The farewell of Rafa Nadal Professional tennis has shocked the entire sporting world, both inside and outside our borders. And the winner of 22 Grand Slam tournaments is a legend of Spanish and world sport. It is for this reason that the news of his retirement had a great impact in the international press, making the covers of the main foreign media.
Nadal announced his retirement from tennis at the age of 38 in an emotional four-minute video: “It’s been a difficult few years, especially the last two. I haven’t been able to play without limits. It’s a difficult decision, one that took me a long time to make.. In this life, everything has a beginning and an end. »
Rafa Nadal is a legend in the world of sports and as such his retirement has had a great impact around the world. In this way it is important international media They reported the news in the first positions of their covers, especially in the French press, which widely covered the tennis player’s farewell to the courts.
In this way, The Team published a monographic cover with a large photograph of the Mallorcan champion. “Goodbye, Rafa”they title the news, where they emphasize that “after two years of pursuing a form that he never managed to achieve, with a succession of treatments, operations, restarts and breaks in all the meaning, the Majorcan finally resigned himself. I’m going to say that’s enough. »
The World also opened its digital edition with the announcement of the retirement of the tennis player, whom they describe as “immortal” and call the “clay field gladiator” for its privileged relationship with the Roland Garros firm.
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Prestigious media such as The New York Times Among their first news they included the farewell of the tennis player. “Rafael Nadal announces his retirement from tennis,” they headlined, highlighting the 22 Grand Slams achieved by the Spanish legend.
For his part, Tutor described Nadal as “one of the best tennis players of all time”, whose style “helped transform the sport”. The British media highlighted the confrontations with Roger Federer: “Their rivalry, accentuated by opposing playing styles and approaches, would reignite global interest in the sport and spark what many consider to be the golden age of men’s tennis,” he notes.
The news of Rafa Nadal’s retirement in ‘The Guardian’.
THE BBC It also gave a lot of space to current events, on the cover of its digital version. “Tennis legend Nadal to retire after Davis Cup final Rafael Nadal,” headlines in British media. “One of the best players of all time confirms his retirement from tennis (…) Nadal retires as the second most successful men’s singles player of all time, behind his eternal rival Novak Djokovic,” a- he noted.
For his part, the German Picture exclaims “see you soon” at the announcement of the Majorcan player, while the Italian La Gazzetta du Sport stressed that “everything has an end” and the Argentinian Bugle He took up very early on the announcement of the tennis player, who emphasizes that he is “a legend with 22 Grand Slam tournaments”.
