Rafa Nadal was the first guest of the season in The anthill in a debut marked by the great competition that exists in the time slot of Pablo Motos’ program. Carlos Latre and David Broncano, from their programs on Telecinco and La 1, will try to prevent him from continuing to lead as comfortably as he has done so far. ANDThe Majorcan athlete was the godfather of this season, a detail that helped him take stock of a complicated 2024.on his time at the Olympic Games and clearly speaking about his retirement, something that many continue to predict after the physical problems he has had for years and that have prevented him from performing at his usual level in recent times.
The presenter wanted to emphasize that the presence of the tennis player is very special for him and for the whole team, since he called him personally to propose to him to be the first guest for a specific reason: “We have superstition and in the first program we call someone we love very much” Rafa, who has already passed through the Trancas y Barrancas table several times, was grateful for the invitation and at the same time had to respond to the many superstitions or special gestures he has on or off the field to seek luck and good results. : “People think I have a lot of superstitions but honestly, that’s it. Other than that, I don’t have any. It’s an honor to be on your first show.“.
Although it has not been the best of his professional years, his participation in the Paris Olympic Games has been one of the most anticipated, especially when he formed a doubles partner with Carlos Alcaraz. Although their names together are intimidating, the truth is that they are not experts in this modality and their lack of training together has prevented them from reaching the final rounds of the tournament, where the medals are played. Even so, the Olympic event is very special for him.In the Olympic Village, we didn’t even have a table to play Parcheesi. It’s completely different from what we’re used to. In terms of comfort and rest, it’s worse than any tournament we play. But if you go to the Olympics, you have to stay in the Olympic Village“, he told the cameras of Antena 3, an experience he was able to live on several occasions, also being flag bearer of our delegation in Rio 2016 and torchbearer in Paris.
Although it’s not all pretty, because life in the village is not as comfortable as the hotels and training that top tennis players are used to during tournaments the rest of the year.If you can appreciate what the Olympics are, I always have. It’s a bit chaotic, you have to organize things for thousands of people but you adapt. You arrive on the first day where you have to position yourself, the next day less and so on.” he confessed.
Rafa Nadal speaks out The anthill about his withdrawal
The question of a possible withdrawal could not be left aside, something that many thought would happen after the Paris meeting, but that will not be the case. The Majorcan made it clear that he is not thinking about it yet and that he will continue trying to regain his best level.I try to enjoy everyday life and I will make the decision when it is clear to me. I try to do things in the best possible way, I have not achieved what I thought I would achieve this season, it has been difficult for me, and it is true that at the moment my objectives in terms of competition are over.” he said.
