Winner of his thirteenth Roland-Garros on Sunday by beating Novak Djokovic in the final, Rafael Nadal thanked his supporters through a video posted this Wednesday on the site of his foundation.
By spraying this Sunday Novak Djokovic in the Roland-Garros final (6-0, 6-2, 7-5), Rafael Nadal offered himself a 13th title on Parisian clay, while joining Roger Federer in the number of Grand Slam tournaments won (20). The opportunity for the Mallorcan to address his fans in a video posted Wednesday on the site of his foundation. If he says his joy at having won his favorite tournament once again, “Rafa” did not hide his sadness at not being able to share this moment with his supporters.
« I am obviously very happy with what I just achieved, he began, more it is a bitter feeling that is present because we have lived through very complicated months for different reasons, the main one related to health. We are facing a pandemic that affects us all with effects on the economy that are causing problems for many families. “A situation that he hopes will be as short as possible, counting on the rapid development of a vaccine for” find a more peaceful and happy world« .
.@RafaNadal deposits his 20th trophy #GrandSlam at the Rafa Nadal Museum, in #Mallorca.
A large part of the Museum’s profits go to the projects of the #RafaNadal Foundation.#RafaNadal places his 20th Grand Slam Trophy in the Rafa Nadal Museum???? @rnadalacademy pic.twitter.com/Oqjok2lZgA
– Rafa Nadal Foundation (@frnadal) October 14, 2020
To end his speech, the Spaniard therefore wanted to say thank you to his fans. ” I want to thank you for all your messages over the past few weeks. Even though we’ve been away for a while, these messages on social media, and even on my phone, have helped me a lot. »
Read also:
Djokovic: “I was completely upgraded”
Federer congratulates Nadal and ignores Djokovic
Toni Nadal scratches Djokovic
