Rafael Nadal will look to win his third Grand Slam of the year at Wimbledon 2022 after being victorious in the Australian Open and the recently-concluded French Open.
The Spaniard has been on a roll this year. He has shown tremendous grit and determination, battling injuries and producing memorable matches one after the other.
Nadal has been suffering from a chronic foot injury which almost forced him to skip Wimbledon. However, the prayers from tennis fans all over the world have worked wonders as the 22-time Grand Slam champion aims to win his third Wimbledon title.
Nadal and Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov had a practice match recently. The 36-year-old Nadal has a 14-1 lead over Dimitrov as far as head-to-head is concerned. According to Manuel Sanchez Gomez, the two players played a set and a half. Dimitrov took the first set 6-3 and led the second set 2-1. Gomez wrote on Twitter that Dimitrov was excellent with his serves but Nadal did not have such a good outing. The former world No. 1 had many double faults as well. Nadal fans do not need to read too much into this scorecard as big players know when to give their best.
Rafael Nadal’s performance in 2022 till now
Rafael Nadal has been in red hot form this year. He has proved time and again that age is just a number. His defensive game has been top-notch and he has attacked with purpose.
We all know how Nadal won the Australian Open and the French Open this year. Nadal also won the Melbourne Summer Set 1 and the Mexican Open convincingly. He did not drop a single set at the Mexican Open.
He lost in the finals of the Indian Wells Masters against Taylor Fritz. He also suffered a rib stress fracture during the tournament. This forced him to miss the Monte Carlo Masters. He returned to the Madrid Open but only managed to reach the fourth round. He participated in the Italian Open but lost to Denis Shapovalov in the second round.
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