Boris Becker reacts to Rafael Nadal’s ‘one hell of a record’ at Davis Cup
Boris Becker praises Rafael Nadal's Davis Cup record after comparing his winning streak to the Spanish legend's own.
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Rafael Nadal has amassed a plethora of amazing records and statistics in his excellent career, and his Davis Cup record is right up there as well. Boris Becker recently expressed his feelings about the Spaniard’s Davis Cup record as he bid farewell to tennis. The German legend compared his own record in the competition to that of Nadal’s.
Nadal made his debut for Spain at the Davis Cup in 2004. That year, he lost to Czech Republic’s Jiri Novak in his first-ever appearance but he eventually helped Spain win the Davis Cup title. He went unbeaten in 29 matches after the loss to Novak, making it the tournament’s third-longest winning streak since the Open Era.
First on the list with the highest streak is Marcos Baghadtis with 36 consecutive wins followed by Bjorn Borg with 33. Nadal had the chance to extend his record to 30 matches but failed to do that after losing 4-6, 4-6 to Netherlands’ Botic van de Zandschulp in the quarterfinals of the Davis Cup. The match marked the end of Nadal’s professional tennis career.
Tennis legend Boris Becker, who boasts a 22-match winning streak at the Davis Cup, took to social media to praise Nadal’s feat.
That’s one hell of a record in DC (Davis Cup) and I thought mine was good.
Boris Becker wrote via Instagram Stories
Nadal’s loss to Van de Zandschulp was his second defeat at the Davis Cup. However, he won the Cup five times (2004, 2008, 2009, 2012, and 2019) in his career.
Boris Becker also praised Rafael Nadal for his exceptional career following retirement from tennis
Since Rafael Nadal announced his retirement from tennis last month he has received a plethora of tributes. However, after playing his final career match, he received another round of tributes from legends and athletes. One of them was Boris Becker, who took to Instagram to share pictures and a heartfelt note to the Spaniard.
The pictures were memorable moments Becker shared with Nadal on the court. One of the photos showed the German legend interviewing Nadal and another presenting him the Laureus World Sports Award.
One of the most iconic sportsman ever, sadly left the game of tennis. You gave us unbelievable moments on court that will be remembered forever. A deep sense of gratitude from me and anybody that loves the game.
Boris Becker wrote via Instagram
Nadal retired, having won 92 career titles, including 22 Grand Slam and 36 Masters 1000 titles. He holds the record for the longest streak of consecutive weeks spent in the ATP Top 10 rankings (912) and was year-end World No.1 five times.
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