The Balearic coach will not be in the London tournament due to “other commitments”, according to the Canadian tennis player
Auger-Aliassime also confirmed that he will talk to Toni on the phone before the tournament.
Canadian Felix Auger-Aliassime confirmed that his coach Toni Nadal will not accompany him to Wimbledon because he has “other commitments.”
Rafa Nadal’s uncle, who has accompanied Auger-Aliassime since April 2021, he will be absent from the third Grand Slam of the season, as the player himself acknowledged Canadian when asked by Efe.
“He has other commitments and he will not be here,” said the tennis player, who also spoke about his relationship with his coach and his opinion that Toni does not give him advice on how to defeat Nadal when he faces him, as in the past. Roland Garros, when the coach did not sit on his bench.
“We knew it was going to be like this from the beginning, since we started working together. When we played in Paris and that happened, it was not a surprise. From the beginning we knew that if he had to play against his nephew it would be done this way.. No problem,” he stated.
Auger-Aliassime also confirmed that he will speak to Toni on the phone before the tournament. “We will talk this week to remember certain things. I’m sure it will encourage me. Sometimes we talk during tournaments and sometimes we don’t. We don’t have a strict routine,” added the tennis player, who will play this Friday against Rafa Nadal in his second exhibition match in Hurlingham.