{"id":413997,"date":"2024-01-29T15:08:56","date_gmt":"2024-01-29T15:08:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/haftavasool.com\/haftavasool\/blog\/2024\/01\/29\/rafael-nadals-2007-french-open-winning-racquet-sells-for-118k-at-auction-off-the-field-news-times-of-india\/"},"modified":"2024-01-29T15:08:56","modified_gmt":"2024-01-29T15:08:56","slug":"rafael-nadals-2007-french-open-winning-racquet-sells-for-118k-at-auction-off-the-field-news-times-of-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/haftavasool.com\/haftavasool\/blog\/2024\/01\/29\/rafael-nadals-2007-french-open-winning-racquet-sells-for-118k-at-auction-off-the-field-news-times-of-india\/","title":{"rendered":"Rafael Nadal&#8217;s 2007 French Open winning racquet sells for $118K at auction | Off the field News &#8211; Times of India"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/photo\/msid-107238257,imgsize-30382.cms\" \/><\/p>\n<div>Rafael Nadal<!-- -->&#8216;s championship point-winning racquet from his 2007 French Open final triumph over <!-- -->Roger Federer<!-- --> has fetched an impressive sum of over $118,000 at an auction on Monday. This sale places the item among the highest-priced pieces of tennis memorabilia ever auctioned.<br \/>Nadal beat Federer 6-3, 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 in the 2007 final in Paris to win his third Grand Slam title before the Spaniard moved on to secure a further 19 &#8211; 14 of them at <!-- -->Roland Garros<!-- --> &#8211; becoming one of the sport&#8217;s greatest players.<br \/>The auctioned racquet had not only played a pivotal role in <!-- -->Nadal<!-- -->&#8216;s historic French Open win but was also used in earlier matches of the tournament, including the semi-final against <!-- -->Novak Djokovic<!-- -->.<br \/>Sold for $118,206 at Prestige Memorabilia&#8217;s online auction, The <!-- -->Tennis Auction<!-- -->, the racquet was previously part of the collection at the <!-- -->Australian Tennis Museum<!-- --> before its recent closure.<br \/>It became the third most valuable tennis racquet ever auctioned and follows Nadal&#8217;s 2022 Australian Open racquet, which fetched $139,700, and Billie Jean King&#8217;s &#8216;Battle of the Sexes&#8217; racquet, which was sold for $125,000.<br \/>Nadal, unfortunately, missed the recent Australian Open due to a small muscle tear sustained during his comeback at the Brisbane International earlier in January.<br \/>Despite this setback, the 37-year-old tennis icon is gearing up for his return to the court in February, with plans to participate in the ATP 250 tournament in Doha.<br \/><span class=\"strong\">(With Reuters inputs)<\/span><\/div>\n<p><script>!(function(f, b, e, v, n, t, s) {\n    function loadFBEvents(isFBCampaignActive) {\n      if (!isFBCampaignActive) {\n        return;\n      }\n      (function(f, b, e, v, n, t, s) {\n        if (f.fbq) return;\n        n = f.fbq = function() {\n          n.callMethod ? 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