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JESUS KILLS
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David Ferrerformer tennis player and captain of the Spanish men’s team in the Davis Cupspoke into the microphones of Cope’s Great Game about goodbye Rafa Nadal, that yesterday he played his last game as a professional with a defeat in the Martín Carpena from Malaga.
The farewell ceremony: “I am sad for everything, for how it was, for losing the tie… it was not the scenario we wanted. We were favorites but we did not show it. And the farewell of someone as important as Rafa was decaffeinated; very important people were missing in his career and people who have been so important at the level of rivals and his team. I missed those people. Things are as they are and we have to accept them for a long time where he will have tributes in big tournaments and have the farewell. that he deserves. It was his last game, we won’t see him on the court again and I missed that.”
The alignment: “It was clear to me that between Rafa and Roberto, seeing how they trained and Rafa improving day by day, I was confident that Rafa is a competitive beast. It was an unknown but if I had to bet on someone, I had to give them that opportunity. And in doubles, Granollers and Carlos had already played together, Carlos is powerful serving on the indoor court and Granollers too in doubles, Rafa had not played since the Games.”
Not seeing Federer, Djokovic, Pau Gasol there, who is close to him…
Nadal’s match: “When he loses the first set you realize that he can’t find any sensations, he tries to play a little further back… and I feel that it wasn’t the tactic on such a fast court. But the player’s feelings are clear and he tried to find solutions.”
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His words to Rafa in the match: “I tried to talk to him to tell him that it was time to enjoy, to let go of his arm… I saw him worried, and winning or losing would not change anything of what we think of him. I know that he was going to suffer, it is winning by your country… there were three games left and hey, face it, the heroic and the emotional one remained. I told him that I was very proud of him, that I was happy… and I thanked him”
I tried to talk to him to tell him that it was time to enjoy, to let go of the arm
The atmosphere and farewell in Malaga: “With the Davis Cup format, everything has changed. It’s a Tuesday, people are coming home from work… I didn’t miss them cheering; if it had been more even, there would have been that pressure. The farewell was done with the best of the intentions, it was after losing and quickly and running… it was a little sad. I missed Federer, Djokovic, Gasol, who is a close friend of his… I shouldn’t have spoken. Rafa’s greatness is not going to change. with a better or worse tribute”.
MARCA wanted to pay tribute to Rafa Nadal for a sporting career that has been unique. In this video we summarize his first statements as a child and his reflections after deciding to retire from professional tennis.
What would you have done if you qualified?: “Rafa ruled himself out. I don’t know what he would have done, we had two days of training and Roberto was fine.”
Rafa’s greatness deserves something more
Your future: “I have one year of contract. I will talk to the Federation, I don’t know if I will continue. Things have to be done well. I always make my jobs available, and if they are not happy, I will take a step back. I have done it in all the jobs I’ve been in since my retirement.
