12:20 – “Talking about my team is more difficult for me”
“Talking about my team is more difficult for me. Because they have been a very important part of my life. They are not just work colleagues, but friends who have always been by my side when I have needed them. really needed it, in good times and bad,” said the Spaniard.
12:10 – “You were quite a warrior” says Kyrgios
The tennis world is starting to pay tribute to the Spaniard. “You were quite a warrior,” said Australian Nick Kyrgios after the Spaniard’s retirement announcement.
12:08 – See you on November 19 for one last dance
From November 19, Spain will face the Netherlands in the quarter-finals of the Final 8 played in Malaga in the Davis Cup. Meetings which will be eagerly awaited by all fans.
11:58 – 22 Grand Slam titles for Rafael Nadal
The Spaniard will therefore have won 22 Grand Slam titles in his career. He will remain 2 lengths (maybe more in the years to come) from the Serbian Novak Djokovic who is at 24 and ahead of Roger Federer with 20 titles.
11:51 – “I’m very excited that my last tournament will be the Davis Cup Final”
“I am very excited that my last tournament will be the Davis Cup final to represent my country,” he continues. “I think I will have come full circle from one of my first great joys as a professional tennis player which was the Davis Cup final in Seville in 2004. I feel super happy about all the things I have could experiment.”
11:46 – “The reality is that the last few years have been difficult, especially the last two”
“Hi everyone, I’m here to tell you that I’m retiring from professional tennis,” the former world number 1 says in his video. “The reality is that the last few years have been difficult, especially the last two. I don’t think I’m capable of playing without limits. It’s obviously a difficult decision that took me time. But, in this life, everything has a beginning and an end and I think this is the right time to bring the end to a career that has been long and far more successful than I ever imagined.”
11:45 – Only 23 matches in 2 years
The Spaniard has had a string of injuries for two years and has only played 23 matches on the circuit, a difficult observation for the legend who didn’t really have a choice.
11:40 – No last Roland-Garros
Unfortunately for French fans, Rafael Nadal will not play the last Roland-Garros. His last match in the first round against Alexander Zverev was indeed the last of his career at Porte d’Auteuil.