In less than a month we will experience one of the most moving scenes in the history of Spanish sport with the withdrawal of Rafa Nadal in the Davis Cup in Malaga.
Carlos Alcarazwho is participating in the 1,000th Masters in Paris, gave an interview to ‘France 5’ in which he reflects on his farewell to his idol.
“Rafa’s retirement is a shame for Spanish sport, for sport in general, In my opinion“, explained the world number 2.
“I grew up watching Rafa and one of the reasons why I wanted to become a tennis professionalwhich inspires me to continue training,” he added.
Since establishing himself as a tennis star, which coincided with Manacorí’s decline, the Murcian has been compared to the winner of 22 major tournaments.
However, he prefers to carve out his own story: “I don’t want to see myself as Rafa’s replacement“I lose for everything he did for tennis and for sport in Spain.”
