Rafael Nadal‘s championship point-winning racquet from his 2007 French Seen last overcome Roger Federer has fetched an noteceable sum of over $118,000 at an public sale on Monday. This sale playgrounds the object some of the highest-priced items of tennis memorabilia ever auctioned.
Nadal beat Federer 6-3, 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 within the 2007 last in Paris to win his 3rd Elegant Slam identify ahead of the Spaniard moved directly to retain an extra 19 – 14 of them at Roland Garros – changing into one of the crucial game’s largest gamers.
The auctioned racquet had now not best performed a pivotal function in Nadal‘s historical French Seen win however was once additionally old in previous fits of the match, together with the semi-final towards Novak Djokovic.
Offered for $118,206 at Status Memorabilia’s on-line public sale, The Tennis Public sale, the racquet was once prior to now a part of the gathering on the Australian Tennis Museum ahead of its contemporary closure.
It was the 3rd maximum decent tennis racquet ever auctioned and follows Nadal’s 2022 Australian Seen racquet, which fetched $139,700, and Billie Jean King’s ‘Struggle of the Sexes’ racquet, which was once offered for $125,000.
Nadal, sadly, neglected the new Australian Seen because of a mini muscle tear sustained throughout his comeback on the Brisbane Global previous in January.
In spite of this setback, the 37-year-old tennis icon is gearing up for his go back to the courtroom in February, with plans to take part within the ATP 250 match in Doha.
(With Reuters inputs)
Nadal beat Federer 6-3, 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 within the 2007 last in Paris to win his 3rd Elegant Slam identify ahead of the Spaniard moved directly to retain an extra 19 – 14 of them at Roland Garros – changing into one of the crucial game’s largest gamers.
The auctioned racquet had now not best performed a pivotal function in Nadal‘s historical French Seen win however was once additionally old in previous fits of the match, together with the semi-final towards Novak Djokovic.
Offered for $118,206 at Status Memorabilia’s on-line public sale, The Tennis Public sale, the racquet was once prior to now a part of the gathering on the Australian Tennis Museum ahead of its contemporary closure.
It was the 3rd maximum decent tennis racquet ever auctioned and follows Nadal’s 2022 Australian Seen racquet, which fetched $139,700, and Billie Jean King’s ‘Struggle of the Sexes’ racquet, which was once offered for $125,000.
Nadal, sadly, neglected the new Australian Seen because of a mini muscle tear sustained throughout his comeback on the Brisbane Global previous in January.
In spite of this setback, the 37-year-old tennis icon is gearing up for his go back to the courtroom in February, with plans to take part within the ATP 250 match in Doha.
(With Reuters inputs)
