Rafa retirement

MALAGA, Spain (AP) — Rafael Nadal's relatively low-key retirement ceremony at the Davis Cup was defended by the head of the International Tennis Federation on Sunday as being dictated by the 22-time Grand Slam champion's wishes. Read this article for free: To continue reading, please subscribe: Monthly Digital Subscription $1 per week for 24 weeks* Enjoy unlimited reading on winnipegfreepress.com Read the E-Edition, our digital replica newspaper Access News Break, our award-winning app Play interactive puzzles *Billed as $4 plus GST every four weeks. Offer only available to new and qualified returning subscribers. Cancel any time. MALAGA, Spain (AP) — Rafael Nadal's relatively low-key retirement ceremony at the Davis Cup was defended by the head of the International Tennis Federation on Sunday as being dictated by the 22-time Grand Slam champion's wishes. Read unlimited articles for free today: MALAGA, Spain (AP) — Rafael Nadal’s relatively low-key retirement ceremony at the Davis Cup was defended by the head of the International Tennis Federation on Sunday as being dictated by the 22-time Grand Slam champion’s wishes.“Rafa is an amazing player and has a legacy of tennis that he will leave behind, inspiring millions of players around the world to play tennis, to continue to play. We felt it was very important to listen to what Rafa wanted and how he wanted to be celebrated. That’s exactly what we did,” ITF President David Haggerty said at a closing news conference at the site of the Billie Jean King Cup and Davis Cup in southern Spain.“We took his lead, and we delivered on that,” Haggerty added. “People can have whatever opinions they want of whether it was right or not, but to me, the most important thing was we delivered a ceremony that was what Rafa wanted — and, being who he is, was a great evening, and it was much appreciated.” Spain's Rafael Nadal during a tribute after playing his last match as a professional tennis player in the Davis Cup quarterfinals at the Martin Carpena Sports Hall in Malaga, southern Spain, on early Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez) Feliciano López, the former player who is the Davis Cup Finals tournament director, deflected a question about the way Nadal was feted after his team, Spain, was eliminated by the Netherlands in the quarterfinals Tuesday.“We should focus, all of us, on the fact that Rafa chose Davis Cup to be the final

Also helped Spain win the Davis Cup five times over the years, most recently in 2019.Within minutes of announcing his retirement, Nadal was being flooded with messages on social media from some of his tennis friends and rivals. Roger Federer wrote: “What a career, Rafa! I always hoped this day would never come. Thank you for the unforgettable memories and all your incredible achievements in the game we love. It’s been an absolute honor.” Thank You! You have successfully subscribed. Nick Kyrgios, who Nadal has famously clashed with numerous times, wrote via X, “Rafa, don’t retire, I want to play you one last time. We had our differences but you were one hell of a warrior. Best wishes and good luck with whatever comes next.”Relative newcomers like Coco Gauff have paid tribute too. The 20-year-old U.S. star wrote: “You are amazing! It’s been so incredible to witness your greatness and work ethic and be able to learn from it. Wishing you all the best in your next chapter.”In 2019, Nadal married Maria Francisca Perello, and the couple have one child, a toddler son named Rafael Jr., who was born in Mallorca, Spain, in 2022 — and the star absolutely loves fatherhood, describing it as “an unexpected adventure.”

0 NadalGran respuesta de Nadal para forzar el empate. 40-40Djokovic 1 - 0 NadalLevanta el punto Djokovic desde el saque. 40-30Djokovic 1 - 0 NadalAhora se le marcha la bola a Nadal. Defendió bien el punto Djokovic. 15-30Djokovic 1 - 0 NadalBuen comienzo de Nadal en el segundo juego del partido. Se impone al serbio de momento. 0-30Djokovic 1 - 0 Nadal | ¡Juego para Djokovic!Resto implacable del serbio que se apunta el primer juego del partido después de un inicio dubitativo de Nadal.Djokovic 0 - 0 NadalSe queda la derecha de Nadal. Primera bola de break. 40-30Djokovic 0 - 0 NadalResto de Djokovic fuera. Empata el primer juego el tenista español. 30-30Djokovic 0 - 0 NadalBuena derecha de Nadal que recorta distancias en el primer juego. 30-15Djokovic 0 - 0 NadalDio en la red y la pelota se le marchó fuera a Nadal. 15-0🎾 Six Kings Slam | Novak Djokovic vs Rafa Nadal¡Arranca el partido! ¡Al servicio el tenista español! ¡Saltan a la pista Novak Djokovic y Rafa Nadal!Calientan sobre la pista ya ambos jugadores. En breves dará comienzo el partido. La retirada anunciada por Rafa Nadal, leyenda del tenis mundial que jugará en noviembre su último torneo como profesional en las Finales de la Copa Davis de Málaga, ha desencadenado un interés mayúsculo por verle en su adiós y, con las localidades agotadas, ha disparado el precio de la reventa de entradas que van desde los 1.500 hasta los 34.500 euros.Antesala de la finalEl enfrentamiento entre Novak Djokovic y Rafa Nadal es el aperitivo para la final de este torneo que medirá a Jannik Sinner contra Carlos Alcaraz no antes de las 20:00 horas.Sinner reivindica su reinado frente a DjokovicEl 2024 es definitivamente el año del cambio. El anuncio de la retirada de Rafa Nadal y el dominio de Sinner y Alcaraz en los Grand Slams es la muestra más evidente. Se resiste a esta nueva realidad Novak Djokovic, que conquistó los Juegos Olímpicos, pero que no ha sido capaz de ganar ningún otro torneo, algo que no había sucedido desde 2005. En la final de Shanghái, el penúltimo Master 1000 del año, tampoco pudo imponerse a Jannick Sinner, el mejor del año, que suma en China su séptimo título de un 2024 increíble para él. Rafa Nadal, el adiós de una leyendaRafa Nadal afronta hoy su último gran duelo ante Novak Djokovic. El que ha sido el mejor deportista español de todos los tiempos, anunció su retirada a los 38 años tras una carrera donde lo ha ganado todo. Hoy será la última vez que veamos este entre dos leyendas del tenis. Los datos de Rafa NadalNadal es uno de los tenistas más laureados de la historia. Suma 22 Grand Slam, oros en los Juegos Olímpicos, cinco Copa Davis, una Copa ATP y una Copa Laver entre otros muchos más títulos.موعدين بمواجهة حاسمة تحدد بطل المركز الثالث والمركز الرابع بين رافائيل نادال ونوفاك دوكوفوتش ضمن مواجهات Six Kings Slam 😍🔥 السبت، 19 أكتوبر 🗓️الساعة 7:30 مساءً 🕑