The “goodbye” of Rafa Nadal continues to draw reactions from all sorts of tennis personalities. It’s been two weeks since the winner of 22 Grand Slams This ends one of the greatest careers in sports history. Since then, many tennis players have gone on to pursue careers that will always be remembered.
Pat CashWimbledon champion in 1987, went further in his statements to the ‘Tennis Major’. The Australian admires Rafa so much that he would even trust him with his life: “I always said that if I had to choose one person to risk my life in a match, it would be Nadal. He brought something to the world of tennis that never seen before. He was fitter than any player you had seen before. He devoted himself to running, running without stopping. “I trained like crazy.”
“We’ve never seen anyone play like Rafael Nadal. His staying power in driving mechanics. It was unusual, with an exaggerated amount of top spin. The competitiveness. He’s someone very, very special” says the legend.
Species couldn’t help but continue to praise Rafa until using a rather curious hypothesis: “If a an alien descended from space and told you he could beat anyone, you would show him Rafa. Try to stop his slice serve, his lift. “He plays like no one else.”
“Each season was interesting because we knew that something had changed, that had improved somewhat. Permanently. He modified his service and improved it. He used different tactics: the best do it. Either you improve or you stagnate, and it It was another phenomenon.“concludes the Australian.