Toni Nadal disowns current tennis: "I don't like seeing a top-10 player losing to the world number 90"

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The opinion that Toni Nadal holds about today's tennis is well known to everyone, but the way he expresses it with such forcefulness, as he did in statements to ESPN, never ceases to surprise. The uncle and former coach of Rafael Nadal believes that there is not the same depth of elite players as there was decades ago when his nephew was competing for everything, while also pointing out that he is not fond of the current style of play.

"It is clear that Alcaraz is a very complete and brilliant tennis player, and that Sinner has total control of the ball, but before it was a pleasure to watch other men play, like Murray, Berdych, Ferrer, Del Potro... They never lost to someone inferior to them, you always saw them in quarterfinals. Now you can see a top-10 player losing to the 90th in the world, and I don't like that," he said before considering that modern tennis is based on "hitting the ball as hard as possible," whereas in the past there were tactical readings, changes of pace, and much variety.

Toni Nadal believes Del Potro would have had a career on par with Murray's if he hadn't had injuries

His opinion on what could have been the career of Juan Martín Del Potro if injuries had not limited his potential so much was also interesting. "I always saw him incredibly good. We knew that when he was at his best, he could trouble anyone. Injuries made him lose confidence. I have talked about this with Rafa many times; I believe that if he hadn't had so many injuries, he would have been up there like Murray. He was one of those players who made you depend on him, not so much on how Rafa was doing, just like how I felt with Roger, Novak, and Andy," explained the Spaniard.

What would have happened if injuries left him alone? 🥹

🗣️ Toni Nadal stated that Juan Martín Del Potro could have had a career similar to Andy Murray's.https://t.co/N3YF9kB96m

— ESPN Tenis (@ESPNtenis) June 20, 2026

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