Are Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic friends?

November 2024 · 1 minute read

Rafael Nadal Parera born 3 June 1986 is a tennis player from Spain. At age 12, Nadal won the Spanish and European tennis titles in his age group. In May 2001, he defeated Pat Cash in a clay-court exhibition match.

The Association of Tennis Professionals has him ranked fourth in the world in singles. Nadal has 92 ATP singles titles, including 36 Masters titles, 63 of which he has won on clay.

Are Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic friends?

Nadal and Djokovic are not besties as of now. Djokovic put it in a very simple way for everyone to understand. He intimated that they “can’t be friends” because of the intensity of their rivalry on the court.

But they are not enemies either. They hold each other in super high esteem. In fact, there is no record anywhere that they have used foul words against each other before.

Rafael Nadal began his professional career at the age of 15 in 2001. He won two Challenger titles in 2002 and finished the year ranked 49th in the world. For his performance in 2002, Nadal received the ATP Newcomer of the Year Award in 2003.

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