The first tennis match I watched was the 2009 Australian Open final between Nadal and Federer. As a 9 year old, I thought this was the coolest thing ever I ever saw and the post match ceremony stayed with me. Over the years, I came to expect them to keep playing at the highest level and for the next 10 years, this was largely the case until they couldn’t anymore. Watching both Federer and Nadal retiring is like saying goodbye to my childhood. I thank them for the memories and to Rafa, all the best with the next chapter of his life. With regards to Davis Cup, looks like Sinner and Alcaraz will be there to compete and Djokovic said he’ll be there in some capacity too. What a way to send off a true legend.
My favourite sportsperson ever. Started watching him seriously in 2006 as a 16 year old. His indomitable character has been a constant throughout my youth and young adulthood. What a player, what a man. Gracias Rafa
Rafa is one of a kind. He’s relentless, he’s resilient, he’s stubborn, he always has fire, but at the same time he’s such a smart player. I don’t know why but I think of the championship point of 2017 US Open- served out wide, approached, volleyed, got it done. A point that summarized his change with Moya after two disappointing years. We felt that Rafa was not going to play long after 15 and 16, but there we go- he went on and won eight more grand slam titles. He always gives it all on and off the court. It’s been so well documented. Which makes it exceptionally hard for the fans- there’s really no more for him to play. Like all the great champs retired in the last few years. When they say there’s nothing left, there’s nothing left. Massive respect for Rafa for everything he did. Gracias Rafa, happy retirement.
What a loser and asshole you are Nadal. Nishikori has the same injury and is playing. I really don't understand you. I expected you to do much more (you didn't win Miami, Shanghai, Paris, Final Masters, very few big titles on grass and concrete 2 Wimbledon and Australia, 4 US Open and other 1000 series tournaments). When I told you to change these parameters, you didn't want to listen, but you continued to do your own thing and then you pretend to be crazy as if you don't know where the injuries come from and you constantly complain that you would be a goat if there were no injuries. They did not come by themselves or from Mars. Instead of changing something (the style of play on grass and concrete, the schedule of tournaments: we are playing big tournaments and improving volleys and serves) to continue playing like your rival for a long time, you decide to retire. Tony (by choosing a defensive style of play and not an offensive one, not improving and not using more volleys, not improving the serve and therefore not becoming a top serve, wrong way of training) and you (by accepting that style of tennis and way of training even though you saw that it does not suit your body and the wrong schedule of tournaments: playing a lot of small tournaments during the season, smart and careful selection of tournaments, inability, stubbornness to change the style of play and improve the volley and serve or you are stupid) you destroyed your body and injuries occurred. If you had done what I said, you would be the best now
Rafa is the reason why I - and millions of others - got into tennis. Can’t even put into words what his career has meant to me. So glad to have a ticket for the Davis Cup QF 🥹
In the midst of all the hardships in Iran, RAFA brought me back to tennis. This is the impact of this extraordinary athlete. I started tennis after watching 1971 Wimbledon final between John Newcombe & Stan Smith. I was put off watching because of some tennis players' jerky theatrics (notably John McEnroe). I would watch here & there but not much. It was his match in Miami v. Roger in 2004 that got me back to watching tennis & follow intensely. RAFA is the only player I woke up anytime @ night to watch. The only player I would watch every single point. The only player whose win brought me immense joy for days, even months & the pain of his losses stayed with me. INCREDIBLE! TENNIS will not be the same for me again. I love him with deep respect & appreciation. ❤💛❤ VAMOS!
Very appropriate tribute to this immortal of Tennis. He influenced millions from all disciplines of life,to fight when odds are against them. The younger generation of Tennis players,a lot of them ,consider him their Guru.Djoko's son was also shouting for him in his match against Medvedev in AO final !
From Novak fan deepest respect for Rafa and his fans celebrate Rafa and his fantastic career he is legend of tennis Icon of tennis, king of clay i know you are all sad me to he will be missed for sure, celebrate that we are witness golden era of tennis, big 3 is anomalie that occur once in 1000 years, Rafa have a great life your epic matches with Roger and Novak will be utmost miss.
djokovic is obviously the most clutch player ever, but nadal is definitely the best player ever in terms of point by point top focus mentality, week in week out
I still have four pairs of his 3/4 Nike pants that both him and Ronaldinho made famous. Watching Nadal from 2005 to 2009 was personally my favorite era of his. I watched the 2008 Wimbledon Finals with my mom who would pass away a few years later and I have good memories of that with the rain delays and so forth.
Love the High Quality Content you bring every video. Would love to see you following the tour in person one day to analyze the matches right by the court
Rafa is one of the GOATs, and the GOAT of clay, and his elite level performances were sublime. He had everything Alcaraz has now in terms of talent and weapons: amazing return game, crazy defense, a reliable serve (and super effective in some years); superior volleying, killer forehand, solid backhand, sneaky slice, and extremely high IQ. He was unforgettable to watch and graced us with the two best rivalries between Federer and Djokovic! We'll miss you Rafael!
He embodied the quote in RG, "Victory belongs to the most tenacious." His combination of tenacity, sportsmanship, athleticism, humility, passion, and incredible variety and strength and style made for such a unique package, easily my favorite athlete of all time, and a champion who had a substantially winning record against his greatest rivals on the biggest stages. Gracias, Rafa. Unparalleled greatness. 🖤🖤🖤
One thing special about Rafa - he is the only one who never broke his racquet out of anger. He was such a very disciplined player just the way he placed his drinks one after the other in an orderly manner!!! This speaks volumes!
The placing of the water battles with their labels facing the same way is certainly a bit of an obsessive tic but it obviously helped keeping him focused.
2022 Australia Open, how he won that tournament against all odds and a collapsing body… And I remember a newspaper headline about it, said "when someone tells you that smt is impossible to do, remember Rafa" This is how I will always remember him. This is his legacy… One of a kind sportsman with full of passion but also a decent human being (which is a rare combination for the competitors on his level)
@@1233.-6 he still put his %110 on the court which was my point that you missed by a mile. Look, it is a wild concept, I know but maybe just for one day stop being narcissist who makes everything about Novak and let people give their gratitudes to a sport legend. If you cannot, get out under my comment.
* with asteriscs on he title (* Novak didnt play becouse he was deported, with not, Nadal could not win, he has not wining a set in 10 years over Novak in hard court). Sorry to remindvit.. lol
Maybe sounds crazy, but sometimes life was really hard, but knowing that i was able to watch him, learn from him and admire his career, i can be only greatful.
