The timer counts down in minutes at full speed. They act without looking at who is wearing the watch on their wrist. He is a consistent referee even Rafa Nadal. The best Spanish player in history announced on October 10 his intention to close his banner after the Davis Cup final which starts on November 19 in Malaga.
Since Mr. Manacorí announced his intentions publicly, practices and comments have been repeated. showing interest among his teammates and there is no interview in which the world of tennis is not asked about the number. of Nadal who accelerates his training to give himself the final dance in the best conditions.
The last to assess the number of Balearic tennis players was Ivan Ljubicic, the former Croatian tennis player who was ranked number 3 in the world and who was Roger Federer’s coach during the Swiss’s last days as an active player. For Ljubicic there is an image that will never be the same and it is for Phillipe Chatrier not to see Rafa Nadal on his clay.
“I was surprised when Nadal announced his retirement. Obviously I can understand why, that’s not the point. For me, Rafa Nadal is Roland Garros, and seeing that he won’t be playing in Paris is hard to accept. “Ljubicic said in an interview with Eurosport in which he also described the task of meeting Nadal on clay.
“Playing against Rafa at Philippe-Chatrier is difficult, very painful”recalled Ljubicic, who experienced the challenge of playing with Rafa at Roland Garros and Federer at the All England Club. “I never played against Federer at Wimbledon, but I met him many times and it was difficult because he had all the answers. Rafa has tennis that is easy, but impossible to catch.”
What Ljubicic, winner of 10 ATP tournaments and who has won 429 and lost 296, believes.Nadal will not be in Malaga, he will come to Davis to compete. “Players like this game to win, not to participate,” concludes the Croatian about the country of Nadal who now has all the best and praise.