Marco Rossani is the head of the stringers team at the Rome Open and in a recent interview to Il Tennis Italiano, he revealed some interesting things about the event and players. Rossani said they had strung over 1,000 rackets during the tournament.

Speaking about the players who most often need to string their rackets, Rossani said: 'One of the most frequent ones has been Rafael Nadal, and not only because he went the distance. He visits us often, always with five or six rackets at a time.

Among others I think about (Karen) Khachanov, (Denis) Shapovalov, (Elina) Svitolina, Venus Williams and (Simona) Halep.' He particularly spoke about Nadal: 'I always think that Nadal is the most educated person and most sensible to others' work.

He is a champion both on and off-court. An example: On Sunday, just before the final, he personally brought two rackets. I tell you what he told to a person of our team: "Master, sorry, can I leave you two rackets to prepare?" That's what Rafael Nadal told a stringer, whose name he didn't know.

That moment made us emotional and made us understand the human importance of the person.' How much does stringing a racket cost for players? 'Even in Rome, like in basically all the Masters 1000s and Grand Slams, the price is €25.

But players do not have to spend anything: the amount of the rackets is taken from the prize money at the end of the week.' ALSO READ: A Grand Slam finalist pulls out of French Open