Rafael Nadal‘s racket from his 2007 French Open ultimate victory over Roger Federer was offered for greater than $118,000 at an public sale Monday, rating among the many highest-priced such memorabilia.
Nadal beat Federer 6-3 4-6 6-3 6-4 within the 2007 ultimate in Paris to win his third Grand Slam title earlier than the Spaniard moved on to safe 19 extra — 14 of them at Roland Garros — to grow to be one of many sport’s biggest gamers.
The racket, which Nadal additionally utilized in earlier matches on the event, together with his semifinal victory in opposition to Novak Djokovic, offered for $118,206 at an internet public sale, Status Memorabilia’s The Tennis Public sale, that closed on Monday.
It was beforehand housed within the Australian Tennis Museum previous to its current closure.
Earlier highest particular person tennis racket public sale gross sales embody Nadal’s 2022 Australian Open racket ($139,700), Billie Jean King’s “Battle of the Sexes” racket ($125,000) and Djokovic’s 2016 French Open racket ($107,482).
Nadal missed the current Australian Open this month after struggling a small muscle tear throughout his comeback from an extended harm layoff on the Brisbane Worldwide earlier in January. The 37-year-old, nonetheless, is ready to return on the courtroom in February through the ATP 250 event in Doha.
