“He just destroyed me.” Kazakh tennis player spoke about games against Rafael Nadal – Tennis

Kazakhstani tennis player Mikhail Kukushkin remembered the games and spoke about the special aura of the legendary Spanish tennis player who ended his career Rafael NadalSports.kz reports with reference to Sportnews.kz.

— The games with Nadal were memorable because, unlike Federer, and even Djokovic, he always fights and gives his all, trying to literally destroy his opponent in every draw. He doesn’t give up a single play for nothing and that’s why matches with him have always been very difficult for me. Even, for example, on hard court, in the hall, on the most uncomfortable surface for him, Nadal managed to show excellent tennis. He swept me off the court, so to speak, so it was very difficult to play with him. It was easier for me to play against Novak Djokovic.

Once we played in Monte Carlo, he simply destroyed me – 6-1, 6-0. Therefore, always play with him…