros,” kusho uRuud etshela i-Eurosport.
Ukulimala kukaNadal kwamanje kungokwakamuva ohlwini olude olumkhinyabeze emsebenzini wakhe wonke, kanti ukuqina kwakhe kwanda kakhulu kule minyaka emibili edlule.
Kuwubufakazi bokuqina nokuzimisela kwakhe ukuthi usasebenza, futhi wesatshwa, ezingeni eliphezulu kakhulu.
