• Nadal ‘suffered a lot physically’ in win against Belgium
There is only so far any hero can carry his tribe. Yet after a weary Novak Djokovic and Serbia limped through the quarter-finals of the ATP Cup into Saturday’s match against Russia, Rafael Nadal lost and won in the space of a few hours as Spain beat Belgium 2-1 to book an evening showdown with Australia. Neither will be easy.
It is asking a lot for either the world No 1 or No 2 to reach Sunday’s final of the inaugural 24-nation tournament, especially so close to the start of the Australian Open in Melbournea week later, but they will let nobody down.
Written by Kevin Mitchell at the Ken Rosewall Arena
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2020/jan/10/djokovic-and-nadal-set-up-prospect-of-final-showdown-in-inaugural-atp-cup under the title “Djokovic and Nadal set up prospect of final showdown in inaugural ATP Cup”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
