Rafael Nadal settles GOAT debate between Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo, reveals his favourite - WATCH
Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo are two of the greatest footballers of all time and won the top individual prize in domestic football – Ballon d’Or several times. Since making their respective debuts in the early 2000s, Messi and Ronaldo achieved unbelievable success and won everything that was there to win at the top level. Meanwhile, Tennis legend Rafael Nadal has picked his favourite between Messi and Ronaldo.
Currently on vacation as he continues to recover from arthroscopic surgery for a left hip flexor injury, Nadal, while strolling down the street, came across a group of fans who asked him an impromptu question – on who is better between the two footballers? Nadal, who looked in a hurry, said he feels Messi is better but is a Real Madrid fan.
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Earlier this year, Nadal announced he won't compete in any Grand Slam in 2023 owing to his long-standing fight with injuries. He underwent surgery in Barcelona on the eve of his birthday and will likely take five months to recover.
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While he led the Slam tally (22) at one point, Novak Djokovic’s purple patch lately saw him surpass the French Open King with 23 Grand Slam titles. The Serbian recently came close to winning his record 24th title at Wimbledon but fell shy of his target against world number one Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz.
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