Nadal turns 33 on Monday, but the intensity and hunger that earned him the first of his 17 Grand Slam titles that year remain undiminished. But if I did it, and I consider myself a normal person, probably someone else is gonna do it." He would have given plenty of top names a run for their money, bravely taking the game to Nadal with his aggressive baseline game and killer drop shots. A game later he belted away a forehand -- his 40th winner -- to reach his 38th Grand Slam quarter-final where he will face either Kei Nishikori or Benoit Paire. So once again Nadal will spend his birthday at work in Paris, not that he is complaining.

Source: The Star June 02, 2019 16:51 UTC