Rafael Nadal On Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic And Chasing Pete Sampras’ Slam Record

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Rafael Nadal On Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic And Chasing Pete Sampras’ Slam Record

Speaking about the Big Three era, Nadal said they began by chasing Sampras’ 14 majors, then drove each other hard. “We, being three, not two, never had room for relaxation. The demand was maximum.” They kept meeting in “final rounds for important tournaments.” Nadal still trusts intuition over analytics, noting Federer “didn’t like having too much information.”

By Nischay Rathore

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