Federer on his resignation: 'One of the first to know was Nadal' - Sportish
Connect with us

Tennis

Federer on his resignation: ‘One of the first to know was Nadal’

Published

on

Federer on his resignation: ‘One of the first to know was Nadal’

Roger Federer has revealed that Rafa Nadal was one of the first to announce his retirement and described the emotional moment in an interview.

Last September, Roger Federer announced his final retirement from professional tennis, plunging millions of fans into grief. One of the first to know about the Swiss king’s decision was Rafael Nadal, as revealed by Federer himself on the Trevor Noah show.

Specifically, the Swiss said: “My hope was to play doubles with Rafa at the Laver Cup. So I called him after the US Open. It was a very emotional phone call because he was one of the first outside of my team and my family to find out about me decision to retire.

I called him and said, ‘Hey Rafa, before you make any plans I really want you to come to the Laver Cup and maybe we can play my last match together. It would be wonderful. Unfortunately my knee is not doing well and I think the end has come.

Rafa said to me, ‘Okay, oh my god, okay. Yes, I’ll be there no matter what'”


Source: Tennis24.gr

Source: sport 24

Continue Reading
Click to comment

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Tennis

Rybakina and Rublev beat the Vachereau/Schwentek duo in the World Tennis Continental Cup match in China

Published

on

By

Rybakina and Rublev beat the Vachereau/Schwentek duo in the World Tennis Continental Cup match in China

The Russian-Kazakh duo Andrey Rublev/Elena Rybakina beat the representative of Monaco, Valentin Vachereau and Iga Szwiatek from Poland in the World Tennis Continental Cup match, which takes place in Shenzhen (China).

The meeting ended with the victory of Rublev and Rybakina representing the world team – 6:4, 6:4. Team World beats Team Europe 5–4.

In the final match of the tournament, Andrei Rublev will meet with Italian Flavio Cobolli. The game will take place on Sunday, December 28 at 18:45 local time.

The tournament takes place December 26–28. The eight participants are divided into two teams: Team Europe and Team World. Each player will play two singles matches, and two doubles matches will also be played.

Source: Sportbox

Continue Reading

Tennis

Andreeva beat Eala in an exhibition tournament match in Macau

Published

on

By

Andreeva beat Eala in an exhibition tournament match in Macau

Russian tennis player Mirra Andreeva beat the representative of the Philippines Alexandra Eala in the match of the MGM Tennis Masters exhibition tournament, which takes place in Macau.

The meeting ended with Andreeva’s victory with a score of 6:4, 6:2.

The result of the match guaranteed victory for Conchita Martinez’s team, for which the Russian plays, over Li Na’s team. Team Martinez is also represented by Chinese Wu Yibing and Spaniard Alejandro Davidovich Fokina. The tournament takes place from December 27 to 28.

Andreeva is the winner of three WTA tournaments in singles and two in doubles, Olympic silver medalist in pairs, semi-finalist at Roland Garros 2024. Currently, the athlete ranks ninth in the WTA rankings.

Source: Sportbox

Continue Reading

Tennis

Aryna Sabalenka – Nick Kyrgios. Battle of the sexes. Watch online. Live broadcast

Published

on

By

Aryna Sabalenka – Nick Kyrgios. Battle of the sexes. Watch online. Live broadcast

On December 28, there will be an exhibition match between the world’s first rackets in women’s singles. Arina Sabalenko Finalist at Wimbledon 2022 Nick Kyrgios from Australia.

The so-called “Battle of the Sexes” will take place at the arena in Dubai (UAE) and will start at around 18:00 Kiev time on Sunday.

The best moments of tennis matches LIVE on Telegram channel Tennis on Sport.ua

The winner will be the person who wins two sets. In the event of a change of game, a tiebreaker of up to 10 points will be determined.

Some changes have been made to the fighting rules. First, each person will only have one attempt to send. Secondly, Sabalenka’s court side will be shortened by 9%.

Broadcast video player will be added later…

(21+). Participating in gambling can lead to gambling addiction. Follow the rules (principles) of responsible gaming.

Source: Sport UA

Continue Reading

Trending

All Rights Reserved © 2023 - Sportish | Powered by: