A beautiful moment between Rafael Nadal and Iga Swiatek at Roland Garros has left tennis fans in a frenzy on social media.
Nadal – a 13-time winner at the French Open – and 2020 women’s champion Swiatek are among the strong favourites to take out their respective singles titles in the French capital.
The pair have struck up quite the friendship in recent times, with Swiatek spending time at Nadal’s tennis academy in Mallorca recently to fine-tune her game ahead of the French Open.
Swiatek has made no secret of the fact she is a massive fan of the 20-time grand slam champion, and has spoken in the past about what an amazing competitor and role model Nadal is.
With the French Open set to get underway in Paris on Sunday, it was nice to see Nadal return the love to the 20-year-old Pole, who is in the midst of an extraordinary 28-match winning streak.
Swiatek was sitting at the side of a practice court at Roland Garros with her back to Nadal, when the Spaniard casually walked up and extended a hand in friendship.
The joy on both of the players’ faces was obvious as they shook hands and had a quick chat, in a moment tennis fans couldn’t get enough of on social media.