I started following magic tennis with Nastase in the 70s, then with Johnny Mac in the 80s and Agassi in the 90s. Rafa though, since 2005 has been the ultimate magician as well as a terrific human being, He will be missed, .........yet Spain gave us tennis fans a new magician in Alcaraz. As a Rafa fan, I have Carlitos now to keep my spirits up.
I know! I was just thinking of all tennis players who have retired that have played in last 50 years-players my Dad, sister and I watched play. I will miss Rafa and I miss Federer, Murray etc
I share your worry about the davis cup. The difference between Federer and Murray's send off events is that in those cases winning was not important to them. Even if team Spain prioritizes Rafael's moment over their chances to win, I'm sure pressure to win is going to be in Rafa's mind no matter what.
A wonderful tribute to Rafa Gill. Because I was a die-hard Federer fan I spent years rooting against Rafa. Yet this year, seeing him approaching the end, I have found myself extremely emotional. What a player, what a man!
I don't think any analysis on Nadal will do justice on how lethal and beast mode Rafael Nadal was. It was also not just about his kinetic ability, but just scarying everyone, even Novak was intimidated by him, the only time you could really win was when he was wounded or came from injury, he was like a world boss, otherwise you may as well duck. And duck they did. That's why Nadal's top 10 win stats are not super great, like no shit, no player wants to go against Rafa Nadal. Look what he did to players that tried to take him out, Zverev in 2022, or even Thiem, he just collapsed after he tried to dethrone Rafa, probably gave all his energy for a RG.
Your top 10 comment doesn't make much sense to me, are players retiring before they play him unless they're sure they can win? If anything, Rafa was thr one ducking tournamwnts where he doesn't usually do well. He's been extremely clever in playing against the big 3 on his terms
@@danielportelli8214 The fear of facing Nadal gave people nightmares that they just lost out early not wanting to have their bodies, spirit destroyed by the great Nadal. He'd make them shit their pants Why go through that when they could find better opportunities to scalp wins elsewhere. I mean who wants to be decapitated like Zverev was and be out of tennis for 1 year? when you could just play smart.
I have always been anti-Rafa, always rooting for his opponents, but I could write 50 pages about his greatness. He made this era so much more exciting. Thank you Rafa, even though you broke my heart so many times (RG finals vs Fed, Wimby 2008, AO 2009, USO 2013, etc. Etc.)
Fun facts about Rafa Djokovic rivalry:They played 60 times against each other but only 6 times 2020s and were locked 3-3..Rafa last won a set or match against Djokovic on HC way back in USO 13 ...it is 29 -31 against Rafa and their 2018 Wimbledon clash spread over two days is underrated ....
Federer was the artist, taking the game as we knew it to its elegant conclusion with variety and improvisation; Novak's tennis is recognisable as a perfected, laser accurate, hyper-athletic version of what other players are trying to achieve, but Rafa reinvented tennis for me. Saying goodbye to Rafa's forehand is like saying goodbye to Justine Henin's backhand: you know you won't see one like it ever again. Everyone will remember the power but it is only noteworthy because of how he controlled it, giving high-margin to his shots. The way he neutralised his opponents with the weight and spin of his shot and the way he could pass people on either wing by bending the ball out and in again was a brand new strategy and a physical marvel. It was amazing how it carried over to grass so well and challenged Roger, who was so invincible at the time. Even today, not many players have such a good forehand that they will run around it, leaving their side of the court exposed. I agree that he was well-rounded elsewhere in his game and arrived on the tour basically fully-formed. Alcaraz is very exciting, fast and strong but I don't think he has the mental fortitude that Nadal had, even as a teenager. Of course Novak can be the GOAT but when Rafa played, it was a different game.
adios un grande compeador! you broke my heart many times when playing Novak, but fighter you were and fair to your opponents......a SPORTSMAN par excellence. Vaya con Dios! Enjoy your new life with your family!
Nadal has had such an incredible career... was praying he retired after the 2022 season cuz i saw when he emptied the tank. No way he wins AO 1st GS of the year followed another RG title.... I knew that this was it, the *INFAMOUS TITANIC* going down. I will love on UA-cam with Rafa highlights forever!!!! The greatest athletic highlight besides Michael jordan of all time
Una de las frases de Rafael Nadal era no mejorar es empeorar.Espiritú de superación y una cabeza privilegiada.Gracias Rafa grande dentro y fuera de la pista.El deportista más grande que ha dado España.😊🇪🇸
Rafa is my favorite athlete in any sport ever. His relentless pursuit not necessary of "greatness" but simply to push himself harder was a constant inspiration. He played with fight, with joy, with passion. Rafa is just perfect.
Any Rafa fans feeling sad… just rewind back to 2016 at Wimbledon… I remember McEnroe was asked whether Rafa would win another slam.. he said no.. his career felt done.. yet he went on to win EIGHT more slams.. !
Regarding Goffin winover Zverev. Gill often pointed out that while Zverevs serve is an asset, he is not a spot server. I think Goffin absorbs pace pretty well and is a good enough returner where he can use Zverevs heavy but predictible serve to his advantage. Same with not so precise but heavy groundstrokes
Hey Gill I wanted to ask this for some time and now with this it’s the best occasion. When people talk about Nadal’s game they all mention the incredibly heavy and high RPM lefty forehand, his exceptional ability to cover the court and win points that seemed lost, and his incredible never-give-up mentality. And although these are probably his strongest features, I wanted to ask you give us your opinion of the other aspects of his game. Like, how great was Nadal’s backhand? His serve? Volleys? Dropshot? Slice? Basically could you evaluate all the other parts of the game that don’t get enough recognition from such a great champion? Thank you as always, love your content from Italy!
Meddy's 1st serve did return recently- I forget where it was particularly noticeable but yeah, once an injury becomes an issue, like we did notice for months first half of the year, it will keep returning. Such a bummer cos with his game limitations, he needs that serve.
I remember so well when I first heard a 15 year old was in the draw at Monte Carlo. Tennis at that time had lost a lot of its excitement, the golden era seemed to be gone, yes there was a Fed taking over with sublime tennis way above all his peers but then a teenage Rafa burst onto the scene, in my humble opinion transforming the game,.First came his run on clay, then his repeated beatings of the greatest player the world had seen and finally dethroning him at Wimbledon in possibly the most memorable match ever. He kind of robbed me of twenty years of my life following his ups and downs but always mesmerizing career. He transformed tennis pushing both Fed and Nole to dizzying heights. His intensity his passion his fairness on the court will be sorely missed. He truly is a great, one can only wonder what could have been had he not been injured so often, but that doesn’t really matter he left his mark like dare I say no other. I wish him all the best He made so many believe in his credo always push to the end never give up and fight like a lion what ever the odds. Vamos Rafa so many salute you. ❤
Novak fan here: respect for Rafa and his warrior energy he was bringing to the court every time and in chase of every ball. Thank you for some of the most epic matches on the court.
