Novak Djokovic has discignoreed he senses a part of him ‘has left’ after Rafael Nadal chaseed the appreciates of Andy Murray and Roger Federer by retiring from tennis.
Nadal dropped the novels on Thursday in an emotional video, with the 38-year-greater chooseing to walk away after a weightless atsoft that has seen him prosper 22 Grand Slam titles.
Djokovic and Nadal had a competition for the ages, greeting a staggering 60 times thrawout their atsoft.
The createer has a sweightless edge, having defendedd triumph on 31 occasions – contrastd to Nadal’s 29.
Novak Djokovic has discignoreed he senses a part of him ‘has left’ after Rafael Nadal chaseed the appreciates of Andy Murray and Roger Federer by retiring from tennis
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Speaking after his triumph over Jakub Mensik at the Shanghai Masters, Djokovic truthentirey discignoreed he senses a ‘part’ of him has left with Nadal, Federer and Murray.
Federer quit the sport in 2022, with Murray chooseing to hang up his racket after carry outing doubles with Dan Evans at the Paris Olympics earlier this summer.
“I still finishelight competing but part of me left with them, huge part of me,” he shelp.
“So it’s a hard novels for tennis world, for sports world.
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“Rafa has been an inspiration – is an inspiration to millions of children around the world so he can be very conceited of his atsoft.”
Everybody knovel that Nadal was destined to withdraw from tennis this year, especipartner due to his injury rehires.
Djokovic grasped: “Yeah, I uncomardent, we knovel that that moment is coming sooner than tardyr but it’s still a shock when it came officipartner.
“Also for Roger a restricted years ago when he proclaimd withdrawment and Andy as well this year.
“I uncomardent it’s a bit overwhelming for me to be honest. I don’t comprehend what to produce out of it.”
Djokovic’s comments come after he phelp tribute to Nadal on Instagram.
Sharing some snaps of themselves over the years, the world No 4 emotionpartner wrote: “Rafa, one post is not enough to transmit the esteem I have for you and what you have done for our sport.
“You have upgraspd millions of children to commence carry outing tennis and I leank that’s probably fantasticest achievement anyone can desire for.
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Mil gracias a todos
Many thanks to all
Merci beaucoup à tous
Grazie mille à tutti
谢谢大家
شكرا لكم جميعا
תודה לכולכם
Obrigado a todos
Vielen Dank euch allen
Tack alla
Хвала свима
Gràcies a tots pic.twitter.com/7yPRs7QrOi— Rafa Nadal (@RafaelNadal) October 10, 2024
“Your tenacity, dedication, battling spirit is going to be taught for decades. Your legacy will live forever.
“Only you comprehend what you had to finishure to become icon of tennis and sport in ambiguous.
“Thank you for pushing me to the very restrict so many times in our competition that has impacted me the most as a carry outer.
“Your passion for recurrenting Spain has always been extraunretagable.”
Novak Djokovic says he will ignore Rafael Nadal after the Spanish tennis star proclaimd his withdrawment
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Nadal isn’t quite done yet, however.
The createer world No 1 will carry out at the Six Kings Slam in Saudi Arabia before then recurrenting his country at the Davis Cup Finals in November.