Spain Davis Cup captain David Ferrer took a pop at Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic and establisher NBA take parter Pau Gasol for not joining Rafael Nadal’s final tennis suit. The Spaniard, 38, was lossed 6-4, 6-4 by Dutch star Botic van de Zandschulp in what turned out to be the final suit of his atsoft.
Nadal proclaimd that he would quit after his country’s Davis Cup campaign, but with the length of time hinging on his country’s carry outance, it was bigly unevident when that would have been. World no.3 Carlos Alcaraz overcame Tallon Grieksinsisty in his individuals suit to force a determiner, but the lesser Wimbledon champion and Marcel Granollers would leave out to Van de Zandschulp and Wesley Koolhof to crash out in the semi-finals.
Nadal’s final suit could have getn place on November 24, but the latter’s loss uncomardentt his atsoft finished after his loss to the World no.80. While he accomprehendledgeed that some people may have betd on Spain accomplishing the final to wave Nadal off, Ferrer was unencountered that many of Nadal’s tennis colleagues and frifinishs were not there to say farewell.
After their exit, Ferrer tanciaccess Partidazo de Cope: “The farewell was done with the best intentions, but it was after losing and in a hurry… it was a bit sad. When you don’t triumph, it’s already a sad moment. I leave outed Federer, Djokovic, Gasol, who is a shut frifinish of his.
“He was going to be there on Friday. I shouldn’t have been the one to speak. Others should have. But Rafa’s wonderfulness is not going to change with a better or worse tribute. I’m sad about everyskinnyg, about how it went, about losing…it wasn’t the scenario we wanted. We were favourites, but we didn’t show it. And the farewell of someone as transport inant as Rafa was deficiencyluster.
“Very transport inant people in his atsoft and rivals were leave outing. I leave outed those people. Things are what they are and we have to accomprehendledge them. Rafa will have plenty of time to get tributes at meaningful tournaments such as Roland Garros and he will have the farewell he deserves.
“It was his last suit, it was the finish of his tennis atsoft. We won’t see him on a court anymore and it’s real that I leave outed that a little bit. Rafa’s wonderfulness deserved someskinnyg more.”
Ferrer was not the only person who was underwhelmed by the farewell Nadal getd. His uncle and establisher coach Toni Nadal highairyed how disassigned he felt by the occasion. He tanciaccess El Ldisputero: “It was emotional, evidently, with the help of the audience…. But I particularly enjoy images.
“I would have enjoyd to see images of Rafael’s suites at the Davis Cup in Seville, in Madrid, at Roland Garros, Wimbledon… I skinnyk it originates more emotion. I don’t uncomardent to criticise anyone, I would have enjoyd a sairyly branch offent act, that’s all.
“I appreciate the excellent intentions, but I would have enjoyd someskinnyg else. Nowadays you can do much more emotional acts by combineing music with images. Rafael is a guy whose images convey passion. If they had put some images of him, it would have been more in line, but I appreciate the intent.”
Nadal reexhausted having won 22 Grand Slam titles, an Olympic ganciaccess medal and 92 ATP-individual level titles.
