The men’s professional tennis association, ATP, updated its official website on the 18th, stating that former world No. 1 R, who will retire from active duty at the Davis Cup Finals Final 8 (Spain/Malaga, indoor hard), a national tournament that begins on the 19th.・Posted comments from Nadal (Spain).
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The 38-year-old Nadal, who has a total of 92 tour titles, is known as the “King of Red Clay,” having won 14 times at Roland Garros (France/Paris, Red Clay, Grand Slam), one of the four major tournaments. Reigns at number 1 in the world ranking. He has a total of 22 wins in the four major tournaments.
Last month, Nadal announced that he would retire from active duty after the Davis Cup Finals Final 8.
Nadal appeared at a press conference on the 18th ahead of the opening match between Spain and the Netherlands on the 19th and spoke about his current state of mind as his retirement approaches.
“There’s no such thing as an ideal breakup. Movie script endings are for American movies, and I realized a long time ago that I wouldn’t have one.”
“Through good times and bad, I will try to approach everything with the same level of composure as I have always dealt with everything.”
“Of course, this is the end of a stage in my life. I’ve shared many years with many of them (team-mates), and to a lesser extent with other players, I’m used to watching them on TV every week. I feel the same way when I look at other players. After all, they are part of my life.”
“I understand that for a lot of people who grew up watching me play, it’s over and they’ll never see me play professionally again. It’s going to happen, and now it’s my turn.”
“I’ve done everything I can and I know my time has come. As I’ve done so many times before and it’s worked out so well, age-wise and everything. Due to the buildup and injury, the time has now come for us to say goodbye.”
The tournament will feature eight countries (Italy, Netherlands, Spain, Australia, USA, Germany, Canada, and Argentina) competing for the world’s number one spot in a tournament format. The match will consist of two singles matches and one doubles match, with the winner being the first to win two matches.
In order to have the best farewell, Nadal will be joined by a team consisting of Carlos Alcaraz (Spain), Raymond Martinez (Spain), Raymond Bautista-Agu (Spain), Marcelo Granogels (Spain), and captain D.・He made it clear that he wants to win the title with Ferrer (Spain).
“We’re here to fight. We can’t let anything else distract us from what we’re here for, which is to do our best to get the best possible result.”
“It would be great if the whole team could be competitive and win the Davis Cup. It would be a great farewell for me and great joy for everyone.”
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