"Je suis ici pour vous dire que je me retire du tennis professionnel". L'annonce la plus redoutée par les fans de tennis est tombée... Rafael Nadal va se retirer du tennis professionnel à la fin de l'année. Dans une vidéo publiée sur ses réseaux sociaux, le Taureau de Manacor, ému, a annoncé qu'il finirait sa carrière au mois de novembre en Coupe Davis, chez lui à Malaga. Vainqueur avec l'Espagne en 2004, Rafa Nadal aura l'occasion de "boucler la boucle" 20 ans plus tard et de tenter de terminer sur un sacre. Il sera accompagné par un Carlos Alcaraz, qui sera survolté et clairement en mission. Une page énorme du tennis va donc se refermer du 19 au 24 novembre. Ce moment historique sera absolument immanquable...
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00:00PART 2
00:11Hi everyone, I'm here to tell you that I'm retiring from professional tennis.
00:21The truth is that the last two years have been difficult, especially these last two.
00:27I think I haven't been able to play without limitations.
00:33It's a decision that is obviously difficult, that has taken me a long time to make.
00:41But in this life, everything has a beginning and an end.
00:47And I think it's the right time to put an end to what has been a long career
00:54and much more successful than I could have ever imagined.
01:04But I'm very excited that my last tournament will be the final of the Davis Cup
01:11and representing my country.
01:13I think it's about closing the circle,
01:15because one of my first great joys as a professional tennis player was the final in Seville in 2004.
01:29I feel super, super lucky for all the things I've been able to experience.
01:37I want to thank the entire tennis industry, all the people who make up this sport,
01:42my teammates for so many years, especially my big rivals.
01:50I've spent many hours with them and I've lived many moments that I will remember for the rest of my life.
02:01Talking about my team, it's a little more difficult for me,
02:06because in the end my team has been a very important part of my life.
02:11They are not workers, they are friends.
02:15And they have been by my side in all the moments when I really needed them.
02:20Very bad moments, very good moments, moments when I had to push, moments when I had to let go.
02:26We have lived together so much that it is difficult to explain.
02:36Family is everything to me.
02:39My mother, I think she has made all the sacrifices she had to make so that we always had everything.
02:49My wife, Mary, we have been together for 19 years.
02:54Thank you for everything you have done.
02:57I think she has been my perfect travel companion during all these years of my career.
03:02Coming home and seeing how my son is growing every day has been a strength that has really kept me alive and with the energy necessary to continue.
03:15My sister, I think we have always had an incredible relationship.
03:22My uncle, who is the reason why I started playing tennis.
03:26I think thanks to him I have also been able to overcome many situations that have been difficult in my sports career.
03:37And my father, who I think has been a source of inspiration in every way.
03:45I think he has been an example of effort, of overcoming.
03:51Thank you very much to my father in a very, very special way.
03:56And finally, you, the fans.
04:04I have no way of thanking you for what you have made me feel.
04:09You have given me the energy I have needed at every moment.
04:15Really, everything I have lived has been a dream come true.
04:21I am leaving with absolute tranquility, having given my all, having made an effort in every way.
04:36I can only finish by saying thank you very much to everyone and see you soon.