Nadal surprised by mentioning Messi in a sentence about his possible retirement

The Spaniard Rafael Nadal, recent winner of Roland Garros, gave indications of his retirement from tennis and assured that he will do “everything possible” to continue playing, while he surprised everyone with a mention of the soccer star Lionel Messi.In this sense, the Spaniard, who lifted his twenty-second Grand Slam, commented: “I am very grateful for the support, the affection and all the beautiful words they say about me. I am the first one who would like to continue playing and I will do everything possible to make it so.” After his last coronation, in which he beat the Norwegian Casper Ruud, the Spaniard was asked about the continuity of his career, and did not deny or confirm how he would continue. “It’s hard to explain what I feel,” he began.

“I never thought that at 36 I would still be competitive and play a final like this again, in the most important tournament of my career. It’s amazing to play here, in front of this audience. Thank you so much. I don’t know what will happen in the future, but I’m going to try to continue,” he said. In this way, he launched: “People who like sports, do not like it when someone they admire retires. You don’t want Messi or Tiger Woods to retire. I like to watch them on TV and I would like to continue watching them. When (Zinedine) Zidane retired, I didn’t want him to retire… You want to see those athletes you admire.” Finally, his statements do not clarify his situation, which is one of uncertainty because in recent weeks he again showed significant pain in his left foot, where he drags a fissure in the scaphoid.

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