Nadal has written tennis history - Tathiana Garbin - video Dailymotion

Tathiana Garbin and Filippo Volandri pay tribute to Rafael Nadal after the announcement that he will retire

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00:00Well, Nadal has written the history of tennis, not only in terms of performance,

00:09what he has managed to conquer, but above all what he has managed to give to the fans

00:16and the culture of the sport that he has passed on to the younger generations.

00:24In short, having champions with such an imposing human thickness is fundamental

00:31because I think our young people need these examples, these characters

00:39who not only achieve extraordinary results on the pitch,

00:45but also outside the pitch they manage to convey their humanity

00:50and this is the most beautiful thing that Nadal has given us.

00:54They say that we always have to make sacrifices.

00:56He said that he has never made a sacrifice, at most he has made a few resignations

00:59and this is another great teaching.

01:02The boy, the player, who has perhaps beaten himself more than anyone else,

01:07for the others, who still had less possibilities,

01:10so an extraordinary player in terms of fair play.

01:12I was lucky enough to share my career with a part of his

01:16and I really learned a lot.

01:18However, we are still waiting for the end of November

01:23because he has decided to play for Davies and if he plays,

01:26it is because he knows he can make the difference.

01:29So we are still waiting a little bit, but he was certainly a player who taught us a lot.