Rafa Nadal He prepares for his farewell. The legend of world tennis puts an end to his Davis Cup careerwhich begins its final phase today in Malaga. The most successful Spanish athlete of all time is completing training ahead of the Davis Cup finals that will be held today, Tuesday, November 19, starting at 5:00 p.m. at the José MarÃa MartÃn Carpena Sports Palace. His entire family is already in Malaga to follow the Mallorcan in the last tournament of his life. Mery Perello and his son Rafa Jr. They have followed each of the manacorÃ’s training sessions from the stands. The boy, who turned two years old on October 8, followed each point of the Balearic Islands while sitting next to his mother in the stands. The little boy, who has brown hair and bangs, wore a funny T-shirt with a teddy bear while receiving caresses from his mother who held his hand.
© ESPN TennisSo much his wife and sonas his sister Maribel, his parents Ana MarÃa and Sebastiánand his uncle Tonyare the best talisman for Rafa Nadal for his next matches. Nadal wanted to surround himself with the love and good energy of his team before returning to the courts. The tennis player has formed a beautiful family which in turn has been one of the fundamental pillars of his career. His wife, Mery Perelló, who has accompanied him in each of his triumphs, but also in his defeats, and his son who has changed his life and made it infinitely better. “Since he was born, I have lost more than I have won. Having him by my side has helped me overcome the problems I have had the last two years,” he highlighted. “Family is everything to me,” He said this last October 10 when announced his retirement from professional tennisalthough he still had a few games left to play.
© Getty ImagesThe doubt that flies over the environment It is whether Rafa Nadal will be the one to play today. It is assumed that yes, but we will not know until captain David Ferrer decides after training. They have up to an hour before the match to decide who will play the individual matches as number 1 and number 2. It is expected that Nadal could be number 2 in Spain, while Carlos Alcaraz, number 1. At the same time, it also remains to be seen if The Manacorà will play the doubles match. The first match will face the number 1 of the Netherlands against the number 2 of Spain and will be played at 5 p.m. The number 2 of the Netherlands will do so against the number 1 of Spain, at 7 p.m. in the afternoon. And finally, the doubles match will be at 9 p.m. The emotion is served. If Spain overcomes this tie, fans will have the opportunity to continue watching Nadal in the semifinals.
© GTRESLet’s go Rafa!
Rafa will put all his efforts into action, there is no doubt about that. “If I’m on the track, I hope to control my emotions. I’m not here to retire, but to help the team win. It’s my last week in a team competition and the most important thing is to help the team. The emotions will come in the end. Before and after I will be focused,” he reveals. For the tennis player, also saying goodbye in his country is something great. “The feeling of playing with your country is something incredible. 90% of my career I have been with Ferrer, Moyá, now Carlos Alcaraz… There are 20 years competing in this Davis Cup with different relationships. In the end you have a family.” And he wanted to thank everything the support he has been receiving in his last days as a tennis player: “I have the possibility of retiring in my country. I enjoy living here in Spain and it is something that makes me really happy. The team was already in Valencia to get into this Final in Malaga and now I am feeling incredible support from everyone “The children, the press… all the people are enjoying me and they are showing it to me. It’s super special.” The legend of Spanish sport retires having won 22 Grand Slam, 36 Masters 1,000, 2 Olympic Medals, a Prince of Asturias Award and looking forward to reaching his 6th Davis Cup.