“If Felix played against my son … I wouldn’t want him to win. That’s the same thing.” He also stated that he did not plan to attend Sunday’s match at all, and added last week: “I told Félix’s coach tomorrow. [Saturday] I’ll be in training, but not on Sunday. I don’t want to know what he’s saying so that he won’t be tempted to tell Rafael, to whom, of course, I won’t tell him any tactics. “
According to Rafa himself, his injury problems show no sign of disappearing permanently, and he has previously commented that his vision is to face the pain instead of looking for a solution. He demonstrated his ability to deepen at the Australian Open earlier this year and assessed his Auger-Aliassime tie with a cold head after spending a lot of energy on Court Philippe-Chatrier.