Rafa Nadal visited Carlos Alcaraz on the field, with the Murcian tennis player at his side, after losing the last duel between them in the semi-final of the Six Kings Slams. Alcaraz He beat the Balearic player with a double 6-3 and the legend went to the Spanish tennis player called to take over in this sport.
“It was a great pleasure to play this semi-final with Carlos. He has been so good and has played fantastic the last few years. “I tried, but it wasn’t enough with just one animal,” he said. Rafa Nadal give in to tennis Carlos Alcaraz.
“Since he was born, I have lost more than I have gained. Having him by my side helped me overcome the problems I encountered in the last two years,” said the Balearic tennis player about his son’s presence in the Saudi stands Arabia.
They also asked Rafa Nadal not to retire: “I think that this Friday I will train because it is one more day to continue progressing in view of the Davis Cup in Malaga. “I want to be ready and help in any way I can.”
“I feel everyone’s support. “I had a long and successful career and I tried to be nice to everyone,” he said. Rafa Nadal after being applauded by all the home fans during the match.
“I was told a long time ago that someone really good was coming and when we trained for the first time in Australia I realized he had things that the others didn’t have. not,” he concluded. Nothing about Alcaraz.
Alcaraz beats Nadal
Rafa Nadal I danced for the last time before Carlos Alcaraz in a generational duel in which the Manacorí almost definitively passes the baton to his successor at the top of Spanish tennis. In Riyadh and as part of the million dollar exhibition of Six Kings SlamNadal and Alcaraz fought in a duel from which Carlos emerged victorious, better prepared by the shot and the current level, against a Rafael who showed his face and was even able to compete sometimes face to face with a double Grand Slam champion in 2024, until fall 6-3, 6-3 in an hour and 20 minutes of maximum nostalgia seeing Rafael Nadal Parera in his penultimate tournament before retirement.
At 38 years old and back for the first time after the Paris Olympic Gamesthe level of Rafa Nadal proved to be limited, although his historical competitive gene caused him to struggle against Carlos Alcarazmuch more fluid, physically exuberant and technically precise. The difference in weapons would tip the balance towards his own weight, but Nadal had the ability to lift the Saudi public on several occasions and even smile, ironically, as if he himself confirmed that he is still ready. .an attack beyond the date of his farewell.
