Published 09:12 IST, December 10th 2019
Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic's 23-shot rally at Wimbledon 2018 earns the ultimate accolade
Wimbledon posted a video of the 23-shot rally between World No.1 Rafael Nadal and World No.2 Novak Djokovic in the semi-finals of Wimbledon 2018. Read on.
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In 22 days, we will greet New Year. However, that’s t all. It will also mark end of a decade, as we enter 2020. Wimbledon recently paid ode to a decade of tennis by posting videos of best points played. One of videos was of 23-shot rally between World 1 Rafael Nadal and World 2 vak Djokovic in semi-finals of Wimbledon 2018.
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In semi-finals of Wimbledon 2018, two tennis aces put up a scintillating display of class and determination. In third set of match, Nadal and Djokovic pushed each or to absolute limit by playing a 23-shot rally in tie-breaker. Nadal went on to win rally with a half-volley drop shot. Nadal may have won tie-breaker, but it was Djokovic who ruled match. At end, he came back strong to clinch rain-interrupted match 6-4, 3-6, 7-6, 3-6, 10-8.
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Rafael Nadal-Gilles Muller's rally
Wimbledon posted a second video of Nadal’s rallies. This time against Gilles Muller in fourth round of Wimbledon in 2017. Nadal had denied Muller a point by just 1 mm. In this match too, Nadal’s heroics could t earn him a win. Muller triumphed over Nadal 6-3, 6-4, 3-6, 4-6, 15-13. Wimbledon posted more similar videos reliving best tennis points, involving players Magdalena Rybarikova and Karolina Paliskova, Gael Monfils and Adrian Mannari, Christina McHale and Serena Williams, Stan Wawrinka and Richard Gasquet, Angie Kerber and Daria Kasatkina, Andy Murray and Fernando Verdasco, Maria Sharapova and Angie Kerber and Petra Kvitova and Serena Williams.
11:06 IST, December 9th 2019