Nadal should have retired after the French Open - Ljubicic
The former world No.3 and Roger Federer's coach reflects on Nadal's decision to quit
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00:00I'm surprised because I thought that Roland Garros would probably be the most logical place for the withdrawal, but I don't know what he feels and why he does it to Nadal.
00:20I don't think that a player at this level, I experienced it with Federer, withdraws because he doesn't want to play tennis. He withdraws because he feels that he can't play at a level that is acceptable for him.
00:51I've always said that the most difficult thing is to decide to stop, but then also how to do it. We've talked a lot about this situation with Roger, then comes a moment when you have no choice because Roger wasn't able to play a tournament to withdraw in a tournament.
01:11For Rafa I hope to see him on the pitch in Spain and play the last game in front of the home crowd. It would be very nice.