Great Rafa tribute Gil! I’m big Medvedev fan and I want him to take time off to recover his shoulder he can’t beat Sinner and Alcaraz with current serve 😢.
Going out on your own terms is quite an interesting concept, probably the only top guys I can think who have done it in a long time would be Sampras and Roddick, arguably Agassi too.
Roddick's shoulder ended his career, and Agassi's back was agonising. He was surviving on cortisone injections and couldnt move at all first thing in the morning. Hardly on their terms. Sampras yes, for sure. Won a Slam. Amazing. And Connors Semi-Final run. Might not have been his last match, but it's the one we all remember as his swansong great performance.
When people make the GOAT argument for Nadal, one of the big factors was his head to head record against Roger and Novak in Grand Slam finals. He really knew how to rise to the occasion. Rafa's wins over Novak at the US Open finals in 2010 and 2013 was some of the best tennis I saw him play; his use of slice to move Novak around the court and change the pace of points was fantastic. He was no one-trick pony, he really worked hard to adjust his game on each surface. His wins over Medvedev in the finals at the US Open and Australian were also amazing hard-court performances. To consider Novak the GOAT I would have liked to have seen him win more on clay against Rafa, especially at the French Open. Novak does have the statistics, longevity and numbers, and he did have some victories on clay against Rafa at Rome and Monte Carlo and such, but in the big moments, when players are at their best, you can make a decent case that Rafa is the GOAT, and I say that as more of a Novak fan.
@@abirdatemycactus459 Pretty even. My point stands, though. Rafa has done pretty well on hard court, and totally dominated on clay, especially in Grand Slams. If Novak could have taken a few FOs from Rafa, it would help his argument immensely. His wins against Rafa seemed to come when Rafa was injured.
I hated Rafa when I first started following the tour two years ago. I found the grunting annoying and the ridiculously long serve ritual to be gamesmanshipy. But, as I continued to watch the sport and learn more about it (as well as play it myself), I grew to appreciate him more and more. There’s never been a player with more grit and determination than the SPANISH BVLL. Vamos, Rafa!
Gill, you’re absolutely right about the part of “leaving on your terms”. Absolutely spot on. That’s what I had in mind too, but you articulated it perfectly. Novak on the other hand, has a chance to do just that. Being a Nole Super fan, I’m actually ironically hoping he retires next year but as opposed to Rafa, I’m hoping he makes his intentions super clear at the start of the season and thus will be able to enjoy his Farewell tour (enjoying the whole year with potential tributes from every tournament that he participates and being a rockstar wherever he goes). Now that is what I call “leaving on my own terms”. 😎
Machac is as Alcaraz says playing like a top 5 player. Mensik is also getting there. There are a bunch of players under 23 that will I think stop any over hyped rivalry of it now becoming the Sinner/Alcaraz era like it was the Federer/Nadal era. Alcaraz has massive talent but he still has a long way to prove he is up there with Nadal despite what attention seeking Wilander might say.
Father Time gets a hold of all the greats, eventually, sadly. Nadal, a tennis icon and one of the very greatest sportspersons in history. One of a kind. I shall miss the dynamism, physicality, intensity, style, enthusiasm, spirit, energy, courage, tenacity, electricity etc. He will be forever missed in the sports.
We've been speculating about what can motivate Djokovic outside the majors now, and here is the answer. He sees his peers all retiring, and he realizes now more than ever that this is his last fling. His times to be out on the court at the top of the game are very few now, so he's got to take advantage of every reasonable opprtunity.
Despite how great of a tennis icon he was, what really made people root for him was his passion for the sport and his constant humbleness while overcoming numerous injuries.
Prime Nadal was a phenomenon. Most fans forget how good he was in other surfaces he was before his body broke down. Used to dominate everyone bar Djokovic on outdoor hard courts for quite some time
The only small thing that leaves me unsatisfied with Rafa's career is that he won't end up with the most GS which would have been the extra cherry on top.
I don't think i was ever a Rafa fan, mostly because i'm of a different generation and past "fandom" when he came up. Something about lefties has always irked me a bit, i hardly ever find them aesthetically pleasing to watch (probably because i hated playing them myself or because i could just better identify and put myself in the shoes of right handers). Also, i often had a thing for underdogs, and pretty much from when Rafa entered the public eye, he wasn't what you'd call an underdog anymore. So i often cheered for his opponents, hoping for a competitive game at least - mostly a futile attempt of course. However, i was always impressed by his game, his claycourt dominance, his sportsmanship, and humbleness off the court. Nobody will ever win two-digit claycourt titles at Roland Garros again, that's for sure!
It wasn't as boring because he had a very unique and stylistic style of play. He still entertained and wowed people even during his dominance with his shotmaking abilities.
Another delusional fan that just started watching Tennis yesterday, that period was the best Tennis the world has ever seen, the best characters, the best styles and the best entertainment, the best courts, the best shot making, Tennis at its best. next time don't write nonsense dude.
Roger is tennis personified. Hence why the man is a literal billionaire and tennis icon. The man transcends tennis. Everyone will remember the name Roger Federer.
Awesome player esp on clay where his achievements were so exceptional they belong in sporting history as some of the greatest of all time...Great spirit and a level of fighting that way off the radar but the greatest Mens player of all time...?...Not really, never retained a GS hardcourt title and benefited massively from the injury to Del Porto who would have emerged as his key nemesis post 2010, Federer never had that gain...Novak has a stronger case...Enjoy retirement Rafa...you earned it..
First, Rafa is the greatest sportsperson in the history of modern sports (2nd half of 20th century to the present). The combination of achievement and sportsmanship, as well as humility, grace, and determination, make him, in my mind, the greatest sports-person ever. Second, your comment about Rafa missing "a lot" (your words) of grand slams is not true and a great over-statement. You said you do not have the numbers; that is because they do not support your specious claim. From 2005 to 2019, there were 60 slams, and Rafa played in 54 of them (90%). He missed 6: one in 2006, 2009, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016 He did miss any in 2005, 2007, 2008, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019 He did miss one in 2020 and then 2 in 2021 as he got to the end, but claiming, as you did, that he missed "a lot" of slams is not supported by the evidence.
