Paris has once again demonstrated its eternal affection and respect for the figure of Rafa Nadal. The native of Manacor was honored on the Place du Trocadéro with a video on a giant screen retracing the great moments of his sporting career. The most remarkable of all This corresponds to the 14 victories of the Spanish tennis player at Roland Garros.
After carrying the Olympic flame from Place du Trocadéro to the foot of the Eiffel Tower last summer, Rafa Nadal has once again received the elegant response from a city of Paris that does not forget its silhouette. The event took place after the Manacor native’s 6-4, 6-4 defeat against the Dutchman. Botic van de Zandschulp in which was the match that opened the quarter-finals of the Davis Cup.
Rafa Nadal gave everything to avoid a bad taste in his mouth during his last tournament as a professional, but he succumbed to the power of his rival’s serve. It must be remembered that Botic van de Zandschulp eliminated Carlos Alcaraz at the last US Open and he is one of the fittest tennis players in recent months.
Despite everything, Paris wanted to remember its idol Rafa with a mural in which it was emphasized that He has been ATP number one in three different decades, something neither Roger Federer nor Novak Djokovic have achieved during their sporting careers. In addition, the French city highlighted in its tribute the 81 consecutive victories that Nadal achieved on clay and the more than 900 consecutive weeks in which he remained in the top 10 of the ATP.
After a career of more than two decades in the elite, Rafa Nadal has decided to end a unique career during which he won 22 Grand Slam tournamentsa hundred tournaments and five Davis Cups. The native of Manacor remained a legend until the end and Paris wanted to return the favor.
