In less than a month we will experience one of the most emotional scenes in the history of Spanish sport with the withdrawal of Rafa Nadal in the Davis Cup in Malaga.
Carlos Alcarazwho is in Paris competing in the 1,000th Masters, gave an interview to ‘France 5’ in which he reflected on saying goodbye to his idol.
“Rafa’s retirement is a shame for Spanish sport, for sport in general, for me“, explained the world number 2.
“I grew up watching Rafa and one of the reasons why I wanted to be a tennis professionalwhich inspire me to continue training,” he added.
Since he established himself as a tennis star, which coincided with the decline of the Manacorí, they have not stopped comparing the Murcian with the winner of 22 majors.
However, he prefers to carve out his own story: “I don’t want to see myself as Rafa’s replacement“I lose for everything he has done for tennis, for sport in Spain.”