The European Football Championship attracts the attention of millions of people across the continent. The best tennis players are no exception.
Many star players actively support their country’s teams on social media, writing happy messages in case of success and motivational messages in case of failure.
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The Spanish Carlos Alcaraz is perhaps the most concerned about his team. The three-time Grand Slam champion and world number two asked the organizers of the ATP-500 grass tournament in London to adjust the match schedule so he could watch Spain’s match against Italy at the Euro Cup.
Carlos Alcaraz at a grass tournament in London
Photo: Clive Brunskill/Getty Images
In the round of 16, Alcaraz will face the British Jack Draper. It is not yet clear what time it will take place, but the Spain-Italy match will definitely begin at 10:00 p.m. Normally the organizers organize the matches of local tennis players in the afternoon. Draper himself started the match against the Argentine Mariano Navone on Tuesday at 9:00 p.m. Alcaraz asks that his confrontation with Jack take place as soon as possible to have the guarantee of reaching football.
“The European Football Championship is held every four years, it is time to support Spain by watching. “I will ask the organizers to reschedule my match early on Thursday,” Alcaraz said.
Carlos is partly understandable, although tennis remains his main activity. Maybe the organizers will meet him halfway, but if not, Alcaraz will have to reach an agreement and take the field in the evening. The main thing is that the passion for football does not overshadow Carlos’s head. In London, he honed his skills in the sport with Russian Karen Khachanov using tennis balls, but no matter how you look at it, he must hit them primarily with a racket and not his feet.
Of course, 22-time Grand Slam champion Rafael Nadal is also eyeing the Euros. The Spanish media have written more than once that Rafa could become the future president of Real Madrid. While this is an uncertain question, Nadal has always been fascinated by soccer. Before the start of the Euro Cup, the 38-year-old tennis player announced the Spanish team’s candidacy for the tournament in a special video.
“There is no better narrator for this video than someone who knows a lot about victories,” the Spanish Football Federation subtitled the video.
Rafael Nadal now has the opportunity to watch football on television in peace
Photo: From the personal archive of Rafael Nadal.
Rafa reacted to Spain’s victory in the match against Croatia (3-0) in round 1 with the short phrase “Go ahead” on social networks. Maybe if he has success with Italy, Nadal will be more verbose. At the very least, Rafa will definitely have no problem watching, unlike Alcaraz. He decided to skip the grass season to better prepare for the Paris Olympics, which will be held on his favorite clay surface.
The Spanish Paula Badosa also supports the soccer team on social networks. And her boyfriend, Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas, also supports the team. Greece failed to reach the Euro Cup, although exactly 20 years ago it took the title in sensational fashion. Tsitsipas’s sympathies automatically transferred to Spain.
“I need my girlfriend to be happy, that’s why I choose Spain,” Tsitsipas recently admitted.
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Novak Djokovic, the 24-time TBS champion, was expected to support the Serbian team.
“Come on guys, this tournament could be great! I’m with you!” – said Djokovic in a specially recorded video message, which was shown at the Gelsenkirchen stadium before Serbia’s opening match at the Euro Cup.
Novak Djokovic heads to the Serbian national team before their start at the Euro Cup
Photo: Frame of the transmission.
In the first round match Serbia lost to England (0-1). While the team does not meet Novak’s hopes for a big tournament, there is still a chance to improve the situation in the remaining group matches against Denmark and Slovenia. Djokovic himself now has the opportunity to enjoy watching football. Novak continues to recover from meniscus surgery and hopes to return to Wimbledon.
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World number one Jannik Sinner also spoke to the Italian team. Yannick has been interested in football for a long time, he even thought about playing this sport when he was a child, but he still preferred tennis. In his free time Sinner attends national team and Italian club matches, he has developed an excellent relationship with the national team coach, Luciano Spalletti.
“We are capable of hosting a great tournament. Go Italy! I wish them good luck on the field,” Yannick said.
Of course, Alcaraz, Nadal, Sinner, Tsitsipas, Badosa, Djokovic are far from the only tennis players following the Euro Cup. The tournament is gaining momentum. At the beginning of the playoffs, the tennis players’ statements about the football championship will be even more emotional.
