Indian tennis player Rohan Bopanna, who reached the semi-final in Wimbledon's men's doubles event during the 2013 and 2015 editions, termed Rafael Nadal as his dream doubles partner. Bopanna had earlier termed Roger Federer as his favourite player. Talking about Nadal, Bopanna had stated, "He has a very good idea of the game and he's also an [Olympic] gold medallist."