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‘L’ Equipe’ surrenders to Rafa Nadal: dedicates the cover to him and gives him this nickname

If Nadal manages to defeat the German tennis player, number three in the world, he will be one game away from winning his 14th title at Roland Garros and his 22nd Grand Slam. If he wins the Musketeers tournament, he will extend the advantage over Djokovic himself and Roger Federer , which have 20 ‘grand’.

The Team, one of the main sports newspapers worldwide, has dedicated its cover to Nadal. He has dressed it up as the Terminator, the fictional character brought to life by Arnold Schwarzenegger, along with the words “Earthquake-maker 2022. The final judgement?

Earthquake-maker is a play on words between the Terminator himself, the word terre (earth, which is the surface where Roland Garros is played) and overbearing (dominator, since it has 13 titles won).

“Despite arriving in poor shape in Paris, Rafa Nadal, who turns 36 today, seems unbeatable again. In what could be his last Roland Garros, the Spaniard comes from defeating Novak Djokovic. He will be measured against challenger Alexander Zverev”, he explains. The Team.

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