The everlasting rivals, with whom he shared part of his life, with whom and because of whom he rewrote the historical past of tennis: Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray appeared on the large display of the Palacio de Deportes José María Martín Carpena to have a good time the profession of one of many best legends of the game: Rafael Nadal. Among the many many athletes who celebrated the Spaniard legend for his tennis farewell, the opposite three Fab 4 couldn’t be missed.
“Congratulations on an unimaginable profession. It was a pleasure to play with you and towards you. One in every of my favourite recollections is the Wimbledon closing while you beat me,” stated his buddy and rival Federer, sportingly talking of the epic closing of the Wimbledon Championships 2008, and towards whom Nadal performed 40 matches (Rafa leads 24-16).
“Your tenacity, your combating spirit, the vitality and energy you introduced will probably be studied and handed on to many, many generations. It was an honor to be your rival. Your complete tennis world and the sports activities world usually will miss the unimaginable vitality you confirmed on the courtroom,” stated the Serbian champion, towards whom Rafa performed 60 official matches (Nole leads 31-29).
Murray was amused to recall that he had by no means seen the Spaniard break a racket, however when it got here to PlayStation matches, issues went in another way!
“Hello Rafa. I needed to ship you a fast message to say congratulations on the unimaginable profession you’ve got had. I’ve all the time been an enormous fan of yours and it has been wonderful watching you, coaching with you and competing towards you over time. The fervour and depth you confirmed not solely in matches but in addition in coaching is one thing that has impressed each participant. We have realized so much from you: to be humble, to work onerous and most significantly, to respect everybody. You are in all probability the one tennis participant who has by no means damaged a racket. That did not occur while you have been taking part in PlayStation! I’ve seen you break joysticks all around the world. Get pleasure from your retirement, mate,” joked emotionally the Scot, towards whom Nadal received 17 matches in 24 challenges performed.