Even now I suspect that this is not his last word on retirement and he can come back once the clay season begins. I take his words always with a pinch of salt because there is always a huge disconnect between his words and actions.
@@Refusedlove lol stay delusional the likes don't say so, fedal rivalry is not even in top 5, its kinda lopsided and they never even played at all the grand slams and used same boring strategies against each other like nadal attacking fed's bh side, also with 60 matches total, there are 20 more matches between Djodal compared to fedal's measly 40 matches, Djodal includes crazy classics like monte carlo, 2018 wimbledon and also includes the longest and arguably the greatest match ever at australian open 2012, along with french open classics and crazy cool wimbledon and us open mathces, whereas poor federer never defeated nadal at french open lol and their match at us open never happened, fedalkovic is the second greatest rivalry of all time with 50 mathces played across all grand slams too.
@@sidmeerut417leave it to the Novak fan to be toxic in such a beautiful video, you were just accusing Nadal of being a doper a couple of weeks ago. Get out of here, because of people like you is why Nadal and fed are more loved than Novak. Most toxic fanbase in all sports
If this is indeed final, it would be fair to say that Novak ended his career spanking him at Olympics when Nadal finally realised he can take it no more.
You say Nadal's body has been screaming at him for 2 uears now. I say he got jabed about 2 years ago, and that likely has something to do with this. Perhaps the injury he doesn't want to disclose is jab-related. Good on Novax for sticking to his guns.
I think Gill is giving Rafa too much credit here, but thats maybe because of his Spaniard roots. Took for him too long to retire, Roger retired with most dignity, Nadal should have retired in 2022, because he embarrased himself in the next 2 years, losing to no-names, but as a Novak fan, i am happy he finally he retired, he was probably suffering to much this years, knowing that Novak is the best ever. Nole is the one who will have the better retire, IMO after winning the next gold in 2028, that will be his last tournament and dance. After that, he wont have more motivation left. IDEMO GOAT.
Weakvak’s tormentor is gone… I won’t ever get entertained by seeing him crybabyovic again 😂😂😂 except when Alcaraz whoops him or sinner whoops him or Meddy bear whoops him or Abuserev whoops him 😂😂😂😂
Finally rafa realized he cant vulture after novak's retirement because there are the new 2 prince's waiting for the reigns. Carlos and sinner. Herealized no matter what, he cant beat them.
I won in life inspired by this guy. 2013 was the year I passed the public exam, motivated by his return from injury. My son has his name, Rafael
Whenever I have a son, I am going to name him Rafael.
Am already Leonardo.
Just need a Michaelangelo and Donatello after that!!!
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You should've been named Splinter 😭😅
The first tennis match I watched was the 2009 Australian Open final between Nadal and Federer. As a 9 year old, I thought this was the coolest thing ever I ever saw and the post match ceremony stayed with me. Over the years, I came to expect them to keep playing at the highest level and for the next 10 years, this was largely the case until they couldn’t anymore. Watching both Federer and Nadal retiring is like saying goodbye to my childhood. I thank them for the memories and to Rafa, all the best with the next chapter of his life.
With regards to Davis Cup, looks like Sinner and Alcaraz will be there to compete and Djokovic said he’ll be there in some capacity too. What a way to send off a true legend.
That's an amazing match to start watching tennis. Insanely high bar.
My favourite sportsperson ever. Started watching him seriously in 2006 as a 16 year old. His indomitable character has been a constant throughout my youth and young adulthood. What a player, what a man. Gracias Rafa
Exactly this.
Rafa is one of a kind.
He’s relentless, he’s resilient, he’s stubborn, he always has fire, but at the same time he’s such a smart player. I don’t know why but I think of the championship point of 2017 US Open- served out wide, approached, volleyed, got it done. A point that summarized his change with Moya after two disappointing years.
We felt that Rafa was not going to play long after 15 and 16, but there we go- he went on and won eight more grand slam titles.
He always gives it all on and off the court. It’s been so well documented. Which makes it exceptionally hard for the fans- there’s really no more for him to play. Like all the great champs retired in the last few years. When they say there’s nothing left, there’s nothing left. Massive respect for Rafa for everything he did.
Gracias Rafa, happy retirement.
Claydopal
What a loser and asshole you are Nadal. Nishikori has the same injury and is playing. I really don't understand you. I expected you to do much more (you didn't win Miami, Shanghai, Paris, Final Masters, very few big titles on grass and concrete 2 Wimbledon and Australia, 4 US Open and other 1000 series tournaments). When I told you to change these parameters, you didn't want to listen, but you continued to do your own thing and then you pretend to be crazy as if you don't know where the injuries come from and you constantly complain that you would be a goat if there were no injuries. They did not come by themselves or from Mars. Instead of changing something (the style of play on grass and concrete, the schedule of tournaments: we are playing big tournaments and improving volleys and serves) to continue playing like your rival for a long time, you decide to retire. Tony (by choosing a defensive style of play and not an offensive one, not improving and not using more volleys, not improving the serve and therefore not becoming a top serve, wrong way of training) and you (by accepting that style of tennis and way of training even though you saw that it does not suit your body and the wrong schedule of tournaments: playing a lot of small tournaments during the season, smart and careful selection of tournaments, inability, stubbornness to change the style of play and improve the volley and serve or you are stupid) you destroyed your body and injuries occurred. If you had done what I said, you would be the best now
@@luizfelipemedeiros7506 Idjiota!
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Greatest forehand ever. The art and spin he was generated beyond compare.
Rafa is the reason why I - and millions of others - got into tennis. Can’t even put into words what his career has meant to me. So glad to have a ticket for the Davis Cup QF 🥹
24 slams only the Goat Djokovic. Claydopal is a loser
@@luizfelipemedeiros7506 Un perdedor es quién no sabe apreciar a los demás.☺️🇪🇸
@@luizfelipemedeiros7506 bro you're turkey😂 I hope you find some purpose.
@@cameronketch2363 Pues no soy español gracias a Dios.Eso que tienes tú en la cabeza.No
@@luizfelipemedeiros7506you are *EPITOME OF A LOSER* with your *LOSER OPINION!*
This was a perfect summary of Nadal's career, well done Gill.
In the midst of all the hardships in Iran, RAFA brought me back to tennis.
This is the impact of this extraordinary athlete.
I started tennis after watching 1971 Wimbledon final between John Newcombe & Stan Smith.
