Rafael Nadal’s uncle addressed a major issue surrounding his nephew’s retirement ceremony during Tuesday’s Davis Cup final in Malaga.
Nadal played the final professional match of his career this week in front of a packed audience that included most of his family, when he lost to Botic van de Zandschulp.
Spain was eventually eliminated by the Netherlands, but the result did not matter. Instead, it gave Nadal a chance to say goodbye.
Nadal, along with Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic, dominated tennis for 20 years, winning 22 Grand Slam titles. French Open – And it goes down as follows. One of the best players of all time.
Emotions ran high the moment Nadal stepped onto the court with the 38-year-old ‘King of Clay’. Observed crying during the Spanish national anthem.
After Spain’s elimination, Nadal took the microphone and spoke to the crowd. Numerous celebrities from tennis and football sent him messages through special videos. Andy Murray and Raoul.
Toni Nadal, who introduced his nephew to tennis and was his long-term coach until 2017, believes the ceremony could have been better and believes the problem is that Davis Cup organizers did not say enough about his nephew. Heroism at Roland Garros or Wimbledon among other tournaments.
‘I was definitely touched by the public support,’ he said. El Larguero on SER Radio.
‘I love seeing images of these events. I wanted to see images of Rafael winning the Davis Cup in Seville, Madrid (Open), Roland Garros or Wimbledon. Because this brings up more emotions.
‘I’m not trying to criticize anyone. I would have preferred something else that was more in line with his career.
‘As a family member and former coach of Rafael, I appreciate the gesture and good intentions they showed, but I would have liked it differently in hindsight.
‘Nowadays, you can combine music and images to create much more emotional events.
‘And Rafael is a man whose images convey passion and emotion. If they had done it this way, it would have been more appropriate.’
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