Nadal This week he goes through his final days as a tennis player. He began to write the last page of a book full of successes, up to 92 trophies, which could increase by Malaga if conquer the Davis. He doesn’t think of anything else. “I’m here to help the team win, not to retire,” he says.
The Balearic Islands For years, he let himself feel like a tennis player.at least as he understands it, which competes fully on the track. Thus ends a flight whose 23-year journey was full of success until its final landing. An epic journey filled with far more joy (1,080 victories) than sadness (227 defeats). His last rackets will be in Malaga, as part of the Davis Cup.
Every step Nadal takes in the Costa del Sol It breathes goodbye, this feeling of the last times. The last concentration with his teammates, the last previous training sessions, the last dinners together… This Tuesday, he took another step towards this inexorable moment at the end of his career.
He appeared before the media in his final press conference before a match. Or the penultimate. Everything will depend on Spain’s victory in the first Davis Cup match against the Netherlands. The staging reflects the importance of her silhouette. He presided over the appearance, located in the center of the table and escorted by Ferrercaptain of the Spanish team and Alcaraznatural heir to his throne.
On one side was Pedro Martínez, a tennis player who arrived in the Spanish team to replace the injured player. Pablo Carreno. That of Alziracurrently number 42 in the world rankings, already competed in the Davis Cup group stage last September in Valencia and scored a key doubles victory with Granollers. For him, it will not be the first time that he replaces Carreño, as he already did recently doing the same in the individual competition at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.
Pedro, who played a few tournaments with the Spaniard, watched him during his appearance. While Rafa talked about his feelings and his fitness, Alzira observed him attentively. Without losing sight of him at any time. “I couldn’t be with him much, We don’t really agree. It’s special for me. “I think it will be a very good competition,” said Pedro Martínez.
