Coco Gauffnumber 3 in the WTA world ranking, never hid her fanaticism for Rafael Nadal. The young American praised the manacorí on several occasions and the Media Day Rome was no exception.
Coco Gauff, Iga Swiatek, Rafael Nadal and John McEnroe during an exhibition. EFE
“It’s strange to accept it because most of my life I’ve been watching him win at Roland Garros, I imagine he’s going through a delicate moment.”he pointed out with respect to Spanish.
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Furthermore, he added: “I’m sad because he’s one of my favorite players., I admire your mentality and intensity. He’s probably the only player that if he’s training on the court next door, I’d stare at him. I never saw a lack of respect, he has that aura around everything he does, for me all this is admirable. He’s a very nice person.”
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Gauff, in turn, He remembered an anecdote with Nadal during the last edition of Roland Garros. “He touched my back and said, ‘Good job.’. To this day I still can’t believe he spoke to me. These small details are what I will miss the most on the tour, the way he behaves with others. He will have an unmatched legacy for the intensity with which he does everything, this is something that everyone will miss”, he asserted.
In any case, he also highlighted the present that the former number 1 is having despite the long inactivity he had. “I was in Madrid and there It didn’t seem to me like he was retiring.with the ceremony they did for him afterwards I was wondering if this was real life or not,” Coco concluded.
2024-05-07 14:42:00
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