I was put off watching because of some tennis players' jerky theatrics (notably John McEnroe). I would watch here & there but not much.
It was his match in Miami v. Roger in 2004 that got me back to watching tennis & follow intensely.
RAFA is the only player I woke up anytime @ night to watch.
The only player I would watch every single point.
The only player whose win brought me immense joy for days, even months & the pain of his losses stayed with me.
INCREDIBLE!
TENNIS will not be the same for me again.
I love him with deep respect & appreciation. ❤💛❤ VAMOS!
Very appropriate tribute to this immortal of Tennis. He influenced millions from all disciplines of life,to fight when odds are against them. The younger generation of Tennis players,a lot of them ,consider him their Guru.Djoko's son was also shouting for him in his match against Medvedev in AO final !
"[ He ] was strong as an ox and quick as a cat! ...he was one of the most imposing players..." -Gill Gross
From Novak fan deepest respect for Rafa and his fans celebrate Rafa and his fantastic career he is legend of tennis Icon of tennis, king of clay i know you are all sad me to he will be missed for sure, celebrate that we are witness golden era of tennis, big 3 is anomalie that occur once in 1000 years, Rafa have a great life your epic matches with Roger and Novak will be utmost miss.
Well said and it's so nice seeing respectful comment from a Djokovic fan.
So much toxic hateful fans from all 3 Tennis greats sadly.
Mad respect as a Rafa fan seeing this from.a Novak fan.
Golden comment only seen every 1000 yrs!
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Novak has been so classy. Despite Rafa's snipes and digs during the vaccine ban, Novak rises above it.
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Unlike many of his fans!
Makes me cry my goat and my favourite athlete of all time
djokovic is obviously the most clutch player ever, but nadal is definitely the best player ever in terms of point by point top focus mentality, week in week out
Is that why Rafa is 11-7 vs. Djoker in Slam matches ?😂
Is that also why Rafa winning % if Slam finals is 73.3 % vs only 64.5 % for Djoker ?😂😂
I still have four pairs of his 3/4 Nike pants that both him and Ronaldinho made famous. Watching Nadal from 2005 to 2009 was personally my favorite era of his. I watched the 2008 Wimbledon Finals with my mom who would pass away a few years later and I have good memories of that with the rain delays and so forth.
Love the High Quality Content you bring every video. Would love to see you following the tour in person one day to analyze the matches right by the court
Rafa is one of the GOATs, and the GOAT of clay, and his elite level performances were sublime. He had everything Alcaraz has now in terms of talent and weapons: amazing return game, crazy defense, a reliable serve (and super effective in some years); superior volleying, killer forehand, solid backhand, sneaky slice, and extremely high IQ. He was unforgettable to watch and graced us with the two best rivalries between Federer and Djokovic!
We'll miss you Rafael!
He embodied the quote in RG, "Victory belongs to the most tenacious." His combination of tenacity, sportsmanship, athleticism, humility, passion, and incredible variety and strength and style made for such a unique package, easily my favorite athlete of all time, and a champion who had a substantially winning record against his greatest rivals on the biggest stages. Gracias, Rafa. Unparalleled greatness. 🖤🖤🖤
When I think of the word tenacious, Rafa's face is superimposed!
One thing special about Rafa - he is the only one who never broke his racquet out of anger. He was such a very disciplined player just the way he placed his drinks one after the other in an orderly manner!!! This speaks volumes!
his drinks positioning is more likely due to an ocd, just like not stepping on lines after the rallies.
@@niklFITI find this armchair diagnosis people did throughout Rafa’s career to be so weird. He doesn’t have OCD; he said it himself.
The placing of the water battles with their labels facing the same way is certainly a bit of an obsessive tic but it obviously helped keeping him focused.
@@al1976-v7m Those rutines just help him focus, even Alcaraz does the same with his water bottles
2022 Australia Open, how he won that tournament against all odds and a collapsing body… And I remember a newspaper headline about it, said "when someone tells you that smt is impossible to do, remember Rafa" This is how I will always remember him. This is his legacy… One of a kind sportsman with full of passion but also a decent human being (which is a rare combination for the competitors on his level)
Mostly because of Novak's absence. And his attitude was not the best.
@@1233.-6 he still put his %110 on the court which was my point that you missed by a mile. Look, it is a wild concept, I know but maybe just for one day stop being narcissist who makes everything about Novak and let people give their gratitudes to a sport legend. If you cannot, get out under my comment.
* with asteriscs on he title (* Novak didnt play becouse he was deported, with not, Nadal could not win, he has not wining a set in 10 years over Novak in hard court). Sorry to remindvit.. lol
@@MRInv-rx1gf you sound salty
@@MRInv-rx1gf Djoker was rightly deported for cheating and lying.
Wonderful tribute to Rafa. It is a sad day for tennis but happy for him. Incredible career and accomplishments. I will miss him.
excellent commentary on the magnificent career of Rafa Nadal. Thanks Gill
Maybe sounds crazy, but sometimes life was really hard, but knowing that i was able to watch him, learn from him and admire his career, i can be only greatful.
I started following magic tennis with Nastase in the 70s, then with Johnny Mac in the 80s and Agassi in the 90s. Rafa though, since 2005 has been the ultimate magician as well as a terrific human being, He will be missed, .........yet Spain gave us tennis fans a new magician in Alcaraz. As a Rafa fan, I have Carlitos now to keep my spirits up.
I know! I was just thinking of all tennis players who have retired that have played in last 50 years-players my Dad, sister and I watched play. I will miss Rafa and I miss Federer, Murray etc
Expected, but still so sad. My favorite tennis player on the mens side.
I share your worry about the davis cup. The difference between Federer and Murray's send off events is that in those cases winning was not important to them.
Even if team Spain prioritizes Rafael's moment over their chances to win, I'm sure pressure to win is going to be in Rafa's mind no matter what.
A wonderful tribute to Rafa Gill. Because I was a die-hard Federer fan I spent years rooting against Rafa. Yet this year, seeing him approaching the end, I have found myself extremely emotional. What a player, what a man!
I don't think any analysis on Nadal will do justice on how lethal and beast mode Rafael Nadal was.
It was also not just about his kinetic ability, but just scarying everyone, even Novak was intimidated by him, the only time you could really win was when he was wounded or came from injury, he was like a world boss, otherwise you may as well duck.
And duck they did. That's why Nadal's top 10 win stats are not super great, like no shit, no player wants to go against Rafa Nadal. Look what he did to players that tried to take him out, Zverev in 2022, or even Thiem, he just collapsed after he tried to dethrone Rafa, probably gave all his energy for a RG.
