Rafa Nadal He couldn’t hold back his tears while listening to the Spanish anthem during what could be his last match as a professional tennis player. The Balearic tennis player was visibly moved when hearing the anthem before his match against Botic Van de Zandschulp, in the duel that opens the quarter-final of the Spanish Davis Cup team against the Netherlands.
Rafa Nadal opens the quarter-final between Spain at the 2024 Davis Cup in the Netherlands and the tennis player, who bids farewell this week as a professional, could not hold back his tears after hearing the anthem Spaniard a few minutes before his match against Botic Van de Zandschulp. The entire Spanish Davis Cup team also paid tribute to the Valencia DANA victims by wearing a flag of the Valencian Community and a black crepe.
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But all the spotlight has turned to Rafa Nadalwho this week says goodbye to tennis at MartĂn Carpena in Málaga. The Balearic tennis player was moved to hear the Spanish anthem during what could be his last match as a professional tennis player in case the Spanish Davis Cup team loses the quarter-final against the Countries -Down.
Finally, David Ferrer He ended up opting for Rafa Nadal after a few days of good training from the Balearic tennis player. After having had a good session on Monday on the MartĂn Carpena court against Carlos Alcaraz, the captain of the Spanish Davis Cup team finally opted for the best in the history of the Spanish tennis player.
Rafa Nadal has not played an official match since last August, at the Paris Olympic Games. His last duel took place against Alcaraz and Djokovic during the friendly tournament organized in Saudi Arabia a few weeks ago. Despite his inactivity, David Ferrer was finally selected for the Balearic Islands as number 2 of the Spanish team.
