During the quarterfinal match of the Australian Open between Serena Williams and Simona Halep, a curious image was observed in the stands. The Romanian's coach, Darren Cahill, wore a Nike cap with Rafa Nadal's brand logo.
The Australian coach and former player, a recognized admirer of the Spanish tennis player, put on the garment of Nadal's particular line to cheer Halep from the team box, it is not known if with the intention of motivating a champion who has set as an example to Nadal on many occasions. “Nadal is a totally different tennis player. He expresses work and crazy desire to continue improving himself,” he said in a recent interview.
In fact, Cahill once said that Constanza's is “a little Nadal”, and has spoken well of the Balearic many times. “He may be down 5-0, 40/0, and even there you couldn't say he's beaten,” he once said. Again he acknowledged that watching Nadal train had impressed him “a lot.”