Federer was asked if he ever doubted a Rafa comeback, and the Swiss former world number one had a clear-cut response.
“Zero; absolutely not,” Federer said. “Maybe you journalists were upset, but we players of course were not. A guy who won nine times in Paris, nine times in Monte Carlo, who was world number one for much time does not lose his qualities. Maybe we have come to expect to him to recover faster from injuries, but I cannot imagine Nadal at such a low level. To me, he is always there at the top. And on clay, he is still one of the first two or three players in the world,” Federer said.
“[The] King of clay is Rafa,” Federer said. “He is the tennis player to beat. Novak’s never won in Paris. Maybe now he’s the favorite, but Nadal is Nadal. I am happy of what he showed to those, who did not believe that he could win in Monte Carlo.”
Source:
https://rafaelnadalfans.com/2016/04/24/roger-federer-chooses-rafael-nadal-over-novak-djokovic/
It's pretty dooch of him to point out about Novaks RGs. There was no reason to bring it out.
Also of importance, he thinks Nadals recent struggles are due to injuries. That might also be indirectly jabbing Novaks dominance.
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