{"id":36524,"date":"2018-07-08T11:46:55","date_gmt":"2018-07-08T11:46:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/punjabnews24.com\/?p=36524"},"modified":"2018-07-08T11:46:55","modified_gmt":"2018-07-08T11:46:55","slug":"rafael-nadal-expresses-interest-in-forming-dream-doubles-team-with-roger-federer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blastingskyhawk.com\/english\/rafael-nadal-expresses-interest-in-forming-dream-doubles-team-with-roger-federer\/","title":{"rendered":"Rafael Nadal expresses interest in forming dream doubles team with Roger Federer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Rafael Nadal said he would like to play alongside career rival and friend Roger Federer in a dream-team doubles pairing at a tournament before they retire.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>World number one Nadal and second-ranked Federer, with 37 Grand Slam and 177 singles titles in total between them, are no strangers to doubles. They played together at the Laver Cup last year.<\/p>\n<p>Nadal already has 11 career doubles titles to his name including the 2016 Rio Olympic gold medal with compatriot Marc Lopez.<\/p>\n<p>Federer has eight doubles trophies, the last of which came alongside Swiss teammate Stan Wawrinka at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou never know. You can\u2019t say never,\u201d said 32-year-old Nadal when asked about the prospect of teaming with Federer at an ATP tournament.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is true that our calendars are not easy. Probably something that would have been nice if it happened six years ago, seven years ago, when we were younger. Today\u2019s a little bit more difficult. But why not? He is able to do it. I\u2019m able to do it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Nadal comfortably reached the Wimbledon last 16 on Saturday for the eighth time with a 6-1, 6-2, 6-4 win over Australian teenager Alex De Minaur.<\/p>\n<p>He will face unseeded Jiri Vesely of the Czech Republic for a place in the quarter-final. Nadal has not got past the fourth round since 2011 when he finished runner-up to Novak Djokovic. Understandably, the 2008 and 2010 champion is wary of looking too far ahead this year.<\/p>\n<p>If he does reach the final, he would prefer not to face Federer, the eight-time champion at the All England Club.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf I am in the final, I prefer to face an easier opponent. I am not stupid,\u201d smiled the Spaniard. \u201cBut if I am in the final, will be great news. Any opponent will be difficult, of course.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Victory on Saturday means that Nadal will retain the world number one ranking at the end of Wimbledon.<\/p>\n<p>However, Nadal insists that staying at the top is not the priority it once was for him.<\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rafael Nadal said he would like to play alongside career rival and friend Roger Federer in a dream-team doubles pairing at a tournament before they retire. World number one Nadal and second-ranked Federer, with 37 Grand Slam and 177 singles titles in total between them, are no strangers to doubles. 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