Just like David Ferrer already a significant part of Spanish supporters, Tony Nadal He didn’t like the way his nephew’s farewell ceremony took place after Spain lost to the Netherlands in the Davis Cup.
In an interview with ‘Ser’, the uncle and former Balearic coach was candid when asked about saying goodbye to the legend of Martín Carpena.
“He was no match for Rafa. It was obviously emotional with the support of the public. I like that in these events there are images“I would have liked to see images of Rafael winning the Davis Cup in Seville, of Rafael at the Madrid tournament, at Roland Garros or at Wimbledon, because it creates more emotion,” he noted.
He also explains what would have been ideal: “I don’t want to criticize anyone. I would have preferred something different, at the peak of his career. Nowadays you can do much more emotional acts by mixing music with images and Rafael is a guy whose images convey passion and emotion. If they had, it would have been more up to par.“.
Toni, who couldn’t be there “work commitments”he had already seen for a long time that the time of his nephew’s retirement was getting closer and closer.
“It is the chronicle of a death foretold. We all knew that this day had to come. Seeing the evolution of the last few months, you already saw that things were not going in the right direction and I think Rafael made the most appropriate decision,” he concluded.
