Nadal's destructive form helped him advance to the quarter-finals of Roland Garros when he only lost 20 games. His most recent victory was against compatriot Bautista Agut with a score of 6-1, 6-2, 6-2. However, in this match, the world No. 4 tennis player had a "must-hide" with referee Carlos Ramos and threatened to " put him on the floor".
While Rafa was handing over the ball, the referee warned the Spaniard of a prolonged foul. Immediately, Nadal turned out to threaten the referee with threatening words: "You have to warn me a lot in this match, because you will not be able to sit in that chair after this match."
Sometimes the players are under heavy pressure throughout the match, so the referees have to give them time to breathe. I think this referee only focuses on my mistakes. That's my impression of him, Nadal complained.
It can be said that time violations are one of the most overused mistakes of tennis players in all sports, not tennis alone, to be able to apply psychological tactics. However, for Nadal at the moment of his destructive form, a few more seconds won't greatly affect his overall result.
In the quarter-finals, Nadal's opponent is his compatriot Pablo Carreno Busta - a rather uncomfortable player on clay and currently having the help of former world No. 1 Carlos Moya on the coaching bench.
With 9 French Open titles, being out of place in the past 2 years is unacceptable for Rafa. Therefore, this tournament will be an opportunity for him to reclaim his original position.
"Last year, although I played quite steadily, opportunities still passed because of wrist injuries. In 2009, I also had some knee-related problems. As for 2015, there was only one player who played better than me, Nadal shared, reiterating his defeat in the semi-final against Novak Djokovic that year.
