The racket, which Nadal additionally utilized in earlier matches of the event, together with his semi-final victory towards Novak Djokovic, offered for $118,206 at a web-based public sale. File
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Rafael Nadal’s championship point-winning racket from his 2007 French Open remaining victory over Roger Federer was offered for greater than $118,000 at an public sale on January 29, rating among the many highest-priced such memorabilia.
Nadal beat Federer 6-3 4-6 6-3 6-4 within the 2007 remaining in Paris to win his third Grand Slam title earlier than the Spaniard moved on to safe an extra 19-14 of them at Roland Garros — changing into one of many sport’s biggest gamers.
The racket, which Nadal additionally utilized in earlier matches of the event, together with his semi-final victory towards Novak Djokovic, offered for $118,206 at a web-based public sale, Prestige Memorabilia’s The Tennis Auction, that closed on Monday at 0255 GMT.
It was beforehand housed within the Australian Tennis Museum previous to its latest closure.
It turned the third Most worthy tennis racket behind Nadal’s 2022 Australian Open racket auctioned at $139,700 and Billie Jean King’s ‘Battle of the Sexes’ racket offered for $125,000.
Nadal missed the latest Australian Open this month after struggling a small muscle tear throughout his comeback from a protracted harm layoff on the Brisbane International earlier in January.
The 37-year-old, nonetheless, is about to return on the courtroom in February in the course of the ATP 250 event in Doha.
Source: www.thehindu.com
