Rafael Nadal fans are freaking out over his statue at Roland Garros; do they have a point?

Rafael Nadal's statute at  Court Phillippe-Chatrier where French Open is held has got mixed reactions from his fans on Twitter. On May 27, Roland Garros revealed a statue of 13-time champion Rafael Nadal before start of season’s second Grand Slam championship.  statue - designed by famed Spanish sculptor Jordi Diez Fernandez - is made entirely of steel. Standing 3 metres tall, 4.89 metres wide and 2 metres deep, sculpture has been placed next to  new “general public” entrance gate and Jardin des Mousquetaires.

Netizens' mixed reaction over Rafael Nadal's statue appearance

Following this, people on social media did t like Rafael Nadal's statue appearance as it hardly matched 'King of Clay'. However, people on social media appreciated gesture to hour Nadal's brilliance on court over years. This is what netizens have to say:

Rafael Nadal, Djokovic & Federer Land On Same Half Of Roland Garros Draw 2021

vak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal, and Roger Federer all ended up in same half of French Open 2021 men's field in draw Thursday, meaning more than one of m can reach final. Big Three top leaderboard for Grand Slam men's singles titles: Federer and Nadal head to Roland Garros, where play begins Sunday, tied with 20, while Djokovic has 18.

Nadal beat Djokovic in straight sets in 2020 final for his record-extending 13th championship on red clay of Paris, but if y meet again this time, it would be in semifinals. Nadal is ranked and seeded . 3 w and so he could have wound up on eir side of bracket; as luck would have it, he was placed in . 1 Djokovic's half. So was Federer, whose record for most weeks atop ATP rankings recently was broken by Djokovic and is currently at . 8 after playing only three matches over past 15 months because of two operations on his right knee. Federer could meet Djokovic in quarterfinals.

or possible men's quarterfinals on ir side is Nadal vs. . 7 Andrey Rublev.  On or side of draw, potential quarterfinals are . 2 Daniil Medvedev vs. . 5 Stefas Tsitsipas, and . 4 Dominic Thiem vs. . 6 Alexander Zverev. 

Medvedev is a two-time Grand Slam finalist but is 0-4 for his French Open career. Thiem won last year's US Open and twice has been runner-up in Paris. Nadal was re for unveiling with French Tennis Federation President Gilles Moretton, Tournament Director Guy Forget and Jordi Diez Fernandez, statue’s sculptor. piece of art is located next to general public entrance and Jardin des Mousquetaires. Rafael Nadal takes court on Sunday, May 30.

Rafael Nadal French Open Record

Rafael Nadal  'King of clay' is all set to start 2021 edition of French Open as favorite. 125th edition of  French Open at Roland Garros is set to start from May 30 onwards. Nadal can steer clear of Roger Federer to set a new record of most men's Grand Slam singles titles. Nadal is vying to win a record-extending 14th career Slam at Roland Garros. He has won tournament between 2005-2008, 2010-2014, and 2017-2020. Nadal can seal a fifth successive French Open title for second time in his illustrious career. Spaniard can also extend his tally of winning one or more Slams in a single year for 15th time. Nadal has maintained a 100% record in Roland Garro's finals, winning all 13 finals.

vak Djokovic vs Federer head-to-head

final comparison of 'Big Three',  Djokovic vs Federer head to head currently stands at 27-23 in favour of Djokovic. Despite it being his favourite, Djokovic only has a slim 20–18 lead over Federer on hardcourts. Djokovic also leads 3–1 on grass courts - a Federer speciality - while both men are tied at 4–4 on clay, which is t a preferred venue for eir player. last match between two was at Australian Open 2020 semi-final, won by Djokovic in straight sets.

Rafael Nadal vs vak Djokovic head-to-head

Rafael Nadal vs vak Djokovic head to head currently stands at 29-28 in favour of Serbian. While vak Djokovic leads with a massive 20-7 margin on hard courts, Nadal has a distinct advant over Djokovic on his surface of choice, clay, having won 19 of ir 26 meetings on surface. pair stand at an equal 2-2 on Grass Courts. last time two met each or was on clay at Rome Masters final that Nadal won in three sets.

(Im Credits: French Open Twitter/@rnadalacademy)

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