Rafa Nadal will retire from tennis after Davis Cup organized in Malaga at the end of the month. And some on the circuit were surprised by this decision. This is the case of Casper Ruudwho plays the ATP final in Turin and beat Carlos Alcaraz in the first round.
This surprised him: “Maybe I was hoping to try one more time on clay at Roland Garros next year.”
“At the same time, I know he had to fight through a lot of pain and injuries, which destroys you mentally. At some point you give up. I think it will be a good ending for him. It will be sad and there will be some tears, obviously as the big fan that I am, I hope he makes it to the finale so I can see him for a few more days. I hope he gets the kind of retirement he deserves.“, says the tennis player who beat Carlitos in Turin.
I wish him good luck outside of tennis: “I wish you the best for the future. “It’s special, a match that showed that it was the one he played with Zverev at Roland Garros this year.”
And remember what happened in his last match at Roland Garros, where big names in tennis were present: “You don’t see Swiatek, Djokovic, Alcaraz attending a Grand Slam first round if it’s not Rafa.”
