Tennis: Nadal retires, he announces a catastrophe
Published on April 29, 2024 at 8:35 a.m.
In great physical difficulty for more than a year, Rafael Nadal is inevitably reaching the twilight of his career. Aged 37, the winner of 22 Grand Slam titles is coming back well and will face Pedro Cachin this Sunday in the third round of the Masters 1000 in Madrid. For Juan Martin Del Potro, the end of Rafael Nadal’s career will sound like the end of an era, two years after that of Roger Federer…
Spanish tennis legend Rafael Nadal returned to a good level during the Madrid Masters 1000. It had been several months since he had managed to beat a top 20 player and it was done with his victory against Alex De Minaur Saturday (7-6, 6-3).
“We have to start to assimilate the fact that an era of tennis is coming to an end”
For Puntodebreak, the former winner of theUS Open in 2009, Juan Martin Del Potro reacted to Rafael Nadal’s upcoming retirement: “I think we have to start to assimilate the fact that an era of tennis is coming to an end. Roger (Federer) is gone, but his legacy will remain forever. And now Nadal is treating himself to the pleasure of retiring in his own way and on his own terms. This is something I unfortunately couldn’t do due to my health. »
“I don’t know if there will be anything similar in the next few years”
“Rafa is impressive. Watching him play, seeing his passion for competition and his energy, it’s something unique and I don’t know if there will be something similar in the next few years, regrets Juan Martin Del Potro. I hope to meet him now and say hello, and I will continue to watch him on TV. I don’t watch a lot of tennis, but if Rafa or Novak (Djokovic) plays, of course I will watch. »
2024-04-29 06:35:00
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