Published 19:21 IST, January 21st 2020
Rafael Nadal is cautious with his words after marriage, watch
The world number one was found joking after his first-round victory at A0 2020 and when he was asked about his favorite professional achiever, he shoved it away
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Rafael Nal was in a cheery mood after his first-round victory at Australian Open on Tuesday. Spaniard breezed past Hugo Dellien 6-2, 6-3, 6-0.
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Nal being careful
world number one won Roland Garros and US Open - taking his total Grand Slam count to 19, just one short of Roger Federer - he won Davis Cup and finished as world number one. Nal was asked about his favourite amongst those achievements and he said that his marri was most special moment. He softly mentioned that his wife was present and thus he h to be careful with what he said.
Rafa h anunced his engment with Perello in January 2019 and couple got married in October.
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Spaniard continued having fun after match and when asked to pick on one, said, " wedding ( most special moment). My wife (Xisca Perello) is here. I need to be careful with those answers w. But yes, it h been a very special year."
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He continued, "All results and all experiences that I went through all around world h been unforgettable and I h some low moments with me I h to see a lot of troubles of mine."
In most match interview, he was very appreciative of his opponent and praise him saying "He’s a fighter, he has a great story behind him. Happy for him that he’s playing at a very high level. Positive start for me here. What you want in first round is just to win, and if it’s in straight sets better.”
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Nal will w face winner of Federico Delbonis and Joao Sousa in second round on Thursday. Nal is chasing his 20th title, which will level him on number of Grand Slam titles with Swiss great.
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19:21 IST, January 21st 2020