Your top 10 comment doesn't make much sense to me, are players retiring before they play him unless they're sure they can win? If anything, Rafa was thr one ducking tournamwnts where he doesn't usually do well. He's been extremely clever in playing against the big 3 on his terms
@@danielportelli8214 The fear of facing Nadal gave people nightmares that they just lost out early not wanting to have their bodies, spirit destroyed by the great Nadal. He'd make them shit their pants Why go through that when they could find better opportunities to scalp wins elsewhere. I mean who wants to be decapitated like Zverev was and be out of tennis for 1 year? when you could just play smart.
I have always been anti-Rafa, always rooting for his opponents, but I could write 50 pages about his greatness. He made this era so much more exciting. Thank you Rafa, even though you broke my heart so many times (RG finals vs Fed, Wimby 2008, AO 2009, USO 2013, etc. Etc.)
Fun facts about Rafa Djokovic rivalry:They played 60 times against each other but only 6 times 2020s and were locked 3-3..Rafa last won a set or match against Djokovic on HC way back in USO 13 ...it is 29 -31 against Rafa and their 2018 Wimbledon clash spread over two days is underrated ....
.......and Rafa is 11-7 vs. Djoker in Slam matches.
Federer was the artist, taking the game as we knew it to its elegant conclusion with variety and improvisation; Novak's tennis is recognisable as a perfected, laser accurate, hyper-athletic version of what other players are trying to achieve, but Rafa reinvented tennis for me. Saying goodbye to Rafa's forehand is like saying goodbye to Justine Henin's backhand: you know you won't see one like it ever again. Everyone will remember the power but it is only noteworthy because of how he controlled it, giving high-margin to his shots. The way he neutralised his opponents with the weight and spin of his shot and the way he could pass people on either wing by bending the ball out and in again was a brand new strategy and a physical marvel. It was amazing how it carried over to grass so well and challenged Roger, who was so invincible at the time. Even today, not many players have such a good forehand that they will run around it, leaving their side of the court exposed.
I agree that he was well-rounded elsewhere in his game and arrived on the tour basically fully-formed. Alcaraz is very exciting, fast and strong but I don't think he has the mental fortitude that Nadal had, even as a teenager. Of course Novak can be the GOAT but when Rafa played, it was a different game.
adios un grande compeador! you broke my heart many times when playing Novak, but fighter you were and fair to your opponents......a SPORTSMAN par excellence.
Vaya con Dios! Enjoy your new life with your family!
Thanks Gil. Hugs to Rafa and tennis fans everywhere hearing the inevitable. news.
You guessed it right! during your three episode
Very nicely done
Nadal has had such an incredible career... was praying he retired after the 2022 season cuz i saw when he emptied the tank. No way he wins AO 1st GS of the year followed another RG title....
I knew that this was it, the *INFAMOUS TITANIC* going down.
I will love on UA-cam with Rafa highlights forever!!!!
The greatest athletic highlight besides Michael jordan of all time
Will forever be my GOAT, unforgettable memories from childhood, until 2024 when I watched live his last Roland Garros match! The greatest!
Una de las frases de Rafael Nadal era no mejorar es empeorar.Espiritú de superación y una cabeza privilegiada.Gracias Rafa grande dentro y fuera de la pista.El deportista más grande que ha dado España.😊🇪🇸
Rafa remains an inspiration worldwide foremost as a human being; then as a tennis player.
Rafa is my favorite athlete in any sport ever. His relentless pursuit not necessary of "greatness" but simply to push himself harder was a constant inspiration. He played with fight, with joy, with passion. Rafa is just perfect.
There is only one Rafael Nadal. A LEGEND, always humble and a consummate professional. He never broke a racket !! He will be sorely missed. 💞💞💞
Any Rafa fans feeling sad… just rewind back to 2016 at Wimbledon… I remember McEnroe was asked whether Rafa would win another slam.. he said no.. his career felt done.. yet he went on to win EIGHT more slams.. !
Regarding Goffin winover Zverev. Gill often pointed out that while Zverevs serve is an asset, he is not a spot server. I think Goffin absorbs pace pretty well and is a good enough returner where he can use Zverevs heavy but predictible serve to his advantage. Same with not so precise but heavy groundstrokes
Hey Gill I wanted to ask this for some time and now with this it’s the best occasion. When people talk about Nadal’s game they all mention the incredibly heavy and high RPM lefty forehand, his exceptional ability to cover the court and win points that seemed lost, and his incredible never-give-up mentality. And although these are probably his strongest features, I wanted to ask you give us your opinion of the other aspects of his game. Like, how great was Nadal’s backhand? His serve? Volleys? Dropshot? Slice? Basically could you evaluate all the other parts of the game that don’t get enough recognition from such a great champion? Thank you as always, love your content from Italy!
Woke up this morning, saw Nadal’s retirement, and knew it was not a good day 😭
When Nadal lost to Tiafoe and FAA in 2022 we all know he’s done. We should be happy for him to retire and enjoy life instead of suffering on the tour.
Meddy's 1st serve did return recently- I forget where it was particularly noticeable but yeah, once an injury becomes an issue, like we did notice for months first half of the year, it will keep returning. Such a bummer cos with his game limitations, he needs that serve.
I remember so well when I first heard a 15 year old was in the draw at Monte Carlo. Tennis at that time had lost a lot of its excitement, the golden era seemed to be gone, yes there was a Fed taking over with sublime tennis way above all his peers but then a teenage Rafa burst onto the scene, in my humble opinion transforming the game,.First came his run on clay, then his repeated beatings of the greatest player the world had seen and finally dethroning him at Wimbledon in possibly the most memorable match ever. He kind of robbed me of twenty years of my life following his ups and downs but always mesmerizing career. He transformed tennis pushing both Fed and Nole to dizzying heights. His intensity his passion his fairness on the court will be sorely missed. He truly is a great, one can only wonder what could have been had he not been injured so often, but that doesn’t really matter he left his mark like dare I say no other.
I wish him all the best
He made so many believe in his credo always push to the end never give up and fight like a lion what ever the odds. Vamos Rafa so many salute you. ❤
Novak fan here: respect for Rafa and his warrior energy he was bringing to the court every time and in chase of every ball.
Thank you for some of the most epic matches on the court.
I thought he still had 1 more year but hip injury is tricky.
