“i didn't want to cry, but I'm a sensitive person and seeing him like this made it very difficult for me." - rafael nadal
quotes from a radio interview he did tonight. source:
translation from rafa’s spanish part of the presser last night.
looks like he’s dealing with a lot right now. hopefully all goes well in his personal life, and he gets healthy enough again to resume his professional life soon 🙏🏾
source:
his approach and perspective to comebacks in this sport is honestly one of my favourite things as a fan. all the best for the year ahead,
@rafaelnadal
! ✨
youngest champ here, oldest champ here. first champ in the new stadium 🤠 let him know! 🏆✨
he says acapulco is a special place 🥺
congrats,
@rafaelnadal
, on another amazing week!
i hope these two have an extensive exho tour planned in the future. take my money, fedal can not end! still can’t get over friday. absolute scenes. thanks for everything roger & rafa 🤧🥹🫂✨
what can i even say for you anymore,
@rafaelnadal
?!?! 😭😭 the ultimate competitor. thank you for another display of your greatness. sf next (hopefully), vamossssssss!
there will never be another him. enjoy this guys, win or lose, one day this guy will stop playing tennis and that fire, energy & passion will be gone. he is truly amazing and it is nice to have him back on the tour. ✨
you can tell that each victory means so much to him after everything 😭
14-0. 3rd final in a row on hc. what a start to this season. vamos,
@rafaelnadal
!! ✨
(📸: hector vivas/getty)
jmac about rafa on eurosport: “greatest effort player i’ve ever seen. all players, both male and female, should emulate the attitude he’s got on the court. he acts like he’s never won anything and the guy’s got 20 majors”
legacy 🔐
i finally get my closure.
today is less about the records. what happened in this 2014 final changed so much for rafa. i’m so glad for him that he got to triumph here again because he absolutely deserved this after everything he went through at this slam.
i really liked his answer about the slam record.. “I would love to be the one to have more, yes, but you cannot be all day frustrated or all day thinking about what's your neighbor have better than you. You have to be happy with yourself. You have to do your way.”
“what i have to do now is come back, work hard, stay positive every single day, accept the challenge…” some fighting words from here. that determination >>>
all the best for your off season,
@rafaelnadal
! you’ve got this, champ! 👊🏽✨
A. Fucking. King. That was just....crazy, unbelievable, amazing, gut wrenching, etc. Congrats,
@rafaelnadal
, for never giving up, for always believing, for always fighting. You deserved this ovation. 👏🏾🇪🇸
i’m the guy smiling as soon rafa said he tried his best for the last 2 weeks because he really did 🧡 these last 4 events watching rafa has been the most i’ve enjoyed him playing in a very long while. hope he can rest up and recover for the next part of the season 🙏🏾