After Rafael Nadal’s retirement from tennis, current and former players praised the Spanish star, who won 22 Grand Slam titles, and termed it the end of an era.
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sports desk : Spain’s legendary player Rafael Nadal has said goodbye to tennis. He had to face defeat in his last match. Despite this, Rafael Nadal has won 22 Grand Slam titles so far. Nadal’s retirement marked the end of an era. After Nadal’s retirement, many tennis greats from Serena Williams and Novak Djokovic to Iga Swiatek and Taylor Fritz reacted.
Novak Djokovic’s reaction
24-time Grand Slam winner Novak Djokovic said that your passion, your energy, your fighting spirit is something that will be studied. This will inspire many generations to come. I feel proud and thrilled to be called your opponent. The tennis world and the sports world will miss your incredible energy.
Andy Murray praised Nadal
“The passion with which you played is something all tennis players aspire to and all tennis fans will remember you for,” said Andy Murray, winner of three Grand Slams and two-time Olympic gold medalist. It has been incredible to watch you. ,
“It’s an honor to watch her play,” said Elina Svitolina, who has reached the Grand Slam semi-finals three times. I have seen his matches live. He is a special athlete who inspires me to fight for every point. He is fantastic.
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Daniil Medvedev, two-time runner-up to Nadal in Grand Slam finals and 2021 US Open champion, said, “What I heard outside the court shows that even with success he has not changed at all and it is not easy to do that. I respect it.
“We will always love you,” said 23-time Grand Slam winner Serena Williams. We will always remember you. ” Carlos Alcaraz said that I am very fortunate to have experienced moments with him on and off the court. Apart from this, Iga Swiatek said that honestly, he was the only player whom I saw playing. Now whether I will watch tennis or not. I don’t know this.
