Rafa Nadal was the talk of the tennis world this week after his historic 21st grand slam title and many claim Nike managed to include a two-word dig at Roger Federer in their congratulating message.
The Spaniard created history at the Australian Open after winning his second title at Melbourne Park, which took him ahead of both Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer on the all-time men’s leaderboard for grand slams.
Nadal prevailed in what has been described as the ‘greatest comeback’ in the Ope Era to defeat Daniil Medvedev 2-6, 6-7 (5-7), 6-4, 6-4, 7-5 in the final.
To commemorate the historic feat, Nike released an advertisement under the theme: “Advantage, Nadal.
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