‘I’ll cherish last moments with him at Davis Cup final,' Carlos Alcaraz says

Alcaraz looks forward to Nadal’s final event

Carlos Alcaraz said hearing about his fellow Spaniard Rafael Nadal’s retirement on Thursday was “painful.” 

“Honestly I couldn’t believe it. When I watched it [retireent announcement], it was tough to accept it. I was in shock a little bit. He’s an unbelievable person,” said Alcaraz after he was knocked out of the Shanghai Masters in the last eight, losing to 33rd-ranked Czech Tomas Machac 6-7, 5-7. 

“To see him leave tennis, which is what he loves, is painful, it hurts me,” the 21-year-old, who will play with Nadal in the Davis Cup in Spain, added: “I will try to make the most of the time I will be with him... to take advantage of his last moments on court as a professional.” 

The four-time Grand Slam champion said Nadal had always been his idol, and it was thanks to him that he had become a professional tennis player. Alcaraz paid tribute “to everything he has done for tennis, for all the people, for me.”

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