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Footballer’s son watched Nadal play in Barcelona
World No. 3 Rafael Nadal might have spent some extra time on the practice court at the Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell recently, but he still found time for a great gesture for one of his youngest fans.
Former FC Barcelona player Neymar posted an adorable Instagram Story featuring his son, Davi Lucca, receiving any Nadal fan’s ultimate dream: a personalised video message from the Spanish legend himself.
Turns out, the nine-year-old was one of the limited number of fans in attendance at Pista Rafa Nadal, alongside other FC Barcelona figures including club president Joan Laporta and players like Pedri Gonzalez, Riqui Puig and Francisco Trincao. But as a result of strict health and safety protocols, Davi Lucca was unable to meet the 11-time champion in person.
Swiss discusses three-set win against Evans
When Roger Federer stepped onto Centre Court on Wednesday at the Qatar ExxonMobil Open, the Swiss ended his 405-day absence from professional tennis.
During those 405 days, the sport has had to adapt to the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic and Federer himself has been forced to recover from two right knee surgeries. Despite all the changes, one thing remained the same in Federer’s three-set win against Daniel Evans. Under pressure, he found his best tennis.
The 20-time Grand Slam champion saved a set point at 5/6 in the first-set tie-break and escaped two break points at 3-3 in the decider. According to his opponent, Federer found his best level in the final games of the match to improve to 27-3 in Doha.