Great Rafa tribute Gil! I’m big Medvedev fan and I want him to take time off to recover his shoulder he can’t beat Sinner and Alcaraz with current serve 😢.
It seemed like when push came to shove he always topped Federer. I think he was better.
😭missed a lot of GS due to injury if not who do you think will have the most GS....🐐💪
Going out on your own terms is quite an interesting concept, probably the only top guys I can think who have done it in a long time would be Sampras and Roddick, arguably Agassi too.
Roddick's shoulder ended his career, and Agassi's back was agonising. He was surviving on cortisone injections and couldnt move at all first thing in the morning. Hardly on their terms.
Sampras yes, for sure. Won a Slam. Amazing. And Connors Semi-Final run. Might not have been his last match, but it's the one we all remember as his swansong great performance.
When people make the GOAT argument for Nadal, one of the big factors was his head to head record against Roger and Novak in Grand Slam finals. He really knew how to rise to the occasion. Rafa's wins over Novak at the US Open finals in 2010 and 2013 was some of the best tennis I saw him play; his use of slice to move Novak around the court and change the pace of points was fantastic. He was no one-trick pony, he really worked hard to adjust his game on each surface. His wins over Medvedev in the finals at the US Open and Australian were also amazing hard-court performances. To consider Novak the GOAT I would have liked to have seen him win more on clay against Rafa, especially at the French Open. Novak does have the statistics, longevity and numbers, and he did have some victories on clay against Rafa at Rome and Monte Carlo and such, but in the big moments, when players are at their best, you can make a decent case that Rafa is the GOAT, and I say that as more of a Novak fan.
No one but Federer is the GOAT, not even close.
Djokovic is 20-7 vs Rafa on Hard, Rafa is 20-9 vs djokovic on clay.
@@soheiladam7510 Nah, he's behind both Rafa/Novak in the discussion.
@@abirdatemycactus459 Pretty even. My point stands, though. Rafa has done pretty well on hard court, and totally dominated on clay, especially in Grand Slams. If Novak could have taken a few FOs from Rafa, it would help his argument immensely. His wins against Rafa seemed to come when Rafa was injured.
top 5 greatest sportsmen of individual sports :
1-- Novak Djokovic .
2- Mohammed Ali .
3- Usain Bolt .
4- Aleksandr Karelin .
5- Michael Phelps .
The player with the spirit of an ancient 1st. century “Gladiator” has finally announced “ mission accomplished”. 💪🔥🏅🎖️
Rafa ❤
My favorite player of all time. I'm wish he would have won the most majors because he was such a class act, and a great player.
Really hope to see a Rafa special mailbag, given the success the Murray one had. Please do one 🙏🏾
I hated Rafa when I first started following the tour two years ago. I found the grunting annoying and the ridiculously long serve ritual to be gamesmanshipy. But, as I continued to watch the sport and learn more about it (as well as play it myself), I grew to appreciate him more and more. There’s never been a player with more grit and determination than the SPANISH BVLL. Vamos, Rafa!
Pls do not ever say Alcaraz is going to win. The moment you changed your mind p ppl predicting he is to win; he lost it😂😂😂😂
Gill, you’re absolutely right about the part of “leaving on your terms”. Absolutely spot on. That’s what I had in mind too, but you articulated it perfectly. Novak on the other hand, has a chance to do just that. Being a Nole Super fan, I’m actually ironically hoping he retires next year but as opposed to Rafa, I’m hoping he makes his intentions super clear at the start of the season and thus will be able to enjoy his Farewell tour (enjoying the whole year with potential tributes from every tournament that he participates and being a rockstar wherever he goes). Now that is what I call “leaving on my own terms”. 😎
Wouldnt be surprised, given his ego, that he will do exactly that.
@@lsb9073 leaving on your own terms is related to ego how?!
Thanks for the Macháč analysis !! Hope he can beat sinner and then we finally have a 🇨🇿 in a masters final
Machac is as Alcaraz says playing like a top 5 player. Mensik is also getting there. There are a bunch of players under 23 that will I think stop any over hyped rivalry of it now becoming the Sinner/Alcaraz era like it was the Federer/Nadal era. Alcaraz has massive talent but he still has a long way to prove he is up there with Nadal despite what attention seeking Wilander might say.
Machac will probably get destroyed by Sinner next.
Father Time gets a hold of all the greats, eventually, sadly. Nadal, a tennis icon and one of the very greatest sportspersons in history. One of a kind. I shall miss the dynamism, physicality, intensity, style, enthusiasm, spirit, energy, courage, tenacity, electricity etc. He will be forever missed in the sports.
We've been speculating about what can motivate Djokovic outside the majors now, and here is the answer. He sees his peers all retiring, and he realizes now more than ever that this is his last fling. His times to be out on the court at the top of the game are very few now, so he's got to take advantage of every reasonable opprtunity.
The greatest of all time 🐐
Despite how great of a tennis icon he was, what really made people root for him was his passion for the sport and his constant humbleness while overcoming numerous injuries.
Prime Nadal was a phenomenon. Most fans forget how good he was in other surfaces he was before his body broke down. Used to dominate everyone bar Djokovic on outdoor hard courts for quite some time
Well said Gill. Rafa is one of a kind
No player will ever exert such dominance over a specific court surface more than Nadal.
The only small thing that leaves me unsatisfied with Rafa's career is that he won't end up with the most GS which would have been the extra cherry on top.
There will never be anyone like him. Obvious 🐐
So… your other podcast… will it be called “ONE” now?
Everyone saw Nadal’s retirement coming sooner than later.
I think Djokovic has 1 more year (2025)
Nadal proper farewell is worth more than any other title. We all spaniards agree.
A teardrop...
Sad times as sad as when federer retired
I don't think i was ever a Rafa fan, mostly because i'm of a different generation and past "fandom" when he came up. Something about lefties has always irked me a bit, i hardly ever find them aesthetically pleasing to watch (probably because i hated playing them myself or because i could just better identify and put myself in the shoes of right handers). Also, i often had a thing for underdogs, and pretty much from when Rafa entered the public eye, he wasn't what you'd call an underdog anymore. So i often cheered for his opponents, hoping for a competitive game at least - mostly a futile attempt of course. However, i was always impressed by his game, his claycourt dominance, his sportsmanship, and humbleness off the court. Nobody will ever win two-digit claycourt titles at Roland Garros again, that's for sure!
I can’t wait for the 3 podcast where Amy will make it about Djokovic for half of it, and Joel will call him an underrated volleyer.
Silly comment - but it's your prerogative to say it
I can't wait for the 3 podcast to be renamed as THE ONE show and kick out all the whiners. 😂
Lol...Amy sometimes is beyond despicable
I promise he won’t retire. He will play RG next year
Even I think so.
He will. No denying it.
Tennis was more boring when Fed was dominating everyone (except Nalbandian had his number for a year) Nadal electrified tennis. True Legend!
It wasn't as boring because he had a very unique and stylistic style of play. He still entertained and wowed people even during his dominance with his shotmaking abilities.
Another delusional fan that just started watching Tennis yesterday, that period was the best Tennis the world has ever seen, the best characters, the best styles and the best entertainment, the best courts, the best shot making, Tennis at its best. next time don't write nonsense dude.
Roger is tennis personified. Hence why the man is a literal billionaire and tennis icon. The man transcends tennis. Everyone will remember the name Roger Federer.
@@soheiladam7510people have different opinions
Exactly this!!!
Rafa 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭💔😭😭💔💔😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔👑
Awesome player esp on clay where his achievements were so exceptional they belong in sporting history as some of the greatest of all time...Great spirit and a level of fighting that way off the radar but the greatest Mens player of all time...?...Not really, never retained a GS hardcourt title and benefited massively from the injury to Del Porto who would have emerged as his key nemesis post 2010, Federer never had that gain...Novak has a stronger case...Enjoy retirement Rafa...you earned it..
First, Rafa is the greatest sportsperson in the history of modern sports (2nd half of 20th century to the present). The combination of achievement and sportsmanship, as well as humility, grace, and determination, make him, in my mind, the greatest sports-person ever.
Second, your comment about Rafa missing "a lot" (your words) of grand slams is not true and a great over-statement.
You said you do not have the numbers; that is because they do not support your specious claim.
From 2005 to 2019, there were 60 slams, and Rafa played in 54 of them (90%).
He missed 6: one in 2006, 2009, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016
He did miss any in 2005, 2007, 2008, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019
He did miss one in 2020 and then 2 in 2021 as he got to the end, but claiming, as you did, that he missed "a lot" of slams
is not supported by the evidence.
GoldWolf, where are you?
Isn't he a janitor at rafa's house? With part time baby sitting duties? 🤔
@@user-wd7ue1wd6rlol 😂
Medvedev has to tweak his racquet or strings or get a different brand of racquet. His shots had no sting and they were just sitting up.
I hope Roger Federer will be at Davis Cup to help “send off” Rafael Nadal!!😢❤🎾
never ever been a player like rafa never nole ok sinner carlos maybe fed BUT noone plays like rafa magnicent person
Even now I suspect that this is not his last word on retirement and he can come back once the clay season begins. I take his words always with a pinch of salt because there is always a huge disconnect between his words and actions.
Can you take a break from hating for like 5 minutes?
@@SJ-di5zu Are you Aiya Carlsen??
@@SJ-di5zu Why did you ran away from the other thread 🧵
@@SJ-di5zu" I will not be too frustrated like Novak if I don't hold grand slam record"
What do you think about this salty Nadal's remark??
A MONUMENT FOR A TENNIS PLAYER! We will never see anybody like him- impossible
Djodal is the greatest rivalry in tennis, GOAT vs the clay beast was amazing to watch!
Classic novtards, even making Rafas retirement about Novak.
@@justusbeweel1109 Please get some help.
Lol, everybody knows it's Fedal
@@Refusedlove lol stay delusional the likes don't say so, fedal rivalry is not even in top 5, its kinda lopsided and they never even played at all the grand slams and used same boring strategies against each other like nadal attacking fed's bh side, also with 60 matches total, there are 20 more matches between Djodal compared to fedal's measly 40 matches, Djodal includes crazy classics like monte carlo, 2018 wimbledon and also includes the longest and arguably the greatest match ever at australian open 2012, along with french open classics and crazy cool wimbledon and us open mathces, whereas poor federer never defeated nadal at french open lol and their match at us open never happened, fedalkovic is the second greatest rivalry of all time with 50 mathces played across all grand slams too.
@@sidmeerut417leave it to the Novak fan to be toxic in such a beautiful video, you were just accusing Nadal of being a doper a couple of weeks ago. Get out of here, because of people like you is why Nadal and fed are more loved than Novak. Most toxic fanbase in all sports
Thank you Rafa
Thanks a million, Gill.
Sadly Gasquet is retiring too
If this is indeed final, it would be fair to say that Novak ended his career spanking him at Olympics when Nadal finally realised he can take it no more.
The one thing I won’t miss about the big 3 era ending is seeing the toxic fanboys like you crawl back into your holes
Michael do us all a favour and go away!
It would be idiotic to say.
Let's wait for Novaks last match and who spanks him.
@@aiylacarson Truth is harsh and bitter to digest. LoL 🤣🤣
Finally out of the burrow. Ha ha
You say Nadal's body has been screaming at him for 2 uears now. I say he got jabed about 2 years ago, and that likely has something to do with this. Perhaps the injury he doesn't want to disclose is jab-related. Good on Novax for sticking to his guns.
bye...next...
I began following Nadal in 2005 when he beat Agassi in Montreal. Feels like part of me has died with this news.
I think Gill is giving Rafa too much credit here, but thats maybe because of his Spaniard roots.
Took for him too long to retire, Roger retired with most dignity, Nadal should have retired in 2022, because he embarrased himself in the next 2 years, losing to no-names, but as a Novak fan, i am happy he finally he retired, he was probably suffering to much this years, knowing that Novak is the best ever.
Nole is the one who will have the better retire, IMO after winning the next gold in 2028, that will be his last tournament and dance. After that, he wont have more motivation left.
IDEMO GOAT.
You Novak fans are so insecure. It’s an embarrassment to the sport really.
Agreed friend. Why he also dont mention the very bad things Nadal had ? He only focused in the good things
@@aiylacarsonwhy insecure having a GOAT ? What y talking about
Weakvak’s tormentor is gone… I won’t ever get entertained by seeing him crybabyovic again 😂😂😂 except when Alcaraz whoops him or sinner whoops him or Meddy bear whoops him or Abuserev whoops him 😂😂😂😂
😂😂😂
Finally rafa realized he cant vulture after novak's retirement because there are the new 2 prince's waiting for the reigns. Carlos and sinner. Herealized no matter what, he cant beat them.
Shut up man, go be toxic somewhere else, he has earned the right to retire whenever he wants
You never respected davis cup as last year, you didnt ever cover it. But unfortunately, this year you have to, because rafa is playing.